AUSTIN, Sept. 9, 2007

Reporting The Bin Laden Beat

Journalist Lawrence Wright Knows More About Al Qaeda's Leader Than Many CIA Operatives

    • Wright told <b>CBS News correspondent David Martin</b> that many of the assumptions made about bin Laden are untrue. Photo

      Wright told CBS News correspondent David Martin that many of the assumptions made about bin Laden are untrue.  (CBS)

    • Journalist Lawrence Wright travelled throughout the Middle East to learn everything he could about Osama bin Laden. His Pulitzer Prize-winning book has become the Bible for those tracking the al Qaeda leader. Photo

      Journalist Lawrence Wright travelled throughout the Middle East to learn everything he could about Osama bin Laden. His Pulitzer Prize-winning book has become the Bible for those tracking the al Qaeda leader.  (CBS)

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      "My Trip to al Qaeda," a one-man play Wright adopted from his book, has played off-Broadway (not far from Ground Zero) and is headed for Washington, D.C.  (CBS)

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(CBS)  Lawrence Wright is a member of an average bar band that plays in Austin, Tex. - average in all respects except Wright, the keyboardist, probably knows more about Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda than any American in or out of government, with or without a top secret clearance.

Wright's book - "The Looming Tower, Al Qaeda and the Road to 9/11" (Vintage paperback) - won this year's Pulitzer Prize, and he's now turned it into a one-man play.

"I thought it would be interesting to open up a dialogue in a more intimate fashion with the American people about who these people are, why they attacked America," he told CBS News correspondent David Martin.

Before 9/11, Wright was a bored reporter-turned-Hollywood screenwriter. In 1998 he co-wrote a movie called "The Siege," which in some respects creepily anticipated the events of 9/11. It was about terrorism in New York and what would happen to our country if terror came to the United States.

"It was a box office failure, but it was the most rented movie in America after 9/11," Wright said. Despite marquee names like Denzel Washington and Bruce Willis, the movie bombed, Wright said, because "Muslim and Arab protestors picketed the theaters. They were furious at being stereotyped as terrorists."

Lost in the headlines about al Qaeda's bombing of two American embassies in August 1998, was another explosion in a restaurant in Capetown, South Africa.

"A radical Islamist group claimed credit for this bombing at Planet Hollywood, which cost the lives of two British tourists. A little girl lost her leg. And they said they were protesting the trailers that were in the theaters for 'The Seige' in America. And that really, really upset me," he said.

Then came 9/11, which Wright watched on television from his home in Austin.

"People said, 'You know, it looks like a movie,' and I was thinking, 'Yeah, it looks like my movie,'" Wright said.

A few days later Wright read a brief obituary for John O'Neill, the one-time head of counterterrorism for the FBI who had become the director of security at the World Trade Center and died in the 9/11 attack.

"I thought, 'Here's a story,'" Wright said. "The man who was in charge of getting Osama bin Laden didn't get bin laden; bin Laden got him."

To get that story Wright needed to succeed where the CIA and FBI had failed. He set out to penetrate al Qaeda.

"I trust the reporting profession," he said. "I mean, the rules of journalism, and try to talk to everybody and be as fair as possible. And I spent, you know, nearly five years talking to everyone I could, and I would always ask them who else I should talk to."

To find people who knew bin Laden, he went to work at a local newspaper in Saudi Arabia. He would break his search down by the individuals who know bin Laden, like his first wife Najua. He would find out everything he could about her and jot the information down on note cards.

Compare Wright's study to the operations centers the U.S. government has constructed in its so far fruitless effort to track bin Laden. His strategy was somewhat old-fashioned.

"I feel like a 1960s graduate student," Wright said. "I still work on note cards. I've never found a better system."

He traveled to 12 countries, interviewed more than 600 people and compiled 82 legal pads - about 4,600 pages - of handwritten notes, all meticulously indexed. He eventually produced a book that is now called "the Bible" by intelligence agents and analysts still pursuing bin Laden.

His first break came in Egypt, home of bin Laden's deputy Ayman al Zawahiri.

"I had no idea when I went there how key Zawahiri was," Wright said. "He seemed to be the Colonel Parker to bin Laden's Elvis. But turns out as I began to investigate him, I realized that he was really the key ideologue and the organizer of al Qaeda."

