Posted on 10/28/2004 1:48:01 PM PDT by handy
Edited on 10/28/2004 2:16:36 PM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
XXXXX DRUDGE REPORT XXXXX THU OCT 28, 2004 17:02:35 ET XXXXX
TERROR TAPE WARN OF BUSH, CHENEY CONSEQUENCE; ABC WITHHELD PORTIONS FROM CIA
**Exclusive**
ABCNEWS withheld portions of an alarming new al Qaeda videotape which warns the next terror attack will dwarf 9/11 from the CIA when they submitted the video for analysis, a top federal source tells the DRUDGE REPORT.
The CIA and FBI late Wednesday authenticated the tape, federal sources tell DRUDGE. ABCNEWS has been informed of the government's standing.
"What took place on September 11 was but the opening salvo of the global war on America and that our Lord willing, the magnitude and ferocity of what is coming your way will make you forget all about September 11," the man, whose face is covered by a headdress, warns in the video. "After decades of American tyranny, now it's your turn to die."
ABCNEWS submitted portions of the video threat to the FBI and CIA on Monday for analysis, top government sources tell DRUDGE, after obtaining the tape from a source in Pakistan.
A top goverment source said from Washington that ABC withheld the final 15 minutes of the tape from the CIA -- the portion of the tape where the man warns of retribution for Americans electing Bush and Cheney.
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"You are guilty, guilty, guilty. You're as guilty as Bush and Cheney. You're as guilty as Rumsfeld and Ashcroft and Powell...," the man states.
He goes on to warn of an upcoming horror: "The streets will run with blood," and "America will mourn in silence" because they will be unable to count the number of the dead.
"People of America, that was the verdict now for the sentencing: as participants and partners in the crimes of the regime, you too shall pay the price for the blood that has been spilled."
One ABC source, who demanded anonymity, said Thursday morning, the network was struggling to find a correct journalistic "balance" before airing any story on the video.
"This is not something you just throw out there while people are voting," the ABC source explained.
Oh boy.... They are in deep do do now...
Michael Eisner?
And if they DID hold it back, who leaked the information out????
idiots who want to use it on Monday to scare the pants off anyone who is thinking of voting for GW.
I'm not sure I believe this
If the terrorist attack the US any time soon...ABC is responsible and every exec should be thrown in jail!!!
"What kind of idiot holds back on the CIA?"
ABC does...(rolling my eyes)
I think ABC just stepped in IT. Big time. Now the tape will have to be released by the Dept of Homeland Security.
If this tape says anything like "Don't vote for Bush Cheney or we'll kill you" then it's over. As the Brits at the Guardian paper already proved, Americans don't like being told who to vote for.
OMG. If they did this....
uh, this is illegal, isn't it?
Big consequences for ABC if they held back a matter of national security.
"What kind of idiot holds back on the CIA?"
Mark Halperin?
Take a step back - this isn't the way it's supposed to be. The news media has been the story for the entire week. They're not supposed to BE the news; they're supposed to cover it!
That's mind-boggling -- not sure I can believe that.
It is pretty unbelievable, but it's on his website.
M$@%^% F$@#$%s
I'm doubtful, as well. I mean, if they did hold it back, who in the world would have the nerve to tell? This is nuts.
I see ABS is taking a page from SeeBS 60 Minutes book on how to verify a source. Why in the heck didn't ABC just hold the phone up to a monitor and play the tape for the CIA and ask if it "sounds like something a terrorist would say"?
That's not idiocy. That's TREASON.
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