Why do I get the feeling he's your hero?
On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 8:59 AM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: > Didn't we invade Iraq to get Bin Laden ... you know the leader of the > people that attacked the US on 9/11? > > ------------------------ > CAIRO, Egypt Al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden urged Muslims to launch > a jihad against Israel and condemned Arab governments as allies of the > Jewish state in a new message aimed at harnessing anger in the Mideast > over the Gaza offensive. > > Bin Laden spoke in an audiotape posted Wednesday on Islamic militant > Web sites where al-Qaida usually issues its messages. It was his first > tape since May and came nearly three weeks after Israel started its > campaign against Gaza's militant Hamas rulers. > > The al-Qaida leader also vowed that the terror network would open "new > fronts" against the United States and its allies beyond Iraq and > Afghanistan. He said President-elect Barack Obama has received a > "heavy inheritance" from George W. Bush _ two wars and "the collapse > of the economy," which he said will render the United States unable to > sustain a long fight against the mujahedeen, or holy warriors. > > "There is only one strong way to bring the return of Al-Aqsa and > Palestine, and that is jihad in the path of God," bin Laden said in > the 22-minute audiotape, referring to the revered Al-Aqsa Mosque in > Jerusalem. "The duty is to urge people to jihad and to enlist the > youth into jihad brigades." > > "Islamic nation, you are capable of defeating the Zionist entity with > your popular capabilities and your great hidden strength _ without the > support of (Arab) leaders and despite the fact that most of (the > leaders) stand in the barracks of the Crusader-Zionist alliance," bin > Laden said. > > The authenticity of the tape could not be independently confirmed, but > the voice resembled that of bin Laden in previous messages. > > The tape, entitled "a call for jihad to stop the aggression on Gaza," > was played over a still picture of bin Laden and the Al-Aqsa Mosque in > Jerusalem's Old City, one of Islam's holiest sites. But there were no > English subtitles and flashy production graphics that usually > accompany such messages. > > That suggested the message had been hastily put together and issued to > best exploit anger in the region over the Gaza offensive, which > Palestinian medical officials say has killed more than 940 > Palestinians, half of them civilians. Israel said the offensive aims > to halt rocket fire from Gaza against Israeli towns. > Story continues below > > Bin Laden accused Arab leaders of "avoiding their responsibility" to > liberate Palestine. > > "If you are not convinced to fight, then open the way to those who are > convinced," he said. > > Bin Laden and his lieutenants frequently use the Palestinian issue to > try to rally support for al-Qaida and often call for holy war to free > Jerusalem. But there has been little sign that the terror group has > carried out attacks in Israel. Bin Laden made no direct reference to > Hamas, which seized power in Gaza in 2007. Al-Qaida leaders have > frequently criticized the Palestinian militant group for participating > in elections and failing to seriously pursue jihad against Israel. > > The al-Qaida leader also said the world economic crisis was a sign > that the United States' power was falling apart, boasting that "the > Islamic nation's jihad is one of the main causes of these destructive > results for our enemies." > > Pointing to wars in Afghanistan and Iraq since the Sept. 11, 2001 > attacks, bin Laden said al-Qaida was prepared to fight "for seven more > years, and seven more after that, then seven more." > > "We are on the way to opening new fronts," he said, urging Muslims to > "join hands with the mujahedeen to continue the jihad against the > enemy, to continue bleeding them on these two fronts and on the others > that are open to you." > > "The question is, can America continue the war against us for several > more decades? The reports and signs show us otherwise," he said. He > said Bush had left his successor "with a heavy inheritance," forcing > Obama to choose between withdrawing from the wars or continuing. > > "If he withdraws from the war, it is a military defeat. If he > continues, he drowns in economic crisis," bin Laden said. > > It was the first time bin Laden have spoken of Obama, though he did > not mention him by name. Bin Laden's top deputy Ayman al-Zawahri has > previously spoken against Obama, warning Muslims he will not bring > major change in U.S. policies. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:284835 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
