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Bin Laden Tape Says U.S. War on Iraq a Crusade
Reuters.Com ^

Posted on 12/20/2003 10:35:03 AM PST by nwctwx

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.

U.S. forces have been engaged in an intense manhunt for bin Laden since the September 11 attacks, blamed on al Qaeda, killed about 3,000 people in the United States in 2001.

Earlier on Saturday a CIA official in Washington said technical analysis of a separate audio tape aired on Friday of Zawahri showed it was "most likely" authentic.

Arabic television al Jazeera broadcast that tape, in which al Qaeda's second in command said his group was chasing Americans everywhere, including the United States.

Jazeera and Al Arabiya have in the past broadcast similar messages said to be from bin Laden and Zawahri. The CIA has said some of those also appeared to be authentic.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Front Page News
KEYWORDS: aljazeera; alqaeda; audiotape; binladen; iraq; iraqifreedom; obl; waronterror; zawahri
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To: nwctwx; All
The real question here is :Which one of the dem hopefuls will pick this up and try to run with it ?

My money is split between Dean and Sharptongue .

Any guesses ?

61 posted on 12/20/2003 12:53:03 PM PST by ATOMIC_PUNK (A nation of sheep will eventually beget a government of wolves !)
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To: Luke Skyfreeper
When they call us 'Crusaders,' what they mean is that we are waging a so-called 'holy war' in the name of our religion, for the sake of dominating their people.

They freely acknowledge that this is a bad thing.

In the same breath, they speak of Jihad, and of their 'duty' to Jihad.

What do they mean by Jihad? They mean an aggressive 'holy' war in the name of their religion, for the sake of dominating and subjugating all who do not follow their beliefs.

Therefore, they are the 'Crusaders.'

Sorry, that was far weaker than reality. The reality is:

We are fighting an entirely just, righteous, humane self-defense against these insane asshole child-murdering evil demon-possessed fanatics who scream "Crusaders" at us, while simultaneously prosecuting their evil Jihad against us for the evil purposes of destroying and murdering everything that is good, innocent, right, just, and approved by a holy and compassionate God. They are, in spades, what they attempt to paint us as being; and we are the exact opposite of their lies.

I still fear I have understated the truth of the situation, but that's the best I can do at the moment.

62 posted on 12/20/2003 1:35:54 PM PST by Luke Skyfreeper
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To: Grampa Dave
LOL that's great.

I wish someone could hack some of those Jihad sites and put that graphic on there. Or better yet the one of NY with the Cross towering over the city.
63 posted on 12/20/2003 2:37:01 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: nwctwx
Hooray! The new Dem talking points are out!
64 posted on 12/20/2003 2:38:52 PM PST by Sockdologer (Sockin' it to ya.)
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To: Grampa Dave
20 December 2003-- New bin Laden Message Aired



In addition to the taped message broadcast by Al Arabia satellite channel, analysts have found a message that appears to be more of an ultimatum than a normal message: Below is a rough English translation of selected portions:



We will inform of of our strike within a short time Allahu Akbar!

We will inform of of our strike within a short time Allahu Akbar!

We tell you that the time is close

Any wrong moves by US policy now will lead to "The Cave of Darkness"

And that is the name of the upcoming operation which will destroy them eternally, we apologize in advance for the destruction wrought upon humanity, and we apologize in advance for the peoples of America and Europe, for you have played the role of supporters as governments and roles of spectators as people. You've let the American and Zionist people decide the fate of the world

We realize the importance of the fate of the earth, we've studies these matters in great detail, we've concluded that the nature of the losses is bearable. You are the ones that set fire to the corpse not us...

