Osama bin Laden Loses Gray, Still No Play
Purported Bin Laden Video Urges Americans to End Democratic Government
By VOA News
07 September 2007
U.S. intelligence officials have said they believe a new video from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is authentic.
On Friday, analysts said the voice on the recording appears to be bin Laden’s. In the video, bin Laden recommends Americans end their democratic system of government and embrace Islam.
During the 30-minute address, bin Laden made references to recent news events. News accounts indicate the tape contains no overt threats to the United States.
According to a transcript, bin Laden says there are two ways to end the Iraq war. He says one way is for insurgent fighters to continue to escalate the killing of American forces and the other is for Americans to do away with the democratic system of government and embrace Islam.
A posting on an Islamist Web site late Thursday said al-Qaida intended to release the video to mark the sixth anniversary of the September 11th attacks on the United States.
Bin Laden has not appeared in a video message since late 2004. The most recent audio message attributed to him was released more than a year ago.
Bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, are believed to be hiding in the border area between Afghanistan and Pakistan. The United States is offering a $25 million reward for bin Laden.
Al-Qaida Prepares to Release New Bin Laden Video
By VOA News
06 September 2007
U.S.-based monitoring groups say the al-Qaida terrorist network intends to release a new video recording of Osama bin Laden on or before next week’s sixth anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States.
No photos or video of Bin Laden have been seen since late 2004, and the last audio message attributed to the fugitive terrorist leader was heard more than a year ago.
Two private monitoring organizations - SITE intelligence Group and IntelCenter - say an announcement, in the name of al-Qaida’s media-production arm, al-Sahab, seen on an Islamist website this week indicates the new al-Qaida video is about to be released.
A photograph said to be a recent portrait of bin Laden accompanied the announcement.
The United States is offering a $25 million reward for bin Laden, but he has eluded capture since the 2001 attacks on New York and Washington. President Bush says the U.S. will find Osama bin Laden and bring him to justice, no matter how long it takes.
September 10th, 2007 at 11:00 am
New Osama video seems yet another forgery. Everyone needs Osama alive:
terrorists as symbolic leader and the US Administration - to avoid
scaling down the war on terror.
Obadiah Shoher rightly notes (
http://www.samsonblinded.org/news/osama-commemorates-911-1114 ) that
new Osama talks like a leftist university professor. I like Shoher’s
analysis. No way a terrorist leader like Osama would use a speechwriter. Osama is famous
for his rhetoric.
Also, in the tape Osama both threatens America with attack (by
“proving” Americans polytheists) and offers (yet another time)
long-term coaching in Islam.
But his dyed beard makes me cautious. Islam’s mujahedeen dye their
beards before battle.