Posted on 01/24/2006 6:47:07 PM PST by hope
Terror - Islam
Monday, January 23, 2006
- Omega Letter Editor
In his first message in more than a year, Osama bin Laden made a return appearance on al-Jazeera to dictate what were, in effect, terms of surrender to the United States. Not Osama's surrender. AMERICA's surrender.
The CIA has since authenticated the voice on the tape as Osama bin Laden's and time references contained within the body of the message confirm that Osama was alive in mid-December when the tape was made and is probably still alive today.
Intelligence authorities were examining why bin Laden would be speaking out after more than a year of letting his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, serve as al-Qaeda's public face in statements and other communications.
But it might not be a coincidence that the tape's release came days after a U.S. air strike in Pakistan that was targeting al-Zawahri, and reportedly killed four leading al-Qaeda figures, including al-Zawahri's son-in-law, and possibly, al-Zawahiri himself. There was no mention of the attack on the segments that were broadcast.
Osama refers to a comment by President Bush about bombing the Qatar headquarters of Al-Jazeera, which was first reported in the British press Nov. 22.
He also refers indirectly to the July 7 bombings in London that killed 56 people and to poll numbers that showed a fall in Bush's popularity, as occurred in late 2005.
Last week, before the tape was released, experts were already pointing to warning signs of a coming attack, signs that terrorism expert Christopher Brown said fit a pattern that indicated an impending attack within the next thirty days.
After bin-Laden's latest release hit the charts, former White House counter terrorism chief Richard Clarke noted;
"The only new element in his statement is that they are planning an attack soon on the United States. Would he say that and risk being proved wrong, if he can't pull it off in a month or so?"
Osama opened his latest tirade by saying, "This message is about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and how to end those wars."
He went on, saying, "It was not my intention to talk to you about this, because those wars are definitely going our way."
Let's stop there for a second. Osama lives in a cave somewhere. His top deputies were just annihilated by Hellfire missiles while they sat at dinner in the home of a Pakistani supporter.
It takes him a month to smuggle an audiotape from his cave to al-Jazeera.
If he were foolish enough to use a cellphone to communicate, he would be dead before he hung up. He is the subject of the world's largest manhunt.
Both Afghanistan and Iraq are now secular representative democracies and Osama thinks "those wars are definitely going [his] way?"
Has he been hiding in a poppy field?
According to Osama, however, "what triggered my desire to talk to you is the continuous deliberate misinformation given by your President Bush, when it comes to polls made in your home country which reveal that the majority of your people are willing to withdraw US forces from Iraq."
Hmmm. Sounds like the New York Times has picked up a new home subscriber.
"We know that the majority of your people want this war to end and opinion polls show the Americans don't want to fight the Muslims on Muslim land, nor do they want Muslims to fight them on their (US) land."
I wonder who told him that? Nancy Pelosi recently endorsed Rep. John Murtha's call fro an immediate redeployment of US forces out of Iraq.
Murtha, invariably identified in every report as a 'decorated war hero' was introduced by Pelosi as "one of the most recognized experts on defense in the country," just before he gave his speech declaring the war 'unwinnable'.
To read the New York Times, the LA Times, or any of the mainstream news media, for that matter, bin-Laden is right. America has lost the war, indeed, it was 'unwinnable' from the start. Moreover, says the leftist political/media machine, it was based on the lies of the American government.
In case we'd forgotten, (not that there is any danger of the mainstream media ALLOWING us to forget) bin-Laden crowed;
"We are a nation that Allah banned from lying and stabbing others in the back, hence both parties of the truce will enjoy stability and security to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan, which were destroyed by war."
It was nice of Osama to reassure his allies in the media and the political left that, while America might be run by back-stabbing liars, they can trust Osama -- he's above such tactics.
Seemingly quoting directly from the Democrats' 'talking points' memos, Osama told his audience, "I would like to tell you that everything is going to our advantage and the number of your dead is increasing, according to Pentagon figures."