Demands:

1-an end to occupation of all Islamic lands without exception
2-extraction of the Zionist cccupiers from the land of Palestine without exception
3-a return of all Muslim assets as long as they returned are in gold standard
4-a return to all previous border agreements
5-release all political prisoners
6-end tyranny against Islamic countries
7-allow us to establish the price of oil and we assure you that we will not to terminate the supply or let monopolies control the prices, it will be available to rich and poor alike
8-This summarizes what must be done, [reiterating points]

ORIGINAL ARABIC:

65 posted on 12/20/2003 2:46:56 PM PST by DannyTN
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To: nwctwx
Bin Laden was made a crispy critter on December 15, 2001. Sorry I can't give you an exact time.
66 posted on 12/20/2003 3:06:20 PM PST by b4its2late (The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.)
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To: b4its2late

Last known picture of UBL circa December 2001

67 posted on 12/20/2003 3:09:00 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Peace through Strength)
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To: Grampa Dave
Absolutely beautiful cartoon.
68 posted on 12/20/2003 3:29:30 PM PST by BOBTHENAILER (One by one, in groups or whole armies.....we don't care how we getcha, but we will)
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To: Steel Wolf
And so, like Howard Dean supporters, these Islamic fundamentalists continue their lemming like charge over the cliff of defeat.

Let's hope so. BTW, did you leave that Islamic area yet?

69 posted on 12/20/2003 3:40:08 PM PST by Mark17
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To: nwctwx
And who was going along just minding their own business fat and happy until you pissed us off ?

We didn't start this war but we will damn sure end it in victory.

Do not kick the sleeping lion.

70 posted on 12/20/2003 3:46:15 PM PST by Newbomb Turk
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To: Mark17
Left one, on my way to another pretty soon. Crusading is very travel oriented, I've found. Also, the term itself is kinda retro. I like to think of it as a long distance FReeping. ;-)
71 posted on 12/20/2003 3:56:43 PM PST by Steel Wolf (There's a fine line between fishing and just standing on the shore like an idiot.)
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To: nwctwx
I thought I heard someone on FNC today say that the tape was a rerun.
72 posted on 12/20/2003 3:59:51 PM PST by mewzilla
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To: mewzilla
Just reported on FNC. Al Jazeera reports that the tape is a rerun of the exact same tape from several months ago.
73 posted on 12/20/2003 5:06:43 PM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult (Proud member of the right wing extremist Neanderthals.)
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To: Numbers Guy
they said Saddam died in each of those "decapitation" strikes too. so much for that.
74 posted on 12/20/2003 5:47:50 PM PST by oceanview
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To: nwctwx
Bin Laden Tape Says U.S. War on Iraq a Crusade

I'm more inclined to call it a "done deal."

75 posted on 12/20/2003 6:20:02 PM PST by xzins (Retired Army and Proud of It!)
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To: livius
That footnote is important, aruanan. Islam kills everything it touches. There is no - repeat, NO - intellectual or creative life left in any society overrun by Islam within about 100 years of the conquest.

Any thoughtful person who knows history and religion would be anti-Islam. Along with Communism, Naziism, and the Black Death, Islam has been responsible for more death and destruction on the face of the planet than just about anything else since the last asteroid impact. Islam was started by predators. It has spread by predation. It has lived off the decaying corpses of the civilizations it has destroyed. It is a vast, ancient sea of corruption, oppression, fanaticism, and ignorance lapping up against the shores of the present, kept alive by the fortuitous accident of living above huge reserves of petroleum.
76 posted on 12/20/2003 7:49:59 PM PST by aruanan
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To: nwctwx
...said the voice on the tape.

Voice on the tape. I like that. All we need now is that voice, and a video tape showing bin Laden holding a current edition of the NYT.

5.56mm

77 posted on 12/20/2003 9:39:49 PM PST by M Kehoe
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To: nwctwx
WE didn't start a 'crusade', Weird Beard. YOU did.

WE'LL just finish it.

78 posted on 12/20/2003 9:43:03 PM PST by Viking2002
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To: DannyTN
I'm sure that our hackers whenever they get the opportunity put some interesting stuff on the Islamofascist web sites.
79 posted on 12/20/2003 10:33:16 PM PST by Grampa Dave (George $orea$$ has owned and controlled the Rats for decades!)
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80 posted on 12/20/2003 10:40:53 PM PST by Consort
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