http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/osama/ en-us Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:47:20 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134123/posts THE best foreign-policy advice any president left behind for his successors was Teddy Roosevelt's admonition: "Walk softly, and carry a big stick." President-elect Barack Obama should take it to heart. In a "60 Minutes" interview Sunday evening, Obama sounded well-intentioned - but dishearteningly like President Bush at his most naive: He set his own bar for success impossibly high. Just as Bush vowed to get Osama "dead or alive," Obama suggested - as he did during the campaign - that he'll get the terror master Bush failed to find. Worse, the president-elect stated that he'll "stamp out al Qaeda once... nypost.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134123/posts#comment Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:47:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132640/posts Early indications that men might dominate the hierarchy of Obama administration have women’s groups worried, even as a growing chorus of advisers reportedly pushes Hillary Rodham Clinton for secretary of state. “There’s definitely been a reaction to the few groups that have been named so far,” said Kim Gandy, president of the National Organization for Women. “I agree with those who are concerned that it would have been nice to see more women.” Women’s rights advocates acknowledge it’s still early in the transition process, but they say early staff picks and the lists of rumored Cabinet nominees send the wrong... politico.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132640/posts#comment Sat, 15 Nov 2008 15:59:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127784/posts We must make Barack prove Iran did not give him hundreds of millions with the Don't Ask Don't Tell web donations he laundered. The Don't Ask Don't Tell web-based donation scheme Barack Hussien's campaign set up refused to verify the names of the donors with the credit card numbers they provided. They intentionally omitted the industry standard of the Address Verification System to willfully launder hundreds of millions from sources unknown. How do we know Middle Eastern interests such as Syria, Hezzbollah, Iran, or the Taliban did not buy influence from him or simply buy the election for him? After... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2127784/posts#comment Fri, 7 Nov 2008 13:41:55 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126535/posts AS Barack Obama plots his US presidency, Australia's Treasurer has hailed him as the man to bring the world together amid financial chaos. "This is a huge generational change in Washington. There is a new president now with a fresh mandate," Wayne Swan told ABC radio. "Of course what the world needs now is for countries to work together. "Barack Obama looks like someone who will bring people together. In meeting the challenge of this international financial crisis, that is sorely needed." Herald Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126535/posts#comment Thu, 6 Nov 2008 00:51:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126018/posts In a triumph of the human spirit, it was reported last week that a woman sold into slavery at age 12 in Niger successfully sued the West African country’s government for not protecting her from this barbaric practice. Besides winning her case, the woman, Hadijatou Mani, 24, who was physically and sexually mistreated for years, also experienced the satisfaction of drawing the world’s attention to the obscenity of child slavery in Islamic countries. And perhaps no where is child slavery more prevalent in Africa than in the Sudan. A Ugandan parliamentary committee heard last week that as many as 30,000... FrontPageMagazine.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2126018/posts#comment Wed, 5 Nov 2008 16:32:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125593/posts So now that America is on its path to destruction with the ascension of BO Plenty and his sidekick Joe the Plagiarist, who takes over their Senate seats? None http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2125593/posts#comment Wed, 5 Nov 2008 07:02:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123874/posts Having taken a two-year hiatus from the reality of slowly losing the war to al Qaeda and its Islamist allies, Americans appear ready to elect Senator Barack Obama – a gift of epic proportions for Osama bin Laden and those he leads and inspires. Many of America’s so-called al Qaeda experts are extrapolating from anonymous chat-room e-mails that the Islamists have endorsed McCain. This line of analysis is up to their usual politically motivated and sophomoric standard and joins other daffy 2008 ideas, such as the Islamist movement’s unraveling because a jailbird terrorist has recanted radicalism, and more recently, their... Family Security Matters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2123874/posts#comment Mon, 3 Nov 2008 20:16:47 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122172/posts HERE THE NEW MESSAGE FROM OSAMA BIN LADEN! FReepers, you might not believe this. Osama bin Laden has weighed in on the 2008 election. I don't know why bin Laden sent the audio to me, but I posted it on YouTube. It is in Arabic (really) with English subtitles. courier from bin Laden? http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2122172/posts#comment Sun, 2 Nov 2008 01:27:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121728/posts MIRANSHAH/ WANA: A total of 33 people, majority of them foreigners, were killed in two separate U.S. drone strikes in Pak-Afghan bordering areas of North and South Waziristan late Friday. In the first attack two missiles were fired that destroyed a vehicle and a house in Mir Ali, a town in the troubled North Waziristan tribal region that is a known hub of Al-Qaeda and Taliban militants, sources said. The latest targeted an Al-Qaeda operative, possibly an Iraqi, but officials citing local intelligence reports said he was not believed to be among the dead. Officials gave the targeted militant's name... The News International http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2121728/posts#comment Sat, 1 Nov 2008 15:58:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120115/posts U.S. intelligence agencies expect al-Qaida to release a message from Osama bin Laden just before or after next week's presidential election, ABC News reports. Sources told ABC that intelligence analysts believe bin Laden's followers may consider him irrelevant if he is not heard from at such a critical time. kfyr.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2120115/posts#comment Thu, 30 Oct 2008 22:43:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2116240/posts ISLAMABAD: World's most wanted fugitive, al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden is reportedly writing a book on the struggle of his terrorist network that dispenses money, logistical support and training to radical groups in over 50 countries. The book, being written in Arabic, will later be translated into English. Bin Laden decided to write the book to counter "propaganda" against al-Qaida, Geo News channel reported. Bin Laden is writing the book with the assistance of a "young man with a Middle Eastern background who will later translate the text into English", the channel reported. The book will reportedly highlight atrocities... Times of India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2116240/posts#comment Mon, 27 Oct 2008 09:45:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2112341/posts Penetrating Insights into the Obvious http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2112341/posts#comment Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:53:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2111953/posts WASHINGTON (AP) -- Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily and economically, "impetuous" Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "This requires presence of an impetuous American leader such as McCain, who pledged to continue the war till the last American soldier,"... AP http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2111953/posts#comment Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:07:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109654/posts From CBS News' Maria Gavrilovic: (FAYETTEVILLE, N.C.) - John McCain’s charges that Barack Obama is socialist may be resonating with some voters. At a BBQ stop this afternoon, Obama received an unwelcome greeting from one woman who yelled “socialist, socialist, socialist – get out of here!” as he met with other customers. The woman, Diane Fanning, who works at Sam’s Club, then asked the Democratic nominee about the North American Union, which he opposes. “I know some people have been hearing rumors about it. But as far as I can tell that’s just not something that’s happening. We would never... CBS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109654/posts#comment Sun, 19 Oct 2008 20:18:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109607/posts Securing their reputations as independent-minded swing voters... the two presidential candidates tied at 44 percent http://www.denverpost.com/previous2/home/ci_10639338 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2109607/posts#comment Sun, 19 Oct 2008 18:31:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108735/posts Our nation has never before had a candidate like Obama, a man born in the 1960s, of black African and white heritage, raised and educated abroad as well as in the United States, and bringing with him a personal narrative that encompasses much of the American story but that, until now, has been reflected in little of its elected leadership. The excitement of Obama's early campaign was amplified by that newness. L.A. Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2108735/posts#comment Sat, 18 Oct 2008 12:08:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2107319/posts On a personal note, I disagree with Senator Obama’s remedy and long term plan. I don’t think we should “spread the wealth”, as he said recently. I do not agree that one’s success and making more money, is justification for the government to then tax them at a higher rate for social programs for people that perhaps haven’t worked as hard or been as successful. I don’t agree with the government establishing programs that people begin to depend on, without incentives to become independent. This was the failure of New York City prior to Rudy Giuliani, and for every percentage... Cross Action News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2107319/posts#comment Thu, 16 Oct 2008 19:20:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2106397/posts Sacramento, CA (AP) -- The Sacramento County Republican Party removed images from its official Web site that compared Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama to Osama bin Laden and urged people to "Waterboard Barack Obama," after state GOP leaders complained about the content. The Sacramento Bee on Wednesday posted an image it said was captured from the Web site that showed Obama in a turban next to bin Laden. It said: "The difference between Osama and Obama is just a little B.S." State Republican Party spokesman Hector Barajas said the party asked Sacramento GOP officials to remove the offensive material on... AP via SFGate http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-gop/2106397/posts#comment Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:00:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106300/posts Palling Around with Terrorists (and racist and anti-Semitic hate mongers) Q: What is the difference between Barack Obama's friend William Ayers and the French agents who sank the Greenpeace ship "Rainbow Warrior?" A: The French made a deliberate albeit unsuccessful effort to avoid loss of life. Ayers & Co. made no identifiable efforts to avoid harm to innocent bystanders. Q: What is the difference between Barack Obama's friend William Ayers, and terrorists like Osama bin Laden and Timothy McVeigh? A: Due to the Weathermen's incompetence (they tended to blow themselves up with their own bombs) and good luck on the... The Husaria: For Our Freedom and Yours http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2106300/posts#comment Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:02:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2105593/posts Q: What is the difference between Barack Obama's friend Bill Ayers of the Weathermen, and Osama bin Laden and Timothy McVeigh? A: Thanks to a combination of incompetence--the Weathermen tended to blow themselves up with their own bombs--and luck on the part of any potential victims, Ayers did not actually manage to kill anybody. Otherwise, it is hard to identify any difference because planting a bomb almost automatically puts innocent people at risk. (The Left can relate to this because, when the French Navy mined the "Rainbow Warrior," it tried to get the crew to leave the ship first. A... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2105593/posts#comment Tue, 14 Oct 2008 21:42:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2104148/posts Steve Coll's book, The Bin Ladens, has some *explosive* new details about Osama's older brother, Salem Bin Laden... The Neocon Latina http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2104148/posts#comment Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:29:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103973/posts TROY, N.Y. -- Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama." The absentee ballots sent to voters in Rensselaer County identified the two presidential candidates as "Barack Osama" and "John McCain." In the United States, the best-known person named Osama is Osama bin Laden, leader of the al-Qaida terrorist group. Commissioners for the Rensselaer County Board of Elections said they regret the error but do not acknowledge in a statement exactly what the error is. The botched ballots were first reported... WFSB.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2103973/posts#comment Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:15:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102715/posts <p>The absentee ballots sent to voters in Rensselaer County identified the two presidential candidates as 'Barack Osama' and 'John McCain'</p> <p>TROY, N.Y. -- Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama."</p> http://elections.foxnews.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102715/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:52:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102706/posts TROY, N.Y. - Who is running for president? In an upstate New York county, hundreds of voters have been sent absentee ballots in which they could vote for "Barack Osama." AP (via NY Post Online) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102706/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 23:36:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102495/posts The negative approach taken by the McCain-Palin campaign has coincided with a series of aggressive expressions towards the Democratic nominee over his Left-wing associations and background. Apart from highlighting John McCain's connections to the Keating Five scandal, the Obama campaign has perceived benefits in staying above the fray but is always prepared with a defence when attacked. With Mr Obama leading in the polls and only 24 days to go before the US presidential election, the series of outbursts have sparked the interest of the Secret Service, which guards the candidates and other dignitaries. They launched a brief investigation after... Telegraph UK http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2102495/posts#comment Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:36:56 GMT