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2006-04-23 Terror Networks
New Bin Laden Audio Airs
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Posted by doc 2006-04-23 08:48|| || Front Page|| [11137 views since 2007-05-07]  Top

#1 Associated Press:

CAIRO, Egypt — Al Qaeda terrorist leader Usama bin Laden said in an audio tape broadcast by Al-Jazeera television Sunday that the Western cut off of funds to the Palestinian Hamas-led government proved the U.S. and Europe were at war with Islam.

He also said the West was supporting he called a "Zionist crusader war against Muslims."

"The blocade which the West is imposing on the government of Hamas proves that there is a Zionist [Jewish] crusaders [Christian] war on Islam," the tape said.

"I say that this war is the joint responsibility of the people and the governments. While the war continues, the people renew their allegiance to their rulers and politicans and continue to send their sons to our countries to fight us," bin Laden said.
Posted by Mike 2006-04-23 09:34||   2006-04-23 09:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Blocked aid--did we hit a terrorist nerve? Like that ever-present "humiliation"?

This tape is a God-send. Affiliating himself with Hamas-this is beautiful.

Stay the course on this aid issue, or weaken and watch the "strong horse" emerge stronger.
Posted by Jules 2006-04-23 09:46||   2006-04-23 09:46|| Front Page Top

#3 It occurred to me yesterday, after reading rantburg, that the Islamists are in the process of being routed. They are putting all of their stock into Iran because he is telling them everything they want to hear and claiming he can throw a hail Mary. But, as those quotes from that Asia Times article made clear, they are starting to ask "what if he can't, then what?".

We'll see the weaker wannabee-really-big leaders start making really stupid but bold mistakes as they cling to their delusions, ambitions and power- (including Assad, Erdogan and Chirac).

It always gets most bloody and shrill as the power starts to slip away - but this audio of Osama is basically a humiliating beg for money as their overall structure is collapsing.
Posted by 2b 2006-04-23 10:00||   2006-04-23 10:00|| Front Page Top

#4 Broadcasting from his clandestine newsroom in North Waziristan where Paki arty could be clearly heard in the distance. "It is getting too hot here brothers, we must shift our effort to the Sudan."
Posted by Besoeker 2006-04-23 11:02||   2006-04-23 11:02|| Front Page Top

#5 There's got to be a coded message for Mary McCarthy in there somewhere.
Posted by Matt 2006-04-23 11:23||   2006-04-23 11:23|| Front Page Top

#6 Cutting off funds means we're at war with Islam? So what did the turning ON of the spigots mean? The duck-witch analysis rears its head once again.
Posted by Perfessor 2006-04-23 12:20||   2006-04-23 12:20|| Front Page Top

#7 Now, now Bin Laden, you wouldn't want any awful, infidel Crusader money would you?
Posted by Captain America 2006-04-23 13:02||   2006-04-23 13:02|| Front Page Top

#8 And, since you declared war against the infidels in 1996, wouldn't you think the infidels would wanna turn you into toast?
Posted by Captain America 2006-04-23 13:04||   2006-04-23 13:04|| Front Page Top

#9 Now, now Bin Laden, you wouldn't want any awful, infidel Crusader money would you?

You don't understand. Money from us to the Lions of Islam is jizya -- protection money. When we stopped paying, we broke the dhimma.

Worse than raping his mother, that.
Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford  2006-04-23 13:19|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/]  2006-04-23 13:19|| Front Page Top

#10 Notice that the MSM has omitted the part about inciting muslims to go and fight on the side of sudanese muslims massacring Christians.
Posted by TMH 2006-04-23 13:34||   2006-04-23 13:34|| Front Page Top

#11 Just wondering... but how sure can we be that this is an authentic tape?

I know I said this last time, and the time before. But someone needs to ask.
Posted by Phil 2006-04-23 13:58||   2006-04-23 13:58|| Front Page Top

#12 yup, go with the muslim on muslim violence in Dafur.

Scream bout the lack of funds to Paleostine.

less and less fear from our side on this shit.

less and less support for As Q.

You're dead and defunct - just the death throws we see.
Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-04-23 14:00||   2006-04-23 14:00|| Front Page Top

#13 He keeps calling for total war. We keep disapointing him by a measured approach. Lets just give them what they want and use up some of those 70's era nukes. CLean up our sites and our terrorist problems, all in one shot.
Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan  2006-04-23 14:13||   2006-04-23 14:13|| Front Page Top

#14 There's got to be a coded message for Mary McCarthy in there somewhere.
M A K E M E A S A N D W I C H
Posted by 6 2006-04-23 15:07||   2006-04-23 15:07|| Front Page Top

#15 LOL, 6! :)
Posted by Whick Whigum9557 2006-04-23 15:46||   2006-04-23 15:46|| Front Page Top

#16 The blogosphere is discussing the 'dog that didn't bark'; OBL makes no mention of Iraq. Guess it was a QUAGMIRE after all - for Al Qaeda
Posted by DMFD 2006-04-23 16:23||   2006-04-23 16:23|| Front Page Top

#17 I'm just waiting on Hugo Chavez to hold a press conference and announce his support, and the resources of his million man reserve force for Bin Laden. It surely has to be coming within the hour.
Posted by Besoeker 2006-04-23 16:30||   2006-04-23 16:30|| Front Page Top

#18 Even the muslim main street isn't going to buy this.

