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| CIA authenticates bin Laden audio |
| 2006-01-20 |
| The Central Intelligence Agency said last night that the voice on a tape claiming preparation for an Al-Qaeda attack on the United States was Osama bin Ladenâs. In the audio tape Bin Laden warns that Al-Qaeda is preparing new attacks inside the US, but says the group is open to a conditional truce with Americans. It was the first public communication from the terrorist groupâs leader since December 2004. âFollowing technical analysis of the Osama bin Laden tape aired today, the CIA assesses that it was the voice of Osama bin Laden,â said an agency official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official provided no details about how the CIA had concluded that the voice was that of Bin Laden. The agencyâs finding is sure to intensify the scrutiny that officials from the US and other countries are giving the recording. US counter-terrorism officials said despite the tape, they had seen no specific or credible intelligence to indicate an imminent Al-Qaeda attack on the US. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #4 I think the emergence of this tape is a wonderful thing, especially since it came out right after the Predator hit in Pakistan. Binny is now a cartoon. He is a figure to be ridiculed. His movement is getting its ass kicked all over the place. It is alienating those whom it most needs for support. It is fast becoming a focus of derision and scorn. If this tape indicats that he is alive, it illustrates that he is weak beyond measure. His call for truce is a message of weakness. His assertion that his side is winning in Iraq and Afghanistan is obvious delusion. The vaunted "Arab Street" can see that as plain as the nose on their face. While they may not admit it to an infidel, they still won't miss it. No one wants to join up with a loser. Binny is every bit the loser right now. Thanks for helping pal. (The release of this tape is so good, that I think Rove is behind it!) |
| Posted by: remoteman 2006-01-20 14:11 |
| #3 What I find interesting about the audio tape is not Binnie's parroting the Democratic Party line of how the war is a quagmire and we are losing or his silly offer of a 'truce'. It is the fact that the tape is an *audio* tape. Terrorism thrives on media attention and an announcement like this is a major media event. The fact that there is no video must mean that he is visually not ready for prime time. I can only hope that whatever ails him is both painful and debilitating. And that whatever cave he is hiding in is cold and drafty. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2006-01-20 13:21 |
| #2 Were there any direct references to current events in the tape? This POS could have been recorded years ago for release at a later time. Without verification it really means nothing, except for the fact that cutting deals with The Great Satan brings no sort of uproar from the extremist community because all of them know that the offer of a hudna is worth less than used toilet paper. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-01-20 11:51 |
| #1 Blowing hard, eh? |
| Posted by: Ptah 2006-01-20 09:12 |