New Osama Bin Laden Tape: Obama Reportedly Called "Powerless" By Al-Qaida Leader

WASHINGTON — In a tape released Sunday by al-Qaida's media wing, terrorist leader Osama bin Laden said President Barack Obama is "powerless" to stop the war in Afghanistan.

SITE Intelligence Group, a terrorist-monitoring firm that translated the address, said bin Laden, whose al-Qaida organization was behind the Sept. 11 attacks, blamed the war on the "pro-Israel lobby" and corporate interests.

IntelCenter, another company that monitors terrorist propaganda, said the 11-minute video shows a still picture of bin Laden while audio of the address plays.

Bin Laden's address to the American people comes two days after the eighth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. He typically addresses the United States in a message around the Sept. 11 anniversary.

The purpose of his address Sunday, bin Laden said in the SITE translation, is "to remind you of the causes" of Sept. 11, chiefly "your support to your Israeli allies who occupy our land of Palestine."

Bin Laden argued against the claims that the war is necessary for U.S. security, saying current White House officials are merely following the strategy of former President George W. Bush and former Vice President Dick Cheney to "promote the previous policies of fear to market the interests of big companies."

When Obama became president and retained many of the Bush administration's military leaders, such as Defense Secretary Robert Gates, "reasonable people knew that Obama is a powerless man who will not be able to end the war as he promised," bin Laden said.

"If you end the war, so to it," bin Laden said. "But if it is otherwise, all we will do is continue the war of attrition against you on all possible axes."

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On the Net:

SITE Intelligence Group: https://www.siteintelgroup.com/

IntelCenter: http://www.intelcenter.com/

Comments

[SheikPA]

Obama should kill this healthcare reform bill and start over by writing the bill himself. From there, present the bill to congress and tell those wussy dems to vote for it or else.

[riovouga]

Osama was a 911 patsy .WAKE UP

[vascopyjama]

Bin Laden should be very careful. John McCain knows where he is.

[harriettubman]

Middle Easterners are just as prejudiced as some Americans. Look at all of the discrimination in the Middle East.

[Khirad]

Though it of course doesn't reflect upon all modern Arabs, One Thousand and One Nights has many r@cist passages, although maybe it was my Burton translation circa late 19th century.

[blueskybigstar]

Benazir Bhutto knew where he is.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGAOH_E3aQQ

This reporter was soon keeled after reporting the same.
Can't find the link.

His son says the same thing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMdIZNqu0UY

[mariegachelin]

This man is the perfect example of misguided use of intelligence and ability. I just don't understand why someone who can gather so many behind him, chooses a path that brings death and destruction to the very people that he wants to help.
Intelligence needs to be used to educate rather than destroy, to do good rather than evil. It continues to shock me to see that the level of anger towards Israelis does not even keep some people from killing themselves and their own flesh and flood. There seems to be a passion for hatred that some in lead positions promote. It's appalling How do you call someone "powerless" when you've lost all freedom and must hide?
Who has adequate maturity enough to break this think circle of hatred? Hasn't this charade gone on long enough?

[inorbit]

Yeah....ri­ght.....Ob­ama is powerless. Not.

But, you are dickless, bin Laden.

[jonmonbuckeye]

If our soldiers have the chance to take him out- do it, but make him suffer first.

[johnscriv]

this message from UbL is false flag propaganda from the war party, designed to discredit legitimate criticism of US foreign policy and silence opposition to the war ... wake up america, your government is lying to you!

[johnscriv]

this proves it ... if you criticize US foreign policy, you're with the terrorists

[judiNJ]

As of Sat, President Obama has kept us safer longer than GW did.

[Margo Arrowsmith]

Exactly, its now been 4 days longer than Bush did. http://www.squidoo.com/huffington

[StillIRise]

I'm convinced now that Cheney is Bin Laden's speechwriter/

[bigsioux]

Cheney probably made the recording.

[jennylynn]

Axelrod is BO's . What's your point?

[AIdhayaoli]

If you missed the point then ur stupidity isnt worth our time explaining the point

[angrydove]

I think he's hiding in the Bush's guestroom.

[jennylynn]

Poor BO. One Termer.

[AIdhayaoli]

Brace yourself for disappointment in 2012!

[GoogleMaster]

911 conspiracy theorists will now have some explaining to do. I guess it's possible that the actual conspirators (Bush & friends according to them) are the real ones sending out these Bin Laden tapes to throw us off. However, if they were, I'm sure the real Bin Laden would surface and say to Bush and all the other 911 masterminds, "You LIE". Darn-it it actually feels good saying that. Maybe Joe Wilson's on to something. We'll all probably see when his upcoming best seller, "You LIE" hits the market.

[lungfish]

Since none of bin ladens vids have time/date stamp and they always look the same its hard not to wonder if he is buried under Tora Bora.... Bush referred to him often as "irrelevant": unless it was election season....

[jasev01]

This is what happens when people don't respect the President, it emboldens our enemies. Together we stand apart we fall.