Al-Jazeera Bin Laden tape warns of US attacks

[Jazzz]

Oh well that was quite tame really. editor can voice his opinion, I don't have a problem with that.

 

[oi2002]

I'm in America right now, and when I look around I simply do not see any "backlash"...

You might be right there I'm not seeing a backlash either.

Dubya's policy disasters barely disturb the lumpen GOP base. His popularity isn't high but it's higher than Congress. America remains an essentially insular and insulated country. You can judge what Yanks care about by The Numbers being more related to gas prices than squandered national power or flag drapped coffins. The Rovian formula of pandering to the Religous Right, deceit, smears, lots of backslapping and fools being loudly told what a great job they're doing remains trumphant. If Dubya could stand for a third term he'd probably get it.

The PNAC thing however was always an unpopular and rather un-American confection. It briefly got some legs after 9-11, it's dead in the water now, it met its nemisis in the occupation of Iraq. As after Camelot some cynical realists will have to come along and tidy up the mess the dreamers made. They are unlikely to be Democrats.

 

[nino_savatte]

I'm in America right now, and when I look around I simply do not see any "backlash", least of all one so unimaginably great. Sure, people are ambivalent about the war in Iraq and other issues, but that is just how we are, usually. The President is still in charge. His popular Supreme Court nominee is sailing to confirmation. The "lions" of the Democratic party are mainly heard of in jokes told during the opening monologues of the late-night talk shows. The presumptive 2008 Democratic frontrunner, Hillary, is trying (unsuccessfully) to flank the President on the right over Iran. Osama is widely seen as an evil and annoying man whose every word is a lie, and who is probably spending his every waking moment hiding from his fate. Folks would like him dead, but that's about it for him. The idea that any significant number of Americans would listen to his tape and think it anything other than some ploy is laughable. The Republicans want more than anything for the Nov. 2006 elections to be about Iraq and national security (and abortion) and the idiot Democrats are playing right into Republican strength. If this is a "backlash", then Karl Rove is a masochist because he's a very happy man right now.

More regurgitations.

 

[TAE]

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I wonder how the US will cope if anything serious ever happens. 9/11 was bad, but come on. Less than half a dozen buildings were destroyed. Compare that to what the US military has done in other countries over the years. And stop feeling sorry for yourselves.

 

[spring-peeper]

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[vimto]

http://www.billyjoel.com/discography/startthefire.html

Internationalists

 

[rogue yam]

More regurgitations.

You've made quite a contribution here. You must be exhausted.

 

[vimto]

Walls Come Tumbling Down

Hey...I'm on a fecking roll now

 

[vimto]

You've made quite a contribution here. You must be exhausted.

So what's your point caller?

 

[vimto]

*pokes rogue yam*

 

[vimto]

Please don't put me on ignore yam

 

[Jazzz]

What about al-Jazeera's opinion?

Well this article seems to be on the Al-Jazeera site! Maybe that helps editor.

There is no reason whatsoever to believe that Bin Laden’s tapes are authentic

 

[nino_savatte]

You've made quite a contribution here. You must be exhausted.

More shite from someone who reckons himself to be superior in debate. It's a pity you can't see yourself for what you are, because if you could you'd probably end up killing yourself.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Well this article seems to be on the Al-Jazeera site! Maybe that helps editor.

There is no reason whatsoever to believe that Bin Laden’s tapes are authentic

There are (at least) three different sites involving "aljazeera" in the URL which do not have anything to do with each other.

Aljazeera Publishing owns and operates Aljazeera.com, bringing you the world today. Aljazeera Publishing is an independent media organisation established for more than 12 years delivering news and analysis to readers all over the world. Aljazeera.com has a particular focus on events and issues in the Middle East covering major developments presenting facts as they happen.

Important note: Aljazeera Publishing and Aljazeera.com are not associated with the controversial Arabic Satellite Channel known as Jazeera Space Channel TV station whose website is Aljazeera.net.

Aljazeera Publishing disassociates itself from the views, opinions and broadcasts of Jazeera Space Channel TV station.

http://www.aljazeera.com/about.asp

The site of the TV station is http://english.aljazeera.net/

 

[editor]

There are (at least) three different sites involving "aljazeera" in the URL which do not have anything to do with each other.

So, it's yet another clueless, completely unresearched claim from Jazzz which proves to be a load of bollocks.

What a surprise!

 

[spring-peeper]

So, it's yet another clueless, completely unresearched claim from Jazzz which proves to be a load of bollocks.

What a surprise!

When I saw that Jazzz's link was from the conspiracy section, I ran the sites through a search. There was only one other article and it mirrored Jazzz's link.

In answer to your question - Al-Jazeera does not believe the tape is real. They think it is a CIA job.