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Where in the world is...Osama Bin Laden?

DrIanMalcolmDrIanMalcolm Registered User regular
edited December 2007 in Social Entropy++
MSNBC.com wrote:
Rumors are flying that filmmaker Morgan Spurlock of "Super Size Me" fame may have done what the United States government has failed to do for the last six years — find Osama bin Laden.

The speculation first began at the Berlin International Film Festival in February, where Spurlock showed a select group of potential buyers 15 minutes of footage from his new documentary, "Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden?" The film follows Spurlock through the Middle East in his search for the elusive leader of al-Qaida. According to Slashfilm.com, The Weinstein Co. quickly snapped up the picture after seeing the clips.

Adding to the belief, Daniel Marracino, the film's director of photography, is quoted in Variety, saying of the movie, "We've definitely got the Holy Grail."

Whether this is just a genius publicity ploy or if Spurlock actually found bin Laden has yet to be revealed, but the answer should come next year, when the documentary is slated to premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.

Allegedly the Weinstein's have dropped 25 million on Spurlock for the movie based on these 15 minutes alone.

Intriguing

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  • Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Dubious, to say the least.

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    His brother or cousin works at a BP station on E. 30th and Superior Ave. in Cleveland I think.

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  • Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Really? I thought the bin Laden family were super wealthy and generally pretty okay people.

    Or so I've heard.

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  • ButtersButters A glass of some milks Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Well maybe the one's that run really successful convenient stores.

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  • Just Like ThatJust Like That Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    It seems to me that finding Osama Bin Laden is something you would want to report to the authorities, instead of just making a movie about it.

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  • monkeyfeet63monkeyfeet63 Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Tobasco wrote: »
    It seems to me that finding Osama Bin Laden is something you would want to report to the authorities, instead of just making a movie about it.

    Not if you like lots of money

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  • mcpmcp Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Tobasco wrote: »
    It seems to me that finding Osama Bin Laden is something you would want to report to the authorities, instead of just making a movie about it.
    The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction of Usama Bin Laden. An additional $2 million is being offered through a program developed and funded by the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association.

    No way he has information about where Bin Laden is, and is keeping it to himself to generate movie hype.

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  • NaphtaliNaphtali Hazy + Flow SeaRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Tobasco wrote: »
    It seems to me that finding Osama Bin Laden is something you would want to report to the authorities, instead of just making a movie about it.

    This is the same guy who made a movie about eating nothing but McDonalds for 30 days to see what would happen.

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  • Just Like ThatJust Like That Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    You'd have to be a true asshole to let an insane terrorist run free for the sake of making money

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  • WeaverWeaver Breakfast Witch Hashus BrowniusRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    pfffft Bin Laden is an AI construct created as an undergraduate project at Berkly that was then leaked out over early BBS networks and is now administered and guided by Russian mafia interests.

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  • Captain CrunchCaptain Crunch Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    mcp wrote: »
    Tobasco wrote: »
    It seems to me that finding Osama Bin Laden is something you would want to report to the authorities, instead of just making a movie about it.
    The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction of Usama Bin Laden. An additional $2 million is being offered through a program developed and funded by the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association.

    No way he has information about where Bin Laden is, and is keeping it to himself to generate movie hype.

    Usama?

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  • monkeyfeet63monkeyfeet63 Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Yes, yes you would.

    I would like to say I would be surprised if someone did this though

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  • redheadredhead Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    oh hey the syllables work out

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  • bongibongi regular
    edited December 2007
    If they build two really big cages where the twin towers used to be and then cover them with paper to look like skyscrapers they will try and fly more planes into them but they'll go through the paper and get trapped in the cage then we can ask them where Bin Laden is hiding.

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  • KarlKarl Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Tobasco wrote: »
    You'd have to be a true asshole to let an insane terrorist run free for the sake of making money

    The man who managed to evade capture for this long isn't going to fuck up and let a random film maker find out where he's hiding.


    And then let the man make a film about it.

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  • mcpmcp Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Captain Crunch wrote: »
    mcp wrote: »
    Tobasco wrote: »
    It seems to me that finding Osama Bin Laden is something you would want to report to the authorities, instead of just making a movie about it.
    The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction of Usama Bin Laden. An additional $2 million is being offered through a program developed and funded by the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association.

    No way he has information about where Bin Laden is, and is keeping it to himself to generate movie hype.

    Usama?
    Yeah, the FBI has had him listed under a few names.

    and I didn't see that comment about Spurlock being offered 25 million for it. I guess that matches the reward money from the government, but I doubt he found anything.

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  • Just Like ThatJust Like That Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    I will say, though, that for someone to honestly try and find Osama bin Laden takes some balls. Risk of getting shot and all that.

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    DO IT ROCKAPELLA!

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  • KadithKadith Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    bongi wrote: »
    If they build two really big cages where the twin towers used to be and then cover them with paper to look like skyscrapers they will try and fly more planes into them but they'll go through the paper and get trapped in the cage then we can ask them where Bin Laden is hiding.
    brilliant plan

    i wonder why we haven't used it yet

    maybe the cages are too expensive?

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  • potatoepotatoe Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    someone just needs to apprehend santa clause this christmas
    i bet he has bin laden's address

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  • Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    bongi wrote: »
    If they build two really big cages where the twin towers used to be and then cover them with paper to look like skyscrapers they will try and fly more planes into them but they'll go through the paper and get trapped in the cage then we can ask them where Bin Laden is hiding.

