Posted on 10/29/2004 2:15:30 PM PDT by focusandclarity
DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden accused George W. Bush on Saturday of deceiving Americans and said the Sept. 11 attacks would not have been so severe if the U.S. president had been alert.
Bin Laden, appearing in a video on Al Jazeera four days before the U.S. presidential election and gesturing at the camera with a finger to stress points, made his clearest comments yet taking responsibility for the Sept 11 attacks.
"Despite entering the fourth year after Sept. 11, Bush is still deceiving you and hiding the truth from you and therefore the reasons are still there to repeat what happened," said the al Qaeda leader, making his first video appearance for more than a year.
The Bush administration resembled "corrupt" Arab governments, he said.
Bin Laden, apparently sitting or standing at a table against a neutral brown background, wore a white head covering and white tunic under a light brown cloak.
Reading from a sheet of paper, his voice was strong and he appeared in fair health, his full beard a mixture of white and dark gray.
A U.S. official said U.S. intelligence agencies believed that it appeared to be bin Laden on the tape.
Bush has ordered U.S. forces to get bin Laden dead or alive and American officials have said they suspect he is hiding in the border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan.
An editor at Al Jazeera said the Qatar-based channel had received the video tape on Friday but did not say how. He said the tape was new but did not give any details.
Saudi-born bin Laden appeared in a video tape broadcast by Al Jazeera in September 2003, showing him and his deputy Ayman al-Zawahri descending a mountainside calling for jihad and praising the Sept. 11 hijackers.
In April, Arab television stations broadcast an audio tape purportedly from bin Laden offering a three-month truce to Europeans if they withdrew troops from Muslim nations. The deadline expired with no word from bin Laden.
© Reuters 2004. All Rights Reserved.
Talking heads are asking..."Is he or Isn't he endorsing Kerry?"
He's endorsing Kerry, of course!!
Yes, he's using the evil Dum talking points. almost word for word.
Kerry is going to have the hardest time not publicly agreeing with OBL. He's so used to parroting any criticism anybody else has of Bush!
Let's ask Kristen Breitweiser and see what she thinks.
Bin Laden..has some gall..ACCUSING ANYONE ...of decieving Americans..THE TERRORIST WHO KILLED THOUSANDS OF OUR CITIZENS ON SEPTEMBER 11
I would hope the American voting public might have the same impressions.
"Bush has decieved the American people."
It's a harsh thing to say about fellow Americans, but I'm gonna say it: Ever notice how America's enemies sound a lot like raging Democrats? First it's OBL, and before this, it was the Soviets.
If you find a complete transcript, please post it, or a
link, as a complete new article.
Is there anywhere on the net, to see a complete transcript of the video, or the video itself?
I think America will decide for themselve if GWB deceived them on Nov 2nd. No one need a terrorist POS like you to tell them what to think.
You have American blood on your hands. Not a good thing. On Nov 3rd, the hunt begins anew. So long A$$hole!!!
"Bush is still deceiving you and hiding the truth from you"
Sounds like the standard DemocRAT talking points to me.
"Bush is still deceiving you and hiding the truth from you"
Sounds like the standard DemocRAT talking points to me.
""Despite entering the fourth year after Sept. 11, Bush is still deceiving you and hiding the truth from you and therefore the reasons are still there to repeat what happened," said the al Qaeda leader, making his first video appearance for more than a year."
You blew us up, killed 3K+, and I want you dead.
That's all I have to know.
Now that he's talking truce, I can't wait for the Nobel clowns to offer him the Peace Prize.
Did they show the little blurb afterward? You know the one that goes "I am John Kerry and I endorse this message."
Seriously.... I'll be glad when this weekend, and this election is over. This is an unsettling time.
"If Bush says we hate freedom, let him tell us why we didn't attack Sweden, for example. It is known that those who hate freedom do not have dignified souls, like those of the 19 blessed ones," he said, referring to the 19 hijackers.
"We fought you because we are free .. and want to regain freedom for our nation. As you undermine our security we undermine yours."
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We fought you because we are freee BUT we want to REGAIN freedom? I'm confused OBL. Were you or are you free?
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