OBL: Revenge for Republishing Offensive Cartoons Will Be Severe

ABC ^ | 3/19/2008 | Rehab el-Buri

[G8 Diplomat]

A jihadist Web site Wednesday posted a message from Osama bin Laden chiding the European Union for allowing newspapers to republish cartoons insulting the prophet Muhammad.

In his five-minute audio message entitled, "The Response Is What You See, Not What You Hear," bin Laden accuses Europeans of abandoning the "etiquettes of disputes and morals of fighting."

Bin Laden says he considers the reprinting of the cartoons a more serious offense than the killing of women and children. He also adds the revenge for republishing the cartoons "will be more severe."

Bin Laden concludes his message by saying if there are no checks on the Europeans' freedom to speak, then there will be no checks on his freedom to act.

This is bin Laden's first message of 2008. We last heard from bin Laden in December 2007 when he warned Sunnis in Iraq against fighting al Qaeda.

[G8 Diplomat]

You can watch the speech at the link.

According to Osama, Bush is an "oppresive ally [of Europe]" who has "aggressive policies" in a war (Iraq) that is "without right."

Why does that sound familiar....oh wait, could it be because liberals say the same things?

[the invisib1e hand]

shh! teacher’s coming. put away those cartoons!

[coloradan]

bin Laden accuses Europeans of abandoning the "etiquettes of disputes and morals of fighting."

Yeah, like running passenger planes into occupied buildings, or blowing up mentally retarded women by remote control in the middle of a crowd. The Europeans sure could learn a thing or two.

[ASA Vet]

[verga]

I hope that every single newpaper in Europe and America take the hint and run those cartotons every day for a month.
It is about time we let some silly little Pi$$ant dictate to us our God given freedoms.

[South40]

bin Laden accuses Europeans of abandoning the "etiquettes of disputes and morals of fighting."

Is lopping off heads and crashing plane-loads of innocents into buildings considered part of "etiquettes of disputes and morals of fighting"?

[Emmett McCarthy]

I’d love to market some “Bomb-in-the-Hat Mohammed” Bobble Heads. Person could make a fortune and have fun pissing off the worshippers of this “allah” clown, too. The longer the West waits to utterly annihilate islam, the worse it’s gonna be.

[bboop]

I’m with you. He threatens, the West retreats. For cartoons!! When they are beheading people and blowing up retarded women.

Moral equivalence will kill us all; we’ll smother ourselves with apolgies and being too nice.

[doc1019]

Oh, put a sock in it Osama Ben-Loudmouth. ;-)

[Eurale]

Osama’s dustbin bu-fu, cave dwelling assault on America. LOL!

A has been in any context.

[G8 Diplomat]

Exactly right.

But logic and evil are like oil and water...

[Viking2002]

The line to beat this fetid sand ape (and his subsimian lemmings) into a puddle of oozing goo forms behind me. Too damn bad I'm too old to re-enlist.

[BOBTHENAILER]

"The Response Is What You See, Not What You Hear,"

A patrol consisting of 8th Iraqi Army Division Scouts and U.S. Special Forces Soldiers was attacked by criminal elements in southeastern Suwayrah March 29. Iraqi and U.S. Forces repelled the attack, killing 13 enemy fighters.

The proper etiquette of war.

[doc1019]

That’s two of us … I’d be there in a flash. ;-)

[goldstategop]

To Bin Laden, telling the truth about Islam is far more offensive than beheading people.

"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

[Cindy]

RECAP:

InfoLive.TV

INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "TRANSLATION OF OBL'S 'SECOND AUDIO MESSAGE' FROM A WEEK AGO." (March 28, 2008)

MEMRI IWMP.org: "BIN LADEN CALLS ON MUSLIMS TO SUPPORT JIHAD IN IRAQ AS THE BEST WAY TO HELP PALESTINIANS" (Posted March 21, 2008)

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INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "THE *SECOND* OBL AUDIO RELEASED TODAY" (March 20, 2008, 21:44)

English.ALJAZEERA.net: "BIN LADEN CONDEMNS GAZA SIEGE" (Updated March 20, 2008, 22:03 Mecca Time, 19:03 GMT)

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OSINT.INTERNET-HAGANAH.com: "IF HE'S NOT DEAD, KILL HIM" (March 20, 2008)

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "BIN LADEN'S THREAT UNCOVERS JIHADIST MESSAGE FOR EUROPE" by Walid Phares (March 20, 2008)

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "USAMA BIN LADEN CRITICIZES EUROPE FOR ANTI-ISLAMIC CARTOONS, VOWS REACTION" (March 19, 2008)

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A Look at More Than Cartoons

The Pope vs The Alleged Insult

[fishhound]

“...fetid sand ape...”

“excellent” description. my comment needs a pic of Mr. Burns from The Simpsons.

[RichInOC]

My reaction exactly.

I hadn’t realized until now that old Stretch had a knack for deadpan humor.

[Mygirlsmom]

You forgot severing heads with rusty blades.

[manic4organic]

Wait until he sees Fitna. That’ll really p*ss him off.