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Bin Laden slams capitalism in new video
Yahoo!/AP ^ | September 8, 2007 | Lee Keath

Posted on 09/08/2007 6:40:30 AM PDT by bamahead

In a new video released ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, Osama bin Laden made no overt threats but lectured Americans on the Iraq war and criticized global capitalism, calling its leaders the real terrorists.

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The 30-minute video was obtained by the SITE Institute, a Washington-based group that monitors terrorist messages, and provided to the Associated Press.

American officials said the U.S. government had obtained a copy even though the video had not been posted yet by al-Qaida — and intelligence agencies were studying the video to determine whether it was authentic and to look for clues about bin Laden's health.

In the video, a short excerpt of which was broadcast to the Arab world by Al-Jazeera television, bin Laden attacked capitalism, multinational corporations and globalization.

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Several current and former government officials said they believed an American — 28-year-old Adam Gadahn — may have written at least part of the speech.

Gadahn, who has been charged with treason and supporting terrorism for serving as an al-Qaida propagandist, has appeared in several past al-Qaida-produced videos, lecturing against capitalism and globalization and making insider references to American culture.

"It has Adam Gadahn written all over it," one former senior intelligence official said of bin Laden's tape, speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the issue.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: adamgadahn; binladen; capitalism; liberaltalkingpoints; osamabinladen; sixthanniversary; video
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To: popdonnelly

I hope his next video release is from the camera of an UAV, courtesy of the US Airforce.


41 posted on 09/08/2007 7:49:32 AM PDT by Stallone (Free Republic - The largest collection of volunteer Freedom Fighters the world has ever known)
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To: BenLurkin

Actually pretty clever. The moonbat Left will eat this crap up. In their mind it will be “See, Bin Laden not so bad. It only those evil right wingers and their capitalist greed that caused 09-11”


42 posted on 09/08/2007 7:49:53 AM PDT by MNJohnnie (http://www.vetsforfreedom.org/)
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To: MNJohnnie
I expect to see bumper stickers on all democrats' cars come Monday reading.....

binLaden for President - bin is a Real Democrat!
A vote for binLaden is a vote for Surrender!

43 posted on 09/08/2007 7:53:59 AM PDT by From One - Many (Trust the Old Media At Your Own Risk)
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To: MNJohnnie
I'll settle for this one......

Demoncrats United for binLaden!
binLaden knows best!

44 posted on 09/08/2007 8:01:19 AM PDT by From One - Many (Trust the Old Media At Your Own Risk)
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To: maine-iac7

How in the world can the CIA state for sure that the latest video was recorded in August? I’ve often thought that OBL made a bunch of videos and recordings for his asswipe followings to release at certain times. I feel he’s dead and has been for a few years. Anyone else think that?


45 posted on 09/08/2007 8:09:08 AM PDT by NoKoolAidforMe (Fred Thompson in '08)
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To: NoKoolAidforMe
Now don't go raining on the democrats' parade. They have a leader to elect.....if bin is gone who will the democrats look up to?

To answer your question....I hope you are wrong. binLaden is one of the best weapons against the democrats in the Republican arsenal. The democrats love binLaden, nearly as much as they love the hillery....

46 posted on 09/08/2007 8:14:02 AM PDT by From One - Many (Trust the Old Media At Your Own Risk)
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To: maine-iac7
Why would they need to put out an old tape, trying to pass it off as current, if the rat were still using air?

Because they need converts.

47 posted on 09/08/2007 10:00:33 AM PDT by alrea
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To: bamahead
Democrat talking points.

"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus

48 posted on 09/08/2007 10:01:47 AM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: maine-iac7
And how about using the media to deflate the slimy OBL = Why not ask how a coward, who hides like a rat in a cave, should be looked up to as a leader of anything?

bump

49 posted on 09/08/2007 10:06:54 AM PDT by alrea
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To: maine-iac7
I noticed the differences but they looked more like the results of aging, or maybe being ill for an extended period etc.
I've seen people become almost unrecognizable after a few years, especially if they were ill.

What really stands out to me is how his right eye is drooping and less symetrical to the other eye, especially compared with older photos.

He looks like somebody punched him in the face a few times.

50 posted on 09/08/2007 12:13:54 PM PDT by Jorge
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To: AdmSmith; Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Ernest_at_the_Beach; Fred Nerks; KlueLass; ...
Ping!
51 posted on 09/08/2007 9:56:45 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Wednesday, August 29, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv
Remember this picture from 2004?


52 posted on 09/09/2007 6:23:47 AM PDT by Berosus ("The candidates that can't face Fox News can't face Al Qaeda."--Roger Ailes)
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To: Berosus

Everybody? ;’)


53 posted on 09/10/2007 12:23:23 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (Profile updated Wednesday, August 29, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: SunkenCiv; MNJohnnie

“Bob Ayers, a terrorism expert at London’s Chatham House think tank, said that while bin Laden professes to be speaking to the American people, his message is not really aimed at them. “

This guy is wrong. The message was aimed at the US and European left who hate Western civilization and success.


54 posted on 09/10/2007 4:03:53 PM PDT by dervish (Global warming is the collective hubris of a Godless left)
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