Nothing like having the enemy quoting the Pentagon, American political leaders, and the American media as evidence that America is losing.
And, unlike the White House, Osama has the real goods -- he has irrefutable evidence that he obtained from inside his cave;
"Your president is misinterpreting public opinion polls which show that the vast majority of you support the withdrawal of your forces from Iraq." So clearly, America's only alternative is to surrender.
Noted the terrorist leader, from his cave somewhere in the mountains, "If your desire for peace, stability and reconciliation was true, here we have given you the answer to your call."
The answer, of course, is for the US to pull out of Iraq and Afghanistan and turn them both over to al-Qaeda. If America surrenders, then we can enjoy peace and safety.
Osama's speech didn't sound like it was crafted by a ragged, dirty terrorist living in a cave while searching the sky for CIA drones carrying Hellfire missiles with his name on them. He sounded more like he was giving a speech to the US antiwar movement from the well of the US Senate.
We've heard identical sentiments expressed by Dick "Americans are Nazis" Durbin, Ted "Bush is a Liar" Kennedy, Nancy "Its all about Halliburton Profits" Pelosi, not to mention every editorial page in the mainstream media since 2003.
No wonder bin-Laden thinks the time has come to dictate terms of surrender to America.
One final note on bin-Laden's screed. We've been pointing out for several years just how effectively the antiwar movement has been aiding al-Qaeda recruiting efforts. The liberals deny it, saying THEY are the real American patriots working FOR America's best interests.
"Reality shows that the war against the US and its allies is not just restricted to Iraq as he claims, but Iraq has become a gravitational point and a recruiting ground for qualified (Mujahadeed)."
Osama bin Laden is sick, in hiding, unable to show his face anywhere on earth, his forces decimated, his organization in tatters, but he is confident enough of his allies on the American political left to dictate surrender terms to the United States of America. How can this be?
This is an excellent time to revisit Title 18, USC, Part 1, Chapter 115, para 2381, and to look at it in the light of Osama's latest ultimatum.
"Whoever, OWING ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES, levies war against them or ADHERES TO THEIR ENEMIES, GIVING THEM AID AND COMFORT WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR ELSEWHERE, is guilty of TREASON and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States."
---Osama's speech didn't sound like it was crafted by a ragged, dirty terrorist living in a cave while searching the sky for CIA drones carrying Hellfire missiles with his name on them. He sounded more like he was giving a speech to the US antiwar movement from the well of the US Senate.---
Who in the DNC wrote it for him, I wonder.
BRAVO MATE!!
O-lad is crafting his message based on public opinion polls?
I had no idea he was a registered Democrat.
Love the title!
bin Ladin bin Readin' (the NY Times?)
Isn't "voice printing" ( as it used to be called years ago ) widely available technology ? How come we don't see freelance replications of this sort of analysis ?
I sent a letter to our local newspaper last week saying much the same thing in two paragraphs. Still waiting to be published. :)
Best I've seen on this subject.
Osama has offered a truce
Afghanistan is his excuse
He wants to rebuild?
Justice goes unfulfilled
'Till we've put his damn head in a noose!
Cheers!
J. Effin sKerry was in Pakistan recently.
sKerry can write? Who knew?
Murtha and Pelosi?
LOL!!! Good point!
Interesting read ping ~
OFF TOPIC...
Yep, UBL keeps up on current events and so does Al Zarqawi.
Yeppers that "cave" living/ "safe house" dwelling must be tough.
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ON THE NET...
19 November 2005
"Zarqawi: 'I read it in the Los Angeles Times'"
http://www.internet-haganah.com/harchives/005285.html
"Zarqawi Reads the L.A. Times"
http://internet-haganah.com/hmedia/19nov05-zarqawi-latimes.mp3
If he were foolish enough to use a cellphone to communicate, he would be dead before he hung up.
That's one reason that, if he could pull off another big attack, he might try to hit the NSA.
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