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Having taken a two-year hiatus from the reality of slowly losing the war to al Qaeda and its Islamist allies, Americans appear ready to elect Senator Barack Obama – a gift of epic proportions for Osama bin Laden and those he leads and inspires. Many of America’s so-called al Qaeda experts are extrapolating from anonymous chat-room e-mails that the Islamists have endorsed McCain. This line of analysis is up to their usual politically motivated and sophomoric standard and joins other daffy 2008 ideas, such as the Islamist movement’s unraveling because a jailbird terrorist has recanted radicalism, and more recently, their...

HERE THE NEW MESSAGE FROM OSAMA BIN LADEN! FReepers, you might not believe this. Osama bin Laden has weighed in on the 2008 election. I don't know why bin Laden sent the audio to me, but I posted it on YouTube. It is in Arabic (really) with English subtitles.

MIRANSHAH/ WANA: A total of 33 people, majority of them foreigners, were killed in two separate U.S. drone strikes in Pak-Afghan bordering areas of North and South Waziristan late Friday. In the first attack two missiles were fired that destroyed a vehicle and a house in Mir Ali, a town in the troubled North Waziristan tribal region that is a known hub of Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, sources said. The latest targeted an Al-Qaeda operative, possibly an Iraqi, but officials citing local intelligence reports said he was not believed to be among the dead. Officials gave the targeted militant's name...

U.S. intelligence agencies expect al-Qaida to release a message from Osama bin Laden just before or after next week's presidential election, ABC News reports. Sources told ABC that intelligence analysts believe bin Laden's followers may consider him irrelevant if he is not heard from at such a critical time.

ISLAMABAD: World's most wanted fugitive, al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is reportedly writing a book on the struggle of his terrorist network that dispenses money, logistical support and training to radical groups in over 50 countries. The book, being written in Arabic, will later be translated into English. Bin Laden decided to write the book to counter "propaganda" against al-Qaida, Geo News channel reported. Bin Laden is writing the book with the assistance of a "young man with a Middle Eastern background who will later translate the text into English", the channel reported. The book will reportedly highlight atrocities...

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily and economically, "impetuous" Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "This requires presence of an impetuous American leader such as McCain, who pledged to continue the war till the last American soldier,"...

From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic: (FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - John McCain’s charges that Barack Obama is socialist may be resonating with some voters. At a BBQ stop this afternoon, Obama received an unwelcome greeting from one woman who yelled “socialist, socialist, socialist – get out of here!” as he met with other customers. The woman, Diane Fanning, who works at Sam’s Club, then asked the Democratic nominee about the North American Union, which he opposes. “I know some people have been hearing rumors about it. But as far as I can tell that’s just not something that’s happening. We would never...

Securing their reputations as independent-minded swing voters... the two presidential candidates tied at 44 percent

Our nation has never before had a candidate like Obama, a man born in the 1960s, of black African and white heritage, raised and educated abroad as well as in the United States, and bringing with him a personal narrative that encompasses much of the American story but that, until now, has been reflected in little of its elected leadership. The excitement of Obama's early campaign was amplified by that newness.

On a personal note, I disagree with Senator Obama’s remedy and long term plan. I don’t think we should “spread the wealth”, as he said recently. I do not agree that one’s success and making more money, is justification for the government to then tax them at a higher rate for social programs for people that perhaps haven’t worked as hard or been as successful. I don’t agree with the government establishing programs that people begin to depend on, without incentives to become independent. This was the failure of New York City prior to Rudy Giuliani, and for every percentage...

Sacramento, CA (AP) -- The Sacramento County Republican Party removed images from its official Web site that compared Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama to Osama bin Laden and urged people to "Waterboard Barack Obama," after state GOP leaders complained about the content. The Sacramento Bee on Wednesday posted an image it said was captured from the Web site that showed Obama in a turban next to bin Laden. It said: "The difference between Osama and Obama is just a little B.S." State Republican Party spokesman Hector Barajas said the party asked Sacramento GOP officials to remove the offensive material on...

Palling Around with Terrorists (and racist and anti-Semitic hate mongers) Q: What is the difference between Barack Obama's friend William Ayers and the French agents who sank the Greenpeace ship "Rainbow Warrior?" A: The French made a deliberate albeit unsuccessful effort to avoid loss of life. Ayers & Co. made no identifiable efforts to avoid harm to innocent bystanders. Q: What is the difference between Barack Obama's friend William Ayers, and terrorists like Osama bin Laden and Timothy McVeigh? A: Due to the Weathermen's incompetence (they tended to blow themselves up with their own bombs) and good luck on the...

