Is that while he may not be the one from whom the plan sprang, the tape makes it appearant that he played a large part in supporting the actions. This tape clears up the main hole in our case against bin Ladin: did he know about the attack beforehand, and did he play a part in it's preparation. Our government has made it clear that we plan on taking out all major players in this attack (dead or alive), and Osama is definately high on that list.