Osama Bin Laden Thought Joe Biden Was Incompetent, Hated Fox News

Osama bin Laden wanted Joe Biden to become president of the United States because he believed he was incompetent, new al Qaeda documents show.

"Obama is the head of infidelity and killing him automatically will make [Vice President Joe] Biden take over the presidency," bin Laden wrote, according to The Washington Post's David Ignatius. "Biden is totally unprepared for that post, which will lead the U.S. into a crisis."

Administration officials said Friday that the plot, which aimed to kill Obama and Gen. David Petraeus, never got off the ground, the Post reports.

The documents also show that al-Qaeda was no fan of Fox News.

"As for Fox News let her die in her anger,” the group's American-born media advisor, Adam Gadahn, wrote to bin Laden, in discussing where to send a video. Later, in comparing American television networks, he wrote, "From a professional point of view, they are all on one level -- except (Fox News) channel, which falls into the abyss as you know, and lacks objectivity, too.”

Previous releases of al Qaeda documents showed bin Laden stressing over the terrorist organization's finances.

Comments

[abhorson]

11:39 AM on 05/06/2012

even Bin Laden knew Joe is useless... man... my advice, put Hillary on the ticket ...

[satyrday]

03:32 PM on 05/04/2012

I wonder if he thought as far as Boehner, who would be next after Biden.

[satyrday]

03:26 PM on 05/04/2012

So righties, is Osama wise (hating Obama) or unwise (hating Fox)?

What a dilemma.

[abhorson]

11:40 AM on 05/06/2012

no ... he was right about both ... Joe Biden is worse than utterly unprepared (that's a "compliment") and Fox News is NOT objective to Osama's causes ...

[LostDemocracy]

07:36 PM on 03/19/2012

Speaking of hating the Fox news....I guess Osama and Obama have something in common......like their names differ by only one letter :)

[spud3]

03:13 PM on 03/18/2012

I have to agree with bin laden on this issue of Biden.

[tfcrow]

04:35 PM on 03/19/2012

Palin would have been a better choice on Faux SNOOZE.

[LizM]

03:19 PM on 03/20/2012

It is sad beyond words, on a number of levels, to think that any civilized human being and especially any American would find even a shred of common ground with bin Laden over the competency of one of America's finest public servants and statesmen and author such a shameful comment.

There has been a lot of criticism, much of it wholly unwarranted, of Senator and Vice President Biden here at the Huffington Post and elsewhere. But I never thought that I would see the day when the vitriol directed against him would reach the lows that it has with your comment here, and comments in a similar vein by others here as well.

And, on top of that, your comment has been favourited, twice. I hope that makes you very proud.

[bamasense]

11:59 AM on 03/18/2012

Thanks to President Obama, there's no need to distract ourselves with what bin laden will think, say, or do, any longer. President Obama competely erased from Earth, the republican's favorite terrorist ... so favored, the bush/cheney administration gave to him what amounted to a complete pardon, and freedom to live openly, and with comfort amongst his admirers.
From ignoring numerous 9/11 warnings, to having 9/11 happen on their watch, to allowing bin laden to live throughout their reign, the republican Party has shown incredible weakness on the issue of national defense for our country.

[djhartm01]

03:15 PM on 03/18/2012

Wow, is it possible that one could display more ignorance in a single post than this?

Thanks to Obama for killing OBL?

LOL.

Republican party 'has shown incredible weakness'? Please enlighten us all with some clear & definitive examples.

Keep drinking the Kool-Aid or smoking whatever it is you are to keep you in this altered state of reality.

[bcunnin679]

08:01 PM on 03/19/2012

You win the dumbest post of the day award

[Eric Schannen]

09:58 AM on 03/18/2012

Osama had a lot in common with the Right and Fox News in this country.
Osama purpose in life was to decieve his followers and to blame Americans for all of their problems.

Fox News: Where the rich decieve the middle class into blaming the poor for all their problems.

[burnking1]

07:24 PM on 03/18/2012

how does it make you feel posting something you know is untrue, but makes supports the propaganda you wish to spread? does it make you feel smart or just important? like youre making a difference. you are very sad

[tim33ny]

12:49 PM on 03/21/2012

nevermind proving him wrong i guess....but who needs proof nowadays? sad indeed.

