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A new audiotaped communique allegedly from Osama bin Laden surfaced Dec. 27. On the tape, the al Qaeda leader calls upon Iraqis to boycott the Jan. 30 elections and announces that top Iraqi jihadist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is the network's representative in Iraq. This message shows that al Qaeda is very much interested in becoming a player in Iraq. That al Qaeda officially has announced al-Zarqawi's affiliation with the militant network also indicates that al Qaeda may be weakening -- or returning to its old tactics. Analysis Arabic-language satellite channel Al Jazeera reported that it has received a...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden has urged militants to concentrate their attacks on Iraqi and Gulf oil facilities, saying it was the most powerful weapon against America, said a transcript of a tape played on the Internet. "Weakening America in Iraq economically, morally and through loss of life is a golden and unique opportunity that you should not waste so not to have remorse," said the tape. The transcript was seen on Friday after the tape was posted on the Internet on Thursday. "The main driving reason behind the enemy's hegemony over our countries is to steal our...

"What if revolution broke out in Saudi Arabia and Osama bin Laden wasn’t invited? This is the question the terrorist mastermind is pondering, as he makes clear in his latest audiotape, which appeared December 16 on the al Qaeda-affiliated al Qalah (the Fortress) website www.qal3ah.net . Osama is afraid that the cause he has been championing for over a decade, namely the fall of the House of Saud, might be achieved while he is still in exile. And after all that hard work he did. You can imagine him grumbling in his beard. There ain’t no justice. The lengthy audiotape...

US intelligence authenticates Bin Laden tape: Official Agence France-Presse Washington, December 16 US intelligence has concluded "with high confidence" that Osama bin Laden made the message on an Internet website in which he called on his fighters to strike Gulf oil supplies and warned Saudi leaders of an uprising, a US intelligence official said. "The intelligence community has assessed with high confidence that the voice is that of Bin Laden," said the official, who asked not to be identified. The official noted that the Al-Qaeda leader made reference to recent incidents in the message, suggesting it was taped fairly recently....

1. AFP: Osama bin Laden called on his fighters to focus their attacks on oil sites in the Gulf and Iraq while urging Saudi leaders to give up power or face a popular uprising, in a new purported audiotape message Thursday. "Take jihad (holy war) to stop (the Americans) getting hold of (the oil). Concentrate your operations on the oil, in particular in Iraq and the Gulf," said the voice on the tape attributed to the Al-Qaeda leader. 2. Gal Luft and Anne Korinw write in Terror's Next Target: "Terrorist organizations have always been interested in targeting oil and gas...

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...

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FNC now. al jazeera airing new AQ tape.

WASHINGTON – The gist of their messages hasn't changed much. But the frequency of them has. Since Sept. 11, 2001, members of Al Qaeda have released an audio- or videotape about once every six weeks. Most notably, Osama bin Laden, invisible to the world for more than two years, sent a videotape to Al Jazeera just three weeks ago. Before that, a young man claiming to be an American recorded a 75-minute screed on a videotape that was delivered to ABC News along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. But the communication is hardly limited to the airwaves. Abu Musab al-Zarqawi alone has...

BAGHDAD-Sunni insurgents backing Abu Mussib Al Zarqawi have expressed alarm at the prospect of a defeat by the U.S.-led coalition in Iraq. An audio tape said to be from Al Zarqawi charged Muslim clerics with letting down the insurgency "because of your silence."

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An audiotape purportedly made by Jordanian terrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi lashed out Wednesday at Muslim scholars for not speaking out against U.S. actions in Iraq and Afghanistan, saying they have "let us down in the darkest circumstances." Al-Zarqawi, who leads the feared terror group al-Qaida in Iraq, is believed to have escaped from his headquarters in the insurgent-held stronghold of Fallujah during the massive U.S.-led assault earlier this month. Al-Zarqawi addressed his comments to the "ulama" - religious Muslim scholars - on the tape posted Wednesday on the Internet. Its authenticity could not be independently verified....

