Osama's 'Peace' Pitch

New York Post ^ | January 20, 2006 | Amir Taheri

[Puzzleman]

Is Osama bin Laden looking for contracts for his family's construction firm?

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The second reason for issuing the tape is to prepare Arab opinion for the turning of the tide against the Jihadists in Iraq. With the Arab Sunnis now part of the democratic process in Iraq, the foreign Arab Jihadists fear that they will soon face the ire of the Iraqis rather than occasional operations launched by the U.S. forces. And if things come to that, the Jihadists know that the Iraqis will not be fighting them in accordance with the Marquis of Queensbury rules.

[Puzzleman]

Amir Taheri gives some good reasons for the last Osama tape.

[Cindy]

ON THE NET...

DEFENSElink.mil: "AMERICANS MUST UNDERSTAND U.S. IS AT WAR, GENERAL SAYS" by Jim Garamone, American Forces Press Serive (January 18, 2006)

WHITEHOUSE.gov - News Release - Office of the Press Secretary: "NOTICE: CONTINUATION OF THE NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO TERRORISTS WHO THREATEN TO DISRUPT THE MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS" (January 18, 2006)

BBC.co.uk: "TEXT: 'BIN LADEN TAPE'" (Note: Full text of the message) (Last Updated January 19, 2006)

TrackingAlQueda.blogspot.com: "FINALLY, A JIHADI TRANSCRIPT OF WHAT OBL SAID - COMPLETE" (January 19, 2006)

"www.jaami.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2301"

TrackingAlQaeda.blogspot.com: "MORE FROM FORUMS RE: OBL AUDIO" (January 19, 2006)

"www.mohajroon.com/vb/showthread.php?t=4641" (January 19, 2006)

TrackingAlQueda.blogspot.com: "NEW OBL AUDIO RELEASED ON AL-JAZEERA TODAY" (January 19, 2006)

alghorabaa.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2035"

JIHAD WATCH.org (ANCHORAGE DAILY NEWS): "WEB POST URGES JIHADISTS TO ATTACK ALASKA PIPELINE" (January 19, 2006)

INTERNET-HAGANAH: "AL QAIDA'S STRATEGIC TARGETS DISCUSSION [Updated]" (January 4, 2006)

[bkepley]

Amir Taheri gives some good reasons for the last Osama tape.

How about "calm before the storm"? When Al Qaeda gets quiet I get nervous.

[Great Communicator]

You nailed the most important observation in this article. If we pull out too early, the Shiites are going to go on a post-Vietnam-War-style killing orgy.