Bin Laden Watching Himself on TV: Meta or Mundane?
In one of five seized videos released by the U.S. government Saturday, Osama bin Laden watches himself on the news at his home in Abbottabad, Pakistan.In one of five seized videos released by the U.S. government Saturday, Osama bin Laden watches himself on the news at his home in Abbottabad, Pakistan. The audio of each of the videos has been removed, and the public is left to speculate about the recordings’ meaning (or lack thereof). — KDG
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