Posted on 11/01/2004 12:57:52 AM PST by kattracks
WASHINGTON - Osama bin Laden warned in his October Surprise video that he will be closely monitoring the state-by-state election returns in tomorrow's presidential race — and will spare any state that votes against President Bush from being attacked, according to a new analysis of his statement.The respected Middle East Media Research Institute, which monitors and translates Arabic media and Internet sites, said initial translations of a key portion of bin Laden's video rant to the American people Friday night missed an ostentatious bid by the Saudi-born terror master to divide American voters and tilt the election towards Democratic challenger John Kerry.
MEMRI said radical Islamist commentators monitored over the Internet this past weekend also interpreted the key passage of bin Laden's diatribe to mean that any U.S. state that votes to elect Bush on Tuesday will be considered an "enemy" and any state that votes for Kerry has "chosen to make peace with us."
The statement in question is when bin Laden said on the tape: "Your security is up to you, and any state that does not toy with our security automatically guarantees its own security."
That sentence followed a lengthy passage in the video in which bin Laden launches personal attacks on the president.
Yigal Carmon, president of MEMRI, said bin Laden used the Arabic term "ay-wilaya" to refer to a "state" in that sentence.
That term "specifically refers to an American state, like Tennessee," Carmon said, adding that if bin Laden were referring to a "country" he would have used the Arabic word "dawla."
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Hmm, another MSM "mistake". I'm sure the fact this highlights that the video was an endorsement of Kerry had nothing to do with the "mistaken" translation...
I think publicizing this is a mistake. This could make the undecideds in the swing states vote for Kerry. I think assuming that we aren't like the Spainards is a big mistake. I think the Post is out of line for publishing this.
That'll make New Yorkers feel real secure ...
The reason the MSM didn't report it is because they knew it would help Bush
Bump.
The people in the "RED" states own weapons you filthy scum. We also profile!
Osama needs to be killed....I am praying for that to happen soon...tomorrow would be very nice wouldn't it? (actually I mean today because it is now 3:15 a.m. CST)
Ok here is a scenario...you know that movie Christmas Vacation when Eddie goes and gets Clark's boss with a big red bow on him? This is how I want Osama delivered up to Bush sometime today...preferably before 5 p.m. EST. ;)
I think he may have forgotten that at least in my red state, his people will be profiled, and we're all armed to the teeth.
No, I disagree. You can blame the people for making the wrong decision on election day, but the media should not withhold facts because of how they perceive it might impact the election.
The key is, the media needs to be objective in its reporting of those facts.
Hey Osama, guess what. You already made us your enemy. Remember 9/11.
bring it,ive got no problems with nuking your ass osama!
Will you honorably fulfill your bet and leave FR forever,when President Bush wins Tuesday?
BRAVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Must be a "mistake" by NYT. OBL is not referring to states but nation states, i.e. mentioning Sweden.
My biggest worry now is that a cell has been activated in the Nordic countries, which when you take the US warnings into account does not seem all that impossible.
BIG bump...
This is the message that we must get out - this is the message Osama wished to send to us. If Kerry is elected, it will not only be interpreted as a victory by the Terrorists; it will be ACTED UPON as a victory by the Terrorists...
It's official.
KERRY/EDWARDS ENDORSED BY OSAMA BIN LADEN.
Once again the MSM has distorted information in an attempt to influence our election.(I am getting fed up with these tactics) I hope talk radio and everyone else will hammer this point home(Kerry's Osama endorsement & MSM deliberate cover up of it). The public needs to know about this.
Maybe they will finally wake up and see that the MSM are pure propagandist's for the democrat's and ANYTHING they report as "news" has to be taken with a grain of salt.
Soooo, if we "behave" as the scumbag wants us to we will be "safe"?
Thank you toweled sheet! We will vote the RATs out, and we will W hunt you down and clean up the world from you scumtowels. You don't F with America. You went too far. You kill the hostage, we will level towel town. How is that for warning?
Oh, and there is no connection between Iraq and been Ladin? Who is doing the beheadings there?
Hopefully, we will get a big announcement today that Usama Bin Laden has been captured on NOV 1 , 2004.
It won't give the MSM to sin this before the election.
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