Zawahiri played a minor role in the 1981 assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadar and was put on trial with the other plotters. A physician by training, Zawahiri spoke English and became their spokesman.

In Saudi Arabia Wright started filling in the details of bin Laden's life, a portrait at odds with the urban myths put out by the CIA.

"If you could take your mind back to the kinds of things that we thought we knew about bin Laden back then, that he was, you know, a billionaire as the CIA said, that he was a physical giant, that he had kidney disease, none of those things is true," Wright said. "I talked to everybody who knew him. I'd say, 'How tall is he?' within a centimeter or so. His closest friends say he was a little over six feet."

The reason he looks so tall, Wright said, is because he surrounds himself with shorter Yemeni bodyguards who make him look as tall as 6'5".

Wright was frequently accused of being a spy, an accusation which cost another reporter, Daniel Pearl, his life. Wright says he was too busy juggling the dual roles of reporter and American citizen to be a spy.

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by lars008-2009 September 9, 2007 10:27 AM PDT
Is islam a violation of international law???

islam practices slavery on non muslims
islam practices apartheid on non muslims
islam practices rape on non muslims
islam practices rape on babies and animals
islam practices genocide on non muslims

all are violations of international law and are crimes against humanity

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/02/22/world/main2505445.shtml
Imam Khomeini - Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution
http://www.homa.org/Details.asp?ContentID=2137352826&TOCID=2083225445
Malaysia women ''suffer apartheid''
The daughter of Malaysia''s former prime minister has launched a scathing attack on the roles and status of Muslim women in the country.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4784784.stm
A matter of tolerance
http://musingwithmarinamahathir.blogspot.com/2006/12/matter-of-tolerance.html
Marina Mahathir
http://musingwithmarinamahathir.blogspot.com/
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=slavery+islam&btnG=Search
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4795808.stm
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=apartheid islam
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=rape islam
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=rape islam babies&btnG=Search
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=genocide islam&btnG=Search
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by fehu-2009 September 9, 2007 11:25 AM PDT
hi,

Muslims live as aliens in this world.

They are fanatical.Read the history of India.Hiduism is alive because of patience and foolishnes of muslims.
they live like aliens in India.Pakistan is amistaken creation of the British. Osama is the creation of the USA hegemony.
ow reap all results.
Unless the world captures Pakistan it will become a world of terroism and innocents will lose their lives.
Venkat
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by fehu-2009 September 9, 2007 11:25 AM PDT
hi,

Muslims live as aliens in this world.

They are fanatical.Read the history of India.Hiduism is alive because of patience and foolishnes of muslims.
they live like aliens in India.Pakistan is amistaken creation of the British. Osama is the creation of the USA hegemony.
ow reap all results.
Unless the world captures Pakistan it will become a world of terroism and innocents will lose their lives.
Venkat
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by lars008-2009 September 9, 2007 11:31 AM PDT
NONE OF US IS FREE UNLESS ALL ARE FREE!

None Of Us Are Free - Lynyrd Skynyrd
http://www.lyrics007.com/Lynyrd%20Skynyrd%20Lyrics/None%20Of%20Us%20Are%20Free%20Lyrics.html

WHY IS IT NOT ONE ISLAMIC COUNTRY GRANTS EQUAL RIGHTS TO NON MUSLIMS?

FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM SAYS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATES ISLAM LAW...

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

For example, in 1981, the Iranian representative to the United Nations, Said Rajaie-Khorassani, articulated the position of his country regarding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by saying that the UDHR was "a secular understanding of the Judeo-Christian tradition", which could not be implemented by Muslims without trespassing the Islamic law.

http://www.un.org/terrorism/
http://www.un.org/terrorism/strategy-counter-terrorism.html
http://www.un.org/

But the accepted assumption in India is that most of India''s Muslims were converted to Islam through the sword. Meaning the Indians were given an option between death or adopting Islam. The third option was getting examined in Islam religion along with heavy taxes- Jeziya (poll tax) and Kharaj (property tax).

http://adaniel.tripod.com/Islam.htm

this is what fascist nazi islam calls peace....

are you ready to live under islam rule as a non muslim???

apartheid fascist nazi islamic style

Rights of Non-Muslims in an Islamic State
http://www.sullivan-county.com/id3/islamic_state.htm
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by lars008-2009 September 9, 2007 12:02 PM PDT
it is fascist nazi terrorislam stupid%u2026.

non muslims of the world unite... fight against the tyranny of the fascist nazi terrorslam imperialist empire of the darkside...

