Bin Laden may be using climate [hoax] to bolster image: Analyst - Beverly Hills Courier, Beverly Hills Newspaper

Osama bin Laden's message of worry about climate change and devastating Pakistan flooding, broadcast online Friday, aims to polish his battered image among Muslims, a leading Western analyst said.

"Bin Laden seeks to capitalize on any crises or problems which are of concern to the people whose favor and support he seeks," said Paul Pillar, a former top US intelligence official who retired in 2005 after a 28-year career.
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Scheuer, author of a bin Laden biography due out in February 2011, said that while climate change "has not been a major theme of his" it has been the focus of several past appeals and reflects lifelong interests.

Bin Laden's wife and son wrote about "his interest in the environment, and agriculture, and plant life" in their book about life with him and a similar message in January denounced the United States for not ratifying the Kyoto Protocol aimed at battling climate change, he said.

In one of two tapes issued in January, bin Laden blamed major industrial nations for climate change, a statement the US State Department said showed that he was struggling to stay relevant.

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