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Report: New Osama video coming?

posted at 11:16 am on April 5, 2007 by Allahpundit
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One of the Freepers somehow got wind of this last night when it was posted in Arabic on a jihadist message board. I ignored it — but now Centcom’s picked it up.

Nothing about it at SITE or Laura Mansfield’s blog, though.

Sounds pretty recent if the details are true. Exit question: Will it include a threat against the Dalai Lama?

Update: I wonder if he’ll mention this, too. Assuming the story didn’t break too late, after the film was already in the can.

Update: It makes sense, I guess, that he’d do this now with AQ in Iraq currently at war with (a) the U.S. military, (b) the Iraqi army, (c) the entire Shiite population of Iraq, including the militias, (d) virtually the entire Sunni population of Anbar, and (e) some Sunni insurgent groups. Operations in Diyala, where AQ is suspected of hiding out at the moment, are set to begin soon too. Osama needs reinforcements and popular support badly, enough perhaps that he feels force to send up the jihad signal. It’ll be interesting to see what effect, if any, this has on the negotiations in Congress over the timetable.

Update: Maybe it’s a bust?

Laura Mansfield tells me that the original post was at muslm.net, which isn’t the usual place where as-Sahab makes their announcements. Could this really be a Zawahiri tape coming out?

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He probably feels like he needs to put himself back on the map after his cave wasn’t included as a stop on Pelosi’s tour.

World B. Free on April 5, 2007 at 11:29 AM

Oohhhh… That’s what that trailer was about during the previews for “300″!

Mazztek on April 5, 2007 at 11:29 AM

I am betting that the ‘video’ will not have any new photos, still or video, of OBL. It will probably be an audio tape with some videos from Iraq or Afganistan.

BohicaTwentyTwo on April 5, 2007 at 11:29 AM

Oh shoot, I missed the last two episodes. Better go get caught up! I think the last Osama bin Laden Hour that I saw had something about, “Death to America” in it, or am I confusing that with the DNC annual convention?

Drum on April 5, 2007 at 11:35 AM

What, did Olbermann score an interview?

Bad Candy on April 5, 2007 at 11:36 AM

AQ threatening the Dalai Lama?

Exit Question: Will this new threat finally get Liberals on-board with the GWOT?

CliffHanger on April 5, 2007 at 11:38 AM

But how can he post anything? The real Osama bin Laden is dead.

dalewalt on April 5, 2007 at 11:38 AM

It makes sense, I guess, that he’d do this now with AQ in Iraq currently at war with…

Of course it makes sense. Afterall, they value death more than life. As Iraqis turn against them, more of these terrorists will die. Death = Victory!

I’ve mentioned this before. These guys are like that Monty Python character who, despite having all his limbs chopped of by his enemy, feels he is actually winning the battle. It’s a funny skit if someone has the link…

CliffHanger on April 5, 2007 at 11:45 AM

If he speaks let’s see how Rosie spins it into a Bush conspiracy. Bin Laden could get a good contract with ABC and debate Rosie over whether it was W or Bin Laden brought down the towers.

Drtuddle on April 5, 2007 at 11:46 AM

Here is is – “The Black Knight”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Nk6BLY1oHA

Classic!

CliffHanger on April 5, 2007 at 11:48 AM

how can dead people make a video?

lorien1973 on April 5, 2007 at 12:18 PM

This week on “The View,” with Rosie O’Donnell, our special guest will be none other than…

morganfrost on April 5, 2007 at 12:29 PM

These guys are like that Monty Python character who, despite having all his limbs chopped of by his enemy, feels he is actually winning the battle.

Hmm. Sounds like a concise description of Democrat GWOT strategy.

IrishEyes on April 5, 2007 at 12:29 PM

The real news is that Osama recorded the tape in Rosie’s basement.

jaleach on April 5, 2007 at 12:44 PM

Not to mention being a war with the Pakistani tribesmen:
60 die as Pakistanis hit foreign militants
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Heavy fighting between Pakistani tribesmen and foreign militants reportedly linked to al Qaeda has killed 60 persons near the Afghan border, security officials said today.
Local tribes turned viciously against foreigners living in the lawless South Waziristan region on March 19. The government says the violence shows Pakistan is winning its fight against international terrorism….

