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WJPBR Email News List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Peace at any cost is a Prelude to War! U.S. Officials: Shows Bin Laden Planned and Executed Attacks W A S H I N G T O N , Dec. 12 — Osama bin Laden acknowledges direct responsibility for the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States, ABCNEWS has learned from a transcript of a videotape obtained by the U.S. government. The videotape — along with the U.S. government's Arabic and English transcripts and English subtitles — is likely to be released by the Department of Defense, pending approval from the president and his security advisers, according to White House officials. "Clearly the president hopes that information can be shared with the public," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said early this afternoon. "The only thing that would stand in the way is if there is anything from intelligence or security that can be compromised. That is not looking like it is likely." White House officials said the videotape will not be released today, as nongovernment translators continue to review exactly what is said on the Arabic-language tape. "The audio quality and the video quality are not good," Fleischer said. "We're very comfortable with the translation which we already do have. … Review is under way. Literally, four interpreters are listening to it." "Evidently, even if you are a fluent Arabic speaker, it is very hard to hear some of the things," said Tori Clarke, a Pentagon spokeswoman, at a separate news conference. "So we want to be very careful that we have an accurate translation." Bin Laden Describes Sept. 11 According to the initial transcript, bin Laden says he and his friends turned on the radio on Sept. 11 at 5:30 p.m. local time — about 9 a.m. in New York City. Soon, they were listening to the coverage of the attacks on the World Trade Center. Bin Laden says they were surprised by the total collapse of the twin towers. He says al Qaeda calculations indicated the heat created by the burning planes full of fuel would melt the steel in the towers, but that only the floors above the point of impact would be destroyed. "The body language that I saw really was just disgusting," Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz said Sunday on ABCNEWS' This Week after viewing the tape. "I mean, that people would take delight in having killed innocent civilians is horrible. "Hopefully, maybe we'll stop hearing any more of these insane conspiracy theories that somehow the U.S. has made this up or somebody else did it," Wolfowitz added. The conversation takes place between bin Laden and an unidentified "P. Sheik," which ABCNEWS has learned stands for "paralyzed" sheik. The sheik, who is otherwise unidentified, assures bin Laden that imams in the mosques of Saudi Arabia are praising his actions. Sources tell ABCNEWS the tape was shot Nov. 9 in Kandahar, the city in southern Afghanistan that was the Taliban's spiritual capital. Sources say whoever made the recording evidently started at the middle of a used videotape, then rewound, and picked up the conclusion of the meeting at the beginning of the tape. As a result, the tape starts with part two of the meeting, then shows home movies and ends with the beginning of the meeting. Tape Shows Direct Control Over Operatives U.S. officials say the tape proves conclusively that bin Laden is responsible for the planning and execution of the attacks. They also believe the tape eliminates the notion that he was above the details of choosing targets, and that al Qaeda is composed entirely of autonomous cells. Rather, officials say the tape shows clear evidence of bin Laden's command and direct control of al Qaeda operatives. "For those who see this tape, they realize that not only is he guilty of incredible murder, he has no conscience and no soul," President Bush said earlier this week. "He represents the worst of civilization." ABCNEWS' Chris Isham, Rebecca Cooper and Terry Moran contributed to this report. *COPYRIGHT NOTICE** In accordance with Title 17 U. S. C. Section 107, any copyrighted work in this message is distributed under fair use without profit or payment to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for nonprofit research and educational purposes only.[Ref. http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml ] Want to be on our lists? Write at [EMAIL PROTECTED] for a menu of our lists! Write to same address to be off lists! <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! 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