Q: What is the difference between Barack Obama's friend Bill Ayers of the Weathermen, and Osama bin Laden and Timothy McVeigh? A: Thanks to a combination of incompetence--the Weathermen tended to blow themselves up with their own bombs--and luck on the part of any potential victims, Ayers did not actually manage to kill anybody. Otherwise, it is hard to identify any difference because planting a bomb almost automatically puts innocent people at risk. (The Left can relate to this because, when the French Navy mined the "Rainbow Warrior," it tried to get the crew to leave the ship first. A...

Steve Coll's book, The Bin Ladens, has some *explosive* new details about Osama's older brother, Salem Bin Laden...

TROY, N.Y. -- Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama." The absentee ballots sent to voters in Rensselaer County identified the two presidential candidates as "Barack Osama" and "John McCain." In the United States, the best-known person named Osama is Osama bin Laden, leader of the al-Qaida terrorist group. Commissioners for the Rensselaer County Board of Elections said they regret the error but do not acknowledge in a statement exactly what the error is. The botched ballots were first reported...

<p>The absentee ballots sent to voters in Rensselaer County identified the two presidential candidates as 'Barack Osama' and 'John McCain'</p> <p>TROY, N.Y. -- Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama."</p>

TROY, N.Y. - Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama."

The negative approach taken by the McCain-Palin campaign has coincided with a series of aggressive expressions towards the Democratic nominee over his Left-wing associations and background. Apart from highlighting John McCain's connections to the Keating Five scandal, the Obama campaign has perceived benefits in staying above the fray but is always prepared with a defence when attacked. With Mr Obama leading in the polls and only 24 days to go before the US presidential election, the series of outbursts have sparked the interest of the Secret Service, which guards the candidates and other dignitaries. They launched a brief investigation after...

TROY — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's last name is spelled "Osama" on hundreds of absentee ballots mailed out this week to voters in Rensselaer County. The misspelling, which elections officials on both sides of the aisle insist was simply a typo, is causing embarrassment for the county. ''No question this is an honest mistake innocently done,'' said Edward McDonough, the Democratic commissioner. ''We catch almost everything.'' ''This was a typo,'' said Republican Commissioner Larry Bugbee. ''We have three different staff members who proof these things and somehow the typo got by us.'' Officials say the flawed ballots were sent...

LONDON: Hate preacher Omar Bakri Mohammed has divorced his wife and taken a new bride who is a year younger than his pole dancer daughter. The tubby Muslim extremist dumped 48-year-old Hanah for a Lebanese beauty called Ruba, 26. Frustrated Bakri, 50, declared: "I must have a woman!" after Hanah — the mother of his six children — refused to stay with him in exile in Lebanon. According to the Sun, Ruba has shacked up with Bakri and his ten-year-old son Bilal at his luxury home in a suburb of Beirut. A source in Lebanon said: "Omar's wife (Hanah) came...

25 Years Later: We Came in Peace By Colonel Timothy J. Geraghty, U.S. Marine Corps (Retired) In a Proceedings exclusive, the commanding officer of the Marine unit devastated by the suicide bombing of its barracks in Beirut recounts the horror of that October day 25 years ago and calls it a seminal event in the war against Islamist extremists. On Sunday morning, 23 October 1983, I awoke as usual at dawn, dressed, and went below to the 24th Marine Amphibious Unit's Combat Operations Center to check the overnight communications traffic. I roamed outside my headquarters at Beirut International Airport to...

LEE COUNTY: Lee County Sheriff Mike Scott is standing by some controversial comments he made at Governor Sarah Palin's rally on Monday - comments already gaining national attention. While speaking on stage, Scott referred to the Democratic presidential candidate by his full name, Barack Hussein Obama. Those comments didn't go over well with the McCain Campaign, but Scott says he meant no harm by his remarks.

Answer: Both have a friend who bombed the United States Pentagon. Socialists afraid to research (in fear of what they might find) aren’t aware Obama’s friend Bill Ayers, a 70’s domestic terrorist who bombed the Pentagon, U.S. Capitol and ten other government buildings, was a fugitive from justice before surrendering to authorities in 1980. Ayers and his wife Bernardine Dohrn avoided prosecution because of improper law enforcement surveillance. Ayers freely admits a spree of vandalism and robbery in Chicago “to get money without much concern for our victims”. In the mid-1990’s, Ayers and Dohrn (yes, the same couple on the...

We receive alJazeera English in Israel and excluding the jaundiced reports on our country, they do some useful reporting from elsewhere. On Thursday, Oct. 2, late afternoon our time Pakistan Prime Minister Gilani was interviewed by Kamal Hyder, the alJazeera reporter there formerly with CNN. Hyder asked him, do you know where Osama bin Laden is? Answer, No and he may be dead. This is the Pakistan PM with access to their intelligence and I've been waiting for the MSM to publicize this answer. Was he just talking through his hat or is that what the Pakistan government believes? Nothing...

