4x09 - "The Shape Of Things To Come" Future

This is a Ben-centric flash forward.

1. How exactly did Ben get directly from the Island to the Sahara Desert?

2. Why did Ben need to confirm the date (10/28/2005)? Is physical time travel actually possible?

3. In the short time Sayid's been off the Island (starting at roughly January 2005), Sayid rekindled his relationship with Nadia and married her. Dang! Sayid doesn't waste any time.

4. That was an actual traffic camera photograph. Ishmail Bakir was definitely in Los Angeles at the time of Nadia's murder. Assuming he's the killer, why would Charles Widmore have Nadia killed to begin with?

5. Whether or not Charles Widmore had Ishmail Bakir kill Nadia, it's clear that Ben manipulated Sayid into killing Bakir. The real question I have to ask is why does Ben need Sayid? The only reason I can think of is that all of the Others except for Ben are either dead or incapacitated and Sayid is a last resourt for this crusade that Ben's taken up.

6. Why exactly can't Ben just kill Widmore?

7. Why is Widmore having nightmares?

8. "The hunt is on for both of us." Is Ben unable to find his way back to the Island?

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