Another Tape So, bin Laden released another tape. It's immediately drummed up as "embarrassing" to the US, "a big blow" for the administration, etc. It's a hype. The guy is sitting in a cave somewhere in Afghanistan or Pakistan! Sure, we want to take him and we will continue to pursue that but his operational control is gone. It's true that the organization al Qaeda has evolved into a movement rather than an organization with a central command. But is has done so out of necessity and bin Laden and his guys would surely re-establish a more active part if they could. We have to prevent that.

Let bin Laden produce his tapes and don't waste too much attention on him. The only thing the organization has going right now is in Iraq. It's sad that we gave them this opportunity but they don't have much else going.  ¶ 11:14 PM