Web site: Bin Laden to release Israel message

NEW YORK — Osama bin Laden, who has threatened to extend al-Qaida's terror to Israel, will release a new Internet message dealing with Israelis and Palestinians, a terrorism monitoring group said Thursday.

The announcement of the impending comments by the head of al-Qaida was posted on Web sites often used by Islamic militant groups, the SITE Intelligence Group said.

Bin Laden's statement, "The Causes of Conflict on the 60th Anniversary of the Establishment of the State of Israeli Occupation" and will be addressed to the "Western peoples," SITE said.

Israel has been celebrating the anniversary of its independence, but the occasion has also been mourned by many Palestinians as a reminder of their uprooting.

The Internet message _ expected to appear within 72 hours of the advertisement _ will be bin Laden's second this year and the seventh since the start of 2007, part of an overall increase by al-Qaida in the pace of Internet statements.

In a December, the terror leader offered an unusually direct attack on Israel and stepped up al-Qaida's attempts to use the Israeli-Arab conflict to rally supporters.

"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."

Israel has warned of growing al-Qaida activity in Palestinian territory, though terror network is not believed to have taken a strong role there so far.

Comments

[loki]

This came out today. They buried it and gave it 30 seconds in the middle of the news hour. Meaning, another bogus tape of Bush propaganda. Scare and fear, big bad bin ladin is coming to get you!! The boogie man Bin Ladin.

[PioneerKing]

AMAZING HOW THOSE bin LADEN MESSAGES SEEM TO CROP UP AT THE MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TIME FOR THE REPUBLICANS.

near the end of the summer there are going to be all kinds of alerts and messages just like in 2004, the republicans will resume their fear tactics to draw Americans to vote for them once again and, once again months after the election Olbermann or some other savvy journalist will find out the truth behind the scare tactics and Americans will realize that they have been lied to by the republicans. unfortunately by that time the addlepated manchurian canidate will be president.

[segsig]

His messege should be "Vote McCain", it's in their best interests! Continue the policies that have driven our economy into a hole, has morally bankrupted us and shredded our own Constitution, and made enemies for us throughout the world.

[CrazyDemocrat]

Bin Laden is dead !! Heaven only knows where this message came from !!

[zendem1]

Of course there's a new BinLaden video on the way. The GOP is in trouble isnt it? It's an election year isn't it? Osama Bin Laden is the national spokesperson for the Republican Party. Wonder if he'll be wearing an American flag lapel pin on his fatigues?

[ClaudeZachary]

I hope its a video, can't wait to see the new "fake" Osama's make-up & wardrobe

[ErnestineBass]

Cue "The Boogeyman".

[BPCentrisAmerican]

I forget, wasn’t he the guy who planned 9-11, which I saw in person in NYC on 9-11? Bush didn’t catch him yet, dead or alive? I guess he doesn’t think about OBL much anymore, you know being busy with Iraq all. Tap dancing on the Whitehouse steps, begging the Saudis for oil and going to Israel to drag domestic politics into the international forum. George is busy man you know, he had to even to give of Golf.

[GunneraGirl]

should have given up Gulf.

[orianna]

So what now... does Bush have Bin Laden in his pocket?... has Bin Laden been in hysterics over the US dilemna?..­. is this just a fabricatio­n?.... somehow a threat of terrorism is the most expected happening as we near the elections.­.. what for it... check it's source... and most likely, be prepared to stay the course with courage and not try to hind behind our bully politicians who will pretend to protect you.

[jeffp26]

Bring it on!!! We got a cowboy president who promised to kick Bin Laden's A$$.

Oh yeah, I forgot he promised that in 2001. What happened?

[snobama]

wonder if he will give a shout out to his namesake ... ..

[nutty4tahoe]

C'mon, Nation! How can we as a collective group be so gullible and short-sighted? The dumbing down of America by the current administration is the only tool they have left that seems to be still working so of course they'll keep trying it. It's worked so far! Wake up and smell the coffee. Remember, Shrub doesn't spend much time thinking about bin Laden by his own admission. Why? Unless you haven't pulled the wool off your eyes yet, you should be able to figure it out...

While in Italy recently I was watching the worldwide version of the BBC and CNN. These are not the watered down versions we Americans see, the world view is quite different. The Europeans and Australians I have met in my travels cannot believe how out of touch and apathetic Americans have become. They call us "fish" because we seem to "swim in schools" just following behind and doing whatever someone else is doing, unthinking. They are chagrined that we just seem to be stumbling through life, that we have gotten so desensitized to our surroundings. They can see that as long as we have our big trucks and SUVs, our remotes, our celebrity idolizing and our beer, we think we're on top of the world. Well, we have met the enemy and it is us, not bin Laden who is just a smokescreen.

[GhostintheMachine]

The only time Americans get upset is if they can't get to the mall or catch the latest gossip about Britanny. Remember the brave Americans who have and are risking their lives.

Armed forces day is tommorrow.

Here’s to the men of the red, white and blue;
Whose patriot’s hearts burned high ...
To the women who served us on land and on sea,
Some even in the sky.

I’d like to say, "Thank you, that we’ll never know
The outcome if you had not gone,"
And to tell you, "I’ll never forget your deed,
As long as my life lingers on."

For, I was a child, when the great war came,
And you just a dozen years more.
Some of you fought on a distant beach.
Some died on a foreign shore.

I’d hate to forget those heroes of old,
From the 'War to end all wars'.
Korea, Vietnam, and Desert Storm
Proved that men fight evermore.

God, help us all when brave men say,
"Not today. Let’s just wait and see."
For, tyrants come in so many ways
And I’ve heard of complacency.

When integrity falls in the dust by the way,
When conviction fails to command,
When there’s no one to bugle or carry the flag,
What will become of our land?

So, here’s to the heroes and heroines true!
Here’s to the brave and the free!
With my hand on my chest as the flag passes by,
I remember what you did for me!!!

[jadez]

bin laden is dead.

everyone knows it.

[Marlyn]

Yeah. I wonder if they will use that same puppet as before with the black beard?

[rbspickles]

I was thinking a Ouija Board.

[Mark701]

A new bin Laden video right as Obama closes in on the primary win. What a surprise.

[sd4peace]

WOW what a coincidence, this guy's timing is impeccable! I'll bet if he knew how beneficial these "messages" are to the Bush Administration and the rest of the fear-mongers, he would stop.

I mean its like he is a tool being used by the Neo-cons and their allies. Good thing they are going ALL OUT trying to find this guy.

[Marlyn]

"I mean its like he is a tool being used by the Neo-cons"

No, no, the Neocons wouldn't fake another bin Laden report, would they?
Oh yes, they would.