Bin Laden To Sunnis: Don't Fight Al Qaeda

New Audiotape Warns Against Participating In Unity Governments; Vows Jihad Against Israel

(AP)  Osama bin Laden warned Iraq's Sunni Arabs against joining tribal councils fighting al Qaeda or participating in any unity government in a new audiotape Saturday, the terror network's latest attempt to shore up its ranks in the war-torn country.

Bin Laden also made an unusually sharp threat of attacks against Israel, vowing to expand al Qaeda's jihad, or holy war, to liberate Jerusalem and Palestine.

Most of the 56-minute tape dealt with Iraq, reflecting al Qaeda's eagerness to unify insurgents there behind it at a time when the U.S. military claims to have al Qaeda's Iraq branch on the run.

The tape did not mention Pakistan or the assassination of Benazir Bhutto, though Pakistan's government has blamed al Qaeda and the Taliban for her death on Thursday.

White House spokesman Tony Fratto said bin Laden's tape shows that al Qaeda's aim is to block democracy and freedom for all Iraqis.

"It also reminds us that the mission to defeat al Qaeda in Iraq is critically important and must succeed," Fratto said. "The Iraqi people - every day, and in increasing numbers - are choosing freedom and standing against the murderous, hateful ideology of AQI. And we stand with them."

Several hours before the tape was issued, the top U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, said al Qaeda was becoming increasingly fearful over losing the support of Sunni Arabs and had begun targeting the leaders of tribal councils, known as Awakening Councils, who have switched allegiances in favor of America.

Petraeus said al Qaeda attaches "enormous importance" to "these tribes that have turned against them, and to the general sense that Sunni Arab communities have rejected them more and more around Iraq."

"They are trying to counter this and they have done so by attacking them," which is increasingly turning Sunnis against al Qaeda, he said.

Iraq's interior ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdul Kareem Khalaf claimed that 75 percent of al Qaeda in Iraq's terrorist network had been destroyed in 2007, and gave some of the credit to the rise of anti-al Qaeda in Iraq councils.

Petraeus said that despite a number of successes against al Qaeda in recent months, the terror network remains "the most significant enemy Iraq faces because it carries out the most horrific attacks."

In the audiotape, bin Laden denounced Abdul-Sattar Abu Risha, the former leader of the Anbar Awakening Council, who was killed in a September bombing claimed by al Qaeda, and he said those who participate in the tribal councils "have betrayed the nation and brought disgrace and shame to their people. They will suffer in life and in the afterlife."

"I advise those who follow the path of temptation should wash out this disgrace by repentance," he said. "This participation (in the Awakening Councils) is a great apostasy and sedition that will lead them to Hell."

Bin Laden said U.S. and Iraqi officials are seeking to set up a "national unity government" joining the country's Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds.

"Our duty is to foil these dangerous schemes, which try to prevent the establishment of an Islamic state in Iraq, which would be a wall of resistance against American schemes to divide Iraq," he said.

He called on Iraq's Sunni Arabs to rally behind the Islamic State of Iraq, the insurgent umbrella group led by al Qaeda. Besides the Awakening Councils, some Sunni insurgent groups that continue to fight the Americans have rejected the Islamic State.

Bin Laden said Sunnis should pledge their allegiance to Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, the little known "emir" or leader of the Islamic State of Iraq. U.S. officials have claimed that al-Baghdadi does not exist, saying al Qaeda created the name to give its coalition the illusion of an Iraqi leadership.

"Failure to give allegiance to the emir after he has been endorsed leads to great evils," bin Laden warned. "Emir Abu Omar would rather have his neck severed than betray the Muslims ... Emir Abu Omar and his brothers are not one of those who accept compromise or meeting the enemy halfway."

The authenticity of the tape could not be independently confirmed. But the voice resembled that of bin Laden. The tape was posted on an Islamic militant Web site where al Qaeda's media arm, Al-Sahab, issues the group's messages.

The tape was the latest in a string of messages by al Qaeda leaders trying to patch up divisions among insurgents in Iraq and rally Sunnis behind al Qaeda.

In an October tape, bin Laden urged insurgents to unite with the Islamic State of Iraq, but took a conciliatory tone - chiding even al Qaeda's followers for being too "extremist" in their positions toward other insurgents.

Bin Laden's deputy Ayman al-Zawahri took a sharper tone in a Dec. 16 video, branding as "traitors" those who work with the anti-Qaeda tribal councils and calling for Sunnis to purge anyone cooperating with the Americans.

