NRO: Unedited Osama Tape Includes Threats Against Bush Family

NRO: The Corner ^ | October 30, 2004 | Jim Robbins

[West Coast Conservative]

Stories circulated today that the new OBL video was much less bipartisan than at first believed, and that unedited versions of the tape included threats against the Bush family and several Cabinet members.

[West Coast Conservative]

Anyone know anymore to this story?

[aft_lizard]

I have heard the same from talking heads this morning.

[BillCompton]

So, Al Jazeera edits the OBL tape? Nice.

[Williams]

I had read reports taht the individual s named were all advised, and there were about 15 of them. What is this baloney about the "unedited" version? I can tell you every newspaper is running headlines highlighting the more "reasonable" quotes from the maniacal mass murderer, such as "we are threatening your security because you are threatening ours" and "the choice is yours."

The media is packaging the "It's all America's fault" and "they'll leave us alone if we leave them alone" nonsense." That's what this BS about the terrorists wanting Bush reelected is all about. Bush is supposed to be a great recruitment tool because he's killing the terrorists, but there will be less terrorists if we just let Kerry take a wimpier approach. Oy. Like the pre 9/11 approach that got thousands killed.

[monkeywrench]

To help skerry, I'm sure.

[anonposter]

Transcript of bin Ladin's speech

Saturday 30 October 2004, 16:53 Makka Time, 13:53 GMT

Bin Ladin directed his message at the American people

Following is the English transcript of Usama bin Ladin's speech in a videotape aired by Aljazeera on Friday 29 October. In the interests of authenticity the transcript, which appeared as subtitles at the foot of the screen, has been left unedited.

To begin: Peace be upon he who follow the Guidance.

People of United States, this talk of mine is for you and concerns the ideal way to prevent another Manhattan and deals with the war and its causes and results.

Before I begin, I say to you that security is an indispensable pillar in human life and that free men do not forfeit their security contrary to Bush's claims that we hate freedom.

If so, then let him explain why did not strike - for example - Sweden.

And we know that freedom haters do not possess defiant spirits like those of the 19 may Allah have mercy on them.

No, we fight because we are free men who do not sleep under oppression.

We want to restore freedom to our Nation and just as you lay waste to our Nation so shall we lay waste to yours.

But I am amazed at you. Even though we are in the fourth year after the events of September 11, Bush is still engaged in distortion, deception and hiding from you the real cause and thus the reasons are still there for a repeat of what occurred.

So I shall talk to you about the story behind those events and I shall tell you truthfully about the moments in which the decision was taken for you to consider.

I say to you Allah knows that it had never occurred to us to strike towers.

But after it became unbearable and we witnessed the oppression and tyranny of the America/Israeli coalition against our people in Palestine and Lebanon, it came to my mind.

The events that affected my soul in a difficult way started in 1982 when America permitted the Israelis to invade Lebanon and the American 6th fleet helped them in that.

And the whole world saw and heard but did not respond.

In those difficult moments many hard to describe ideas bubbled in my soul but in the end they produced intense feelings of rejection of tyranny and gave birth to a strong resolve to punish the oppressors.

And as I looked at those demolished towers in Lebanon it entered my mind that we should punish the oppressors in kind and that we destroy towers in America in order that they taste some of what we tasted and so that they be deterred from killing our women and children.

We have not found it difficult to deal with the Bush administration in light of the resemblance it bears to the regimes in our countries, half of which are ruled by the military and the other half of which are ruled by the sons of kings and presidents.

Our experience with them is lengthy and both types are replete with those who are characterised by pride, arrogance, greed and misappropriation of wealth.

This resemblance began after the visits of Bush Senior to the region at a time when some of our compatriots were dazzled by America and hoping that these visits would have an effect on our countries. All of a sudden he was affected by these monarchies and military regimes and became jealous of their remaining decades in their position to embezzle the public wealth of the Nation without supervision or accounting.

So he took dictatorship and suppression of freedoms to his son and they named it the Patriot Act under the pretences of fighting terrorism.

In addition, Bush sanctioned the installing of sons as state governors and did not forget to import expertise in election fraud from the regions presidents to Florida to be made use of in moments of difficulty.

