(New Osama tape:) BLOOD MONEY FOR MURDER

Sky News ^ | 5.6.04

[mhking]

A chilling offer attributed to Osama bin Laden has said he will give gold to anyone who kills the heads of foreign agencies in Iraq.

The statement said the al Qaeda boss had put a bounty on the heads of Paul Bremer, the top US civilian in Iraq, and United Nations chief Kofi Annan.

The audio warning, carried on a website, said the greater prize for those who carried out the assassinations would be martyrdom.

It said: "You know that America promised big rewards for those who kill mujahedeen [holy warriors].

"We in al Qaeda will guarantee, God willing, 10,000 grams of gold to whoever kills the occupier Bremer, or the American chief commander or his deputy in Iraq."

The statement also promised the same reward for the deaths of secretary general Mr Annan and his envoy to Iraq, Lakhdar Brahimi.

It went on: "For security reasons, the rewards will be given as soon as conditions permit, God willing.

"As for those who die while killing an occupying solider, the great prize will be for us and for him when God grants him martyrdom

"The smaller prize [gold] will be for his family."

The transcript also denounced US plans to hand sovereignty to Iraqis on June 30, calling them a trick to end the resistance that has killed hundreds of Coalition soldiers.

[not2worry]

For that kind of money maybe Koffi Anna Jr. will turn on Papa not that the Vouchers for Oil program is meeting it's demise. Hard to get use to passing up the Armani suits and Crystal Champagne. /sarcasm off.

[TomGuy]

July 1st is the date that it becomes Al Qaeda waging war on fellow muslims.......and that scares them witless.

That really doesn't matter to the extremists. They will get an Imam to issue another 'fart-war' [is that how you spell it?] against the new infidels. They've already killed other muslims throughout the muslim world, from Indonesia thru Pakistan into Iran and Iraq, Saudi Arabia, etc.

[Angelus Errare]

Only $135,000?

If I were Bremer, I'd be insulted.

Hell, there are suits out there that cost more than that ...

[swarthyguy]

I'm sure Rummy was when his reward matched that for Kimmitt and Sanchez. A cabinet officer and a one or two star general for the same price. Egads.

[Unicorn]

I want to see him on a TV tape I still say that sucker is part of the real estate.

[MIKEinGA]

fartwar.........thats the way ted k.would say it..

[Monty22]

Not kofi!

[BushisTheMan]

You are right. OBL is dead dead dead.

The statement said the al Qaeda boss had put a bounty on the heads of Paul Bremer, the top US civilian in Iraq, and United Nations chief Kofi Annan.

Can we take up a collection for the latter and help AQ? /sarcasm

[FormerLib]

Islamofascists are from another dimension.

Have you been watching their progress in Kosovo? A little preview into what they're planning for us and Europe.

[RetiredArmy]

Well, they'll have to travel to NYC to find Koffie's nasty butt cause he ain't gonna go to Iraq where he could get it blown off!

[normy]

..and when you take your bag of gold and try to exchange it for currency you will be promptly arrested and made to roll naked with your cell mates..in Leavenworth.

[b4its2late]

We in al Qaeda will guarantee, God willing

The catch part is "God willing".

[Dog Gone]

Apparently al-Qaida is suffering a little cashflow problem.

[swarthyguy]

Hey, if Osama had declared a war on cigs and secondhandsmoke, he'd be King of NewYork with Bloomberg handing him the keys to the ciy.

[AuntB]

" Bremer should be insulted."

And Annan probably can't believe anyone would pay that much for him or the entire UN dead or alive.

[Peach]

LOL

Maybe he's running out of cash...

[Grampa Dave]

10,000 grams...that's $1.25 mill at $12.50/gm.

New Canadian Math? :)

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

10000.000 gram [g] equivalent to: 353.00000 ounce [oz]

Gold is current at $392.00, so 10000 grams is worth $138,376.00.

[Myrddin]

Offering the payment directly in gold is consistent with the Islamic philosophy of only trading in gold and not in paper currencies e.g. USD or Euro. It's probably a legitimate offer. The Palestinians talked a 16 year old kid into strapping on a bomb belt for about $23 USD in various amenities. He wasn't very bright. Fortunately, an armed soldier talked him out of going boom.

[Yaelle]

"For security reasons, the rewards will be given as soon as conditions permit

Conditions include but are not limited to the following: Payout of gold only results when the dead bodies are seen on international TV including at least two pan-Arabic TV stations and at least one American newspaper, doesn't matter which one but not the Washington Times; payout to be made in gold brick in Geneva Switzerland; bring your own armored car as we are not responsible for theft of said gold once it is in your possession, even if we are the ones stealing it back from you at the point of an Uzi; payment to be made as soon as I am able to leave this goat cave and sign for the withdrawal of funds, which may take a while; offer void for any employee of the United Nations, any citizen of Israel or United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, and especially the Virgin Islands, may Allah be praised.