Al-Jazeera Airs Videotape by Bin Laden
The Arab television station Al-Jazeera aired a video of Osama bin Laden on Friday directly admitting for the first time that he carried out the Sept. 11 attacks and promising to outline “the best way to avoid another Manhattan.”
It was the first footage of the al-Qaida leader to surface in more than a year. The video showed bin Laden in traditional white robes, a turban and a cloak reading from papers and standing in front of a plain, brown cloth background.
“We decided to destroy towers in America,” bin Laden said.
He said the attack was carried out because “we are a free people … and we want to regain the freedom of our nation.”
He also accused President Bush of “misleading” the American people three years since the 2001 suicide airline hijackings that hit the World Trade Center towers and the Pentagon.
What American is going to listen to Osama Bin Laden on who to vote for on Tuesday? Not this American. The tape hasn’t been released yet – however the news agencies have recieved snippets of the quotes from it – - and OBL’s rhetoric sounds eerily similar to Senator Kerry’s.
Funny, that.
One of the lines from the tape just goes to show that the terrorist don’t care if you are Republican or Democrat. They don’t care who you vote for. They don’t care if you’re white, black, blue or purple – - the fact that you are American is what puts the target on your forehead.
However, Bin Laden and his cronies, clearly do not want George W. Bush back in office. That’s yet another reason – - that is reason enough for me, to vote Bush into office and continue his fight on the war on terrorism.
Get out the vote Tuesday, November 2, 2004!
RE:#246
Now, you’re lying! Just like Bush!
Bush “Knew for a fact” Saddam had stockpiles of WMD. That’s alot different than assuming! AGAIN..IF THIS IS A LIE, IT’S A LIKE THAT GREAT BRITAIN, THE UN, THE CONGRESS, AND YES, JOHN KERRY ARE EQUALLY GUILTY OF..MISTAKEN INTELLIGENCE IS NOT A LIE.
The yellow cake was proved bullshit before Bush said in the State of the Union—he used it anyway. THERE IS NO WAY OF PROVING OR DISPROVING THIS.
The alluminum tubes use for a nuclear program was disputed within the intelligence community while Condi Rice was touting their nuclear connection. IF YOU DON’T THINK SADDAM HAD NUCLEAR AIMS..YOU ARE ON CRACK.
There are NO LINKS with al-Qaeda. NONE! THE ARE, IN FACT, WELL DOCUMENTED LINKS.. AND BY THE WAY…WHY EXACTLY WAS TERRY NICHOLS MEETING WITH AGENTS OF SADDAM’S REGIME IN THE PHILLIPINES PRIOR TO OKLAHOMA CITY?????
Major combat operations have ended? That lie is self evident. I DON’T SEE HOW YOU CAN CONTINUE WITH THIS…. A FIGHT WITH FOREIGN TERRORISTS IS NOT THE SAME AS A MILITARY ROUT OF A CONSTITUTED ARMY.
Even David Kay says that it looks like the weapons were there after the troops arrived, but are gone now! DAVID KAY??? NEXT YOU ARE GOING TO REFERENCE RICHARD CLARKE… OR, HOW ABOUT GEORGE SOROS? WHAT DOES HE SAY?
I see no lie…
I’ll notice, however, that you refused to address the lies of Clinton and Kerry.
Hey, the clocks ticking…has Ted Kennedy killed anyone today?
Better yet, has Bill Clinton Sexually assaulted anyone today?
253: What else is new?
No kidding AG:roll:
The night is still young Mike!
257: Of course, in all fairness, “Clinton is in the past” and there is more than likely a perfectly logical explanation for Clinton and/or Kerry that there is not for Bush. You know how it is…:roll:
The only dead Americans when Clinton lied are on Monica’s dress!
Bush didn’t say he “thinks” Saddam has WMD, or it “looks like” he has WMD, or the world community “beleives” he has WMD, or even that we’re “pretty sure” Saddam has WMD — Bush said he “knew for a fact” Saddam had them and that they knew where they were — buddy, that, by definition is a LIE!
Theyellow-cake-from-Africa-bullshit came from forged documents!
The alluminum tubes have been proven false, as well!
There is NO LINK between Saddam and al Qaeda! NONE!!!!
Major Combat Operations in Iraq have ended — how can you defend this? Go tell a platoon in Iraq that they are not eguaged in major combat!
Bush never told the commanders in Iraq about the weapons. David Kaye is Bush’s boy!