Also in Saturday's tape, bin Laden promised to widen al Qaeda's fight to include Israel, stepping up al Qaeda's attempts to use the Israeli-Arab conflict to rally supporters.

"I would like to assure our people in Palestine that we will expand our jihad there," bin Laden said.

"We intend to liberate Palestine, the whole of Palestine from the (Jordan) river to the sea," he said, threatening "blood for blood, destruction for destruction."

Bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders frequently vow to liberate Jerusalem and Palestine in their messages. But the latest comments were a more direct language than bin Laden usually uses. Israel has warned of growing al Qaeda activity in Palestinian territory, but the terror network is not believed to have taken a strong direct role there so far.

"We will not recognize even one inch for Jews in the land of Palestine as other Muslim leaders have," bin Laden said.

The tape was the fifth message released by bin Laden this year, a flurry of activity after he went more than a year without issuing any tapes. The messages began with a Sept. 8 video that showed bin Laden for the first time in nearly three years. The other messages this year have been audiotapes.

[johnny343sc]

Sound-alike... Bin Laden''s Bin Dead for 2-3 years at least...

Obama Bin Laden for Prez!!!

;)

[gkc99]

Catching this man is not of any particular importance to George Bushit, by his own admission.

He''s way way too useful to the Neocon Repugs on the loose! A few assassinations here and there help drum up support for Bushit''s repeal of the Bill of Rights!

Put Osama on TV, and the Gen-Xers cry out to the Darth Bushit regime to take away our freedom and keep them snug and safe.

[samthetvcat]

"The authenticity of the tape could not be independently confirmed. But the voice resembled that of bin Laden."

It probably resembles Dickie Cheney even more! :P

[abdoul_pasha]

We intend to liberate Palestine, the whole of Palestine from the (Jordan) river to the sea,
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The Palestinian people accept this war as a national-level war between two nations, it`s not a religious war because Part of the Palestinians are Christians. Moreover, most of the Palestinians want to establish secular state so Bin Laden doesn`t have any real chance to influence.

[newz4i]

Osama bin Laden, "...I would like to assure our people in Palestine that we will expand our jihad there..."

Bush 41 in time of war left Saddam Hussein a leader to terrorize the world. Bush 43 in time of war left Osama bin Laden a leader to terrorize the world.

Stop voting for conservative Republicans and we''ll be rid of leaders who terrorize the world.

[beehive21-2009]

He''s saying bend over,trust me i''m your savior,BS.We need to terminate all his family uncles aunts,camels and dogs ,ASAP.We must go into saudie and p/u all his relatives ,now,as well as all his relations.We start picking up the bombers relatives for life or hanging,they''ll disappear like cockroaches.

[jumkey]

That''s hysterical, the "surrender twins".

Bush rolled over and played dead after 9/11, which is why Bin Laden is still at large.

Bush and Cheney are cowards.

[jetranger7]

Well Mr. "AIRMAN-C5", I see your another one of BUSH & CHENEYS "SHEEP" !! Really, You IDIOT-ARROGRANT Can''t count "Republicans", think by just throwing money at something is going to solve the problem, and then when it doesn''t work, you cower and hide and LIE and Fabricate SPIN followed by more LIES !! The amount of RHETORIC you morons have spinned has caught up with you, along with the multi-BILLIONS of US TAX PAYER MONEY you have supposedly spent or STOLEN, and guess what Mr-"AIRAZZC5" your "buddy" - "OSAMA BIN LADEN" is still out there, laughing at your dumb ignorant Dispicable Corrupt-Fraudulent Azzes !!!!!!!! After several Billions Spent, and you trash talking moron NEO-CONS can''t do any better than this is laughable !!!! May a baseball bat slam you inthe head and the find your mouth soon !

[kyleedwin]

osama is an idiot for believing mohommed to be a prophet. One day he will bow his knee to Jesus Christ. Allah is an idol of satan. Osama...if you read this, stop your satanic worship of mohammed and allah and repent. You''re p***ing in the wind.

[yongamerica]

"Osama bin Laden warned Iraq''s Sunni Arabs against joining tribal councils fighting al Qaeda or participating in any unity government in a new audiotape posted on the Web on Saturday."

al Qaeda is alive and dieing in Iraq.

[hungry1968]

OBL, don''''t worry, you''''ve convinced the far-left here in America that you are the victim and that Islam must rule the world. You have managed to fool them.

Posted by singinrick at 03:56 PM : Dec 29, 2007



OBL don''t worry. Your dreams of religious holy war will someday come true as long as there are christian fanatics like rick that think your whole religion should be exterminated because his is superior.

