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Jan. 19th, 2006 07:29 amCAIRO, 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.