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.
This really makes me angry. We have a right to see this tape and it would be playing all over hell and back if the networks thought it would help Kerry. We'll see the tape, on November 3rd.
ABC is trying to create an incident - then blame Bush for "Nazi tactics".
Oh boy.... They are in deep do do now...
Make that Mega deep do do.
Matt better have a hell of a source for this one.
1. Someone who wants harm to fall upon Bush and Cheney.
2. Someone who realizes that threatening Americans with terrorist attacks if they do not vote for Kerry will generate a Bush landslide.
I mean, the Halperin memo has seemingly taken on an entirely new level. This is ridiculous.
Let me remind ABC of something that they always say they are supposed to do (but seem to be conveinently forgetting right now):
ABC, INFORM THE PEOPLE!
Simply Amazing how low these scumbag "news" agencies will go to not allow a republican to be elected. This is just sick.
Isn't it a Federal offense to withold information that might impact national defense and security? Media outlets cannot be immune from Federal laws! Go after them now!
Pretty scary huh? I guess they think Freedom of the press means the right to lie and abuse it's readers!!
A federal felony has just been admitted to. Woe betide those who made this call.
ABC might have just sprinted past CBS as the most unethical new network.
This is unfrickenbelievable. The same aholes that jumped the CIA and FBI for not connecting the dots before 9/11.
They could be in deep Al Qa-Qaa.
Deep qaqaa?
>>If the terrorist attack the US any time soon...ABC is responsible and every exec should be thrown in jail!!!<<
I'm sorry, I don't understand.
Are you saying that because this tape (they say) says that if Bush is elected, we will be hit.
ABC says it won't play the tape because it may too political (i.e. Sheeple will vote Kerry to save us from this).
Why would ABC be responsible for the attack?
I don't get it.
Ooooh, I LIKE that!
Yeah, well I wouldn't have believed that CBS would use obviously phony documents in an attempt to smear a sitting president during an election campaign. Up is down these days.
Anybody have the quote from Halpern during the debates about ABC having to be the "filter" for the American people because they're not capable of understanding what's going on?
That's what kind of idiots would hold back info from the CIA and from the American people!
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