I was a fanatic...I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist
By blaming the Government for our actions, those who pushed this "Blair''s bombs" line did our propaganda work for us.
More important, they also helped to draw away any critical examination from the real engine of our violence: Islamic theology.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=465570&in_page_id=1770

Bless the Beasts and Children
Fascist nazi terrorslam kills every man woman and child in the village again%u2026 typical mo for terrorslam%u2026
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/bless-the-beasts-and-children.htm

Our Prophet commanded us to fight the kaafirs when we are able and to attack them in their homelands and to give them three choices before we enter their lands: either they become Muslim and be like us, sharing our rights and duties; or they pay the jizyah (poll tax) and feel themselves subdued; or they fight, in which case their wealth, women, children and homes become permissible as booty for the Muslims.
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=13759&ln=eng&txt=before%20islam%20arabia%20pagan

the truth about fascist nazi terrorislam...
http://www.terrorismawareness.org/what-really-happened/
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by lars008-2009 September 9, 2007 12:04 PM PDT
it is fascist nazi terrorislam stupid%u2026.

non muslims of the world unite... fight against the tyranny of the fascist nazi terrorslam imperialist empire of the darkside...

I was a fanatic...I know their thinking, says former radical Islamist
By blaming the Government for our actions, those who pushed this "Blair''s bombs" line did our propaganda work for us.
More important, they also helped to draw away any critical examination from the real engine of our violence: Islamic theology.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=465570&in_page_id=1770

Bless the Beasts and Children
Fascist nazi terrorslam kills every man woman and child in the village again%u2026 typical mo for terrorslam%u2026
http://www.michaelyon-online.com/wp/bless-the-beasts-and-children.htm

Our Prophet commanded us to fight the kaafirs when we are able and to attack them in their homelands and to give them three choices before we enter their lands: either they become Muslim and be like us, sharing our rights and duties; or they pay the jizyah (poll tax) and feel themselves subdued; or they fight, in which case their wealth, women, children and homes become permissible as booty for the Muslims.
http://islamqa.com/index.php?ref=13759&ln=eng&txt=before%20islam%20arabia%20pagan

the truth about fascist nazi terrorislam...
http://www.terrorismawareness.org/what-really-happened/
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by micma-2009 September 9, 2007 12:48 PM PDT


Bin Laden is still free because Bush is simply not looking for him.



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by klifton2-2009 September 9, 2007 12:49 PM PDT
People like Bin Laden just do not appear by chance or is an anomaly. He is a product of US foreign policy in the Middle East and elsewhere. If it is not Bin Laden, then it could be any one of the hundreds of thousands of Muslim extremists who see the US as bully hell bent on humiliating their religion and the people. The nonsensical unconditional support for Israel certainly does not help, either. Their fears and apprehensions are manifested by Bush''s policies and actions and given substantial weight by the invasion of Iraq. Small wonder than Bin Laden is perceived as a hero of sorts. The US cannot win, not now, now ever until its policy is viewed as judicious and even-handed. Unfortunately, it is not going to happen as long as the Jewish lobby has anything to say about it. Meanwhile, the "war" continues unabated and will go on to the next generation and the next. Hopefully the time will not come when the extremists, so fed up with all the destructions and deaths that they will find it expedient to detonate a nuclear device in the Middle East and let things begin anew. When the oil fields are contaminated, then perhaps things would change, not necessarily for the better, but at least the US would stop interfering in the Middle East. Take away the reason and the motivation for being there and at least some semblance of "peace" could come about in the troubled land.
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by lars008-2009 September 9, 2007 1:11 PM PDT
Posted by klifton2 at 12:49 PM : Sep 09, 2007

hahahaha i guess that explains...

