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| Terror Networks |
| CNN airs excerpts of tapes acquired in Afghanistan |
| 2002-08-19 |
| A cache of videotapes that CNN acquired in Afghanistan shows al-Qaida terror training, bomb-making and poison gas experiments in which dogs die agonizing deaths. The tapes that began airing Sunday also show al-Qaida operatives practicing ambushes and kidnapping. Most of the tapes appear to be made before Sept. 11, although some show television coverage of the attacks in New York and Washington. CNN said its correspondent, Nic Robertson, was given access to more than 250 tapes through a longtime source, and he drove 17 hours from Kabul to a remote part of Afghanistan to first see them. Robertson took about 60 of the tapes out of the country. CNN did not pay for the tapes, he said. Why not? Weren't they worth it? It's irrelevant whether they did or not... Gordon Johndroe, spokesman for the White House's Office of Homeland Security, said the tapes "are consistent with our previous information that (al-Qaida leaders) would use chemical weapons if they're able to obtain them." He said there still was no credible information that the group had been successful in its effort to obtain weapons of mass destruction. Except on a small scale, for training purposes... "This is just further evidence of why it's necessary to continue to prosecute this war on terrorism — both overseas and here at home," Johndroe said. The people who need reminding aren't the people who'll be watching the tapes... CNN plans to reveal the tapes' contents through several reports this week. On Sunday, CNN showed repeated images of a white dog locked in a cloudy, glass box. In the tapes shown Monday, a man drops something on the floor and a liquid spills across the floor. A vapor begins rising. The dog begins licking its chops, with CNN quoting experts saying increased saliva is one of the first signs of poisoning. The dog appears to lose control of its hindquarters, and is eventually seen lying on its back, moaning. In all, the tapes show the deaths of three dogs, CNN said. Pretty graphic. And pretty good evidence of the toys al-Qaeda plays with... CNN prefaced the tapes with a warning that they were disturbing. "It's not recommended for children," Paula Zahn said. "Some adults might not want to watch as well." Y'might say that, Paula. Some other adults might want to kill this people that made the vids, though. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #1 Some of the estimated 60,000 jihadis who were trained in production of poison gas, could be the Muslims next door. What they did to that dog, they would do to you, inshallah. |
| Posted by: Allah the Dog Faced God 2002-08-19 18:26:22 |