. South Korea put its security forces on alert after Muslims were urged to resist the United States and its allies around the world in an audio tape believed to be from al Qaeda's deputy leader, government officials said Saturday. Unification Minister Chung Dong-young, who heads the National Security Council (NSC) that oversees all security portfolios -- including intelligence, defense and foreign affairs -- convened an emergency meeting Saturday, an NSC spokeswoman said. She declined to say what was discussed at the meeting, which was also attended by Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon, Defense Minister Yoon Kwang-Ung and other key security...

A new audiotape purported to have been made by Al Qaeda's second-in-command seems to suggest the leaders of the terror network may be on the verge of being captured or killed. "Oh, young men of Islam, here is our message to you," said the speaker, who claims to be Al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden's top lieutenant, Ayman al-Zawahiri. "If we are killed or captured, you should carry on the fight." The tape marks the third time al-Zawahiri has made a public announcement since an audiotape by Bin Laden surfaced on April 15. Rita Katz, a terror expert with the...

AUTHORITIES were taking seriously a tape attributed to terrorist network al-Qaeda urging Muslims to organise resistance against several countries including Australia, Prime Minister John Howard said today. But he said he refused to be dictated to by terrorists. The tape, attributed to al-Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri, called on Muslims to combat crusader America and its allies throughout the world. "Let us start resisting now," said the tape, which was aired by al-Jazeera television. "The interests of America, Britain, Australia, France, Poland, Norway, South Korea and Japan are spread everywhere. "They all took part in the invasion of Afghanistan, Iraq...

Attawhid wal Jihad on Monday posted a 60 minute audiotape to its website. DARPA TIDES Iraq Reconstruction Report has excerpts, which I've posted here. DTIRR editor Mark Prutsalis believes tomorrow's edition will include an audio file and a full translated transcript of the statement. The statement is entitled "Important commandments to the mujahidin and in reply to the defeatists, from the amir of Jama'at al-Tawhid Wal Jihad, Shaykh Abu-Mus'ab al-Zarqawi." Evan Kholmann has excerpts at his website Global Terror Alert. Mr. Kholman also notes that the Attawhid wal Jihad videotape given to Time Magazine this past weekend is a pre-release....

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The suspected leader of al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia praised last weekend's terrorist attack that killed 22 people and the effect it had on oil prices, according to a statement he purportedly posted on the Internet. Abdulaziz Issa Abdul-Mohsin al-Moqrin said the attack, in which Islamic militants stormed a Khobar resort and killed mostly foreign oil workers, was carried out by the "Jerusalem Squad" and amounted to a "new victory." His statement appeared in an online periodical that seems to be linked to al-Qaida. It was dated Thursday and carried by an Islamic Web site...

Click the source and follow the link. I don't know how to post the audio. If someone can directly link to it, please be my guest. Say what you will about the ol' Dick Nixon, but he was dead on right about Kerry in 1971. In the discussion w/ Colson about Kerry's anti-war activities, Nixon labels it a "racket" Chuck Colson presciently calls Kerry an "opportunist"

<p>An audiotape believed to be from the al Qaeda leader offered a bounty in gold for the deaths of Annan, Iraq envoy Lakhdar Brahimi, U.S. civilian administrator L. Paul Bremer and others.</p> <p>"We'll have to take precautions and then carry on with my life and my work," Annan said, referring to himself and Brahimi.</p>

<p>The following is a translation of the audio tape attributed to Osama Bin Laden which was aired this morning on two Arabic language television channels, Al Arabeya and Al Jazeera. Translation courtesy the BBC.</p> <p>"Praise be to Almighty God; Peace and prayers be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and companions.</p>

<p>CAIRO, EGYPT — In a recording broadcast on Arab satellite networks Thursday, a man who identified himself as Usama bin Laden (search) offered a "truce" to European countries that do not attack Muslims, saying it would begin when their soldiers leave Islamic nations.</p>

Purported Bin Laden Tape Offers Truce to Europe-TV By Ghaida Ghantous DUBAI (Reuters) - Arab television stations aired a new audio tape purportedly from Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) on Thursday offering a truce with European states if they stop attacking Muslims, but not with the United States.   "I offer a truce to them (Europe) with a commitment to stop operations against any state which vows to stop attacking Muslims or interfere in their affairs... The announcement of the truce starts with the withdrawal of the last soldier from our land and the door is open for...