“I think it is game, set and match… There was HMX, RDX in there. The seal was broken and quite frankly to me the most frightening thing is not only is the seal broken and the lock broken but the soldiers left after opening it up.”
The facts speak for themselves and Bush is either incompentent or liar!
The only dead Americans when Clinton lied are on Monica’s dress!
Bush didn’t say he “thinks” Saddam has WMD, or it “looks like” he has WMD, or the world community “beleives” he has WMD, or even that we’re “pretty sure” Saddam has WMD — Bush said he “knew for a fact” Saddam had them and that they knew where they were — buddy, that, by definition is a LIE!
Theyellow-cake-from-Africa-bullshit came from forged documents!
The alluminum tubes have been proven false, as well!
There is NO LINK between Saddam and al Qaeda! NONE!!!!
Major Combat Operations in Iraq have ended — how can you defend this? Go tell a platoon in Iraq that they are not engaged in major combat!
Bush never told the commanders in Iraq about the weapons. David Kaye is Bush’s boy!
“I think it is game, set and match… There was HMX, RDX in there. The seal was broken and quite frankly to me the most frightening thing is not only is the seal broken and the lock broken but the soldiers left after opening it up.”
The facts speak for themselves and Bush is either incompentent or liar!
dg, go read my blog, you need some updated information.
dg, old nemesis, stop jumping to conclusions. You just look stupid doing it, especially when the story turns out to be debunked.
Just cool down.
Don’t be so uptight.
Relax man, how do you get any women always pissin and cryin like that?
Listen to Joe Everyday. He knows what’s up.
I’ve looked at his blog. When I have more time I will look closer.
The bottom line: every issue Bush raised to go to war turned out to be false — you can twist it any way you want, but it still comes out the same…
…Bush pushed the “evidence” and came up wrong!
dg, let’s take it from the top, shall we?
Bush took action based on faulty intelligence GIVEN to him by the CIA. Interestingly enough, many other countries thought Saddam was a threat with WMD’s as well.
We’ve later found out from the Duelfler report, a non partisan invstigation” that the U.N. was in bed w/ Saddam and acting behind our backs.
Charles Duelfler may not have found stockpiles of WMD’s, but he found that Saddam had the cladestine factories and every capability to do just that.
Later investigation has found that Saddam was using the oil for food scam to finance his goals and his intent was to continue development of WMD’s and Nuclear weapons as soon as sanctions were lifted, and as we know, the U.N. was suppose to be watching Saddam. But they instead chose to conspire with him and make underhanded deals.
Russia had financial motive.
France had financial motive.
China had financial motive.
Bush had moral clarity.
You say he fucked things up…….
At least he had the balls to hold Saddam accountable for violating U.N. resolutions for 12 years straight. Saddam thumbed his nose at the world and Clinton just ignored him. Saddam Hussein was a BAD BAD person, worse than Hitler if he ever got that powerful WHICH he would have eventually.
Then what? Deal with him then, when his regimes ten times more powerful than it was?
When he holds Isreal over the fire by threatening Nuclear war?
I know how you feel. Iraq is a quagmire, but I’m telling you, it’s not as bad as you make it out to be.
In ten years, if we had not acted, it would be a hell of alot worse….
I’d bet that on my life.
dg #260 Vince Foster would beg to differ
if he were not, in fact, DEAD.
DG, you have proven nothing….but I’ll pose another question to you.
Is John F. Simoes Ferierra Heinz Kennedy Kerry an:
A) Admitted war criminal
or
B) Bald Faced Liar
because, based on his treasonous testimony after Viet Nam, he has to be one or the other.
Bill Clinton was a hard nosed commander in Chief…..
if you happened to be
A religious fundamentalist (christian of course)
A member of the ever frightening Serbian Army
An employee of a Sudanese aspirin factory
An 8 year old Cuban boy
A white house lawyer with knowledge of the Clinton’s incestuous financial dealings.
Tough leader….. I’m so glad that when the first world trade center bombing, the US embassies in Africa, and the USS cole happened on his watch, he went right after those terrorists…… Good job Bill.
The aluminum tubing has been proven false? Sorry, dg. One scientist, pressed for an alternate use [other than high speed centrifuge] supposed they might be used in rockets. Sure – a $200 precision machined aluminum tube to replace a perfectly functional 50 cent steel tube. That scientist must have been a Proctological Scientist since that answer came right out of his ass.
And hey, about the explosives? Since when have terrorists had trouble finding explosives? Why would they steal 55 gallon barrels when C-4 is so convenient to carry and universally available?
