U.S. Officials Analyzing Usama Bin Laden Video (militant websites mysteriously shutdown)

foxnews ^ | 9/7/2007 | ap

[tobyhill]

CAIRO, Egypt — The U.S. government obtained a new video of Usama bin Laden before Al Qaeda could release it to the world to mark the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Officials on Friday were analyzing the tape, which could contain the first new images of the Al Qaeda leader in three years.

Soon after Washington announced it had the video, all the Islamic militant Web sites that usually carry statements from Al Qaeda went down and were unaccessible, in an unprecedented shutdown.

The reason for the shutdown was not immediately known. Evan H. Kohlmann, a terrorism expert at globalterroralert.com, said he suspected it was the work of Al Qaeda itself, trying to find how the video leaked to U.S. officials.

"For them this is totally disruptive that U.S. government could have a copy before their targeted audience does," he said. "They could be concerned and trying to plug the leak quickly."

Another possibility is that the U.S. government shut down the sites, but that was unlikely, he said.

"I don't think they would have the legal or technical capability to do so, to collectively shut all these sites at the same time. Also, I don't think the U.S. government is necessarily interested in shutting these sites down, unless there is something so provocative and dangerous in what bin Laden is saying."

[TexasCajun]

We know OBL used body doubles, wonder if they are still using them for propaganda?

[evets]

"I question the timing."

[roses of sharon]

MSNBC is reporting OBL’s new tape says the same thing as the Dims about Iraq.

LOLOLOL

[Rick.Donaldson]

“trying to plug the leak”.. too late you slimes

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Whoa: “Soon after Washington announced it had the video, all the Islamic militant Web sites that usually carry statements from Al Qaeda went down and were unaccessible, in an unprecedented shutdown.”

Comments:

1) It is astonishing to me that that could be done.

2) Mechanisms for such a shutdown would have taken quite a lot of time and effort to put into place.

3) There must be *serious* concern that this video contains a trigger message.

[BOBTHENAILER]

all the Islamic militant Web sites that usually carry statements from Al Qaeda went down and were unaccessible, in an unprecedented shutdown.

Sounds to me like a patriotic FReeper has been working overtime.

[roses of sharon]

Could be, whomever it is has been getting info and talking points from the left.

I’ll bet he has someone in government feeding him intell.

And I’ll bet it is a Dim.

[greyfoxx39]

3) There must be *serious* concern that this video contains a trigger message.

Germany?

[TexasCajun]

All they have to do is read the NYTimes and it's unnamed anonymous intel sources.

[tobyhill]

It seems they just figured out that they’ve been tracked because the video got out before they planned. I was talking to a computer whiz friend and he said that if the feds got it before it spread throughout the Jihadist community then the feds can put a tracker on the bios for every time the computer turns on it’s being tracked. He said what makes this “cookie” special is that it can’t be removed even if all the hardware is replaced, except for the motherboard.

[DoughtyOne]

I’m not sure what they’re waiting for, so why don’t the dems just include Laden in their next debate? If the guy’s talking points are good enough for every one of them to adopt, why not let him run too?

Let’s look forward to this exchange:

“Hillary, could you please differntiate your position on the war from that of candidate Laden?”

“Well, I admit it’s subtle. We both want the US to pull out of Iraq. I’m just hoping that millions won’t die like they did when we demanded a pullout from Vietnam. Millions may die, but it won’t be my fault. It will be Mr. Laden’s fault. That is the clear difference between us.”

[tobyhill]

LOL, just not going to be able to pay all that time and a half.

[TomGuy]

Maybe it was the Chinese so they could pirate the video and sell it on Ebay.

[kinoxi]

This is the first ‘Tuesday’ Sept. 11 since 2001. It also happens to be a new moon. The moon god worshippers are very superstitious about moon phases as it dictates their entire calendar year.

[BOBTHENAILER]

Millions may die, but it won’t be my fault. It will be Mr. Laden’s fault. That is the clear difference between us.”

If it weren't so true,it would be funny. How sickening that the RAT b!tch in chief and all her fellow travelers, are so easily prepared to see millions more die.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"Germany?"

Quite possibly. And don't forget that a major (multi-billion-dollar) short position against European equities was placed, in a chilling parallel to the runup to 9/11. See http://www.crusade-media.com/news88.html for more.

There's lots and lots going on, isn't there. I can't recall such a newsy Friday in a long time.

[MarineDad]

""For them this is totally disruptive that U.S. government could have a copy before their targeted audience does..."

A couple of nice JDAM's up their holy 'slamic wazoos would be pretty disruptive, too.

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

"It seems they just figured out that they’ve been tracked because the video got out before they planned. I was talking to a computer whiz friend and he said that if the feds got it before it spread throughout the Jihadist community then the feds can put a tracker on the bios for every time the computer turns on it’s being tracked. He said what makes this “cookie” special is that it can’t be removed even if all the hardware is replaced, except for the motherboard."

Really? That's interesting, but I'm not convinced. If you or your whiz friend could provide some links on that topic, it would be much appreciated by many here.

[greyfoxx39]

My son flies to Germany tomorrow for a week on business. Scary.