the war Muhammad ali baba started rages on 1400 years later...
623 - Battle of Waddan
623 - Battle of Safwan
623 - Battle of Dul-''Ashir
624 - Muhammad and converts begin raids on caravans to fund the movement.
624 - Zakat becomes mandatory
624 - Battle of Badr
624 - Battle of Bani Salim
624 - Battle of Eid-ul-Fitr and Zakat-ul-Fitr
624 - Battle of Bani Qainuqa''
624 - Battle of Sawiq
624 - Battle of Ghatfan
624 - Battle of Bahran
625 - Battle of Uhud. 70 Muslims are killed.
625 - Battle of Humra-ul-Asad
625 - Battle of Banu Nudair
625 - Battle of Dhatur-Riqa
626 - Battle of Badru-Ukhra
626 - Battle of Dumatul-Jandal
626 - Battle of Banu Mustalaq Nikah
627 - Battle of the Trench
627 - Battle of Ahzab
627 - Battle of Bani Quraiza
627 - Battle of Bani Lahyan
627 - Battle of Ghaiba
627 - Battle of Khaibar
628 - Muhammad signs treaty with Quraish.
630 - Muhammad conquers Mecca.
630 - Battle of Hunsin.
630 - Battle of Tabuk
632 - Muhammad dies.
http://www.carm.org/islam/islam_chronology.htm
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by lars008-2009 September 9, 2007 1:15 PM PDT
Posted by klifton2 at 12:49 PM : Sep 09, 2007

hahahaha i guess that explains...

the war that fascist nazi terrorislamic muslims started rages on 1400 years later...

The Truth about Islamic Crusades and Imperialism

Historical facts say that Islam has been imperialistic%u2014and would still like to be, if only for religious reasons. Many Muslim clerics, scholars, and activists, for example, would like to impose Islamic law around the world. Historical facts say that Islam, including Muhammad, launched their own Crusades against Christianity long before the European Crusades.
http://www.americanthinker.com/2005/11/the_truth_about_islamic_crusad.html
http://www.americanthinker.com/2004/08/the_muslim_crusades.html

the truth about fascist nazi terrorislam...
http://www.terrorismawareness.org/what-really-happened/

Islamic origins
http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/pdf/compass/hico_058.pdf

Origin of Islam
http://www.allaboutreligion.org/origin-of-islam.htm
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Origin+of Islam%3A Secular History
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by oakishpines September 9, 2007 1:18 PM PDT


'' ... given enough time, the good generals wil build for themselves an eternity of infinite numbers of eternitys where they never have to pay for anything at all as they no more are forced by the people to invest there dollars and votes in non charity and taxation and having so built that place where they no longer must pay for anything, they will afford themselves infinite divergence, meaning anyone may slay and slayve them at will without bringing any real harm or suffering or other detention to them, and having built that eternity, they will find that that eternity was already built for them long before they built it for themselves because they would have built it for themselves such that it had already been built for them long before they ever had to build it for themselves ... ''

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by olddog200 September 9, 2007 1:28 PM PDT
Bush, his family and his administration are so tied in with the Saudis that they''ve even gone so far as to attempt to hand the Saudis our ports on U.S. soil. For them it''s a logical business decision among friends. The security concerns of the U.S. as a nation are secondary to the concerns of the family business.

Capture Bin Laden? Well, that''s a problem. The Bin Laden family is too high up the ladder in Saudi Arabia and the Bush family is too tied in to the Saudis, etc.

After 9/11, I believe the Saudis made a deal with the Bush family that W could go into Iraq after Saddam Hussein (who was violent and erratic and who had the additional distinction of attempting to assasinate Bush Sr.) in return for shutting one eye to Osama Bin Laden''s "mysterious" escape.

George W screwed up by taking out Saddam, but then hanging around for another 4 or 5 years. If the U.S. had left immediately - the region would have probably gone through a period of chaos and perhaps civil war - but it likely would have been sorted out by now in the tribal traditions of the Middle East.

There is no way to avoid a period of chaos in Iraq. There is no way to avoid the possibility that someone may rise to power that doesn''t want to kiss up to the U.S. All we''re doing is wasting U.S. lives in a futile effort to avoid the inevitable conflict in that region.

At this point, there is no peaceful solution in the Middle East.

