Bin Laden laat weer van zich horen

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NEW YORK CITY (BNO NEWS) -- Osama bin Laden, the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, released an audio recording on Sunday evening, criticizing the new U.S. administration and its close ties with Israel. Bin Laden also admitted being responsible for the 9/11 attacks which left thousands of people killed in 2001.

The message was released by As-Sahab, Al-Qaeda's media wing, and was distributed to Jihadist websites which regularly carry propaganda for the terrorist organization. BNO News was not immediately able to independently confirm the authenticity of the message, but it appeared to be similar to past recordings.

"To begin, I say: We have already shown, and we have stated many times in more than two decades since the start of our disagreement with you, which is caused by your support for the Israelis who are occupying our land of Palestine, and which led us to carry out the events on September 11, 2001," Osama bin Laden said.

At two points in the recording, bin Laden refers to recent political events, indicating the tape is not more than two months old. Bin Laden referred to Obama's speech in Cairo, which took place on June 4, and which bin Laden described it as "recent." Further, bin Laden talked about former President Jimmy Carter's visit to Gaza in June. He mentions one of Carter's quotes: "The people of Gaza are treated more like animals than human beings," which he said on June 16. Bin Laden referred to this quote as have taken place "several weeks ago."

Bin Laden also condemned the Israeli invasion of Gaza, earlier this year. He said some of the bombs used in Israel were American made, and that life in Gaza is "tragic to the point that children are dying in the hands of their parents and doctors due to the lack of food and medicine."

Bin Laden said Al-Qaeda will continue to defend their right "to liberate our land," when referring to Palestine. He also criticized the Obama administration, saying it "works along the lines of Cheney and Bush and promote the policies of intimidation."

The terror leader also discussed the war in Iraq and urged the United States to work towards its release instead of "fighting for its liberation." If not, Osama said, President Obama could suffer "the same fate as former President Kennedy and his brother." Both President Kennedy and his brother were assassinated.

He went on to talk about Obama's choice to keep Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense. Gates, who also fought in the Vietnam War, was first appointed to the position by President Bush in 2006. Bin Laden said Gates contributed to "the killing of two million vulnerable villagers in Vietnam."

But more noteworthy, Osama heavily criticized Obama's decision to keep Gates as Secretary of Gates, saying the Bush-era leadership at the Pentagon is still in place. He said Obama's promise to cooperate with the Republicans was in reality a "cover" and a "big trick" to let Gates remain on his current post. "You have only changed the faces in the White House," bin Laden said.

He also said that President Obama did not live up to his promise during the elections to stop the wars, and says it seems to be a "desperate war with no end in sight." "This war drug is prescribed by your doctors Cheney and Bush," he continued.

"We carry our weapons, fighting evil from East to West," Bin Laden said. "And God willing, we are headed to liberate our land," when referring to Palestine. "Patience is our weapon.. [..] ..Palestine is greater than our commitment to our lives."

"I swear, we will never compromise," bin Laden ended his message.

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Op maandag 14 september 2009 11:14 schreef Weltschmerz het volgende:
Is al vastgesteld dat hij het is op die tape, of is het weer een huiskamervideo met een opgeplakte baard?

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Op maandag 14 september 2009 12:07 schreef isogram het volgende:

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Het gaat over OBL, maar daarom mag ik toch nog wel wijzen op de 'handigheid' waarmee beiden de media bespelen. Ze hoeven maar een krimp te geven en een paar pittige woorden te spreken en ze staan weer volop in de belangstelling.