Bin Laden Issues New Audio Message

CAIRO, Egypt — Osama bin Laden released a new message on Sunday accusing Arab leaders of sacrificing the Palestinians and calling on Muslim militants in Egypt to help break the blockade of Gaza.

Bin Laden called Arab leaders "agents of the crusaders" and "wolves" in the audio message posted on an Islamic militant Web site where al-Qaida leaders have issued past statements. He portrayed the citizens of Arab nations as herds of sheep who have been handed over to the wolves to look after them.

"Every day, the herd wishes the wolves would stop preying on it," he said.

"Those (Arab) kings and leaders sacrificed Palestine and Al-Aqsa to keep their crowns. ... But we will not be relieved of this responsibility," bin Laden said.

Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem's Old City is one of the holiest sites for Muslims.

Al-Qaida leaders are increasingly using the Israeli-Arab conflict in their media campaign to rally supporters. Israel has warned of growing al-Qaida activity in Palestinian territories, although the terror network is not believed to have taken a strong role there so far.

The new audiotape comes just two days after bin Laden's last audio message was released, marking the 60th anniversary of Israel's foundation. He vowed to continue what he called his struggle against the Jewish state.

Israel and Egypt have closed their borders with Gaza since the Islamic militant group Hamas violently seized control of the Palestinian territory in June of last year.

The closure has deepened economic hardship in the impoverished strip where 1.4 million Palestinians live.

"Each one of us is responsible for the death of our vulnerable people in Gaza where scores have died because of the blockade," bin Laden said.

He urged Muslim militants in Egypt to try to end the closure.

"They are the only ones close to its borders and they must work on breaking this blockade," he said.

Comments

[FogBelter]

I'm surprised he didn't say ...

"Dudes. why did you shut my local Starbucks? I miss my Venti Mocha Non-Fat latte! ... now you're REALLY pissing me off!!!"

[JoeBlough]

Bin Laden speaks. It must be time to scare the Americans into divingvunder their beds. There's an election coming.

Home of the Brave, indeed!

[sherylsworld]

Bin Laden, come out and show yourself, like a real man......If you dare!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!1

[landoffools]

Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but he is NOT afraid of us !

Word is he's living in the guest cottage of Daddy Bush and Barbara's estate !

[surfcitysteven]

Oh! That crazy Binster! Bin! Osamalamdingdong! How ya been these past 7 years?! Good to hear from ya! Been feeling good? Good, good.

I thought this guy was supposed to be caught or killed by now. What happened to that?

[soundfury]

Osama is small potatos for the Republicans - NO PROFIT. They needed an excuse to bomb Iraq and he was it. Now they moved on to Iran. So the price of oil continues to climb. Someone's getting rich. I wonder how many shares Bush and Cheney have in Exxon Mobil?

[mickyx65it]

Bin Laden already sent a message to the people asking for the liberation of Palestine.

[Clairvaux]

Aren't we due for a major upgrade?

Is this OBL 5.0 or 6.0?

[beck]

Benazir Bhutto said Bin Laden was murdered in an interview with David Frost: Watch here:

http://www.evtv1.com/player.aspx?itemnum=10179

[HumeSkeptic]

Gosh! That was debunked long ago.

[MrBushGoesToHell]

Really?? WHO "debunked" it?

Got LINKS?

[fungeezer]

How convenient that Benazir Bhutto was killed a few weeks later.

[GingerB]

CIA resurrections, not just a con-job, it's a way of life.

[speakingtruth2power]

It is obvious that there is much need to squelch the radical position here.

It's too bad that the MSM does not do the same to the f'ing reactionaries.

[iBgood]

He ends it with, "Oh, and my family asked me to give a message to the bush family. Sorry we've been so busy. Let's get together soon and do lunch. Kisses!"

[mickyx65it]

Bin Laden just said we should fight to liberate Palestine. And he is right.

[GBecker]

Is this one gonna be on DVD at least? The tape thing is so last decade!

Oh, anybody see this little tidbit in the Tehran Times? "Iran busts CIA terror network" http://www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=168823

[dentuso]

Considering his messages were on 8-track when the US started looking for him, I wouldn't be surprised if he's pissed that most of his stuff is now coming out on Blue-Ray.

[VitriolAndAngst]

No, it will either be audio or through a 2 dollar pin-hole camera. Al Qaeda might be able to buy airplane flight school for a bunch of people and shoulder launched missiles -- but they cannot spend $300 on a video camera -- that would require enough resolution to know -- that Bin Laden hasn't been alive since December of 2001, where he was shot by a Pakistani ISI agent -- according to the lady who was assassinated recently.

In the future, I recommend that the government propaganda experts, start with a CGI version of some bogey man, and that way they can just send the scary video tapes, without henchmen having to say; "The Summer blockbuster is in post production."

[mickyx65it]

Bin Laden just sent a message reconfirming his commitment to liberate Palestine and asking all the people to help in that just cause. Why it seems there are too many people ignoring this fundamental issue?

[speakingtruth2power]

Why do the Likudists keep building more houses on Palestinian lands?

Manifest Destiny has now become might makes right (if it ever wasn't).

[MagisterLudi]

re. "Why do the Likudists keep building more houses on Palestinian lands?"

Probably for the same reason Arabs build on lands misappropriated from other peoples.

[oncethere]

Because he has no desire to share the land with anyone and, my guess is he wants to create an Islamic state governed by sharia law. Not to mention the way he shows his committment to this goal is to fly airplanes into big buildings where thousands of people work.

[esquire07]

Lots of laughts... just another distraction from the "Boggie Man." Once agian telling Americans to "be afraid."

A Bin Laden message - perhaps another False Flag 9/11 - time to kill more americans for the cause of Oil and Arms profits.

Almost 8 years of Bush lies, a decimated constituion, a bankrupted treasury, an American future in the gutter.

The Bill for killing so many in Iraq is coming due. Bin Laden is not to be feared, the real criminals are in the White House, The Pentagon, and the bowels of the secret CIA hideaways.

Bin Laden - made in America, paid for by the Bushies.

[RussT]

And almost 8 years of no attacks on U.S. soil. But I am sure in your eyes, Bush had nothing to do with that. LMAO! Your conspiracy theories and hatred of Bush shows that you cling to political theories created by lightweights and nut cases.

[chinacatsunflower]

another tired old line.

[AurigaRa]

Bush couldn't stop a sink.
If they haven't attacked again it has nothing to do with this administration.

But watch for something to happen around the elections.

[jupitor]

I think Ben Laden may be dead. If he's alive he's very old man, who'd couldn't possiabley survive in cold damp caves. Wouldn't it be a laugh if he's dead, and this administration already knows it, and useing it to frighten Americans? I wouldn't put any thing past the Bush/Chaney/Mccain hunger for power. I find it awful strange that my aunt says she thinks he was 70 some in 1998 and that would make him up in his 80's for pete sake! Look at old man mccain, and his bad memory and bad verbal as well as physical behabiors in his early 70's. Yet, Bush keeps spreading the fear that we should have of this old man. Castro got old enough and sick enough to let go, and cuba is just opening up. To verbally keep Ben Laden alive by spliceing tapes/words over the years, keeps people in fear of him. So, I reallly have my doubts if any of these last tapes are authentic. Children often sound like their parents when they grow up. Some resembles them so closely, you'd think ykou were looking at the younger version of the same person.

[gcallaghan]

These tapes merely serve to prove that the republicans can't or won't capture the ONE man most responsible for the most deadly attack on American soil since Pearl Harbor.