But the point is: There never was.
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by saitozaki September 9, 2007 1:38 PM PDT
Interesting theatrical approach here to our dangerous Islamic problem is presented by CBS. Snarky comparison of existing intelligence history with the conclusions of a reporter, with the negative emphasis on intelligence methods, certainly says more about CBS than was intended by CBS. ...Remember Dan Rather..... It''s also interesting that those so critical of what they are so certain is going on, don''t present viable alternatives.
Food for thought.
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by saitozaki September 9, 2007 1:41 PM PDT
Interesting theatrical approach here to our dangerous Islamic problem is presented by CBS. Snarky comparison of existing intelligence history with the conclusions of a reporter, with the negative emphasis on intelligence methods, certainly says more about CBS than was intended by CBS. ...Remember Dan Rather..... It''s also interesting that those so critical of what they are so certain is going on, don''t present viable alternatives.
Food for thought.
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by saitozaki September 9, 2007 1:45 PM PDT
Interesting theatrical approach here to our dangerous Islamic problem is presented by CBS. Snarky comparison of existing intelligence history with the conclusions of a reporter, with the negative emphasis on intelligence methods, certainly says more about CBS than was intended by CBS. ...Remember Dan Rather..... It''s also interesting that those so critical of what they are so certain is going on, don''t present viable alternatives.
Food for thought.
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by elgraz September 9, 2007 3:57 PM PDT
As usual, the left wing media is giving all the publicity osama wants free of charge. Keep it up commies !!!!!!!!! We all are so stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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by patriotic9 September 9, 2007 4:14 PM PDT
Unfortunately, it is not going to happen as long as the Jewish lobby has anything to say about it
Posted by klifton2 at 12:49 PM : Sep 09, 2007

I agree with you except the above mentioned statement. Not all the jews are bad, There are a lot of nice jewish people against zionism, mostly in New York and liberal jews in California. The worst of all the people are Radical Right wing Chirstian like John Hagee, Pet Robertson, Bush, Ann Coulter, etc. The PSYCHOTIC CHRISTIANS want to sacrifise UNHOLY LAND UNITED STATES for the NON-AMERICAN HOLY LAND, they want to sacrifse the GOD-NEGLECTED AMERICAN MONEY and AMERICAN LIVES for GOD-CHOSEN NON-AMERICAN EUROPEAN INVADERS IN PALESTINE. They want to enjoy OIL in cheaper prices from ARABS and in return want to support and protect their those enemeis who were brought into Palestine after WWII to occupy the land of those Palestinians by force who had nothing to do with the actions of Hitler.

CHRISTIANITY is PSYCHOSIS and CHRISTIANS are PSYCHOTICS. United States will be doomed one day because of the INVOLVEMENT OF PSYCHOSIS "CHRISTIANTY" in our politics.

Before the Iraq invasion, Miss Jeanine Garofalo had warned and her warning seems to be very realistic today. She said

"If United States sends her troops in the Middle of Arabia, United States will be doomed".
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by patriotic9 September 9, 2007 4:25 PM PDT
At this point, there is no peaceful solution in the Middle East.

But the point is: There never was.
Posted by Olddog200 at 01:28 PM : Sep 09, 2007

There was always a solution and still it''s there. The solution is to stop the RACISM and INJUSTICE taught by the book of Human rights violation named Bible.

All the human beings living in this world are GOD-NEGLECTED PEOPLE bcause of being born in a RACE or FAMILY not chosen by god and that''s why they have not been promised a single penny from the god, whereas; those EUROPEANS who were brought into Palestine after WWII to occupy the land of those PALESTINIANS by force who had nothing to do with the actions of HITLER are GOD-CHOSEN PEOPLE because of being bron in a RACE or FAMILY CHOSEN by god and that''s why they have been promised a land in the Middle East. Human beings should not be treated on the basis of their actions but should be treated on the basis of the RACE or FAMILY they are born in.

This NON-SENSE IDEOLOGY is known as RACISM and INJUSTICE.

If Europeans were not brought into Palestine after WWII to occupy the land of those Palestinians by force who had nothing to do with the actions of HILTER, because BIBLES said so, Alqaeda would not get enough recruits to fly planes into buildings because koran says so.

The solution of all our problems is to kick PSYCHOSIS "CHRISTIANITY" out of our politics.

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by patriotic9 September 9, 2007 4:29 PM PDT
As usual, the left wing media is giving all the publicity osama wants free of charge. Keep it up commies !!!!!!!!! We all are so stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by elgraz at 03:57 PM : Sep 09, 2007

I didn''t know that CNN is a left wing media Amigo.
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by patriotic9 September 9, 2007 4:32 PM PDT
As usual, the left wing media is giving all the publicity osama wants free of charge. Keep it up commies !!!!!!!!! We all are so stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by elgraz at 03:57 PM : Sep 09, 2007

What about the Fox news Channel? Is that also a left wing media?
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by ghostcommand September 9, 2007 4:35 PM PDT
$400,000,000 per week for the Contractors in Iraq!
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by patriotic9 September 9, 2007 4:36 PM PDT
At this point, there is no peaceful solution in the Middle East.

