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2006-06-30 | ||
Rome, 30 June (AKI) - A new video message mourning the recent death of al-Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been posted to an Islamist website. The 19-minute video, purportedly from al-Qaeda's leader, Osma bin Laden, praises al-Zarqawi, killed in US-led airstrikes on his hideout three weeks ago as the "lion of holy war," and regrets that he has not been able to return to his homeland. Bin Laden addresses US president George W Bush, warning him not to be "too happy" about Zarqawi's death, "for the banner [of al-Qaeda in Iraq] hasn't dropped but has passed from one lion of Islam to another lion." "We will continue, God willing, to fight you and your allies everywhere," he said, "in Iraq and Afghanistan and in Somalia and Sudan until we waste all your money and kill your men," bin Laden continues. In the video, bin Laden reportedly calls on Bush to return Zarqawi's body to his family, and eulogises al-Zarqawi. "Abu Musab had clear instructions to focus his fight on the occupiers," bin Laden continues, "particularly the Americans and to leave aside anyone who remains neutral."
The video, lasting 19 minutes, shows a still picture of Bin Laden, and moving pictures of al-Zarqawi. The recording's authenticity has not been verified, but if it is confirmed, it would be the fourth audio message Bin Laden has released this year. No new video images of the al-Qaeda leader have appeared since October 2004, however.
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Posted by:Steve |
#8 What does it mean when Bin Ladin is drooling out of both corners of his mouth? The cave floor is level. :-) |
Posted by: grb 2006-06-30 16:32 |
#7 Bin Laden addresses US president George W Bush, warning him not to be "too happy" about Zarqawi's death, "for the banner [of al-Qaeda in Iraq] hasn't dropped but has passed from one lion of Islam to another lion." This, from a lion sonofab!tch. |
Posted by: Zenster 2006-06-30 14:39 |
#6 still picture of Bin Laden A natural for a guest shot on Space Ghost, Coast-to-Coast. |
Posted by: 6 2006-06-30 13:17 |
#5 I think you all are onto something there. I mean, we saw yesterday here that President Bush can "rap Sunday, Bloody, Sunday". |
Posted by: BA 2006-06-30 12:45 |
#4 Binny speaks - a computer voice synth program just waiting for good video synth software. |
Posted by: 3dc 2006-06-30 12:25 |
#3 James Robbins at National Review:The promised Osama bin Laden tribute tape to Abu Musab al Zarqawi surfaced early Friday, and it demonstrated that the al Qaeda leader can still generate headlines and dominate news cycles, at least temporarily. And he doesn’t need to say anything particularly earthshaking to do it. In the excerpts available at press time, bin Laden heaps the usual praise on Zarqawi — man of determination — lion of jihad — great knight and prince — yadda yadda. He calls the American raid that killed him “shameful,” perhaps a condemnation of it being an air attack instead of a face-to-face shootout. Or maybe just consistent with the Mujahedin Shura Council’s contention that the bombing was simply a random event, a chance result of routine Coalition bombing of Iraqi residential areas. On the other hand the Shura Council also said it was God’s will, so if the Coalition forces were agents of the divine power, where’s the shame in that? . . . |
Posted by: Mike 2006-06-30 12:14 |
#2 He speaks but no video of him save for a still photo. There's a good possibility that Al-Qaeda has been playing "Weekend at Bernie's" with Bin Laden since Tora Bora. We get one audio tape after another, and who knows, it could spliced material or someone who sounds awfully like Binny Boy. Either way, if he lives, he will eventually go the way of the Zarkman. |
Posted by: Lancasters Over Dresden 2006-06-30 10:44 |
#1 Sent a audio cassette via mule, with several dead drops, to al-Qaeda media services in Pakistan where they laid the audio track over stock footage. No way to backtrack it to him But he could have Fed-exed it to Waziristan to be put on a donkey in the first place!!! He is safely far away getting his news from satellite but goung to elaborate lengths to make us think he is living weeks away from civilization. Tora Bora shook the coward up and he's long gone. |
Posted by: Danielle 2006-06-30 10:28 |