As for which of the bill of rights I would surrender to fight terror? Obviously none, but then a rational reading of the Bill of Rights does not require that we blind ourselves to threats or play Simon Sez with national defense.
Well said Walter.
270-273: Bravo, Walter!!!
Too bad this blog doesn’t have a thumbs-up emoticon (not that there’s anything wrong with the emoticons we have here, don’t get me wrong). I’d definitely give you one!
I love the way you think! 
dg…still waiting for an answer to #273
Where’s Joe Everyday?
I went to his blog… I tried to post a response, but I’m not going through a million user names before I find one that works.
So for the everyday Joe, I will post my findings here:
What time frame are you referring to, regarding Iraq’s WMD production and use? It wouldn’t happen to be around the same time Ronald Reagan and Bush’s daddy were financing and brokering arms for Saddam Hussein, would it?
There is no collaborative link between al-Qaeda and Saddam. Even Donald Rumsfeld says so! Including Cheney’s bogus claims that Mohammed Atta met with Saddam.
Are you sure you guys want to advertise for him? Here’s what he posts on his blog regarding missing weapons:
“They mislead on the responsibility, blaming Bush, when if anyone were to be held responsible on the US side, it would be the troops.”
He can blame the troops — I’ll blame Bush!
Where’s Joe Everyday?
I went to his blog… I tried to post a response, but I’m not going through a million user names before I find one that works.
So, for the everyday Joe, I will post my findings here:
What time frame are you referring to, regarding Iraq’s WMD production and use? It wouldn’t happen to be around the same time Ronald Reagan and Bush’s daddy were financing and brokering arms for Saddam Hussein, would it?
There is no collaborative link between al-Qaeda and Saddam. Even Donald Rumsfeld says so!
Including Cheney’s bogus claims that Mohammed Atta met with Saddam.
….follow the Bush strategists’ reasoning that since President Bush rates higher than John Kerry on fighting terror, anytime Americans get rattled about Iraq and Al Qaeda, it’s a plus for the president. And Republicans can keep claiming that Al Qaeda wants the “weak” Democrat elected, even as some intelligence experts suggest the terrorists prefer that the belligerent Mr. Bush stay in power because he has been a boon to jihadist recruiting, with his disastrous occupation of Iraq and his true believer, us-versus-them, my-Christian-God’s-directing-my-foreign-policy vibe.
Bin Laden campaigns for Bush?
The Bushies’ campaign pitch follows their usual backward logic: Because we have failed to make you safe, you should re-elect us to make you safer. Because we haven’t caught Osama in three years, you need us to catch Osama in the next four years. Because we didn’t bother to secure explosives in Iraq, you can count on us to make sure those explosives aren’t used against you.
same link as above
shiloh, you and the kerry campaign are getting more and more desperate as tuesday approaches. i think i may have to break this engagement.
shiloh and K were engaged?
MYOB
284 – it would seem much too briefly. g’morning K
& what does MYOB mean?
mind your own business shiloh
thank you, peej. g’morning
You are welcome
having a hard time here- wanting a packer win but also a bush
how did you ever get to be a Packers fan?
Arizona has a football team – at least there’s a rumor about that. i’m from Boston, home of champions and something else – o, right…
the next President of the US.
f/u – shitloh – you live in montana
glad to see your heart is light and you’re having a good day, K
btw, K – instead of watching football, shouldn’t you be out shopping for sewing notions and such?
(insert a funny face here)
Breaking News
NADER RIPS OSAMA FOR FAILING TO MENTION HIM
Demands Inclusion in Next Terror Tape
Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader today blasted terror mastermind Osama bin Laden for referring to both President George W. Bush and Senator John Kerry in his latest terror tape but failing to mention him.
“Osama bin Laden’s refusal to mention me even once in the course of a major terror video just proves that he is controlled by the same corporate paymasters as the two major party candidates,” Mr. Nader said.
“But if this is Osama’s way of trying to get me to quit the race, he’s got another thing coming,” he added.
The erstwhile consumer advocate theorized that Mr. bin Laden may have omitted any mention of him in the five-minute video because “I am the candidate he fears most.”
Mr. Nader explained that, unlike Messrs. Bush and Kerry, he has consistently pushed for stricter emission and fuel economy standards for all vehicles driven by al Qaeda madmen.
The third-party candidate capped his critique of Mr. bin Laden with the following ultimatum: “Include me in your next video, or face my wrath.”