Please, forgive me for presenting this article with my highlights. (I could highlight everything actually). I knew I like Michael Totten, but in this article he exceeded my high expectations. Follow the link to the original to bypass my highlights. Senator Barack Obama said something at the presidential debate last week that almost perfectly encapsulates the difference between his foreign policy and his opponent’s: “Secretary of Defense Robert Gates himself acknowledges the war on terrorism started in Afghanistan and it needs to end there.” I don’t know if Obama paraphrased Gates correctly, but if so, they’re both wrong.If Afghanistan were...

A new poll from the American Jewish Committee shows that Sen. Barack Obama's lead over Sen. John McCain has narrowed. We examine how Jewish voters are feeling about the candidates and whether strategists should take Sarah Silverman's "Great Schlep" campaign seriously.

Lawyer, teacher, philanthropist, and author Barack Obama doesn't need another career. But he's entering politics to get back to his true passion--community organization. **** Obama doesn't need another career. As a civil rights lawyer, teacher, philanthropist, and author, he already has no trouble working 12-hour days. He says he is drawn to politics, despite its superficialities, as a means to advance his real passion and calling: community organization. *snip* Obama, whose political vision was nurtured by his work in the 80s as an organizer in the far-south-side communities of Roseland and Altgeld Gardens, proposes a third alternative. Not new to...

Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008. REUTERS/Jason Reed (UNITED STATES) US PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN 2008 (USA)

Possible change of heart Rezko talked with prosecutors, may aid probe, sources say By David Kidwell, John Chase and Jeff Coen | Chicago Tribune reporters 5:24 PM CDT, September 27, 2008 Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a convicted influence peddler who was once one of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's most trusted confidants, has met with federal prosecutors and is considering cooperating in the corruption probe of the governor's administration, sources told the Tribune. Rezko's possible change of heart—after years of steadfast refusal—has sent ripples through a tight circle of prominent defense attorneys who represent dozens of potential witnesses and targets in the wide-ranging...

Hello FRiends, lurkers, and trolls. I had planned on simply relaxing and watching a few videos on YouTube before nodding off. Little did I know that my favorite communist propaganda site would choose tonight of all nights to let a bad story make it past the screeners from the DNC. Immediately evident to me was the "Double Speak" since the language and idea's of George Orwell are more than relevant. This truly is 1984 if Barry's version of "Big Brother" or "Re-Education" is mandated for all the ugly and racist Americans. The posts of a diminutive foreign brunette who gives...

I have placed the Obama-Ayers video up on my site.

NEW YORK: Chairman Senate Muhammadmian Soomro may be having a friend in White House if Barak Hussain Obama finally succeeds in his presidential bid. Hardly a few people know about Soomro's link with Obama, which he never discussed it in public. But in private interactions with influential Pakistanis here in the US, Obama disclosed that Soomro's father was his host when he went on a hunting expedition in Jacobabad during his visit to Pakistan in 1981. While in Karachi, Obama had stayed at the residence of his college friend, Hassan Chandio. In Jacobabad, he was the guest of Soomro...

Senator Barack Obama’s answer to Katie Couric’s question a few days ago about why he thinks there have been no terrorist attacks on American soil since September 11, 2001, was bizarre. “Well,” he said, “I think that the initial invasion into Afghanistan disrupted al Qaeda. And that was the right thing to do. I mean, we had to knock out those safe havens. And that, I think, weakened them. We did some work in strengthening our homeland security apparatus here. Obviously, the average person knows that when they go to the airport, because they are goin’ through taking off...

DUBAI: The elusive al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden’s literary work will be published soon by an Oxford-educated academic expert in Arabic, according to media reports. Bin Laden's recitals at wedding banquets and other feasts during the 1990s were recorded on tapes recovered from his compound in Afghanistan in 2001 after the 9/11 attacks in the US. They were studied by Professor Flagg Miller, who teaches Arabic poetry at University of California, Davis, the report said. Bin Laden is a skilled poet with clever rhymes and metres, which was one reason why many people taped him and passed recordings around,...

Several senior officers of Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) who are reported to be currently visiting Islamabad were the target of the blast at the Marriott Hotel which took place here tonight. Well placed sources said that Marriott Hotel is usual hotel choice of the US officials and it seems that militants tipped off that certain high level US intelligence officers were currently staying at the hotel.