But the point is: There never was.
Posted by Olddog200 at 01:28 PM : Sep 09, 2007

There was always a solution and still it''''s there. The solution is to stop the RACISM and INJUSTICE taught by the book of Human rights violation named Bible.

All the human beings living in this world are GOD-NEGLECTED PEOPLE bcause of being born in a RACE or FAMILY not chosen by god and that''''s why they have not been promised a single penny from the god, whereas; those EUROPEANS who were brought into Palestine after WWII to occupy the land of those PALESTINIANS by force who had nothing to do with the actions of HITLER are GOD-CHOSEN PEOPLE because of being bron in a RACE or FAMILY CHOSEN by god and that''''s why they have been promised a land in the Middle East. Human beings should not be treated on the basis of their actions but should be treated on the basis of the RACE or FAMILY they are born in.

This NON-SENSE IDEOLOGY is known as RACISM and INJUSTICE.

If Europeans were not brought into Palestine after WWII to occupy the land of those Palestinians by force who had nothing to do with the actions of HILTER, because BIBLES said so, Alqaeda would not get enough recruits to fly planes into buildings because koran says so.

The solution of all our problems is to kick PSYCHOSIS "CHRISTIANITY" out of our politics.
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by usaisdway98 September 9, 2007 4:43 PM PDT
This is a guy I''d listen to any day over a little prat like Mikey Scheuer, who is an apologist for Bin Laden and Islamonazism.

Wright also reiterates what is common knowledge -the Clitons had numerous occasions to off Bin Laden, but Pervert Bill was too busy playing with Monica, bombing those all-too-terroristic Serbs, and placating his AIDS-ridden monster babykilling buddy Arafat.

Remember that, Bozos and Daily Kostroite Champipple drinkers when you cheer for Hillary, or even Boy Obama.
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by kesac4650 September 9, 2007 4:48 PM PDT
Let me understand this. He never did meet Osama, did he?
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by usaisdway98 September 9, 2007 4:59 PM PDT
Patriotic9,

Go peddle your Hitlerian nonsense to your equally Anti-American friends at the Daily Kostroite.

Israel DID NOT seize Palestinian lands, period.

The Muslim religion as practiced by Arafat, Saddam, Bin Laden and other babykilling monsters is to kill anyone who doesn''t follow them. Do you care to? If not, then shut up and support any and all efforts to destroy them.

Unfortunately Bush, in moddycuddlying Pakistan and being worried what Democratic traitors think, and the Israelis under the coward Olmert who releases terrorists will not commit all out war against them - if we did, we''d win very quickly. And the Democrats offer nothing but appeasing Hitler like solutions.

A couple of mushroom clouds - over the mountains of Northern Pakistan and over Tehran, and the threat of one on Mecca will put paid to this. Unfortunately, thanks to cowards and traitors like Reid, Pelosi, Dean and the lily-livered types who spew here, America just doesn''t have the will to do it.
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by usaisdway98 September 9, 2007 5:05 PM PDT
Francis Townsend.

Bright, Beautiful, and She DID SERVE.

Commander in the Coast Guard.

Unlike the traitors and ''hos Pelosi and Hillary.

She''d get my consideration if she ran for President.

When the two Democratic ''hos go over and fight Al Qaeda or the terrorists on the front lines, call me. They couldn''t hold a candle to Miss Townsend.
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by patriotic9 September 9, 2007 5:16 PM PDT
Go peddle your Hitlerian nonsense to your equally Anti-American friends at the Daily Kostroite.

Israel DID NOT seize Palestinian lands, period.
Posted by USAisdway98 at 04:59 PM : Sep 09, 2007

Are you serious. You don''t know that Europeans from different European countries were brought into Plaestine after WWII to occupy the land of those Palestinians by force who had nothing to do with the actions Hitler.

How dare you called me ANTI-AMERICAN?

ANTI-AMERICANS are those who believe in an ANTI-AMERICAN, RACIST and UNJUST GOD who Racially discriminated against Americans by not promising them a SINGLE PENNY while promising NON-AMERICANS a land in the MIDDLE EAST.

