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mlknchzCAIRO, Egypt - Al-Jazeera aired an audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden on Thursday, saying al-Qaida is making preparations for attacks in the United States but offering a truce to build Iraq and Afghanistan.
The voice in the tape said heightened security measures in the United States are not the reason there have been no attacks there since Sept. 11, 2001. Instead, the reason is "because there are operations that need preparations, and you will see them," he said.
"Based on what I have said, it is better not to fight the Muslims on their land," he said. "We do not mind offering you a truce that is fair and long-term. ... So we can build Iraq and Afghanistan ... there is no shame in this solution because it prevents wasting of billions of dollars ... to merchants of war."
The speaker did not give conditions for a truce in the excerpts aired by Al-Jazeera.
And now, my considered and measured response; Are you ready?
BULLSHIT
Nice tactic to give the anti-war camp another arrow for their quiver, so to speak. "Bin Laden wants to NEGOTIATE! It's only the American war-mongers that are keeping the war going", etc.
Hitler wanted peace. A piece of Russia, a piece of Czechoslovakia, a piece of France...you get the picture.
The "War on Terror" will not be ended by negotiation. It will end when and if the popular support for terrorists has ended.
The voice in the tape said heightened security measures in the United States are not the reason there have been no attacks there since Sept. 11, 2001. Instead, the reason is "because there are operations that need preparations, and you will see them," he said.
"Based on what I have said, it is better not to fight the Muslims on their land," he said. "We do not mind offering you a truce that is fair and long-term. ... So we can build Iraq and Afghanistan ... there is no shame in this solution because it prevents wasting of billions of dollars ... to merchants of war."
The speaker did not give conditions for a truce in the excerpts aired by Al-Jazeera.
And now, my considered and measured response; Are you ready?
BULLSHIT
Nice tactic to give the anti-war camp another arrow for their quiver, so to speak. "Bin Laden wants to NEGOTIATE! It's only the American war-mongers that are keeping the war going", etc.
Hitler wanted peace. A piece of Russia, a piece of Czechoslovakia, a piece of France...you get the picture.
The "War on Terror" will not be ended by negotiation. It will end when and if the popular support for terrorists has ended.
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Date: 1/20/06 01:56 am (UTC)especially if we don't like their choices.
we aren't even ready for when we don't like how people choose things in our own country.
i dunno though, i'm smeeling a new zeitgeist on the horizon.
and this next one may be much more fun the the "industrial revolution" one.
and healthier. it'll still have it's bad stuff and powerplays and whatnot, but i dunno, i think things are gunna end up alot more balanced.
hope is cool.
i've been Captian Grumpus lately for some reason. already told you that though.
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ah i finally asked that guy if he wanted to hang out. after like months of me being weird about it. he's a little mad, i don't blame him, and i'm suprised he was even still giving a shit, but i dunno. we will see.
i just had lots of crap to sort out that i didn't know was even there till he poked me in it.
you know how that is?
i think i'm concious enough of it now that i will work it out with him rather than on him, so it's ok.
i dunno, takes two to tangle, i'm gunna not write scripts and just see where he is at and where i'm at and then just be present and see what happens.
blah blah blah....
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Date: 1/20/06 02:27 am (UTC)