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| Binny sez he'll never be taken alive in full audio tape |
| 2006-02-20 |
| Osama bin Laden promised never to be captured alive and declared the U.S. had resorted to the same "repressive" tactics used by Saddam Hussein, according to an audiotape purportedly by the al-Qaeda leader that was posted Monday on a militant website. The tape appeared to be a complete version of one that was first broadcast Jan. 19 on Al-Jazeera, the Arab satellite channel, in which bin Laden offered the United States a long-term truce but also said his al-Qaeda terror network would soon launch a fresh attack on American soil. "I have sworn to only live free. Even if I find bitter the taste of death, I don't want to die humiliated or deceived," Mr. bin Laden said. In drawing the comparison to American military behaviour in Iraq to that of Mr. Hussein, the speaker said: "The jihad is continuing with strength, for Allah be all the credit, despite all the barbarity, the repressive steps taken by the American army and its agents, to the extent that there is no longer any mentionable difference between this criminality and the criminality of Saddam." With the implied criticism of Mr. Hussein, Mr. bin Laden appeared to be denying assertions by the United States that the former Iraqi leader had ties to al-Qaeda — ties that were given as one rationale for invading Iraq. In the full tape that was posted Monday, bin Laden engaged in renewed propaganda, mocking President George W. Bush's aircraft carrier declaration in April 2003 that major conflict in Iraq had ended. Speaking directly to the American people, the speaker said: "You can rescue whatever you can from this hell. The solution is in your hands, if their (U.S. troops') situation matters to you at all." The initial excerpts had been the first tape from the al-Qaida leader in more than a year — the longest period without a message since the Sept. 11, 2001, suicide hijackings in the United States. The CIA last month authenticated the voice on the initial recording as that of bin Laden, an agency official told The Associated Press at the time. The al-Qaida leader is believed to be hiding in the border region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #10 Osama bin Laden promised never to be captured alive Works for me too, Barb! |
| Posted by: Secret Master 2006-02-20 20:36 |
| #9 why doesn't this big-lipped ugly piece of shit show himself in a competent video? Half his face gone? Stroke? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-02-20 19:43 |
| #8 Well said Joe, makes wanna go clean my Browning HP. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-02-20 19:41 |
| #7 FNC reports that Osama had warned about new plans being made to attack America - will say again that Dubya, his Admin, and the bulk of the GOP Congress, including anti-Clinton Dems as PC "collateral/incidental casualties", are the Burqua Boyz's likely targets. The Clinton-led, OWG and anti-American American Socialist Dems will rule Washington and the NPE becuz they "survived" any new 9-11's. Furthermore, iff Dubya decides to stop Iran from dev nukes vv mil action, ANY US "DEFEAT/STALEMATE" WILL BE INTERPRETED BY OSAMA AS THE DIVINE HAND OF GOD-ISLAM, THIS EMPOWERING HIS CAUSE. 9-11 and the GWOT > AMERICA EITHER PREVAILS, OR IT WILL BE DESTROYED. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-02-20 19:38 |
| #6 Works for me, binny. We don't wantcha alive, anyway. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-02-20 15:51 |
| #5 (lest their be any confusion, that was me channeling Joshua Micah Marshall... except for the last line. I couldn't resist.) |
| Posted by: eLarson 2006-02-20 11:27 |
| #4 Ah yes, it is all a Rovian plot to have bin Laden (the real one, dontcha know) parrot Democrat talking points. Each time he does it, I understand binny gets to watch his favorite Jessica Simpson video. |
| Posted by: eLarson 2006-02-20 11:25 |
| #3 and declared the U.S. had resorted to the same "repressive" tactics used by Saddam Hussein, ... to the extent that there is no longer any mentionable difference between this criminality and the criminality of Saddam. Amazing.... Binny is channeling Ted Kennedy.... Has anyone ever seen the two of them in the same room? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-02-20 10:39 |
| #2 err... Fine with me binny, whatever suits you dude.. just GO |
| Posted by: frenchfregoli 2006-02-20 10:06 |
| #1 "I have sworn to only live free. Even if I find bitter the taste of death, I don't want to die humiliated or deceived," Mr. bin Laden said. This guy is as deluded as Mohammed Atta. Remember him? He wrote a will stipulating that he not be buried with contact with menstruating women. As if someone was going to see to it that his wishes were carried out! No humiliation, indeed! Sorry Binny, you don't get to pick how you go off. |
| Posted by: Spoter Unatle4689 2006-02-20 08:53 |