TERROR TAPE WARN OF BUSH, CHENEY CONSEQUENCE; ABC WITHHELD PORTIONS FROM CIA

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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.

[texasbluebell]

Bill Gertz on Savage now. Saying that Russia definitely moved the weapons out.

[SheLion]

You as well!

[cgk]

I think I'm way too paranoid, too. And I wish I never said the "H" word because it looks like it's caught fire now that we've actually seen (parts of) the tape on FNC.

I'd hate for this to not be taken seriously just because the video doesn't look like we think it's supposed to. Who are we to know what the heck a terrorism tape is SUPPOSED to look like? Especially when the jihadi speaks English? As smogger said on the other thread, if ISI (Pakistani spy agency) and Al Jazeera and yes, even terrorism expert Evan Kohlmann say it's legit - well, they know more than me.

[PistolPaknMama]

"This is not something you just throw out there while people are voting," the ABC source explained.

Yes, definitely we should blow them up first. ABC = Allah Be Cool! /barf

[cake_crumb]

'ABC’s hesitancy to show the tape, regardless of all else, indicates that information proves facts which the media decided not to confront. Their inability to deal with "journalistic balance" equates to nothing more than tilt right, heavy right.'

Yep. To the mass media, anything right of right of 45 degrees is VRWC territory. It doesn't matter whether they show the tape to teh PUBLIC, but withholding information about a threat to our national security, given by a man the FBI is already interested in, shows how terminally stupid the mass media has collectively become.

[SheLion]

Bruce in my mind is like Susan Sarandon, Martin Sheen, Brad Pitt, Barbara Striesand, Whoopi Goldberg, P. Diddy, The Dixie Chicks, that Garofalo thing, Danny Glover, Al Sharpton, and I invite others to name the rest of the celebrity nuts telling us we have nothing to fear from the terrorists if we just build coalitions with the trusting French and Germans and UN.

The entertainers should have kept their mouths shut.

I lost a lot of love and respect for my favorites this past year. The minute they turned political, and were on the wrong side of MY fence, I said 'that's it.' I refuse to watch them or invest money in anything contributing to them in the future. They should have kept their mouths shut.

[cgk]

Sorry, forgot to ping you to #543 seeing I mentioned you and all.

[Dog Gone]

Well, if there were only two choices left, Savage or Islam, . . . . .

That would be different. But Savage lives in a world with no nuances at all, whereas Kerry is all nuances. Reality is somewhere in between.

Just saw the ABC story by Jennings. At a minimum, ABC had better post the entire transcript of the tape tonight.

[SheLion]

Just reported on Fox News....terrorists claim they have the missing explosives and are intent to use them against coalition forces.

I heard that today.

[jonrick46]

If we elect Bush, we will retain control of the F.C.C. who could look into ABC's journalistic indiscretion.

[outofhere2]

I won't see a movie or buy a cd with any of these people in it. I refuse. They are poison to me and I feel they are endangering me, my family, and my country.

[Pukin Dog]

Whether my posts are credible to you mean nothing to me. Thats a lot of words in your post, saying not much, but my my reply to you is that if you don't care to believe what I write, that is your prerogative. The rest of your post is pure invective. You have no special insight into my reasons for posting, so don't try to imply that you do.

Also, if you care to direct another rant at me, and not at the subject of the thread, you can mail me directly, instead of acting like a pussy on this thread. Got it, James?

[cake_crumb]

"...and Kerry flopped."

Which always causes him to flip

Sorry. Small pun. Microscopic, even

[offduty]

In all me years (lots) I've never heard of such attempts by outside entities to try and influence an election. I find it strange that terrorists now have the explosives and admit to it....They must be scared stiff that W is going to be re-elected and their next wake-up call will be via MOAB

[Nathan Zachary]

See hoe closely these terrorists listen to Kerry? anything he says, the terrorists repeat. It sounds more like it's democrats fighting in Iraq against our troops than it does Jihadists. We haven't heard a thing from OSAMA lately...

[jennyjenny]

Just saw the ABC story by Jennings. At a minimum, ABC had better post the entire transcript of the tape tonight.

Well....what did he say, hmmmmm? I'm an hour behind you :)

[Peach]

If it's the person they think it is...that kid (Andy?) who is on the FBI list, he could come forward and say anything but very few people would believe him.

Let's not over-worry this thing. Although it's hard not to try and figure out why ABC was holding this :-)

[Eastbound]

The MSM has revealed themselves to be enemies of our country for all to see. It took a while, but in these last days it appears that everything they've been doing to take the country down is coming to light and they are in full panic mode. They are deserving of our total condemnation if not persecution for their un-American activities.

There is also no question that they have been complicit with the DNC, the right and left wings of the same corrupt radical socialist machine that has been a thorn in the side of America for decades. Time to pull the thorn.

[GoLightly]

I understand tort so much better than criminal, which is where I was going. :o)

Right off the bat, I'm going for this tape being an *act* of terrorism covered under

TITLE 50 > CHAPTER 36 > SUBCHAPTER I > § 1801

(c) “International terrorism” means activities that—
(2) appear to be intended—
(A) to intimidate or coerce a civilian population;
(B) to influence the policy of a government by intimidation or coercion;

According to news about this story, ABC knowingly sent a transmission copy of the tape via satelite into the United States, which would become an act of collusion with the terrorist. The tape is essentially contriband unless or until the government determines that it is not. I believe that part might be covered under RICO.

[Armedanddangerous]

I saw the film just now and have a couple of thoughts.

1. Obviously, if there was a part that threatened Americans if they voted for Bush, it was not show.

2. I had a friend who spent a year in Sweden as a foreign exchange student about 20 years ago. For at least a few months after he returned he spoke english with a definate foreign accent. This guy seems to me to be an American who has spent a while speaking Arabic. It makes no sense to me that this could be a foreign born person. Look at his skin for one thing. Its white..isn't it?

3. If this moonbat gets tied to an American crime, and the MSM in ABC hid the threat, then they should be sued out of existance.