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| Another 'letter from Binny'... |
| 2003-01-20 |
| Asia News International Osama bin Laden has issued a new statement urging Muslims to bury their differences and unite to fight the "external enemy", The Nation quoted sources as saying on Monday. The paper, Asharq Al-Awsat, said bin Laden had issued the statement in a letter via the Centre for Islamic Research and Studies in Pakistan. It said the letter was obtained by its journalist Mohamed el-Shaf'aie. I don't know that I'd like to do "Islamic research." What if your research finds something some holy man doesn't agree with? It's fatwah time, and somebody ices you for blasphemy. I'd guess they do a lot more study than research... The letter, written in Arabic, was 26 pages long and signed by bin Laden, the paper said, adding that fundamentalist sources in London had told el-Shaf'aie that, although the letter was undated, it was written a few weeks ago. Wordy little bastard, isn't he? "When will Muslims wake up from their long sleep and when will they distinguish between their friend and enemy," Asharq Al-Awsat quoted bin Laden as saying. "When will they direct their own arrows that they use to fight each other to their external enemy that steals and loots its fortunes and its resources." The usual blah-blah. Did they perchance attach a picture of Binny holding yesterday's newspaper? Somehow I doubt it... Asharq Al-Awsat is Saudi-owned and describes itself as an Arab independent newspaper. It is widely read and respected in the Middle East. If the letter is genuine, it would mark the first missive of 2003 from the leader of the Al Qaeda network, widely blamed for a series of atrocities across the world including the attacks of September 11, 2001, and last October's Bali nightclub bombing. "Universally" is probably the same as "widely." The campaign continues to try and convince the |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #7 Osama bin Rottin Speaks (from beyond)! |
| Posted by: mojo 2003-01-21 03:09:53 |
| #6 "...signed by bin Laden..." Got his signature on a rubber stamp I guess. The reason why he stopped using video tapes is because everyone criticized him on his appearance. He tried losing weight, was succesful, and now everyone's on his back about his gaunt look. Cut him some slack and soon he'll reappear. Sheesh. |
| Posted by: Rw 2003-01-21 00:42:36 |
| #5 "When will Muslims wake up from their long sleep and when will they distinguish between their friend and enemies" To paraphrase, "When will Osama wake up from his long sleep and when will his supporters distinguish him from well-rotted compost?" |
| Posted by: Tresho 2003-01-20 20:34:02 |
| #4 I say it's time to check the security measures again. Every time one of "Binny's" letters or tapes surfaces, something somewhere booms. |
| Posted by: seafarious 2003-01-20 18:10:55 |
| #3 That is the trouble with a madman. People used to comment that if Hitler listened to his generals he would have waited longer to start the war so he would be better prepared. But if he was rational, then he would not have started the thing in the first place. In a very terrible way, Binny jumped the gun because he was (is, has been)a madman, and that has saved our collective asses. Except that some of our countrymen and others paid a terrible price for the warning. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-01-20 17:05:05 |
| #2 When will the CIA release a letter from Binny that says stop fighting you knuckleheads, I've seen the light and we are heading towards the extinction of Islam. If he'd only waited another ten years he'd practically control Europe through unassimilated immigration. He could have used political correctness to keep the American deaf, dumb and blind while he applied pressure for the US to stop supporting authoritarian dictators. Then if the US let up its support they could have taken over the middle east nation by nation. But binny went for the home run and struck out instead. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2003-01-20 16:50:10 |
| #1 First we had videos, then we have audio tapes, then we get 26 page letters. What's next? Storytellers, Ballads in the key of B-minor? Seances? OBL has now become a liability dead or alive, and the key players (Axis of Evil and some of their neighbors) are becoming the focus. They are the ones who provide the real support. The olde follow the money trick. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2003-01-20 14:15:03 |