Posted on 07/14/2007 8:33:09 PM PDT by Jay777
The videotape was made in the last four weeks, but the clips appear to be old, said Octavia Nasr, CNN's senior editor for Arab affairs. There is no indication of where it was shot, and CNN cannot verify its authenticity.
"We're aware of the tape," a government official, who didn't want to be identified, told CNN. The official agreed that the tape's content is not necessarily new.
"There has not been, over time, a one-to-one correlation between release of a tape and any significant operation or attack afterward," the official added.
Bin Laden, with a bodyguard standing directly behind him, is looking down slightly in the video, appearing to address an audience below, which is unseen. Watch the al Qaeda leader »
He says that the Prophet Mohammed wanted to be a martyr, and that is a worthy goal for every Muslim.
"So be alert, be wise and think. What is this status that the best of mankind wished for himself? He wished to be a martyr. He himself said, 'By him in whose hands my life is! I would love to attack and be martyred, then attack again and be martyred, then attack again and be martyred.'
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Is there a difference ?
Bring on the Tribbles and let *them* tell us whether there's more than just a swarthy resemblance between the two.
What would Martel do today?
I notice that, for all their praise of “martyrs” and claims of “desiring martyrdom”, neither UBL nor his pedophile prophet ever went out of their way to achieve this lofty goal.
Osama Bin Laden is still dead.
Osama Bin Laden is not in any of the places mentioned. He is most certainly in Hell.
Bin Laden Appears In New Video...Here's an all-time favorite, starring Osama Bib Laden:
Bin Laden Liquors
http://www.owencounty.org/terror.htmlEnjoy!
I greatly hope that you are right.
Yes. BUMP!
Bin Laden video update
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcxKIJTb3Hg&mode=related&search=
The “new” video is a fake. Bin Laden is dead. This is footage from a pre-9/11 video, prove by the exact same leaves and geographical formations in the background.
Why are they calling this “new”?
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