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Is the Al Amriki Tape authentic or just a dirty trick?
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1029/p06s01-wosc.html ^ | October 29, 2004 | watchdog_writer

Posted on 10/28/2004 9:30:07 PM PDT by watchdog_writer

Is the Al Amriki Tape authentic or just a dirty trick?

 (Photograph)

 

The following is an excerpt from a column linked by Drudge:

 Al Amriki issues several bursts of Arabic, mainly from the Koran, speaking the language well, but not as a native, say Arabic speakers who've heard the tape. And he's clearly a sophisticated news consumer - quoting sources ranging from BBC's Arabic language radio to US comedian Bill Maher.

 US law enforcement agents have suggested it could be Adam Yahiye Gadahn, an Orange County native, suspected by the FBI to be working with Al Qaeda, possibly as a translator. Mr. Gadahn, who was born Adam Pearlman, also goes by the nom de guerre Abu Suhayb Al-Amriki. http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1029/p06s01-wosc.html

 According to Drudge: The CIA and FBI have authenticated a new al Qaeda videotape which warns of retribution for Americans electing Bush and Cheney..."What took place on September 11 was but the opening salvo of the global war on America and that our Lord willing, the magnitude and ferocity of what is coming your way will make you forget all about September 11," the man, whose face is covered by a headdress, warns in the video.

What probable effect might this revelation have on influencing voters?

What is the likelihood that the video is not produced by As-Sahab?

 As to the second question:

Analysts at Pakistan's spy agency, the ISI, say the tape is genuine, explaining the material bears the same "signature" as previous As-Sahab video releases, which are unique in the world of jihadi video for their sophisticated editing techniques. http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1029/p06s01-wosc.html

           Is it really that difficult to copy the logo from any prior video and then layer it over this one? I’m not impressed by the time it would take to “produce” this video, and as for “signature”, forgery of this type is not all that difficult.

           As for the first question, if the tape is authentic and not just a dirty trick, would security moms be more likely then not to vote against Bush to ward off an attack? Or does the threat of even greater terrorist attacks draw security moms closer to the Presidents side for protection?


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1 posted on 10/28/2004 9:30:08 PM PDT by watchdog_writer
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Well, I hear reports both ways.
Until the CIA comes out and says so...I don't believe it..
It looks fake to me.


2 posted on 10/28/2004 9:32:38 PM PDT by MaryJaneNC
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Have any of the other tapes ended with voiceover saying " I am OBL and I approve this message"?


3 posted on 10/28/2004 9:33:12 PM PDT by stopillegalimmigration
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To: watchdog_writer

Who cares?

Let's just go out and kill him.

If he's innocent, his own god will know.


4 posted on 10/28/2004 9:33:45 PM PDT by x1stcav (John Kerry was the only hero from Vietnam; the rest of us were war criminals.)
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To: MaryJaneNC

Orange County NC?? I'm in Orange County NC....


5 posted on 10/28/2004 9:35:58 PM PDT by traviskicks (http://www.neoperspectives.com/johnkerry.htm)
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To: MaryJaneNC

Vote Bush and don't let your guard down. Second hand info (fwiw): This threat is being taken very, very seriously. concern is chicago, la, and houston over next 2 weeks.


6 posted on 10/28/2004 9:36:49 PM PDT by rit
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To: MaryJaneNC

Silly Trolls

By Fake do you mean your too stupid to recognize that it is an actual filming of some looney pro-Kerryite rant?

Whether they be Bin Laden or Biden, they are all cut from the same cloth.


7 posted on 10/28/2004 9:36:56 PM PDT by 7mmMag@LeftCoast ("....to defend the Constitution of the United States, against all enemies, foreign and domestic")
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To: watchdog_writer

Maybe it was BILL MAHER on the tape?


8 posted on 10/28/2004 9:39:15 PM PDT by elizabetty
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...it could be Adam Yahiye Gadahn, an Orange County native, suspected by the FBI to be working with Al Qaeda...

Anyone know where in Orange County this bastard is??

9 posted on 10/28/2004 9:41:03 PM PDT by kimosabe31
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To: watchdog_writer

Frankly, from what I saw, it plays like a "Blazing Saddles" kind of villain.

I find it to be either inauthentic or unintentionally silly.


