Posted on 10/27/2004 9:30:46 AM PDT by icecold
Edited on 10/27/2004 10:01:00 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX WED OCT 27, 2004 12:42:01 ET XXXXX
ABCNEWS HOLDS TERROR WARNING TAPE
**Exclusive**
In the last week before the election, ABCNEWS is holding on a videotaped message from a purported al Qaeda terrorist warning of a new attack on America, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
The terrorist claims on tape the next attack will dwarf 9/11. "The streets will run with blood," and "America will mourn in silence" because they will be unable to count the number of the dead. Further claims: America has brought this on itself for electing George Bush who has made war on Islam by destroying the Taliban and making war on Al Qaeda.
ABCNEWS strongly denies holding the tape back from broadcast over political concerns during the last days of the election.
The CIA is analyzing the tape, a top federal source tells the DRUDGE REPORT.
ABCNEWS obtained the tape from a source in Waziristan, Pakistan over the weekend, sources tells DRUDGE.
"We have been working 24 hours a day trying to authenticate [the tape]," a senior ABCNEWS source said Wednesday morning.
The terrorist's face is concealed by a head dress, and speaks in an American accent, making it difficult to identify the individual, but US intelligence officials believe that man may be Adam Gadhan - aka Adam Pearlman - a southern California native who was highlighted by the FBI in May as an individual most likely to be involved in or have knowledge of the next al Qaeda attacks.
According to the FBI, Gadahn, 25, attended al-Qaida training camps and served as an al-Qaida translator.
The disturbing tape runs an hour -- the man simply identifies himself as 'Assam the American.'
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The Democrats, MSM think this is all a big game. They live in a pre-9/11 world. The MSM are Deomracts 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Americans last.
The Democrats, MSM think this is all a big game. They live in a pre-9/11 world. The MSM are Deomracts 1st, 2nd, 3rd and Americans last.
I'm with you. I'm infuriated that ABC held this for more than 2 seconds.
LOL! Oh yes they should feel very "safe" knowing Kerry cannot even manage to touch a dead goose let alone lead our country!
Yeah, those DUer's think that Rove is omnipresent and omniscient too.
He's got a wire on GWB all the time to tell him what to say, and now he's making videos with terrorists on them threatening to blow up America if Bush is re-elected.
That Rove is multi-talented, at least in the Dummies eyes.
(end/sarcasm)
if anything happens-we open internment camps and nuke
choose 1 from below
A: Mecca
B: Medina
c:damascus
D: Iran
Boy that would be dumb. He would lose far greater than he already will. Of course he may just try it figuring he has nothing else to lose.
c'mon. it is not as if there's an abc office in every little town in pakistan, with a slot labeled "deposit terrorist threat tapes here." first, the tape is acquired. then it is viewed -- and rolled off for multiple copies. then it is shipped to the u.s. (which could have happened before it was duped, actually.) then the correspondent and an editor sit down and watch it and ask, "what the hell do we have here?" the news director is brought it. a copy is shipped to the d.c. bureau and the pentagon and h.s. guys take a look. they may or may not think it is legit, but they decide it had better go over to h.s. in any case.
i can guarantee you that if every crackpot claim received by the media were instantly forwarded to h.s., it would rapidly double the size of the government.
we have no reason to suppose at this point that abc has done anything wrong in its handling of this tape. we might find out in the future that they have, but to purport now that they have is to asuccumb to the worst kind of mob thinking.
...And he will say that from the floor of the Senate, not the oval office.
He will lose on this issue, because it goes against the whole metaphorical meme that the libs want to put out. America won't buy it.
Why isn't this breaking news yet on any other news sites? Fox News has reported on it on TV but nothing on website. I'm at work and going insane!!!!!! I need more information.
Interesting take.I took it meaning because we elected W the first go around,but your analysis makes more sense.Like the tape was made "in case" W is elected and it got leaked too soon.
No, I think the video knocks the missing weapons story off the front page.
On another note: This development convinces me bin Laden is dead. If he came out with a video threaten the U.S. if Bush wins, Kerry could scream that he warned us the President took his eye off the ball.
I wonder how Kerry is going to "rip this from the headline" for his campaign?
"As we found out today, This Administration(tm) received a terrorist threat from Al Queda and is examining its authenticity.....and.....Bush knew(tm).....and there is a threat......and there are explosions somewhere, but not in Iraq......"
Yeah, I can see this. Maybe he'll bring up the flu shot again.
Of course, it doesn't sound sincere, but he should say it..
Interesting they think the tape would favor a Bush win
Oh, no - it wasn't like that. It was just a chilling, rational thought that went through my head. I'm glad you asked me to clarify.
I have had "inexplecible" things happen to me in my life, as I suppose everyone does. But this was not one of them.
What's you point.
What's you point.
Also requires boots!
You might mention a few preparation for safety - storing water, batteries, and see if their concern increases. Can you imagine the fear of isolation from Starbucks in the slacker DU crowd when the reality sets in? We really are at war. It might get ugly. I am thankful I live waaay out in the boonies.....
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