All that we have mentioned has made it easy for us to provoke and bait this administration.

And for the record, we had agreed with the Commander-General Muhammad Ataa, Allah have mercy on him, that all the operations should be carried out within 20 minutes before Bush and his administration notice.

It never occurred to us that the Commander in Chief of the armed forces would abandon 50,000 of his citizens in the twin towers to face those great horrors alone at a time when they most needed him.

But because it seemed to him that occupying himself by talking to the little girl about the goat and its butting was more important than occupying himself with the planes and their butting of the skyscrapers we were given three times the period required to execute the operations. All praise is due to Allah.
Aljazeera

http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/79C6AF22-98FB-4A1C-B21F-2BC36E87F61F.htm

[Novel]

So, Al Jazeera edits the OBL tape? Nice.

To be fair, our much beloved MSM could have edited it themselves. After all, that kind of news might give Bush a boost in the polls.

[cajungirl]

15 people. Lets see, Four in Bush's nuclear family. His parents make six. His brothers and sister add four {am I right} and their wives make it 8. so that is 14.

[BonnieJ]

How does this fit with the Democrat & media theory of Bin Laden endorsing Pres. Bush?

[dmzTahoe]

That explains GWB's remarks at the most recent rallies "You have lifted our spirits..."

Laura looked a bit distant and pre-occupied, something weighing heavy on her thoughts, when she was sitting behind GWB in Columbus yesterday.

I mentioned to my wife that someything was wrong. At first I thought they got bad internals, but now I understand.

[LiberalBassTurds]

Well if this is true the 'Rats will be crapping themselves. They said GWB attacked Iraq because of the assassination attempt against his Dad. Let's see what he does this time in-light of new threats against his family.

[The Great RJ]

Now if we just elect John Kerry and get rid of that nasty George Bush and promise to be nice to the terrorists, OSBL will just go back to his cave and just be a nuisance.

[Tarpon]

The story I heard on FNC this morn was the State Department requested that Quatar lean on al-Jezera to get them to hold back the whole tape -- when that failed they agreed to hold back the parts the CIA thought might be signaling for attacks.

[Notwithstanding]

UBL is using the Skerry talking points!

(Re: allusion to Bush reading to the kids while the towers were burning.)

[Ramrod]

My understanding from the Washington Post and the Washington Times today is that Al-Jazeera only aired about one minute of a five-minute tape. Al-Jazeera edited the tape for broadcast using whatever standards they wanted. My opinion is that they framed it in as positive a light for John Kerry as they could possibly make it.

So, this is what we've got for our October Surprises this week: 1) The United Nations releases a letter blaming the U.S. for allowing 350 tons of munitions to be looted. and 2) Al-Jazeera sits on a UBL tape for five days and then airs a specially edited version on the weekend before the election. Can there be any clearer reason why Americans must re-elect President Bush on Tuesday? Look at who John Kerry's allies in the world are -- The UN and Al-Jazeera. How disgusting! But, appropriate given his previous friendships with Viet Cong, and the Sandinistas!

[nothingnew]

Anyone know anymore to this story?

Not me...I might if you posted the whole article.

FMCDH(BITS)

[dmzTahoe]

It also explains why the SS was so animated at that rally. Anyone else notice?

[Notwithstanding]

UBL is using the Skerry talking points!

(Re: allusion to Bush reading to the kids while the towers were burning.)

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From UBL's latest tape:

It never occurred to us that the Commander in Chief of the armed forces would abandon 50,000 of his citizens in the twin towers to face those great horrors alone at a time when they most needed him.

But because it seemed to him that occupying himself by talking to the little girl about the goat and its butting was more important than occupying himself with the planes and their butting of the skyscrapers we were given three times the period required to execute the operations. All praise is due to Allah.
Aljazeera

[Seattle Conservative]

I missed all of that; however, I did hear (probably on Fox, but might have been MSNBC) that part of the tape was withheld due to threats on the Bush family.

[Lijahsbubbe]

I find it hard to believe that Bin Laden wouldn't try to fit a Jew in the hit list somewhere, though.