Bin Laden Appears on New Tape

Fox News ^ | 10-29-04 | Jrmink

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WASHINGTON — The Arab television station Al-Jazeera is broadcasting a new tape from Al Qaeda (search) leader Usama bin Laden (search). Multiple sources told FOX News that the 18-minute videotape is authentic and said its release was timed to coincide with Tuesday's presidential elections. Bin Laden makes reference to recent conflicts in Iraq and addresses the American people directly, sources said. U.S. officials said the tape appears to have been made recently. Bin Laden is speaking from a lectern and he talks about threats to the United States and he says that President Bush will not protect the American people Al-Jazeera said the tape deals with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and their consequences. While the announcer said the message was an audiotape, the station's Web site called it a video. The Qatari-based channel did not say how it had received the tape nor how it had concluded that it was authentic. The channel has previously received audio- and videotapes from people linked to Al Qaeda. FOX News' Bret Baier, Ian McCaleb, Anna Persky and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

[IAmScotto]

Bin Laden echoes Michael Moore!! Check it out on The Scotto Bloggo!

[KevinDavis]

It looks like a Kerry campaign statement..

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Friday, 29 October, 2004, 20:21 GMT 21:21 UK

BBC:  Bin Laden threatens new attacks

Arabic TV station al-Jazeera has broadcast a videotape apparently featuring Osama Bin Laden, in which he threatens new attacks on the US.

In his opening remarks, the al-Qaeda leader accused President George W Bush of deceiving Americans in the years since the 11 September 2001 attacks.

He compared the Bush administration to what he termed corrupt Arab regimes.

The development comes as US voters prepare to go to the polls on Tuesday in the presidential election.

Bin Laden said he first thought of attacking the US after the Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 1982.

He said the attacks on the US would have been less severe if President Bush had been more alert.

But he added that the security of the American people depended neither on Mr Bush nor on his challenger, John Kerry, but on US policy. "The reasons to repeat what happened remain," he said.

If genuine, this is the first videotape of Bin Laden speaking to have surfaced since the US-led war in Afghanistan following the 11 September attacks, which he is generally thought to have masterminded.

It was not obvious when the video was recorded.

However, several audio messages believed to be from Bin Laden have emerged since then.

The most recent, posted on a website known to be used by Islamist militants, strongly criticised the US and coalition forces in Iraq and ordered a jihad, or holy war, against them.

[SF South Park Republican]

"It never occurred to us that the commander in chief of the country (Bush) would leave 50,000 citizens in the two towers to face those horrors alone ... because he thought listening to a child discussing her goats was more important," bin Laden said, referring to Bush's visit to a school when the attack occurred. ---


Just damn. UBL is doing the Kerry Talking Points!

[danneskjold]

What makes you think there is a Republican Surprise...

When has there ever been one...

[JLAGRAYFOX]

I hate to tell you this but millions of Americans will vote for John Kerry and their own deaths. A vote for John Kerry is a vote for Usama bin Laden!!! End of story!!!

[Brilliant]

"Bin Laden also accused President Bush of deceiving the American people..."

Looks like he's got his talking points from Terry McAuliffe.

[mrplind]

[Elpasser]

***BREAKING*** Bin Laden Comes Out For Kerry; Zogby Predicts Major Impact for Kerry in Battleground States, Touts Early Evidence of "More Sensitive" War on Terror

[JLAGRAYFOX]

I hate to tell you this but millions of Americans will vote for John Kerry and their own deaths. A vote for John Kerry is a vote for Usama bin Laden!!! End of story!!!

[JessieHelmsJr]

Kerry will have new ad out .See Bin Laden wants me to be President too!

[neveragain2004]

totally fake.

[SlowBoat407]

Time to take out Al Jazeera.

[Shermy]

Michael Moore talking points.

Well, Fahrenheit 9/11 was released in Iran.

The "deceiving" comment is a nice fit with Kerry's identical rhetoric.

[Bommer]

"...and thats why I endourse John Kerry For President!

[evanp]

i agree with you, but i think we need one this time.

[danneskjold]

No...we have the truth...

[aft_lizard]

Did you watch Brett Bair? He said the CIA already confirmed everything you wrote about 30 minutes ago.

[Brilliant]

Damn! Osama has the same kind of watch that Kerry has!