John C. Green, the University of Akron political scientist who is the nation's most prominent scholar of how religious affiliation affects voting behavior, is just releasing new survey data showing that, even before John McCain chose Sarah Palin as his running mate, Barack Obama was failing to move evangelicals into his camp. Green, releasing initial results of his quadrennial survey of religion and politics at the annual convention of the Religion Newswriters Association, said the most surprising result of his survey was how little had changed since 2004. "The divisions based on religious affiliation are very deep-seated in the United...

The surge to find Osama bin Laden and destroy al Qaeda has begun. A report on National Public Radio this week stated President George Bush had personally approved a plan to attack al Qaeda in its Pakistani border sanctuaries, from which it organized the 9/11 attack against America. The increased use of missile-armed Predator drones, the deployment of more CIA personnel “from around the world”, and cross-border raids by American forces to decapitate the al Qaeda leadership and locate bin Laden are major parts of the new strategy.

I was sending an email to someone and spell check came up and the suggested Osama as the correct spelling for Obama. I am using MS Word 2002 with Outlook.

US Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama greets supporters after delivering a policy speech in Golden, Colorado. John McCain accused White House foe Obama of siding with 'A list' stars at a dollar-soaked Hollywood fundraiser instead of hard-hit voters trapped by the economic malaise. (AFP/Emmanuel Dunand)

Wikileaks.org, the website dedicated to leaking previously unreleased documents, has obtained 10 years of messages and interviews by Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda. The documents were translated by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in the United States.

NPR has learned that the Bush administration is pushing for increased military action along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The plan is part of an effort to kill or capture Osama bin Laden and other top al-Qaida leaders before Election Day on Nov. 4.World Pakistan Raid Start Of Concerted Bid To Hit Al-Qaida by Tom Gjelten and Tom Bowman NPR has learned that the raid by helicopter-borne U.S. Special Operations forces in Pakistan last week was not an isolated incident but part of a three-phase plan, approved by President Bush, to strike at Osama bin Laden and top al-Qaida leadership. The plan...

Michael Scheuer is a former CIA agent and analyst. In his 22-year career, he served as the Chief of the Osama bin Laden Task Force and bin Laden Station (aka "Alec Station"), from 1996 to 1999, the Osama bin Laden tracking unit at the Counterterrorist Center. He then worked again as Special Advisor to the Chief of the Osama bin Laden unit from September 2001 to November 2004. In his books and in many interviews he has detailed at least 10 cases where the Clinton administration refused to capture or kill Osama bin Laden when they had the ability to...

SUSPECTED robbers have broken into the home of US presidential hopeful Barack Obama's grandmother in a Kenyan village, local media said today. "These are just people ... who think that Obama has been sending me a lot of money," Sarah Obama, the Illinois senator's 85-year-old step-grandmother, said of the burglars. Nothing was stolen during the raid early on Wednesday, but senior police commanders and local officials visited the modest homestead in Kogelo village to investigate. Reports said the thieves used a ladder to try to steal a solar panel from her roof, but failed. They also broke into a small,...

FOR 9/11 - THE BALLAD OF MIKE MORAN Many of you lost personal friends on that horrific day. FReepers lost some they knew, but never personally met. We surely miss Battalion Commander John Moran and Barbara Olson. I wrote a parody for Barbara that she saw and commented here on FR that she had posted it on her refrigerator.

THREE KILLED, 20 HURT IN SUSPECTED U.S. DRONE ATTACK ON PAKISTANI VILLAGE USED BY TALIBAN COMMANDER-WITNESSES

Casual Web surfers who click on Obama-Biden.org or Obama-Biden.com might assume they'd find information about the Democratic presidential ticket. They'd be wrong. Both addresses divert people to a website that is harshly anti-Obama, the website of the American Issues Project. That's the newly formed nonprofit group that flooded cable television in the battleground states of Ohio, Michigan and Pennsylvania with ads decrying the relationship between Barack Obama and William Ayers, a founder of the radical Weather Underground who is now a professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago. It wasn't clear who is behind the trick. Christian Pinkston, spokesman...

GENEVA - Switzerland's foreign minister told top diplomats on Monday she favours direct talks with Osama bin Laden to tackle the threat of terrorism. Micheline Calmy-Rey, who has raised both eyebrows and hackles with her controversial style, told Swiss ambassadors gathered in the capital Bern that they needed to talk to "heavyweight political figures" on the world stage even if they are considered persona non grata by other powers. "This even goes as far as sitting down at the same table as Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden," she said. Switzerland does not have any list of banned organisations to which...

It only takes a change of one letter, and the addition of three others to turn OBAMA BIDEN into OSAMA BIN LADEN I wonder if this conundrum was considered in the VEEP vetting process...