ANTI-AMERICANS are those who want god-neglected AMERICANS to work day and night to pay tax to the government, and want GOD-NEGLECTED NON-AMERICANS to snatch more then $3 B a year from the US Tax paid money. Does it make any sense at all to spend $3 Billion a year to buy HATRED, TERRORISM and 9/11 against our nation.

ANTI-AMERICANS are those who want to sacrifise UNHOLY LAND UNITED STATES for the NON-AMERICAN HOLY LAND BETHLEHAM where ISLAMIC RADICAL "JESUS" was born who opposed Homosexuals'' right of marriage just like his other ISLAMIC RADICAL BROTHER, who gave his life for his cause just like his fellow ISLAMIC RADICALS do tosy.

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by patriotic9 September 9, 2007 5:24 PM PDT
People killed by Hitler and price paid by those Palestinians who can''t even speak the language spoken by Hitler, Concentration camps in Germany and Isreal to be founded in Palestine, far away from Europe, is as PSYCHOTIC as SINS committed by ADAM and EVE, SINNERS are those NEW BORN CHILDREN born in sins, they can''t even think of and the price is paid by a third party free from sins, named "JESUS", is as PSYCHOTIC as those who love JESUS are god-NEGLECTED and those who hate JESUS and accuse his mother of FORNICATION, are GOD-CHOSEN.

CHRISTIANITY is PSYCHOSIS and CHRISTIANS are PSYCHOTICS.

This world was much better off with PSYCHOTIC CHRISTIANS playing "THE FATHER", "THE SON" and "THE HOLY SPIRIT" in the churches then to come into US politics and SODOMIZE United States (the holy, god-loving, conservative, republican-supporter, christian man is "THE FATEHR", that young innnocent little boy whose pant is pulled down in the name of god is "THE SON" and what is inserted in the BACK HOLE of that innocent boy is "THE HOLY SPIRIT").

There is no reason, why American money and American lives should be wasted for NON-AMERICAN PEOPLE, a NON-AMERICAN LAND and a NON-AMERICAN CAUSE.
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by patriotic9 September 9, 2007 5:32 PM PDT
USAisdway98

Unlike those REPUBLICANS, who were offended by Sir Bill Clinton''s affair with MS Monica Lewinsky, I have no problem if your god made MARY pregnant with JESUS. I''ll never allow your ANTI-AMERICAN, RACIST and UNJUST god to come into US politics, screw United States and make her pregnant with HATRED, TERRORISM and 9/11 for a NON-AMERICAN LAND, A NON-AMERICAN ISSUE and NON-AMERICAN PEOPLE.
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by feelfree1 September 9, 2007 5:47 PM PDT

Re: "Lawrence Wright is a member of an average bar band that plays in Austin, Tex. - average in all respects except Wright, the keyboardist, probably knows more about Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda than any American in or out of government, with or without a top secret clearance."

Does Lawrence Wright know that the latest "Osama" video is a sloppy hoax, produced by the phony propaganda clearinghouses, called IntelCenter and the SITE Institute?

Does Lawrence Wright know that "al-Qaeda-in-Iraq" is little more than a Made-in-USA psy-ops hoax, aimed at demonizing the legitimate Iraqi armed resistance of the illegal invasion of their country, at providing a reason to continue the illegal invasion where no such reason exists, at supplying a fictitious ex-post-facto "link" to Saddam and the events of 9/11/01, and so forth?

Because if he does not know these things, then Mr. Wright does not know squat, and lacks any ability to detect the difference between sh*t and shinola.
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by oakishpines September 9, 2007 6:00 PM PDT
'' ... nerf buses and nerf carts just need lots of air and water and surface area and anti-density, kids sortof wave their hands and the buses and carts move and the buses and carts move the planets and the moons, like transmissions of energy in - leverage - recycle - leverage - energy out ... nuclear is a chainsaw pruning a finger nail ... ''




'' ... i underestimated a tiny nest of sweat bees once, their ability to misinterpret the facts ... i underestimated a globe of folk once, their ability to misinterpret the facts ... it seems they really do thing investing in noncharity and taxation, in get sick tax world, in the wealthy and the strong is the same as investing in charity and non taxation, in get well feed world, in the poor and the weak ... ''


