Bin Laden audio tape released

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[jmc1969]

Cairo - A man identified as Osama bin Laden delivered a message about the conflict between the rulers and the people of Saudi Arabia in an audiotape posted on an Islamic website on Thursday.

The voice sounded like the al-Qaeda terror chief's, and the tape was posted on a site known as a clearinghouse for militant Islamic comment.

The speaker said that while Saudi leaders blame "holy warriors" for trouble in the kingdom, "the truth is that the whole responsibility falls on the shoulders of the regime" .

The speaker, in calm and even tones, accused Saudi rulers of "violating God's rules," a common theme of statements from bin Laden, who accuses Saudi rulers of being insufficiently Islamic and too close to the "infidel" United States.

The main statement was preceded by Quranic verses, a rhetorical device typical of bin Laden.

[RobFromGa]

It's got a great beat and you can dance to it! I give this new recording a perfect 100. Where can we deliver the prize?

[Nick Danger]

I'm waiting for the CD to come out.

[TeleStraightShooter]

... accuses Saudi rulers of being insufficiently Islamic and too close to the "infidel" United States.

Seems someone in AQ is upset the payments stopped from SA.
Good job CIA.

[SkyPilot]

The speaker, in calm and even tones, accused Saudi rulers of "violating God's rules,"

Jesus warned us of false Messiahs.

Jim Jones and Louis Farrakhan openly claimed to be the Messiah. Bin Laden simply does what all Islamo-Fascists do: claim to speak for God, and then justify their evil acts.

[Beckwith]

It is amazing to me that one man with a tape recorder can cause so much confusion and fear.

It would be a coup of amazing proportions to kill or capture this whackjob, preferably kill (twice).

[GOPJ]

Osama wants the pro-western old men of the House of Saud out. If that happens, mega dollars go to AQ and we're screwed. Is some of this instability related to the death of the sheik who founded modern UAE?

[MrBambaLaMamba]

The best way to ensure peace and end war is to kill the enemy.

[MitchellC]

It's blowing up the charts.

[bored at work]

This tape on the same day demonstrations are scheduled in Saudi Arabia.

Could be a busy day . . .

[InvisibleChurch]

it's a bullet

[dog breath]

If it is Bin Laden, which the CIA would have to confirm, it is interesting that he is still only threatening us. If that piece of human excrement could hit us I am sure he would be doing more then releasing tapes. Bush, and the rest of our government, are doing a better job then I have been willing to give them credit for at times. It says volumes that he is too afraid to release many video tapes that might give the CIA some clue as to where he is.

[G.Mason]

I sure would like the brand of batteries this guy uses, and the recorder manufacturer.

Can anyone help me here?

[JudyinCanada]

I did not know that Farrakhan claimed to be the messiah. Is that the insane one who heads up the "nation of islam" in America?

Hard to believe that a group like that ever came into being.

[Semper Paratus]

The man's looking for a gig. Why doesn't ABC offer him Dick Clark's show on New Years Eve. It would outdraw their 'Desperate Housewives'.

[hankbrown]

[jaydubya2]

...Just in time for Christmas!

[jdm]

[Crusher138]

The people that I talk to, that seem to know what they are talking about, are basically at a loss as to why we haven't had a nuclear weapon go off in an American city yet.

I keep receiving the "What to do in case of a nuclear attack" emails from these people. They seemed quite certain that "something" was going to happen prior to the election. They fully understood that sniveling Senator that moved his staff out of Washington DC. They thought he was cowardly for doing it, but he was reading the same stuff they were.

Consensus is that the Islamofacists have at least one bomb, if not several, and that they fully intend to use them. The speculation has turned to "when" and "where" and is no longer a question of "if."

There are many ideas being considered as to why they haven't use it/them. Some think that the Islamofacists had truly thought that Kerry was going to win and were saving their big punch for a President that wouldn't seriously retaliate. This is consistent with the intelligence that tells us that they hate American/Western culture, but are unsure of what Bush would do. If this is true, they will likely hold back on another big punch until we have a change in the White House.

The other, scarier, thought is that they are still placing and planning their attack and that it is going to be much bigger than we anticipate. One city going boom is horrible, four or five going boom on the same day could make us a third world nation overnight.

It is cold comfort to me that there are people in our Government who are setting up contingency plans for just such a scenario...

[SkyPilot]

I did not know that Farrakhan claimed to be the messiah.

It is on videotape. To paraphrase, he says you don't need no Jesus, because I am the only Messiah you need.

None of the networks ever show it. I saw it on the 700 Club.