Jeana (DP) said:I think they give him too much media time. They need to NOT give him all the free press.
Boy, that makes a lot of sense. "We are almost ready to attack you. But we are offering a truce." Methinks al-qaida is feeling a little desperate............Linda7NJ said:CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - 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 rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan. The voice on the tape said heightened security measures in the United States are not the reason there have been no attacks there since the Sept. 11, 2001, suicide hijackings.
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 the Arab broadcaster.
I agree.Jeana (DP) said:I think they give him too much media time. They need to NOT give him all the free press.
robinparten said:Boy, that makes a lot of sense. "We are almost ready to attack you. But we are offering a truce." Methinks al-qaida is feeling a little desperate............
Which gets me back to my thinking that I was never upset the Bush admin.Linda7NJ said:Released ...strong threats made against US
close_enough said:i agree to a point with you, but the American public should know about these things, instead of keeping it hush hush, imo....
I agree with you, though I suspect a lot of people don't! I really do want to be sensitive to people's civil liberties, and it is good that the wiretapping issue saw some sunlight, but every president in recent times has done something quite similar.ellen13 said:Which gets me back to my thinking that I was never upset the Bush admin.
was tapping into to private phone calls between the us and suspected terrorists. I was thinking-finally, he's on the ball so we're not blindsided by the next big one. Anyone's thoughts on this?
ellen13 said:Which gets me back to my thinking that I was never upset the Bush admin.
was tapping into to private phone calls between the us and suspected terrorists. I was thinking-finally, he's on the ball so we're not blindsided by the next big one. Anyone's thoughts on this?
Jeana - I actually believe hat this kind of publicity works against al-qaida. I think they look inept, foolish and desperate, and I think the threats they make remind all Americans that they are a potentially dangerous enemy and we must stay sharp and focused.Jeana (DP) said:Agreed, but they could figure out if its even a real video before they go spouting off at the mouth, putting it on every news cast and on the front page of every newspaper. Once they determine its real, annouce and and then shut up about it. The more they show it over and over and talk about it over and over, he's getting exactly what he wants.
robinparten said:Jeana - I actually believe hat this kind of publicity works against al-qaida. I think they look inept, foolish and desperate, and I think the threats they make remind all Americans that they are a potentially dangerous enemy and we must stay sharp and focused.
Then again, maybe the tape has hidden messages or something to their co-conspiritors..............you never know!
Jeana (DP) said:I think they give him too much media time. They need to NOT give him all the free press.
PaperDoll said:Oh I agree.. he's getting what he wants and that is the publicity... we are supose to be sooo afraid because he barks??... woof woof.. yes, we will probably have more attacks but I don't think it's because of "just" him...
close_enough said:ok, am i just not understanding this??...i think the truce that's being talked about is with Iraq & Afghanistan, not the US...correct me if i'm wrong ...