'' ... the garden was crafted of useless star swallowing compost that craves to breathe and drink ... and to dance like haphazard moss draped across haphazard bones of branches swishing around in haphazard dirt splintered with speckles of drip air and drip water and drip fertile ... ''
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by j-whitman September 9, 2007 6:04 PM PDT
If we pay attention,
,,, What''s coming out is the sketchy security progress won''t go any further, untill Political reconciliation is made, & that is about as far along as it was 3 years ago.
,, The complete oppisite from what the White House & GOP puts out,,,, & that might take 12 to 18 more months to see much on.
,, Then & only then can they start to get it together enough to begin to start on getting the security they need
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by patriotic9 September 9, 2007 6:06 PM PDT
USAisdway98

Unlike those REPUBLICANS, who were offended by Sir Bill Clinton''''s affair with MS Monica Lewinsky, I have no problem if your god made MARY pregnant with JESUS. I''''ll never allow your ANTI-AMERICAN, RACIST and UNJUST god to come into US politics, screw United States and make her pregnant with HATRED, TERRORISM and 9/11 for a NON-AMERICAN LAND, A NON-AMERICAN ISSUE and NON-AMERICAN PEOPLE.

USAisdway98
Where you at? Are you waiting on SANTA CLAUSE to come on a flying deer to distribute candies or paying THE FATHER, THE SON and THE HOLY SPIRIT like your brothers, FOLEY, CRAIG, etc.
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by j-whitman September 9, 2007 6:10 PM PDT
In Short,,,, The White House is lying to America & our Troops again ----
-- Political reconciliation has to come 1st - Not security,,,, Then & Only then can they begin to get the Iraq''i Army & Police up to speed.
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by lars008-2009 September 9, 2007 6:21 PM PDT
NONE OF US IS FREE UNLESS ALL ARE FREE!

None Of Us Are Free - Lynyrd Skynyrd
http://www.lyrics007.com/Lynyrd%20Skynyrd%20Lyrics/None%20Of%20Us%20Are%20Free%20Lyrics.html

WHY IS IT NOT ONE MUSLIM COUNTRY GRANTS EQUAL RIGHTS TO NON MUSLIMS?

FASCIST NAZI TERRORISLAM SAYS UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATES ISLAM LAW...

Universal Declaration of Human Rights
http://www.un.org/Overview/rights.html

For example, in 1981, the Iranian representative to the United Nations, Said Rajaie-Khorassani, articulated the position of his country regarding the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by saying that the UDHR was "a secular understanding of the Judeo-Christian tradition", which could not be implemented by Muslims without trespassing the Islamic law.

http://www.un.org/terrorism/
http://www.un.org/terrorism/strategy-counter-terrorism.html
http://www.un.org/

But the accepted assumption in India is that most of India''s Muslims were converted to Islam through the sword. Meaning the Indians were given an option between death or adopting Islam. The third option was getting examined in Islam religion along with heavy taxes- Jeziya (poll tax) and Kharaj (property tax).
http://adaniel.tripod.com/Islam.htm

this is what fascist nazi islam calls peace....

are you ready to live under islam rule as a non muslim???

apartheid fascist nazi islamic style

Rights of Non-Muslims in an Islamic State
http://www.sullivan-county.com/id3/islamic_state.htm
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by lars008-2009 September 9, 2007 6:22 PM PDT
ISRAEL GRANTS EQUAL RIGHTS...

NOT ONE ISLAMIC COUNTRY GRANTS EQUAL RIGHTS...

WHY???

Arab citizens of Israel............ Israel''''s Declaration of Independence called for equal treatment under the law of all its citizens, regardless of their beliefs or national origin. Arab Israelis have had political representation since the state''''s first parliamentary assembly; currently, thirteen members of the Israeli Parliament are Arab-Israeli, most representing majority Arab political parties. An Arab-Israeli judge also sits on the Supreme Court,[11] and an Arab Israeli is next in line to the acting presidency (and has assumed role as such for a week-long period).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab_citizens_of_Israel
Myths & Facts Online Human Rights in Israel and the Territories
http://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/myths/mf18.html
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by j-whitman September 9, 2007 6:24 PM PDT
Lars,,, Get back in your closet ---- EVIL has surrounded your house.
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by socrates392 September 9, 2007 11:56 PM PDT
Lars008 is an irrelevant troll, troll, troll, troll, troll, troll, troll, troll.

Whenever anyone sees a post by Lars, please do your best to discredit his insanity!



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by jkantor September 11, 2007 2:19 PM PDT
When he sees his family burn in the next attack, maybe he''ll change his views.
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