[battyellison]

Why haven''t they caught this lunatic? Because they don'' want to catch him how would they continue to send billions of dollars to offshore banks unless they keep the threat alive. Does the Bush Admin really think that we as Americans are so stupid? This is complete B.S. George Bush is a very ignorant self rightous coward and the Repugs are running this country like its a dictatorship from Bohner and the rest of these war mongers will all go to hell

[inventagod]

This guy''s family was the first thing Bu$h/Cheney protected on 9/11.
Remember that.
Flew them out of the USA without an investigation.
Theirs was the ONLY plane in the air.

Bu$h is still lying.

[hungry1968]

Why haven''''t they caught this lunatic? Because they don'''' want to catch him how would they continue to send billions of dollars to offshore banks unless they keep the threat alive. Does the Bush Admin really think that we as Americans are so stupid? This is complete B.S. George Bush is a very ignorant self rightous coward and the Repugs are running this country like its a dictatorship from Bohner and the rest of these war mongers will all go to hell

Posted by battyellison at 04:03 PM : Dec 29, 2007



Bush called off the search in 2005. He can''t use fear, (aka terror), to control the population, unless the population has something to be afraid of.

[jetranger7]

Lets see,BUSH-1 is close friends with whats known as "The CARSILE GROUP", a "Saudi defense Contractor" who just happens to be "related" OSAMA BIN LADEN, followed by, Richard Cheney, who just happened at one time to be the CEO of what we now know as the Corrupt & Fraudulent "HALLIBURTON/KBR", and now is the moron VP- of the Us. So the BUSH Family and the BIN LADEN FAMILY are close and have resources tied up in the Carsile Group, Bush Sr. didn''t make it a 2nd term, and pulled out of Desert Storm, and the economy was in the Tank then, had the country messed up when he was VP back in the 80s (IRAN-CONTRA),Now we get his Drunk hid out in a Bar and didn''t serve in the guard, Son "BUSH-JR", who quite obviously can''t count or know how to use a calculator, and never really ever understood how to add or subtract and doesn''t know what a PLAN is, because he never was taught how to PLAN for anything except run his arrogrant Reneck foul mouth,and now this country is paying for it, along with the many famalies who have lost their loved ones, due to the POOR-PLANNING and Lies-Spin-Rhetoric, the "NEO-CON Communist" Idiots are spewing out their chapped lips !!! Ya BUSH is a real History maker- "The "WORST-PRESIDENT" this country has ever had !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[realpatriot1]

Osama,

You''re pretty bossy for someone cowaring in a cave. What''s the matter, are you not meeting your suicide bomber recruiting goals? Why not try it yourself? Or don''t you have the guts to face Allah?

Maybe if you got bin laidin more you wouldn''t be such a scourge to all humanity.

Hitler''s followers ultimately abandoned him and that''s what''s going to happen to you and Al Zawari.

[jack3213]

First _ It is not BUSH''s fault this lunatic is still alive or that there are terrorists aiming to destroy us. Second- Our main focus is to continue to support and assist Irag to save them and us from these evil people. Three- If you disagree with one and two continue to live like a blind man and pretend you are invisible. Ignorance is not bliss it is stupidity.

[kyleedwin]

The left wing in our country support you osama! They''re pulling for you in Iraq and everywhere else in the world. The only thing the left is good for in our country is humor. It''s hard to believe the idiots are ignorant enough to believe we were in on 911. Get a life rosie and all of you like her!

[feelfree1]

Re: "...but the terror network is not believed to have taken a strong direct role there so far."

Also not "believed", is this ridiculous and fake "Osama" tape, or any of the other black propaganda nonsense that churns out of the SITE Institute or IntelCenter.

Notice that each new installment of this farce is always presented in articles that have no authors. Who wrote this garbage? If these fables were true, wouldn''t you think that someone would want to take credit for such a major story?

Why Are CBS and other Western media outlets trumpeting the messages of "Osama" so prominently; even pre-promoting them now?

Ooga-booga, folks!

Don''t forget to have a scary New Year!

Vote Ghouliani!

[jetranger7]

Holy-Smoke sure sounds like theres another "SHEEP" that just came out from the BLIND heard !! This "SHEEP" is known as "JACK3213", BAAAA, BAAAA, BAAAA YES MR-bush, baaaa, baaa-haaaaabaaaaa , haaaaaa, baaaaaa, haaaaa, ba, ha, ba , ha,, I''m just a SHHEEPPPPPPPP !!!! Baaaaaa, Baaaaaaaa !!!!!!!!!!!!

