Bin Laden Appears on New Tape

Fox News ^ | 10-29-04 | Jrmink

[jrmink]

WASHINGTON — The Arab television station Al-Jazeera is broadcasting a new tape from Al Qaeda (search) leader Usama bin Laden (search). Multiple sources told FOX News that the 18-minute videotape is authentic and said its release was timed to coincide with Tuesday's presidential elections. Bin Laden makes reference to recent conflicts in Iraq and addresses the American people directly, sources said. U.S. officials said the tape appears to have been made recently. Bin Laden is speaking from a lectern and he talks about threats to the United States and he says that President Bush will not protect the American people Al-Jazeera said the tape deals with the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on the United States and their consequences. While the announcer said the message was an audiotape, the station's Web site called it a video. The Qatari-based channel did not say how it had received the tape nor how it had concluded that it was authentic. The channel has previously received audio- and videotapes from people linked to Al Qaeda. FOX News' Bret Baier, Ian McCaleb, Anna Persky and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

[cowtowney]

Kerry is picking up some great endorsements:

Osama bin Laden
Yassar Arafat

Maybe he'll get the rest of his buds to throw in with him:

Kim Jong-il
Bashar Assad
Ali Khamenei
Hu Jintao
Robert Mugabe

[sinkspur]

Well, I don't think Bush is at a disadvantage vis-a-vis the bin Laden tape. Joe Piscopo was on Neil Cavuto. He said he's a Kerry supporter, but this tape makes him want to vote for Bush. "How dare that SOB try to influence our elections!"

That will be the reaction of a lot of people.

[singfreedom]

Wow, you can see even the physical resemblance! I wonder if they are related? or maybe John Kerry is masquerading as Osama Bin Laden?!!!!

[Bassfire]

[RippleFire]

bump

[sinkspur]

If the Kerry campaign tries to spin this in any way, they're going to get bit bad. Having said that, I think it's true of the Bush campaign, too.

Bush doesn't have to spin it. He just needs to play to the awareness of the American voters of his war on terror, that he's eliminated many al-Qaeda members, and that we have to continue to fight them there or fight them here.

[Stentor]

i agree with you, but i think we need one this time.Is it a troll characteristic that you fail to capitalize the letter I.

[San Jacinto]

Kerry is picking up some great endorsements: Osama bin Laden Yassar Arafat

All he needs is Kim Jung Il and the New York Times for the Grand Slam.

[Repub4bush]

Mark Raciot (sp) on Fox right now, says the campaign will not respond to tape. Response will come from the President/Gov't.

[faithincowboys]

Anybody come up with Kerry's most likely response to this?

My guess: Had we not outsourced our national security to Afghan warlords at Tora Bora, had we not diverted ourselves in the Iraqi quagmire, we would have have captured or killed Bin Laden-- the mass murderer of 3,000 Americans.

Goodness, the alliance between the Left and our enemies is ongoing. The Arabs know who we are, better than we know who we are. And who we are is a country susceptible to this tape and the demagoguery of the Left.

[good_fight]

Bush doesn't have to spin it. He just needs to play to the awareness of the American voters of his war on terror...

Exactly right. By "spin" I meant this notion that somehow the tape constitutes an UBL "endorsement" of Kerry.

[I Drive Too Fast]

If he were stupid enough to attack the US on our shore in 1982 when Reagan was President, we would have a lot less terrorist today to worry about.

[yield 2 the right]

Wow that was quick!!! /:) raised eyebrow

[singfreedom]

I would say Bin Laden has answered that pretty explicitly. He all but produced a Kerry/Edwards campaign sign!

[handy]

"The infidel Mary Cheney is a lesbian."

"In addition, the infidel George Bush is outsourcing America's future with tax cuts to the wealthy. Where are the 1.6 million jobs? The infidel Bush is the first infidel since the infidel Herbert Hoover to lose jobs! Awake from your slumber, America! The infidel John Kerry has a plan. You can do better, Insha'Allah!"

[MonaMars]

"This does not add up, this sounds fake.

Why would he care if Bush "mislead the American people????

Now he's concerned about about us being mislead???

Doesn't add up my friends."

On the face of it, it sounds like he's setting us up for what's to come: a massive pre-election hit. And he wants to make sure everyone understands that it'll all be Dubya's fault when it comes. As in, "You poor misled American sheep, you follow Bush, you die. Don't blame me when your cities blow, blame him." Then off will go the stunned sheeple to vote for Kerry, who'll nuance them to safety. My take anyway.

[cyncooper]

Rhetorical question: will Michael Moore be embarrassed that bin Laden is taking a page out of his book?

I'll bet he's bursting with pride.

I am serious.

[cyncooper]

Countdown for how long before we hear the dems blame Karl Rove for setting this up to make Kerry look bad?

Let them. They can explain how Rove made Osama sound like he's campaigning for Kerry.

[i_dont_chat]

I agree. This whole communication doesn't ring true to me. It doesn't make sense. There is more to it than meets the eye.

What a strange, strange world we are living in these days.

"This does not add up, this sounds fake. Why would he care if Bush "mislead the American people???? Now he's concerned about about us being mislead??? Doesn't add up, my friends."

[cyncooper]

Fox at a rally saying President Bush will speak on it shortly.

I'm not following what you mean by saying Bush is at a disadvantage. I'm not seeing that, no matter what the Kamp Kerry spin is.

Oh---wait, James Rosen said President Bush made taped remarks a short time ago to the reporters with him and they will be released shortly and played.