Posted on 01/19/2006 11:52:20 AM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
CAIRO, Egypt -- U.S. counterterror officials said Thursday they have seen no specific or credible intelligence to indicate an upcoming al-Qaida attack on the country, despite a new audio tape claiming preparations for such a mission.
The United States will not let up in the war on terror despite the threats on the tape, purportedly made by Osama bin Laden, said White House press secretary Scott McClellan.
"We do not negotiate with terrorists," McClellan said. "We put them out of business."
While warning against downplaying the taped threat, officials at intelligence and law enforcement agencies said there has been no recent increase in "chatter" that can indicate that such an attack is imminent. The officials discussed the tape on condition of anonymity because intelligence analysis is usually sensitive and because the tape was still being examined.
A Department of Homeland Security official said the agency has no immediate plans to raise the national terror alert, noting that intelligence agencies are still "working to authenticate the tape."
The national threat level is currently at "yellow alert," the middle of five stages, signifying an elevated risk of terror attacks. It has mostly been at yellow since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, but has been raised to the orange "high alert" level seven times since then.
Intelligence officials said authenticating the tape, released by the television network Al-Jazeera Thursday morning, could take between several hours and several days - and perhaps through the weekend.
"If there is any actionable intelligence, we will act on it," McClellan said.
A U.S. counterterror official said analysts had no reason to doubt an assessment by Al-Jazeera that the tape was recorded in the Islamic month that corresponds with December.
President Bush was told about the audiotape shortly after an appearance on the economy in Sterling, Va., McClellan said.
Intelligence authorities were examining why bin Laden - if in fact the voice on the tape is verified as his - would be speaking out after more than a year of letting his top deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, serve as al-Qaida's public face in statements and other communications.
One official speculated that it might be an attempt to show supporters that bin Laden is still around.
We should invite him to a truce meeting then nail his sorry butt.
Maybe we did get al-Zawahri in that last strike?
Let me tell ya, the kids will LOVE this phrase. NOT! LOL I'm sure our sons grew weary of hearing me say that I wasn't young enough to know everything, when they'd argue with me about something. I'm willing to bet that they will use the same line I did, eventually.
You must be so very proud of your children, and rightly so, I might add. Our two sons have made us very proud too. The oldest joined the military and served in Iraq. The youngest is a construction foreman. Both bring us joy, and are clean shaven, honorable young men. One has a couple of tatoos, but that doesn't matter to us...in fact, I actually like the tatoos (they kind of grew on me too...lol), and THAT shocked the heck out of me. LOL What matters most to me, is what's in their heart, mind, and soul.
It is very clear that Bin Laden is reciting many of the liberal democrats talking points, like those biased media public polls about the war in Iraq, he said that President Bush is going against what the American public wants, lied to get America into war etc... I can "speculate" that the omitted parts of the tape may have been a clear call by Bin Laden for the American people to politically pressure the President or even vote against his party in the 2006 elections. I can only "speculate" that Al Jazeera thought that broadcasting these points will strengthen the President and his party in this year elections and this is something they do not want to see. Again it is just my "sepculation".
This is the first time I listen to the his evil SOB speaking and it caught my ear his pronunciation of some words. Bin Laden was able to correctly pronounce the letter "P" when he mentioned "Europeans" capitals and "Pentagon". It is a fact that 90% of Arabic speaking people cannot correctly pronounce the letter "P" and instead they say pronounce it as "B", and this is regardless if those Arabs are educated or not, Arab doctors, engineers, and Phd's have a great difficulty pronouncing the letter "P" and they say "B" instead. I find it very odd that Bin Laden was able to pronounce the letter "P" correctly. This observation seems ridiculous for most people but it is making think.
It is very clear that Bin Laden is reciting many of the liberal democrats talking points, like those biased media public polls about the war in Iraq, he said that President Bush is going against what the American public wants, lied to get America into war etc... I can "speculate" that the omitted parts of the tape may have been a clear call by Bin Laden for the American people to politically pressure the President or even vote against his party in the 2006 elections. I can only "speculate" that Al Jazeera thought that broadcasting these points will strengthen the President and his party in this year elections and this is something they do not want to see. Again it is just my "sepculation".
This is the first time I listen to the his evil SOB speaking and it caught my ear his pronunciation of some words. Bin Laden was able to correctly pronounce the letter "P" when he mentioned "Europeans" capitals and "Pentagon". It is a fact that 90% of Arabic speaking people cannot correctly pronounce the letter "P" and instead they say pronounce it as "B", and this is regardless if those Arabs are educated or not, Arab doctors, engineers, and Phd's have a great difficulty pronouncing the letter "P" and they say "B" instead. I find it very odd that Bin Laden was able to pronounce the letter "P" correctly. This observation seems ridiculous for most people but it is making think.
It is very clear that Bin Laden is reciting many of the liberal democrats talking points, like those biased media public polls about the war in Iraq, he said that President Bush is going against what the American public wants, lied to get America into war etc... I can "speculate" that the omitted parts of the tape may have been a clear call by Bin Laden for the American people to politically pressure the President or even vote against his party in the 2006 elections. I can only "speculate" that Al Jazeera thought that broadcasting these points will strengthen the President and his party in this year elections and this is something they do not want to see. Again it is just my "sepculation".
This is the first time I listen to the his evil SOB speaking and it caught my ear his pronunciation of some words. Bin Laden was able to correctly pronounce the letter "P" when he mentioned "Europeans" capitals and "Pentagon". It is a fact that 90% of Arabic speaking people cannot correctly pronounce the letter "P" and instead they say pronounce it as "B", and this is regardless if those Arabs are educated or not, Arab doctors, engineers, and Phd's have a great difficulty pronouncing the letter "P" and they say "B" instead. I find it very odd that Bin Laden was able to pronounce the letter "P" correctly. This observation seems ridiculous for most people but it is making think.
THANKS!! Definetly a keeper!
post #51 please. my mother is a school teacher (retired), but the answer to your questions is no.
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