One thing that you can't ignore from Osama's latest message is how deflated his words are. Long gone are the talks of world domination and accusations of American cowardice.
In the end, Osama is looking essentially for a truce. And he's delivered his truce offer on the eve of the election. Choose Bush and continue the war or choose Kerry and there's an opportunity for peace with Al Qaeda -- assuming you take the word of a murderous terrorist. Stay the course with Bush or become like "Sweden" with Kerry where we have nothing to fear from Al Qaeda -- so says Bin Laden.
The question will be answered on Tuesday. I for one take great comfort in knowing that the war on terror must be going well for the US. Bin Laden, once full of confidence and defiance now pleads his case for us to leave him alone. But we won't leave him alone. Because America isn't like Sweden (which is slowly becoming Islamic itself according to their latest census). We won't bow down to monsters like Bin Laden and we won't take him at his word. We won't stop until Al Qaeda has been eradicated and Bin Laden taken into justice or removed from existence.
Read this article linked below for a much more thorough and thoughtful analysis of Bin Laden's message.