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DRUDGE World Exclusive Developing...ABCNEWS HOLDS TERROR WARNING VIDEO
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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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To: neutrality

I agree it was appropriate to pass it to the goverment, but Bret Baier was pretty clear that ABC held onto the tape for at least 3-4 days and only turned it into the government a day or two ago.

Holding onto it for more than five minutes without alerting the government is downright criminal.

What if there'd been information on it that could prevent an attack and the attack happened while ABC news held onto it?


861 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:07 AM PDT by Peach (The Clintons pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed)
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To: tazannie
If it turns out that ABC held this tape for a couple of days before handing it over to the CIA, heads are gonna ROLL at ABC!
862 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:07 AM PDT by NetSurfer (Proud member of the Pajama-Wearing Lunatic Fringe)
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To: Truth Table

I think they gave it to the govt and they told them not to run it as is usual, looking for hidden signals in the tape and authenticating it.

I agree with abc not running it. It would be wrong to run it before the govt had their say.


863 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:09 AM PDT by cajungirl (Kerry:Bad for Geese, Bad for America)
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To: JonDavid

I hope the US doesn't cave on this. We are not Spain.

FIGHT.


864 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:18 AM PDT by exile (Exile - Helen Thomas tried to lure me into her Gingerbread House.)
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To: Selkie

everyone watches DRUDGE.. he knows before anyone knows.


865 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:18 AM PDT by JFC ( President Bush, You are being prayed for along with our country daily, by millions of us.)
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To: Sonar5; All

Aliases: Abu Suhayb Al-Amriki, Abu Suhayb, Yihya Majadin Adams, Adam Pearlman, Yayah

866 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:28 AM PDT by all4one (With the new poll numbers coming out, what did Kerry say to Edwards? - - "It's Over Johnny")
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To: smith288

SKINNER????

867 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:31 AM PDT by renotse
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To: WildTurkey

hmmmm......so ABC is America's own Al Jareeeeeeeeeza now?


868 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:32 AM PDT by daybreakcoming ("The American press is all about lies! All they tell is lies, lies and more lies!",,,,,,Baghdad Bob)
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To: M1911A1

yes it is a problem for ABC if they held on to it for days before handing it over to CIA.


869 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:44 AM PDT by tazannie
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To: TurtleStink
with a colony of right thinking people bravely living with the infidels there.

It's tough work but someone has got to do it!

870 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:46 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (A Proud member of Free Republic ~~The New Face of the Fourth Estate since 1996.)
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To: Uncle Vlad
The video ends with, "I'm John Kerry, and I approved this message." :)

I don't care how unPC that is, that's the funniest thing I've ever read on FR.

871 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:48 AM PDT by Darkwolf377
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Brett just said on FOX from the Pentagon they think this is the guy.


872 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:56 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache (Absalom, Absalom, Absalom....)
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To: Howlin

the two pics together,,one looks like Lindh. They do not look like the same person to me.


873 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:58 AM PDT by cajungirl (Kerry:Bad for Geese, Bad for America)
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To: neutrality; All

I happen to agree with you... Better have it verified before airing.. I think they learned the lesson in what happend to CBS.. I think.. Also this could have been the last October surprise...


874 posted on 10/27/2004 10:18:59 AM PDT by KevinDavis (Let the meek inherit the Earth, the rest of us will explore the stars!)
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To: TheShaz

Wasn't ABC's Halpern the one who sent the memo around during debates that said that their journalists shouldn't treat Kerry and Bush equally, and that they (ABC) had a job to interpret for the viewers what the real issues were?


875 posted on 10/27/2004 10:19:00 AM PDT by dawn53
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To: eleni121

If they were in Pakistan and received the tape from a terrorist, why aren't they doing recon and reporting the movements back to the US?
Oh, that's right. Because they hate America.


876 posted on 10/27/2004 10:19:07 AM PDT by mabelkitty (W is the Peoples' President ; Kerry is the Elite Establishment's President)
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To: thingumbob
If this is real and Homeland Security has the info. now that it's out there, thanks to Drudge, Ridge can feel free to raise the alert, while using Drudge as political cover days before an election?

BINGO!!!!

877 posted on 10/27/2004 10:19:13 AM PDT by CAluvdubya (Goose hunt? Looked more like a snipe hunt to me.)
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To: oceanview

"don't you think they made a copy?"

Good point. Plus, ABC and others didn't have trouble showing other terrorist tapes while the CIA analyzed for authenticity. I can remember seeing tapes to learn afterward that they were authentic.


878 posted on 10/27/2004 10:19:19 AM PDT by conservativepoet
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To: squirrel1014

They held onto it for at least (2 days) before turning it over to the government!!!


879 posted on 10/27/2004 10:19:20 AM PDT by traderrob6
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To: lahargis
ARGH - 777!!!


880 posted on 10/27/2004 10:19:23 AM PDT by Quilla
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