    I think we should build a giant anti-aircraft battery where the towers were.




    just sayin'.

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  • The Otaku SuppositoryThe Otaku Suppository Bawstan New EnglandRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Man the movie will be like 60 minutes long, 59 on which people will be sitting on the edge of their seat as they lean in for a closer look trying to see into the darkness of the cave and BAM! That possessed chick from the Exorcist fills the screen complete with the scream. Cut to black, the end.

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  • mrpakumrpaku Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    potatoe wrote: »
    someone just needs to apprehend santa clause this christmas
    i bet he has bin laden's address

    if you can figure out a trap to catch the guy, let me know

    all i've managed to do is seriously maim my father twelve years running

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  • FlavabeanFlavabean Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Osama is like an over rated rock band. Both only have one claim to fame and then they spend the rest of their careers reminding us about it.

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  • DrIanMalcolmDrIanMalcolm Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    On the slim possibility that this is true

    the potential backlash for the Bush Administration would be unlike anything we have ever seen

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  • World as MythWorld as Myth a breezy way to annoy serious people Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    they never arkansas him steal the mekong from the jungle

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  • arod_77arod_77 __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2007
    DrIanMalcolm wrote: »
    On the slim possibility that this is true

    the potential backlash for the Bush Administration would be unlike anything we have ever seen

    I can't tell you how many times I have thought this before every major scandal has erupted, but the silence of the country ends up being audible

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  • DocDoc Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited December 2007
    I heard the person you are looking for likes falafel and has dark hair

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    At the end he says "really, isn't there a little Osama Bin Laden in all of us?" and then everybody asks for their money back.

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  • arod_77arod_77 __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2007
    No, it will just turn out that Tyler Durden was Osama Bin Laden the whole time.

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  • redstormpopcornredstormpopcorn Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    mcp wrote: »
    Tobasco wrote: »
    It seems to me that finding Osama Bin Laden is something you would want to report to the authorities, instead of just making a movie about it.
    The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction of Usama Bin Laden. An additional $2 million is being offered through a program developed and funded by the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association.

    No way he has information about where Bin Laden is, and is keeping it to himself to generate movie hype.
    Yeah, but
    George W. Bush, 03/13/02 wrote:
    I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority.

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  • The Otaku SuppositoryThe Otaku Suppository Bawstan New EnglandRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    redstormpopcorn wrote: »
    mcp wrote: »
    Tobasco wrote: »
    It seems to me that finding Osama Bin Laden is something you would want to report to the authorities, instead of just making a movie about it.
    The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction of Usama Bin Laden. An additional $2 million is being offered through a program developed and funded by the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association.

    No way he has information about where Bin Laden is, and is keeping it to himself to generate movie hype.
    Yeah, but
    George W. Bush, 03/13/02 wrote:
    I don't know where bin Laden is. I have no idea and really don't care. It's not that important. It's not our priority.

    Yeah but
    George W. Bush, 03/13/02 wrote:
    I'm fucking Bush. lol

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  • Waka LakaWaka Laka Riding the stuffed Unicorn If ya know what I mean.Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    mcp wrote: »
    Captain Crunch wrote: »
    mcp wrote: »
    Tobasco wrote: »
    It seems to me that finding Osama Bin Laden is something you would want to report to the authorities, instead of just making a movie about it.
    The Rewards For Justice Program, United States Department of State, is offering a reward of up to $25 million for information leading directly to the apprehension or conviction of Usama Bin Laden. An additional $2 million is being offered through a program developed and funded by the Airline Pilots Association and the Air Transport Association.

    No way he has information about where Bin Laden is, and is keeping it to himself to generate movie hype.

    Usama?
    Yeah, the FBI has had him listed under a few names.

    and I didn't see that comment about Spurlock being offered 25 million for it. I guess that matches the reward money from the government, but I doubt he found anything.

    His name, is Usama apparently, the FBI changed it to "Osama" because os superstition in having "Usa" in his name, correct me if I'm wrong.

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  • KilljoyKilljoy __BANNED USERS regular
    edited December 2007
    It's just two different ways of transliterating the name.

    Like Mehmet and Mohammed.

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  • Stormin JoeStormin Joe Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Maybe he found that he's dead.

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  • Lord DaveLord Dave Grief Causer Bitch Free ZoneRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    He was Jay Leno the whole time.

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  • Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Lord Dave wrote: »
    He was Jay Leno the whole time.

    Good enough excuse for me, let's kill that fuck.

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  • AbracadanielAbracadaniel Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Weaver wrote: »
    pfffft Bin Laden is an AI construct created as an undergraduate project at Berkly that was then leaked out over early BBS networks and is now administered and guided by Russian mafia interests.

    g0-t0.jpg

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  • OlivawOlivaw good name, isn't it? the foot of mt fujiRegistered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Dumb Hero wrote: »
    Weaver wrote: »
    pfffft Bin Laden is an AI construct created as an undergraduate project at Berkly that was then leaked out over early BBS networks and is now administered and guided by Russian mafia interests.

    g0-t0.jpg

    Did anyone ever even use that guy

    I didn't

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  • Metzger MeisterMetzger Meister It Gets Worse before it gets any better.Registered User regular
    edited December 2007
    Most useless character ever. I already have my evil robot quota filled, THANKS.

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