red states rule
12-30-2007, 06:13 AM
Looks like OBL is worried about how things are going in Iraq and the war on terror - much like the kook left and their appeasement groups are
Bin Laden's new screed raps Israel, Iraq 'traitors'
By Salah Nasrawi
December 30, 2007
CAIRO (AP) — Osama bin Laden warned Iraq's Sunni Arabs against fighting al Qaeda and promised to expand the terror group's holy war to Israel in a new audiotape yesterday, threatening "blood for blood, destruction for destruction."
Most of the 56-minute tape dealt with Iraq, apparently al Qaeda's latest attempt to keep supporters in Iraq unified at a time when the U.S. military claims to have al Qaeda's Iraq branch on the run.
The tape did not mention Pakistan or the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, though Pakistan's government has blamed al Qaeda and the Taliban for the former prime minister's death on Thursday.
But bin Laden's comments offered an unusually direct attack on Israel, which has warned of growing al Qaeda activity in the Palestinian territories. The terror network is not thought to have taken a strong role there so far.
"We intend to liberate Palestine, the whole of Palestine from the [Jordan] river to the sea," he said, threatening "blood for blood, destruction for destruction."
"We will not recognize even one inch for Jews in the land of Palestine as other Muslim leaders have," bin Laden said.
In Iraq, a number of Sunni Arab tribes in western Anbar province have formed a coalition fighting al Qaeda-linked insurgents that U.S. officials credit for deeply reducing violence in the province. The U.S. military has been working to form similar "Awakening Councils" in other areas of Iraq.
White House spokesman Tony Fratto said bin Laden's tape shows that al Qaeda's aim is to block democracy and freedom for all Iraqis.
for the complete article
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071230/FOREIGN/369425087/1001
Bin Laden's new screed raps Israel, Iraq 'traitors'
By Salah Nasrawi
December 30, 2007
CAIRO (AP) — Osama bin Laden warned Iraq's Sunni Arabs against fighting al Qaeda and promised to expand the terror group's holy war to Israel in a new audiotape yesterday, threatening "blood for blood, destruction for destruction."
Most of the 56-minute tape dealt with Iraq, apparently al Qaeda's latest attempt to keep supporters in Iraq unified at a time when the U.S. military claims to have al Qaeda's Iraq branch on the run.
The tape did not mention Pakistan or the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, though Pakistan's government has blamed al Qaeda and the Taliban for the former prime minister's death on Thursday.
But bin Laden's comments offered an unusually direct attack on Israel, which has warned of growing al Qaeda activity in the Palestinian territories. The terror network is not thought to have taken a strong role there so far.
"We intend to liberate Palestine, the whole of Palestine from the [Jordan] river to the sea," he said, threatening "blood for blood, destruction for destruction."
"We will not recognize even one inch for Jews in the land of Palestine as other Muslim leaders have," bin Laden said.
In Iraq, a number of Sunni Arab tribes in western Anbar province have formed a coalition fighting al Qaeda-linked insurgents that U.S. officials credit for deeply reducing violence in the province. The U.S. military has been working to form similar "Awakening Councils" in other areas of Iraq.
White House spokesman Tony Fratto said bin Laden's tape shows that al Qaeda's aim is to block democracy and freedom for all Iraqis.
for the complete article
http://www.washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071230/FOREIGN/369425087/1001