[feelfree1]

Re: "The authenticity of the tape could not be independently confirmed."

Sure it can. It''s fake, and timed, as always, to try to boost the fascist wing of the Republican Party, just when they need it.

The SITE Institute is a dangerous joke, and CBS should be ashamed of themselves for parroting this garbage, unchallenged.

Boo!

[jetranger7]

May All of BUSHS Blind Ignorant Naive un-educated SHEEP, continue to follow him right off the edge of the Cliff, with a SMILE on their faces, all the way to their deaths !!! They will follow this moron right off the edge of the cliff, because BUSH & CHENEY told them it was safe and Ok,, that an air bag will be there to soften the blow,, ohh but wait, Cheney ran off with it, and used it for something else,, guess they shoiuld of looked- before they leaped - huh ????? Figures, thats the way they operate tho, just do as their told and don''t ask questions, they believe everything they''re told by their MASTERS, thats why their nothing more than - "SHEEP" !!!!!!!!

[jack3213]

JETRANGER: I''d rather be a Sheep, than a moron.

[jack3213]

BUCKTOOTH: You made my point. Moron. lol.

[feelfree1]

RE: "Bin Laden said U.S. and Iraqi officials are seeking to set up a "national unity government" joining the country''s Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds."

It sounds as though Cheney wrote this particular piece of *** himself. There is no indication of any real effort to form a "unity" government. The latest U.S. efforts in Baghdad have left neighborhoods walled-off and ethnicaly cleansed.

The Bush regime is supporting PKK rebels among the Kurds, while assisting with the bombing raids on the Kurds, by the Turks. Divide and conquer. That is what everyone but this "Osama" are witnessing.

Nice going reich-wingers.

###

Here is my favorite "Osama" video- by far:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUT3P8nhSF8

[stevex47]

Bin Ladens comments means he''s behind Bhutto''s murder.

Isn''t anybody interested in stopping this guy.

[walt1944-2009]

The Great Emperor Bush II is unconcerned about the latest tape from Osama Bin Laden as the Emperor is already on record as saying that he doesn''t care about him anymore. This must be deeply distressing to the over 3,000 families that lost loved ones in 9/11, as well as all those families of soldiers lost or injured in the Emperor''s "adventures" in the Middle East, and all looking for some sort of closure from the government of the new USSA, and not getting it!

However, it must be remembered that the Great Emperor is not one for closing anything, hence he does not see soldiers off going to Iraq (as LBJ did during Vietnam), nor when they come home either in a wheel chair, or in a casket, and he certainly will NOT attend any funerals for those who gave their lives for the Emperor and/or Big Oil!

After all, the Emperor feels that it is a duty for every poor and lower middle class citizen to serve their Emperor by giving their livelihod (as well as their arms, legs, eyes, and minds) to his service as well as the service of Corporate America and the wealthy, so they can continue their lifestyle unaffected.

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!

[jetranger7]

YES MR. JACK 3213, YOU DID MAKE YOUR POINT, YOUR BUSHS LITTLE SHEEP,, TELL US MR. SHEEP,, DOES IT FEEL GOOD WHEN HE TAKES YOU FROM "BEHIND" ????? YOU LIKE IT DON''T YOU MR. SHEEP !!!!!!! BAAAA, BAAAAA, BAAAA, HAAAAAA, BAAAAAA, IT FEEELLS SOO GOODDDD, THANK YOU MR. BUSH, I ENJOY BEING YOUR SHEEP, ANYTIME !!!!!!!!!

[rowdytexan2]

The Bushes and Cheney have been running Al Queda and Osama for years. It''s right there, plain as day in your face.

The only reason things have calmed down in Iraq is, No. 1, they''ve pulled Al Queda up into Pakistan to help Musharraf to get rid of Bhutto because a true democracy would threaten the protection of Al Queda and the Taliban in Pakistan. And No. 2, because Bush has bribed the Sunni''s with arms that they can use either in their tribal wars, or turn them around and use them on our own soldiers when the time is right.

The New World Order intends to wreak chaos in the middle east until they get their pipeline and contracts for oil exploration. And they''re not particular about who dies in order for them to get it, including our sons, and they''re buying it with our money.

So you fools that put them in office twice deserve exactly the rape you''re getting. But the rest of us don''t. There''ll be no son or grandson of mine fighting your fool war. But there''s nothing I can do to keep my money from funding until we can get those sick bastwards out of the White House.

Give some THOUGHT to your vote next time.

