(Dubai, United Arab Emirates) The full content of the audio tape of Osama bin Laden, of which excerpts were released by Al-Jazeera on January 19, was posted on the Internet earlier today by the al Qaeda media group al-Sahab.
From KhaleejTimes.com:
Osama bin Laden promised never to be captured alive and declared the US had resorted to the same "barbaric" tactics used by Saddam Hussein, according to an audiotape purportedly by the Al Qaeda leader that was posted on Monday on a militant Web site.Bin Laden is likely a fan of film legend James Cagney who I know has said, "You'll never take me alive, Copper!" In any event, it's fine with me and the sooner, the better.
The tape appeared to be a complete version of one that was first broadcast Jan. 19 on Al-Jazeera, the pan-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.
Don't you find the timing of the release of the tape somewhat odd? Typically, bin Laden is quite skilled at managing the media's messages yet, for some strange reason, this tape is posted right when cartoon protests and demonstrations are hogging the news. It's not clear whether the release of the tape was timed wrong or timed to trigger specific actions on the part of sleeper cells. I wouldn't be surprised by either.
Tipped by Mac Powell at In The Bullpen.
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