Osama's Sinking Feeling

IraqPundit has a great analysis of Osama's recently released video,

Osama bin Laden' s just released tape makes him look like a man struggling to reclaim his al-Jazeera audience. Clearly irritated by the positive developments in Iraq that even al-Jazeera TV is reporting, he clings to the hope that he can come back. He tells his listeners that the U.S. aims to divide Iraq -- something most Iraqis oppose

Only thing I would add is it is also something the U.S. opposes.

Osama uses his time to try to scare Sunni Iraqis over to his side. He said: "Washington was planning to form a new Iraqi national unity government and warned that those who took part would be turning their backs on Islam."

I also find this interesting in the fact that in the first quote he stated U.S. "aims to divide Iraq" and then comes right back and states "Washington is planning to form a new Iraqi national unity government." Ok, which one is the U.S. trying to do, divide or unify?

He goes on to say,

Bin Laden is hoping he can salvage his fight by reaching out to his dwindling al-Jazeera audience. He hopes to get them involved by reviving the call to liberate Palestine, because his call to fight for Iraq didn't work.

And ends with,

He knows al-Qaeda is in trouble. Between his bad economic analyses, and Ayman Zawahiri's overheated "threats," these guys are at the end of their rhetorical tether. Yeah, they can still kill people, like any armed savages can, but even al-Jazeera's crowd must be bored with these empty messages.

It is truly a good read.