Posted on 05/06/2011 1:05:25 PM PDT by Bad~Rodeo
ISLAMABAD, May 6 : Al Qaeda confirmed Osama Bin Laden was dead on Friday, dispelling some of the fog around the killing of the “holy warrior,” and vowed to mount more attacks on the West.
The announcement by the Islamist network, which promised to publish a taped message from Bin Laden soon, appeared likely to silence doubts expressed by some that he had died at all.
In a statement online, it said Bin Laden’s blood “is more precious to us and to every Muslim than to be wasted in vain.”
“It will remain, with permission from Allah the Almighty, a curse that hunts the Americans and their collaborators and chases them inside and outside their country.”
Al Qaeda urged Pakistanis to rise up against their government to “cleanse” the country of what it called the shame brought on it by Bin Laden’s shooting and of the “filth of the Americans who spread corruption in it.”
“Before the sheikh passed from this world and before he could share with the Islamic nation in its joys over its revolutions in the face of the oppressors, he recorded a voice recording of congratulations and advice which we will publish soon, God willing,” the militant group said.
“We warn the Americans not to harm the corpse of the sheikh or expose it to any indecent treatment or to harm any members of his family, living or dead, and to deliver the corpses to their families,” it added. US officials say Bin Laden’s body has been buried at.
(Excerpt) Read more at arabnews.com ...
I'd be as happy as anyone to (largely) withdraw from both Afghanistan and Iraq. BUT, we're kidding ourselves if we think the reason they're inflamed is because we're there. That shouldn't be the impetus for our departure.
They hate us because we're not Muzzies, and they hate us because we won't abandon Israel - probably in that order. Even if we withdraw, and Israel ceases to exist, they'll still hate us, and they'll still be inflamed because THAT's what their religion tells them to be.
Eventually being defined as right before the election...
I don’t want to sound to paranoid, but not releasing the pictures is causing psychological issues on a national scale.
Obama kills a dead terrorist and now he’s acting like John Wayne. How Gutsy of you Mr. Obumma.
A quran makes an excellent fire-starter
I get that.
I was using middle east withdraw to make a point about the admin not releasing the pictures.
....and here we thought they would all stay so mellow, just as long as we didn’t release any photos of Bin Laden’s corpse.
No proof but the Islamists KNOW brother Obama wouldn't lie to THEM!
promised to publish a taped message from Bin Laden soonfrom the castle of Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Come get some!
The headline should read: Al Qaeda pulls DimBO’s bacon out of the fire.
Following is an abridged version of the text of the statement issued by Al Qaeda on the death of Osama bin Laden. The translation from Arabic is by Reuters.
"Congratulations to the Islamic nation on the martyrdom of its good son Osama after a life full of effort and work, determination and patience, incitement and holy struggle, generosity and giving, emigration and travel, advice and good preparation, wisdom and experience...
"That the Americans were able to kill Osama is not shameful to us. Where else do men and heroes die except on the battlefield? Every end is predestined. But can the Americans with their media, agents, machinery, soldiers, intelligence and equipment kill what Sheikh Osama lived and fought for? Never, never. Sheikh Osama did not build an organization that will die with his death and leave with his departure..."
"The nation that gave birth to Osama is a fertile nation. Many more men and heroes like him will come, who will enjoy sacrifice and find patience sweet, who will make the life of their enemies bitter and open to them the doors of hell or lead them to heaven in shackles...
"We assert that the blood of the mujahid Sheikh Osama bin Laden,
Click here to go to Reuters.
Except Osama died hiding out on the third floor of a ratty block building, surrounded by women and an 18 foot wall where he was growing his own weed. So much for being a "hero".
The bin Laden photos will never see the light of day......Barry gave them to Bradley Manning for safe keeping.
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