Posted on 06/28/2006 3:28:44 PM PDT by West Coast Conservative
Osama bin Laden will issue a videotaped message paying tribute to slain al-Qaida in Iraq chief Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a message posted on an Islamic militant Web site said Wednesday.
The message did not say when the video would be posted or whether bin Laden himself would appear in the video or just speak in a voice-over. The al-Qaida leader has issued three audiotapes this year but has not appeared in a video since one issued on Oct. 29, 2004.
A similar "advertisement" was issued for an al-Zarqawi tribute put out last week by bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri. That advertisement appeared on the Web a day before the video was posted on Friday.
The videos appear to be part of an attempt by al-Qaida's central leadership to tout their connection to al-Zarqawi, who emerged as a hero among Islamic extremists with his dramatic attacks against Shiites and Westerners in Iraq.
The Jordanian-born al-Zarqawi, who was killed in a June 7, U.S. airstrike northeast of Baghdad, swore loyalty to bin Laden but is believed to have had sometimes rocky ties with al-Qaida's core leadership, based in the Afghan-Pakistani border region.
The ad for the bin Laden video was posted on a Web forum where militants often post messages. It was in the form of a blue banner signed by As-Sahab, the al-Qaida production branch.
The banner flashed the message, "Good News Soon," followed by a picture of a smiling al-Zarqawi and the words, "A tribute to the martyr of the Islamic nation and prince of the martyrdom-seekers, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, God rest his soul, from Sheik Osama bin Laden, God preserve him." The banner then flashes a picture of bin Laden.
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It will be up on MySpace.com.
Eh. Another 'Greatest Hits' album.
I hear the NYT is interested!
Maybe Osama will just bypass Al_Jazeera this time and give it directly to his enablers at the New York Times.
One of satan's spawn paying tribute to another of satan's spawn.
How touching./s
What??!! I thought Zarqawi had nothing to do with Osama and his death was no big deal! (/sarcasm)
Maybe they can get Murtha or Kerry as master of ceremonies.
I keep expecting to see the DNC Zarquawi Memorial Pep Rally on C-Span.
You know how dead people and democrats go together in an election year.
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Better to leave Osama; talking to himself. . .
I am thinking that OBL may be getting sloppy. His "reaction time" to world events is shrinking which likely means that he is using fewer intermediaries to pass his tapes along. Assuming we have some sort of intelligence presence in this network, this can only be a good thing, his cutting corners might just lead to the one mistake that will give away his position.
Sean Penn to be the guest presenter. Musical tribute by the Dixie Chicks.
Here is my tribute to al-Zarqawi --- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1652645/posts
Osama gets to be guest editor of the NYT when he releases new material.
Bin Laden to Issue Tribute to Al-Zarqawi...with special guest appearances by Nancy Pelosi, Jack Murtha, John Kerry and Russ Feingold to also pay tribute to their fallen icon.
A pre-release announcement? Is he trying to create some buzz with the MSM?
Okay, now I'm wiping tears ... picturing Zarqawi's dead carcass being propped-up in the background of an Osama videotape ... the carcass falling over in the middle of taping ... geez, I'm a sick puppy.
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