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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http://www.ifilm.com/viralvideo?ifilmid=2654122
If you ignore the politics of it, it sounds like a good Eminem song, and the video has some cooll black and white animation mixed in. Of course, I'm guessing it won't appeal to those who pay attention to the silly message behind it.
Are we to suppose that they sent the tape directly to ABC?
LOL, probably!
What's the odds ABC has not and has no intentions of releasing this video to Homeland Security Department?
Maybe the video is Al Qaeda telling us to vote for Kerry or suffer the consequences.
Why is this 'Contriversial' ???
Can you believe this garbage.
I think it is good for Bush either way. It will push healthcare and unemployment way to the back burner.
Funny Kerry video:
http://www.frontsteps.com/creations/A21/111/index.php?t=1098896014
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... MORE...
ABCNEWS HOLDS TERROR WARNING VIDEO
Gross and dangerous negligence by the media!!!
They are holding it because it could help Bush. A recent study, I think in Gallup showed that everytime a Terror warning was issued, Bush's job approval went up 1.5% or something along those lines.
AQ is pulling a Spain.
Remember last year when all the execs from all the networks got together and discussed how they would handle another attack? This is what they're doing ... it's their own coordinated attack on Bush.
Only worn when on Jihad
Given ABC's raison d'etre:
Holding back the tape must help Kerry.
Broadcasting the tape must help Bush.
It must be serious that Al Qaeda is breaking their silence, when they had many people convinced Bush was chasing ghosts.
**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.'
MORE
I said exactly this when the NYT "missing explosives" story broke - it sounded to me like it was part of bigger story, that it meant nothing on its own, but if the MSM and Kerry have some back channels to the terrorists and know of (or arranged) some new terror attack, that could be linked to the "missing explosives" (even if its a lie) - then they would have themselves a surprise.
Now we know why that FR feature was removed!
I bet CBS is jealous.
Are we really that predictable? < /rhetorical>
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