- Nov 6, 2005
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There was some buzz a few days ago when a few web sites reported a new Bin laden tape was on its way. Now the 56 minute tape has arrived and the subject is Iraq and Israel. Given the
convoluted routes such tape must take to protect tracking down Bin Laden, as expected, no mention was made of the Bhutto assassination.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200...pnkA2Pn6TIkT0Qh2Os0NUE
While I don't think its proves or disproves that Bin Laden is still alive, my main comment is that if this represents Al-Quida thinking, Al-Quida's days as a player in Iraq will rapidly reduce and that they have lost touch with the very groups they need to be effective in Iraq or in the larger
mid-east. As it is, I think our own NIE has put the Al-Quida part of the total Iraqi insurgencies at no more than 15%, and its difficult for me to see how these tapes will bring back the Sunnis
who are already rejecting Al-Quida.
Its sounds more like a shameless appeal to Sunnis to die for Al-Quida or ELSE that will go over like a lead balloon. And if that is the threats, its more likely to result in Sunnis eliminating Al-Quida operatives when ever they show their faces.
As for Al-Quida being a serious threat to Israel, its more of an empty boast than any plan when they have sided with Fatah and Israel anyway.
More and more Al-Quida is sounding like a few nuts in a cave making betamax tapes. All hat and no cattle with no horses or rope to catch cattle.
And against that threat we waste a trillion dollars and all those lives jumping into every quagmire we can find?
convoluted routes such tape must take to protect tracking down Bin Laden, as expected, no mention was made of the Bhutto assassination.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/200...pnkA2Pn6TIkT0Qh2Os0NUE
While I don't think its proves or disproves that Bin Laden is still alive, my main comment is that if this represents Al-Quida thinking, Al-Quida's days as a player in Iraq will rapidly reduce and that they have lost touch with the very groups they need to be effective in Iraq or in the larger
mid-east. As it is, I think our own NIE has put the Al-Quida part of the total Iraqi insurgencies at no more than 15%, and its difficult for me to see how these tapes will bring back the Sunnis
who are already rejecting Al-Quida.
Its sounds more like a shameless appeal to Sunnis to die for Al-Quida or ELSE that will go over like a lead balloon. And if that is the threats, its more likely to result in Sunnis eliminating Al-Quida operatives when ever they show their faces.
As for Al-Quida being a serious threat to Israel, its more of an empty boast than any plan when they have sided with Fatah and Israel anyway.
More and more Al-Quida is sounding like a few nuts in a cave making betamax tapes. All hat and no cattle with no horses or rope to catch cattle.
And against that threat we waste a trillion dollars and all those lives jumping into every quagmire we can find?