NEW BIN LADEN TAPE

Sky News ^ | 1/4/03

[areafiftyone]

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 in Iraq with weapons rather than dialogue.

He also condemned Gulf states which supported the invasion of Iraq.

[LonePalm]

Actually, I was thinking of simply substituting BRAVO channel. Everything there is offensive to them. It certainly is offensive to me.

Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[livius]

Well, well. Isn't that superb and special.

LOL! My thoughts exactly.

[Victoria Delsoul]

I see what you mean, thanks. We'll get him regardless of his appearance.

[arasina]

LOL! You can ask to be removed, but he'll come back with a new "marketing" technique.

[MeekOneGOP]

Hey ! When ya gonna nab this Osama dude, dude ?!? ...

[bonfire]

Ditto on Monsoor. When he talks, make sure you listen.

[livius]

Thanks, yes, it was a Spanish report on the findings of the German analysts.

They "refused to say" where the bird might be found...

[bonfire]

from hobson:

To: bonfire
From FOXNEWS.com
Mansoor Ijaz is a FOX News Channel foreign affairs and terrorism analyst. He joined FOX in December 2001 and contributes to FNC’s prime time and weekend news analysis programs on matters related to terrorism, foreign policy and national security. Ijaz is founder and chairman of The Crescent Partnerships, a series of New York-based private equity partnerships focused exclusively on the development of national security technologies. The firm’s partners include retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James Abrahamson, former director of President Reagan’s Strategic Defense Initiative and Turkey’s Global Group. Former CIA Director James Woolsey serves as vice chairman of Crescent’s Board of Governors. As a private American citizen, Ijaz negotiated Sudan’s counterterrorism offer to the Clinton administration in April 1997 and proposed the framework for a cease-fire of hostilities in Kashmir between Indian security forces and Muslim separatists in August 2000. Ijaz is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and has been featured twice in BARRON’s Currency Roundtable discussions. He has contributed to the editorial pages of the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Newsweek and International Herald Tribune on matters related to nuclear proliferation, terrorism, politics and the Islamic world. Ijaz received his Bachelor’s degree magna cum laude in Physics from the University of Virginia and received his Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.


58 posted on 12/19/2003 2:19:18 PM CST by hobson

[Dog]

There is a guy who has been appearing on Fox who when he is on I listen his name is Evan Kohlman....the guy knows his stuff about terrorism.

[r9etb]

don't know if you're joking or not, but IMDB.Com says Weird Al is of Hungarian and Italian descent.

I was joking. Al Jazeera, Al Saud, Al Yankovich....

FWIW, Weird Al is related to the late Frankie Yankovic, "America's Polka King."

I know a guy who (when not designing satellite attitude control systems) used to substitute for Frankie every now and then....

[oceanview]

I am with you, OBL is not dead.

I knew Saddam and the sons were alive, but I thought they were out of the country. I was wrong on that part.

[Bobby777]

Ibrahim Hilal, Al-Jazeera's editor-in-chief, told The Associated Press the network received the message Sunday. He declined to reveal how it was delivered.

"My message is to incite you against the conspiracies, especially those uncovered by the occupation of the crusaders in Baghdad under the pretext of weapons of mass destruction, and also the situation in (Jerusalem) under the deceptions of the road map and the Geneva initiative," the speaker said.

"We have to liberate the Islamic world from the military occupation of the Crusaders by raising up the banner of jihad for God's sake," the speaker said.

All the better reason to send the B-1's against Al Jazeera ... the Voice of Islamic Terrorism, especially since 9/11/2001 ... like Tokyo Rose, etc.

Oh, BTW, jihadists, our God ain't your moon-gawd allah ... stick that in your jihad ...

[Dog Gone]

My guess is that it's pure coincidence, based on his rhetoric against any arab cooperation against terrorism. In any event, the Benin crash was caused by hitting an obstacle on takeoff.

[Lady Jag]

There are a few digital artists here, I bet, who could do better makeovers than these.

[Bobby777]

interestingly, IMDB.Com (trivia) on Weird Al claims he isn't related to that guy (I've never heard Frankie's music I don't think) ...

it's under the "UHF" title at IMDB.Com and then you can click on Weird Al and his trivia ... dunno how accurate it is ...

[agent4cia]

Oh I see, the best voice analysis the Cia has to offer has been fooled by some leaderless jihadist from the 3rd world. Pardon me but you are in fantasyland. But if you need to wear blinders to face the day, so be it.

[Hannity4prez]

I like that Evan guy also. It took a bit getting used to him though, I thought it was a little kid at first. LOL

[CatOwner]

"his appearance is different, that's why there is no video."

I agree! What's interesting is that everyone wants absolute proof that Bin Laden is alive (i.e. OBL holding recent newpaper clipping). I think it is to his advantage to keep everyone guessing about whether he's alive or not (plus it keeps his "new" appearance a secret, as suggested above). Many are convinced that OBL is alive. I am not one of them. OBL had too much time to make his escape before we bombed Afghanistan (if he even was there in the months prior to our attack).

[Bobby777]

LOL

[Dog]

FR has it's own terror expert...Angelus Errare knows his stuff also..