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Originally posted by sticky
reply to post by Hopechest
I know which source is more likely to lie and be paid off to say whatever their needed to in order to get paid.
Originally posted by Hopechest
If you were so inclined you could see a leaf falling from a tree and turn it into a conspiracy.
Perhaps you are seeing so many of them simply because you want to.
The situations happening today are really no different than any given time in US history.
I'd hate to see what you would come up with if you went through some big events like the Civil War or the Great Depression.
Originally posted by Hopechest
Originally posted by sticky
reply to post by Hopechest
I know which source is more likely to lie and be paid off to say whatever their needed to in order to get paid.
And there is absolutely no possibility whatsoever that Bin Laden was possibly....I don't know...disguised and that this child did not recognize him from the picture he was shown?
Could never happen......wow
Originally posted by sticky
Originally posted by Hopechest
Originally posted by sticky
reply to post by Hopechest
I know which source is more likely to lie and be paid off to say whatever their needed to in order to get paid.
And there is absolutely no possibility whatsoever that Bin Laden was possibly....I don't know...disguised and that this child did not recognize him from the picture he was shown?
Could never happen......wow
My point still stands. I know which one to trust more than the other. Could the child be wrong? Yes he could? Is it likely? Not really. Could the world end tomorrow? Yes, it could. Is it likely? No it isn't
Could everything on OP's list be a conspiracy? Hell yes it could. Every single thing listed. Not one, not two, but every single one of them could be a conspiracy.
I could win the lottery next time I play it. I could list the things I could do for eternity. You see the problem here?
You're already on the list winofiend. Nothing to see here bro, move along.
Because, I don't have a year to summarize all the inconsistencies and coincidences in those events.
Originally posted by Hopechest
Originally posted by Frettin
reply to post by Hopechest
You don't get it. I can't even explain physics to my cat yet, and you want me to try and tackle YOU with some truth. How about just absorb as much information as you can find, use your own judgement, and come to a conclusion. Instead of just sitting there waiting for me to generate a lesson plan for you, why don't try and access the unlimited amount of information right here on the internet? Are you not resourceful? You're pretty dang close to all the information you need right here on this website. So, please stop this pointless arguing and go learn something. You are so lazy that you need a customized presentation just so you can comprehend ONE angle of how this world currently works. I haven't logged in for months, because I prefer to READ and LISTEN. When I have something useful to say, which is rare, then I post. I highly doubt you have anything insightful to say here so move on.
Well the problem is that I have researched these issues and have come to the reasonable conclusion that there is not enough evidence to confirm something one way or the other.
You seem to be able to make the leap from circumstantial to factual rather easy.
And the only thing I asked of you was to tell me one major event that has happened recently that you feel is not a conspiracy and yet you dodge that question. This would lead me to believe that you think everything is a conspiracy and that is just not mathematically possible considering there are 6 billion people in the world and one of them are bound to do something bad on their own.
1988: Bin Ladens Bail Out George W. Bush? Prior to this year, President George W. Bush is a failed oilman. Three times, friends and investors have bailed him out to keep his business from going bankrupt. However, in 1988, the same year his father becomes president, some Saudis buy a portion of his small company, Harken, which has never performed work outside of Texas. Later in the year, Harken wins a contract in the Persian Gulf and starts doing well financially. These transactions seem so suspicious that the Wall Street Journal in 1991 states it “raises the question of… an effort to cozy up to a presidential son.” Two major investors in Bush’s company during this time are Salem bin Laden and Khalid bin Mahfouz.
Salem bin Laden dies in a plane crash in Texas in 1988. [INTELLIGENCE NEWSLETTER, 3/2/2000; SALON, 11/19/2001] Salem bin Laden is Osama’s oldest brother; Khalid bin Mahfouz is a Saudi banker with a 20 percent stake in BCCI. The bank will be shut down a few years later and bin Mahfouz will have to pay a $225 million fine (while admitting no wrongdoing) (see October 10, 2001)). [FORBES, 3/18/2002]
June 4, 1992: FBI Investigates Ties Between George W. Bush and Saudi Money .The FBI investigates connections between James Bath and George W. Bush, according to published reports. Bath is Salem bin Laden’s official representative in the US. Bath’s business partner contends that, “Documents indicate that the Saudis were using Bath and their huge financial resources to influence US policy,” since George W. Bush’s father is president. George W. Bush denies any connections to Saudi money. What becomes of this investigation is unclear, but no charges are ever filed. [HOUSTON CHRONICLE, 6/4/1992],