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Bin Laden says will take fight to America
2006-07-02
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said his group reserved the right to fight the United States on its land and warned Washington and the world community against sending forces to Somalia, according to an Internet audio tape. "We will fight its (U.S.) soldiers on the land of Somalia ... and we reserve the right to punish it on its land and anywhere possible," said the speaker, who sounded like the Saudi-born militant. "We warn all of the countries in the world not to respond to America by sending international troops to Somalia," he said of the African nation where Islamists' power is rising.
Posted by:Fred

#21  Forget hearts and minds, instill stark, naked fear in the turbanheads and this sh$$ will stop.

I doubt it will stop. It will exponentially increase the fervor to buy some ready made nukes and respond in kind. And as long as there are folks willing to sell and benefit from a troubled America, America will have a problem.
Posted by: Theath Sheretle2555   2006-07-02 22:56  

#20  Like to get that sucker in my crosshairs.
Posted by: JohnQC   2006-07-02 18:47  

#19  The somali islamists will be a local issue if the funding and ideological impetus is removed in a ... ahem ... dramatic way.

Not that I think it will happen.
Posted by: lotp   2006-07-02 14:52  

#18  You forgot Somolia in your target list, OP. And OBL has double-dared you.
Posted by: Darrell   2006-07-02 14:49  

#17  I've read about the supposed crossing into the eastern Saudi desert about 50 miles north of Sharm al-Shaik, but I haven't seen anything actually acknowledging PROOF of it. There IS a "Mount Sinai" about 170 miles north of Jenna, but that's not in the Sinai Peninsula, which the Bible insinuates is where Moses received the 10 Commandments. Mecca and Medina are a long way SOUTH of Jenna. The first nuke, however, should be a 10MT on Riyadh, hopefully when the entire house of saud is at home. THEN we can nuke mecca, medina, Tehran, Qom, and most of pakiwakiland, and be done with this sh$$. I want our "art of diplomacy" to return to saying "nice doggie" while reaching for a humongous rock. We've been too da$$$$ nice in our waging war. Forget hearts and minds, instill stark, naked fear in the turbanheads and this sh$$ will stop. They don't understand nice. "Nice" to them equals "weak". We need to show just how strong we are. Leveling a few cities would do the trick. We also need to level a few "national" newspapers at the same time for being on the losing side. Sulzburger should hang, along with his senior editors, on Times Square.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2006-07-02 14:41  

#16  I didn't know about the possible true site where Moses received the 10 commandments. However, I was thinking the initial story related to, ie Mecca and Medina, but Mike has made a good point as to why that particular initiative might have been taken off the table.
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2006-07-02 13:51  

#15  Those were awfully big rock tablets Moses used to carve the Commandments on, Tony. And remember, he had to go back up and do it a second time after he smashed the first set. Unbelievable deltoids he had, after. ;-)
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-07-02 13:26  

#14  What's the link to the eastern part?
Posted by: Nimble Spemble   2006-07-02 13:01  

#13  ...show mutual respect at the very least, don't you think?

Yeah, we wouldn't want to endanger the Jewish tourists who must flock to the site, right? Er, right? Hello?
Posted by: Angie Schultz   2006-07-02 12:57  

#12  Not all the Western bits surely Danielle?
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2006-07-02 10:26  

#11  Danielle, bless you, you are waaaay too nice for this world. :)
Posted by: Glaitch Groting9149   2006-07-02 10:02  

#10  There was a rumour going around a few years ago that someone with authority had privately spoken to the Soddies about further attacks on America leading to the release of bottled sunshine on some sites of religious import in the Western part of The Magic Kingdom. I wonder if it was true...
The western part of the Kingdom is also thought to be the true site where Moses received the 10 Commandments, making it a site that is sacred to Christians and Jews....show mutual respect at the very least, don't you think?
Posted by: Danielle   2006-07-02 09:57  

#9  Now is the time to do it, since his allies the NYT have shut down the effective anti-terrorist programs.
Posted by: DarthVader   2006-07-02 09:10  

#8  Tony-
I remember that story as well, and it would be nice were it true. The problem is that given Muzzy thinking, some as*hole would issue a fatwa that Mecca wasn't really a place so much as an idea, and as long you dropped on your face several times a day in the right direction, it would be okay to keep killing infidels.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2006-07-02 07:57  

#7  Sounds like a fund-raiser to me. Osama's only real hope is a Democratic Congress next year.
Posted by: RWV   2006-07-02 07:21  

#6  "That would be ... unwise"

There was a rumour going around a few years ago that someone with authority had privately spoken to the Soddies about further attacks on America leading to the release of bottled sunshine on some sites of religious import in the Western part of The Magic Kingdom. I wonder if it was true...
Posted by: Tony (UK)   2006-07-02 07:10  

#5  Binny still dribbling shit ? Poor guy..
Posted by: Oztralian   2006-07-02 02:41  

#4  Musta hear Howie Dean's speech.
Posted by: Captain America   2006-07-02 00:28  

#3  how's that cave or ISI safehouse ya craven Piece Of Shit™? Instead of audiotapes, why don't you come out of hiding and do a satphone call or interview? coward
Posted by: Frank G   2006-07-02 00:07  

#2  Well, the "Report Suspicious Activity" signs are on along the highways in DC, like they are every time the terror level is raised. Perhaps it's just related to July 4.
Posted by: Seafarious   2006-07-02 00:07  

#1  "Bin Laden says will take fight to America"

Sure ya' wannt try that, Binny?

Didn't work out so well for ya' last time, did it?
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2006-07-02 00:03  

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