New Osama tape airs on Arab tv. Offers truce to European countries who stop attacking muslim countries. Breaking...

A voice on an audiotape purportedly recorded by al-Qa'eda's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, called yesterday for Pakistanis to rise up and overthrow their government to punish it for "working with the Americans". The recording, broadcast yesterday on the Arab satellite channel al-Jazeera, called President Pervaiz Musharraf of Pakistan a "traitor" for hunting the al-Qa'eda leadership. "I call on Muslims in Pakistan to get rid of their government which is working for Americans," said the voice, which is reported to have resembled al-Zawahiri's. Like Osama bin Laden, al-Zawahiri is believed to be roving about the Pakistani side of the lawless border with...

John Kerry: I Committed Atrocities (THE Rare 1971 Audio)Here it is... the audio NBC was trying to suppress!Check it out by right-clicking HERE and choosing "Save-As"Comments?

VVAW film clips: Still trying to figure out what proof of US atrocities this shows. Entertaining nonetheless. o Operation RAW: Let's Simulate Some Atrocities (1:12, 1.3MB) This guy is priceless. o Winter Soldier Investigation: My Advanced Genocide Training (1:15, 1.35MB) The more things change, the more they stay the same. o Winter Soldier Investigation: Kerry Elicits Riveting Testimony (1:52, 2.0MB) Can you find the 2004 Presidential Candidate in this video? o Dewey Canyon III: Olympic Medal Toss Event (2:21, 5.8MB) ----------

<p>DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Audiotapes purported to be from Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant aired on Arabic TV stations yesterday, one taunting President Bush and threatening more attacks on the United States, the second criticizing France's decision to ban Islamic head scarves in schools.</p>

First Audio Recording By Al-Qa'ida Leader in Iraq Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi Today, Islamist Internet forums posted an audio recording with the voice of Jordanian citizen and Al-Qa'ida leader Ahmad Al-Khalayla, who is also known as Abu Mus'ab Al-Zarqawi.(1) Al-Zarqawi, who has reportedly been operating from Iraq, is said to have planned the Millennium attacks that were thwarted by Jordan and the attack on the Jordanian Embassy in Baghdad, for which the State Department offered a five million dollar reward for information leading to his arrest. The following is an overview and excerpts of his speech, which is reportedly the first...

Al-Qaeda's 7475 member strong GlobalIslamicMedia YahooGroup has provided an English translation of Osama bin Laden's latest message.   ______________________________________ (The asterisk symbols "****" and "?xml:..." errors are in the original). ______________________________________ From Osama Bin Laden to his brothers and sisters in the entire Islamic nation: May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you. My message to you concerns inciting and continuing to urge for jihad to repulse the grand plots that have been hatched against our nation, especially since some of them have appeared clearly, such as the occupation of the crusaders, with the help of the apostates, of...

The Central Intelligence Agency said Monday that the latest tape-recorded message that purports to be from Osama bin Laden was probably authentic. The audiotape, broadcast Sunday on the Arabic-language satellite channel Al Jazeera, referred to recent events, including the Dec. 13 capture of Saddam Hussein. The judgment that the voice on the tape was probably that of Mr. bin Laden provides the latest indication that the leader of Al Qaeda is still alive, after more than two years in which he has been the target of an American-led manhunt. The C.I.A. opinion was based on a technical analysis, an agency...

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) -- A speaker who was purportedly Osama bin Laden said on an audiotape that the U.S.-led war in Iraq was the beginning of the "occupation" of Gulf states for their oil and called on Muslims to keep fighting a holy war in the Middle East. The tape is likely authentic, U.S. officials said Monday. The voice on the audiotape, which was broadcast Sunday on the Al-Jazeera satellite channel, referred to recent events - including the Dec. 13 capture of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein and peace initiatives between Israel and the Palestinians. The speaker urged Muslims to...