[tim33ny]

12:49 PM on 03/21/2012

also, eric, f&f

[Michael Kittredge]

05:15 AM on 03/18/2012

Faux Newz - too crappy even for third world terrorists.

[Puller58]

04:08 AM on 03/18/2012

Fox was hated by Bin Laden? Curious...

[Eric Schannen]

11:54 PM on 03/17/2012

Majority of people hate Fox News.
We all know them to be a dishonest network.

The owner of the company is under investigation as well as the majority of his holdings.

Do we really care what this man liked or didn't like?

[spacemanspiff78]

02:10 AM on 03/18/2012

The majority of people hate the most watched cable news network. Interesting.

[MekhongKurt]

02:54 AM on 03/18/2012

Yes. Most WATCHED is not the same as a MAJORITY of all Americans.

Here's a source to see Nielsen ratings for the various cable news networks, in which Fox New leads by a wide margin overall:

http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/category/cable-news/

March 14th is the most recent single day with its report posted; Fox had a maximum number of viewers in the prime-time hours, with about 2.2 million, nearly 4 times as many as its nearest competitor, CNN (with ~559k).

Compare 2.2 million with the total population of the U.S.: ~312 million. Roughly 1/140th.

So, while Fox News clearly is winning the Nielsen sweepstakes and is doing so consistently is crystal clear. It's equally clear that their viewers represent a tiny percentage of *all* Americans.

Both can be true at the same time -- Fox is the most-watched, but still reaches on any given day very few Americans (and, yes, the other networks reach even fewer).

[spud3]

03:14 PM on 03/18/2012

I guess that is why they have a number 1 rating.
Your comment is telling of your hatred.

[mudshark12]

09:35 PM on 03/17/2012

"From a professional point of view, they are all on one level -- except (Fox News) channel, which falls into the abyss as you know, and lacks objectivity, too.”: Osama Bin Laden

He may have been a foul verminous mass-murderer, but at least he knew something about News organizations.

Long may he feed the fishes!

[abhorson]

11:43 AM on 05/06/2012

must be tough for one old terrorist seeing a news channel who doesn't cry about the Palestinians ALL day long and doesn't blame the USA for all the hatred directed at us ...

[mudshark12]

10:21 PM on 05/06/2012

Do you have any links to these purported news stories of American media outlets who are crying about: "Palestinians ALL day long and doesn't blame the USA for all the hatred directed at us ..."

.... or is this just another rant?

[Backman]

08:40 PM on 03/17/2012

Interesting Bin Laden thoughts !

[Tom Airhart]

05:33 PM on 03/17/2012

It doesn't really mattter what bin Laden thought anymore nor does it matter what the conservatives think. President Obama and Vice President Biden will be in office till 2016 and that's a fact. The Republicans are throwing all their candidates under the bus in a mad scramble to see which one of the most incompetent will be their ineffective star.

[kcineinnoc]

09:08 PM on 03/17/2012

AMEN.................

[mm3264]

05:05 PM on 03/17/2012

UTARebel on Mar 17, 2012 at 00:50:08
“Sure, that's why they have the highest following of any news chanel,”
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Fox is not a new channel. It's a mistake most ignorant people make. It's an entertainment channel. they went to court to prove it when they were sued.
NY Giants, FoxNews, what do they have in common? They are just corporate names to fool people into buying their names. The Giants have absolutely nothing to do with NY. They are a NJ team, they pay taxes in NJ. They play in NJ. If you want to see the NY Giants, you have to go to New Jersey. They keep the corporate name to sell merchandise.
Fox has as much to do with the news as the Giants do with NY. Its just a scam to get the uneducated, and simple-minded to buy from them.

[chocolateandcheese]

04:56 AM on 03/18/2012

Osama Jr was the band your mom was touring with when you were conceived.

[spud3]

03:16 PM on 03/18/2012

What is it like being a sheep?

[hollyann1963]

04:32 PM on 03/17/2012

The headline that got me here said, Bin Laden sought to kill Obama. -- Well of course he did. And the rest of what he thought, Who actually cares. He's dead.