Dar fur is muzzie on muzzie - no infidels allowed so far or ever according to current powers.

Pal has been left high and dry by their muzzie brothers. The west sticking mostly to the terrorist gov't stand.

He's whistling in the shithouse - see what turds come out to play.

I think this newest video will garner more laughs from even muzzies than support.
Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-04-23 16:38||   2006-04-23 16:38|| Front Page Top

#19 Not with that carrier group so close by - he's locked in his room, under the bed, shaking in his Che Jammies (the ones with the feet on them and the lil backdoor/trapdoor)
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-04-23 16:38||   2006-04-23 16:38|| Front Page Top

#20 Dar fur is muzzie on muzzie - no infidels allowed so far or ever according to current powers.

So what? It's Arab (more or less) on African. That trumps anything else, regardless of what nonsense they spout about ignoring racial differences.
Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford  2006-04-23 16:52|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/]  2006-04-23 16:52|| Front Page Top

#21 via Tigerhawk.

Apart from the list's comic aspects, it is fascinating for its omissions. Why didn't bin Laden talk about Iraq?

Less than 2 1/2 years ago, al Qaeda broke the news to the Taliban that it was diverting resources to Iraq so as to humiliate the American "Crusaders."

All this was on the orders of bin Laden himself, the sources said. Why? Because the terror chieftain and his top lieutenants see a great opportunity for killing Americans and their allies in Iraq and neighboring countries such as Turkey, according to Taliban sources who complain that their own movement will suffer... Bin Laden believes that Iraq is becoming the perfect battlefield to fight the “American crusaders” and that the Iraqi insurgency has been “100 percent successful so far,” according to a Taliban participant at the mid-November meeting who goes by the nom de guerre Sharafullah.


Al Qaeda drew a line in the sands of the Sunni Triangle, and the United States Army and Marines walked right across it. First, al Qaeda tried to kill Americans, per bin Laden's orders. It largely failed. Then al Qaeda went after America's allies, and succeeded only in turning public opinion against itself in every Muslim country it attacked. After thirty months of battlefield defeats and political embarrassments, bin Laden won't even mention Iraq in one of his rare public utterances, and he rallies his troops to fight a war where American soldiers aren't. How humiliating. How delightful.

Al Qaeda has lost in Iraq, and bin Laden is desperate to change the subject. He and his organization are at grave risk of being discredited, and when that happens it will be much harder for al Qaeda to attract recruits, raise money, or deal with governments.
Posted by DarthVader 2006-04-23 17:02||   2006-04-23 17:02|| Front Page Top

#22 excellent DV
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-04-23 17:15||   2006-04-23 17:15|| Front Page Top

#23 But, as those quotes from that Asia Times article made clear, they are starting to ask "what if he can't, then what?"

...A good friend of mine wrote an alternate history story sometime back in which the MMs were about to throw a nuke at the US. One of their advisors (a German) tries to convince them not to and is told, "Allah will save us!" The advisor grabs one by the robes, shakes him and screams, "And who will save Allah from the Americans??"

It's coming to that point.

Mike
Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2006-04-23 17:28||   2006-04-23 17:28|| Front Page Top

#24 Sounds like a good read Mike ;)

And yes, it is coming to that point...
Posted by Tony (UK) 2006-04-23 17:43||   2006-04-23 17:43|| Front Page Top

#25 inshallah.

Are the fundo starting to understand that Allan hates them too? Otherwise, they'd have enslaved more of the muslim population by now.

Inshallah - Allan doesn't like you.
Posted by Thinemp Whimble2412 2006-04-23 17:46||   2006-04-23 17:46|| Front Page Top

#26 We're going to have to kill their god.
Posted by Dave D.">Dave D.  2006-04-23 17:56||   2006-04-23 17:56|| Front Page Top

#27 Drudge sez there's heavy editing, but the link doesn't work yet - check back later
Posted by Frank G">Frank G  2006-04-23 18:12||   2006-04-23 18:12|| Front Page Top

#28 It is time for our psyops people to do a binny tape with an imposter. Get the guys from South park to write the script.

Another good one would be to have a Zarq impersonator read the Iowahawk e-mail.

And an Ahmadijerk fulminating would also be good.

These guys need to be laughed at widely in the ME.

This would also be a good way to get some patriotic film types a start. They should get good PR stateside.
Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-04-23 18:29||   2006-04-23 18:29|| Front Page Top

#29 Has anyone seen Rich Little lately?
Posted by doc 2006-04-23 18:41||   2006-04-23 18:41|| Front Page Top

#30 "The blockade which the West is imposing on the government of Hamas proves that there is a Zionist crusaders war on Islam," the tape said.
Funny. We were giving them money, he attacks us. We begin to cut off his money, and it's an attack on Islam. If he had'nt of attacked us, he'd have plenty of money. He dose'nt believe in personal responsibilty, dose he?

Posted by plainslow 2006-04-23 22:10||   2006-04-23 22:10|| Front Page Top

#31 And is there anything like the level of the information and discussion here and on the blogoshere anywhere in the MSM? Not that I see.
Posted by Brett 2006-04-23 22:29||   2006-04-23 22:29|| Front Page Top

#32 It does look like there's a tacit admission of defeat in there. Since no one in the MSM will ever do so, I would like to commend our valorous Crusader forces on their glorious victory over Al Qaeda Iraq!
Posted by HV 2006-04-23 22:54||   2006-04-23 22:54|| Front Page Top

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