TheBigOldDog on April 5, 2007 at 1:29 PM

Osama bin Toast for years.

Attila (Pillage Idiot) on April 5, 2007 at 1:40 PM

Breaking

Text: ‘Bin-Laden tape’

The tape was broadcast shortly after 1500 GMT on Thursday
The pan-Arab TV station al-Jazeera has broadcast an audio tape purporting to be by al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, in which the speaker says al-Qaeda is preparing new attacks on the US.
Here is the full text of the message, as carried on al-Jazeera’s website

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4628932.stm

TheBigOldDog on April 5, 2007 at 1:55 PM

Hey Rosie you disgusting Pig, bin Laden has a message for you:

Days and nights will not go by until we take revenge as we did on 11 September, God willing, and until your minds are exhausted and your lives become miserable and things turn [for the worse], which you detest.

TheBigOldDog on April 5, 2007 at 2:07 PM

TheBigOldDog’s link is wrong. That’s an old BBC article.

Allahpundit on April 5, 2007 at 2:08 PM

My bad – old tape.

TheBigOldDog on April 5, 2007 at 2:10 PM

Show of hands, Who is surprised? It will probably be offered as the Democrats response to President Bushs’ Saturday radio address.
Any word on if Kos proof read it to amke sure the main talking points wee covered?

LakeRuins on April 5, 2007 at 2:17 PM

“Global War on Terrorism”!

On 4 April, a jihadist website carried the following posting:

“After a long absence by the shaykh of mujahidin, whom we have missed as well as his speeches, some news is being leaked indicating that Shaykh Usama Bin Ladin, God protect and preserve him and make him a thorn in the throat of the enemies, will make an appearance. The news indicates that Al-Sahab Media Establishment, which specializes in publishing Al-Qa’ida leaders’ speeches, has recently finished producing a video featuring Bin Ladin’s speech to the entire Islamic nation. ”

Furthermore, the poster of this note maintains that the speech includes several messages to the “mujahidin” in Iraq, the Palestinian People on ” the capitulation choice which HAMAS gave in to,” the Riyadh Arab summit, the “fears” of America and its allies of the establishment of the Islamic Caliphate state in Iraq, and the “good tidings of victory in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

Hey, Democrates………….. “Global War on Terrorism”!, “Global War on Terrorism”!, “Global War on Terrorism”!, “Global War on Terrorism”!!!!!!!!!!!!!

PinkyBigglesworth on April 5, 2007 at 2:55 PM

Nancy Pelosi has just announced she’ll be making a trip to Waziristan. Oddly, this announcement came without objection from President Bush.

RightWinged on April 5, 2007 at 5:59 PM

An “Easter gift” from Elvis Bin Laden?

Can’t let Ahmadamnnutjob get all the free press.

Mr. Irrelevant.

doingwhatican on April 5, 2007 at 6:47 PM

False alarm, it was just Rove in a UBL mask again, don’t be fooled… let your boy Walter Cronkite tell you what time it is:

http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0410/29/lkl.01.html

CRONKITE: What we just heard. So now the question is basically right now, how will this affect the election? And I have a feeling that it could tilt the election a bit. In fact, I’m a little inclined to think that Karl Rove, the political manager at the White House, who is a very clever man, he probably set up bin Laden to this thing. The advantage to the Republican side is to get rid of, as a principal subject of the campaigns right now, get rid of the whole problem of the al Qaqaa explosive dump. Right now, that, the last couple of days, has, I think, upset the Republican campaign.

(For anyone who doesn’t get this throwback reference, and didn’t bother clicking the link, it was a Larry King interview aired on October 29, 2004)

RightWinged on April 5, 2007 at 7:15 PM

Big A, I am sticking with what I told you while I was still in Afghanistan…OBL = Purina Vulture Chow.

I’d like to be proven wrong only by a capture or confirmed kill, thank you very much.

major john on April 5, 2007 at 8:13 PM

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