10 posted on 10/28/2004 9:41:17 PM PDT by Petronski (A Monday morning quarterback has never led any team to victory.)
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Is the Al Amriki Tape authentic or just a dirty trick?

 (Photograph) (Photograph)

 

The following is an excerpt from a column linked by Drudge:

 Al Amriki issues several bursts of Arabic, mainly from the Koran, speaking the language well, but not as a native, say Arabic speakers who've heard the tape. And he's clearly a sophisticated news consumer - quoting sources ranging from BBC's Arabic language radio to US comedian Bill Maher.

 US law enforcement agents have suggested it could be Adam Yahiye Gadahn, an Orange County native, suspected by the FBI to be working with Al Qaeda, possibly as a translator. Mr. Gadahn, who was born Adam Pearlman, also goes by the nom de guerre Abu Suhayb Al-Amriki. http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1029/p06s01-wosc.html

 According to Drudge: The CIA and FBI have authenticated a new al Qaeda videotape which warns of retribution for Americans electing Bush and Cheney..."What took place on September 11 was but the opening salvo of the global war on America and that our Lord willing, the magnitude and ferocity of what is coming your way will make you forget all about September 11," the man, whose face is covered by a headdress, warns in the video.

What probable effect might this revelation have on influencing voters?

What is the likelihood that the video is not produced by As-Sahab?

 As to the second question:

Analysts at Pakistan's spy agency, the ISI, say the tape is genuine, explaining the material bears the same "signature" as previous As-Sahab video releases, which are unique in the world of jihadi video for their sophisticated editing techniques. http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/1029/p06s01-wosc.html

           Is it really that difficult to copy the logo from any prior video and then layer it over this one? I’m not impressed by the time it would take to “produce” this video, and as for “signature”, forgery of this type is not all that difficult.

           As for the first question, if the tape is authentic and not just a dirty trick, would security moms be more likely then not to vote against Bush to ward off an attack? Or does the threat of even greater terrorist attacks draw security moms closer to the Presidents side for protection?

11 posted on 10/28/2004 9:42:05 PM PDT by watchdog_writer (Kerry's Plan = rely on the liberal media to get him elected)
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all I have to say to "adam the american" is bring it on, mother*cker.

Someday My daughter will ask me, "what's a muslim?"

And I will reply, "A backward piece of rat filth who raped goats and wiped their butts with their hands. They thought they were so fearsome, but now they're extinct."
12 posted on 10/28/2004 9:48:43 PM PDT by Big Guy and Rusty 99 (Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.)
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I heard what ABC broadcast, and that was not an American accent. That was clearly not an American speaking.


13 posted on 10/28/2004 9:50:06 PM PDT by Technical Editor
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To: Big Guy and Rusty 99

You understand that there are over a billion muslims in the world, right?


14 posted on 10/28/2004 9:56:35 PM PDT by durasell (Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
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Durn it. Can't get the html to display a .swf file. but the link is there, right click it and view image. Someone else with stronger voodoo can repost it The identity of this guy has been discovered!!! ;)

15 posted on 10/28/2004 9:57:44 PM PDT by 1_Inch_Group
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To: watchdog_writer

I think it is a phoney, just like the idiot that faked his capture a couple of weeks ago.


16 posted on 10/28/2004 9:58:12 PM PDT by igoramus987
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To: Technical Editor
I just heard the tape. It sounds like someone trying to talk in a fake accent and not very well. Listen to certain phrases that this piece of pig dropping uses, they are Americanisms.

I'm not scared. I'm not fooled. Bring it on! I will build a mansion from your skulls.
17 posted on 10/28/2004 9:58:34 PM PDT by Big Guy and Rusty 99 (Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.)
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To: durasell

God made people. People made bombs. We're not better at our job than he is, just quicker.


18 posted on 10/28/2004 10:00:08 PM PDT by Big Guy and Rusty 99 (Curiosity killed the cat, but for a while I was a suspect.)
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To: kimosabe31

Right in my neck of the woods. Garden Grove.

Here's to catchin' that bastard before the cops do.


19 posted on 10/28/2004 10:01:27 PM PDT by 1_Inch_Group
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To: Big Guy and Rusty 99

I have no response, except maybe to suggest that skull mansions are not energy efficient and are most likely a bit drafty.


20 posted on 10/28/2004 10:04:49 PM PDT by durasell (Friends are so alarming, My lover's never charming...)
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