The is a translated transcript of an audiotape said to be of Osama Bin Laden, aired by al-Jazeera satellite channel on 4 January, 2004: From Osama Bin Laden to his brothers and sisters in the entire Islamic nation: May God's peace, mercy and blessings be upon you. My message to you concerns inciting and continuing to urge for jihad to repulse the grand plots that have been hatched against our nation, especially since some of them have appeared clearly, such as the occupation of the crusaders, with the help of the apostates, of Baghdad and the house of the caliphate...

WASHINGTON - The voice of terror kingpin Osama Bin Laden surfaced again yesterday, this time dissing the toppled Saddam Hussein as a "hireling of America." Arab TV broadcast excerpts from an audiotape with a rambling, 47-minute monologue by the fugitive terrorist, who accused America of lusting after Arab oil, beginning with Iraq's. He lashed out at Arab regimes cooperating with the U.S. and said they were cowed by "the capture of their previous comrade in treachery, a hireling of America," referring to Saddam. "My message is to incite you against the conspiracies, especially those uncovered by the occupation of the...

<p>January 5, 2004 -- A new audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden mentions Saddam Hussein's arrest last month and claims the invasion of Iraq was the beginning of the occupation of Persian Gulf states for their oil.</p> <p>"The occupation of Iraq is the beginning of the full occupation of the other Gulf states," the speaker says on the tape, aired yesterday by the al-Jazeera satellite channel.</p>

CAIRO, Egypt — An audiotape purportedly from Usama bin Laden (search) was broadcast Sunday on the Al-Jazeera satellite channel, urging Muslims to continue fighting a holy war in Iraq and the Middle East rather than cooperate with peace efforts. The speaker, who referred to recent events -- including the December capture of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, called on Muslims to "continue the jihad to check the conspiracies that are hatched against the Islamic nation." He said the U.S.-led war against Iraq was the beginning of the "occupation" of Gulf states for their oil. "My message is to incite you...

I just heard on ABC radio news that the new Osama tape actually mentions the capture of Saddam. My question is, are they sure it's Osama, and not a voice impersonator. Anyone else hear about this?

Al-Jazeera television is broadcasting what is said to be a new audio tape of Osama bin Laden. It is claimed he will refer to the capture of ex-Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. "The audiotape contains new things. It refers to the Geneva Initiative (an unofficial Israeli-Palestinian peace plan unveiled in early December) and the capture of Saddam Hussein on December 13," al-Jazeera editor Ibrahim Hilal said. Hilal said the voice purported to be that of bin Laden will also refer to the "(US) crusade against the Islamic world." Early translations indicated that bin Laden called on Muslims to fight Western troops...

Cairo, Egypt-AP) -- The satellite channel Al-Arabiya has now withdrawn a tape it broadcast Saturday containing a voice claiming to be that of Osama bin Laden. Al-Arabiya gave no reason for pulling the tape, but a rival channel claimed it aired the tape two months ago. Al-Jazeera said it broadcast the same material in October. On the tape, a voice claiming to be that of bin Laden praised attacks on U-S forces in Iraq. It also said the Americans were waging a "new crusade against the Islamic world." A journalist reached at Al-Arabiya said the tape has been withdrawn and...

WASHINGTON, Dec 20 (Reuters) - An audio tape purported to be of Osama bin Laden aired on Saturday appears to be an old one that was previously broadcast, a CIA official said. "It appears to be the same audio that was released (previously)," the official told Reuters. In the audio tape, aired on Arabic TV station Al Arabiya, the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 strikes called the U.S. war on Iraq part of a new crusade against Islam. Al Arabiya and another Arab satellite station, Al Jazeera, have in the past broadcast similar messages said to be from bin...

DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden attacked the U.S. war on Iraq as part of a new crusade against Islam in an audiotape purported to be by the al Qaeda leader aired on Arabic TV station Al Arabiya on Saturday. "Know that this war is a new crusade against the Islamic world and is a critical war for the whole Islamic nation," said the voice on the tape. U.S. officials say bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri, his top deputy, are believed to be in the mountainous border region of Afghanistan and Pakistan, although it is unclear whether they are together....

<p>VIRGINIA BEACH (AP) — Sniper suspect Lee Boyd Malvo told police that he fatally shot Dean Harold Meyers in the head because he did not have an easier shot to the body. He also said he was the gunman in all of the sniper shootings, and "I intended to kill them all."</p>

An audiotape purportedly made by Saddam Hussein told Iraqis on Sunday that the United States and its allies misjudged the difficulty of occupying Iraq and that Iraqis will rebel against their "evil intentions." There was no immediate way to confirm the speaker on the tape was the ousted Iraqi leader. The voice sounded like Saddam but was huskier than usual. He greeted the Iraqi people on the occasion of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan and said the "evil ones will not be able to occupy and colonize Iraq." The tape was broadcast on the Arabic language television station Al-Arabiya,...

Alleged Saddam Tape Urges 'Road of Jihad' Updated: Sunday, Nov. 16, 2003 - 2:22 PM By HAMZA HENDAWI Associated Press Writer BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - An audiotape purportedly made by Saddam Hussein told Iraqis on Sunday to step up their resistance to the U.S.-led occupation, saying the United States and its allies misjudged the difficulty of occupying Iraq. The CIA said it would analyze the tape, broadcast on the Arabic language television station Al-Arabiya. President Bush dismissed it as "propaganda." "I suspect it's same old stuff. It's propaganda. We're not leaving until the job is done, pure and simple," Bush...

Being played on Al Arabia TV now, MSNBC working on translation... apparantly has something to do with Ramadan

<p>The Central Intelligence Agency has determined that the new audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden is probably authentic, officials at the agency said yesterday.</p> <p>The determination was made after technical analysis by agency experts, who matched the voice to previous recordings of the al Qaeda leader, CIA officials said, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The message aired Saturday on the Al Jazeera television network.</p>

Mon October 20, 2003 09:49 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A CIA technical analysis has determined that the latest tape broadcast of Osama bin Laden was likely the voice of the al Qaeda leader and made in the past six months, a CIA spokesman said on Monday. "Following a technical analysis of an audio tape aired on al Jazeera on Oct. 18, the CIA assesses that the voice is likely that of Osama bin Laden," the spokesman said.

Powell: Bin Laden Tape 'Encourages' Coalition Participation By John D. BanusiewiczAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2003 – Despite their apparent goal of scaring the international community away from supporting the coalition in Iraq, Secretary of State Colin Powell said Oct. 19 that new tapes purportedly from Osama bin Laden will have the opposite effect. The Arab network Al Jazeera aired two audio tapes Oct. 18. The speaker, believed to be the fugitive Al Qaeda leader, vowed more attacks by his terror organization inside and outside the United States, and labeled any countries helping the American effort as...

<p>WASHINGTON (AP) — The Central Intelligence Agency has determined the new audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden is probably authentic, officials at the agency said Monday.</p> <p>The determination was made after a technical analysis by agency experts, who matched the voice to previous recordings of the al-Qaeda leader, said CIA officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity. The message aired Saturday on the al-Jazeera television network.</p>

OSAMA BIN LADEN: "Abandon Your Follies And Rein In Your Fools"Oct 19, 2003Source: Al JazeeraWe remind our viewers that the statements, opinions and points of view expressed in this article are those of the author and shall not be deemed to mean that they are necessarily those of Jihad Unspun, the publisher, editor, writers, contributors or staff. "This is a message from Osama bin Muhammad bin Laden to the American people regarding your aggression in Iraq. Peace be upon those who follow the righteous path. Some have the impression that you are a reasonable people. But the majority of you...