[jack3213]

JetRanger: If you are not happy here you are free to leave. That is the great thing about this country.

[feelfree1]

Re: "The tape was posted on an Islamic militant Web site where al Qaeda''s media arm, Al-Sahab, issues the group''s messages."

What Web site is that, CBS?

Why are we allowing "Osama" and other "terrarist" groups to renew their Domain registrations?

Did this detail slip past the geniuses at the Pentagram?

[jetranger7]

JACK 3213- ACTUALLY I''M DOING JUST FINE IN HERE, GOT A PROBLEM WITH ME STANDING UP AGAINST YOU PATHETIC REPUBLIGOON MORONS ??? CAN''T HANDLE THE HEAT ??????? WELL THEN STAY THE F*** OUT OF THE KITCHEN LITTLE ONE, GO PLAY YOUR ROLE OF SHEEP, GET OUT THE "KY", LUBE IT UP REAL GOOD, THE REAMIN BOUT TO BEGIN !!!!!!

[jowand]

Sure it can. It''''s fake, and timed, as always, to try to boost the fascist wing of the Republican Party, just when they need it.
feelfree1

Problem with your theory is it goes over 3 Presidents, three CIA directors and at least three FBI directors, a Democrat and Republican controlled Congress''. OBL founded AQ in 1988 and officially declared war on the USA in 1996. You have no facts just conspiratorial gossip and partisan garbage published by looney tune Bush haters.


Maybe OBL is dead, killed in Afghanistan, no public appearances just lousy quality videos/voices. AQs modern day profit dead, this is the last thing they want to happen.

[slippy54]

If we had a President with a brain this SOB would have been rotting in Hell for 6 years now.

[jowand]

After all, the Emperor feels that it is a duty for every poor and lower middle class citizen to serve their Emperor by giving their livelihod (as well as their arms, legs, eyes, and minds) to his service as well as the service of Corporate America and the wealthy, so they can continue their lifestyle unaffected.

SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!
Posted by walt1944 at 04:28 PM : Dec 29, 2007

ZIG HELL to you too Herman G''

[jetranger7]

JOWAND is very, very right about that, good post jowand !!! kudos to you !!!! A+A A POST !!!!!

[prairiefox1]

Don''t fight Al Qaeda! We only want to kill you!

[jowand]

If we had a President with a brain this SOB would have been rotting in Hell for 6 years now.
Posted by slippy54 at 04:34 PM : Dec 29, 2007

You must be referring to Bill Clintoid he was offered OBL three times, and refused. Clinton then refused the opportunity to get him in Afghanistan the one time when the CIA and Mujahadeen have in in their sites.

[userverfied]

Nothing like threats from an Islamic terrorist to bring out the rants of the "blame America first" Libs.

[jowand]

He''''s been hiding out in the Lincoln Bedroom at the
White House for the last years. LOL LOL

Posted by usmcvn at 04:34 PM : Dec 29, 2007

Some one, who, would have found him in one of the closets.

[feelfree1]

Re: "The tape was the fifth message released by bin Laden this year, a flurry of activity after he went more than a year without issuing any tapes."

The SITE Institute and IntelCenter have been spewing out this bilge water steadily this year. Rita Katz of SITE must be getting wealthy from producing all these fake "Osama" and "Zawahiri" releases.

Too bad it was audio this time. I was looking forward to seeing "Osama"s latest dew.

[slippy54]

You can blame it on Clinton too. Bush had him boxed up in Afghanistan then turned it over to the locals instead of letting our troops finish the job. So lets say two brainless bozos.

[formrusmcsgt]

Posted by veteran71 at 04:40 PM : Dec 29, 2007

Too funny....

[jowand]

Thats bullshyyyt, jowand. You guys made that stuff up.
Posted by bucktooth99 at 04:39 PM : Dec 29, 2007

Do think so, Clinton is just as dumb as Bush or the other way round.
The fight against Islamist Terror has turned into a political slug fest over here in lieu of killing these deranged animals in all of the crazy Islamist Crazy groups, where ever they are found. Almost everyone in politics has lost sight of the main goal, Republicans, Democrats and the idiotic media. This Kr*p in both parties in Congress should be tarred and feathered for selling the US down the river.

[prairiefox1]

TOO MUCH VULGARITY HERE! I WILL MOVE TO ANOTHER SITE WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE EDUCATED AND SPEAK THE KINGS ENGLISH!
GOOD BYE! LOW LIVES!

[buddhabman]

Everytime I go through the airport, take off/out my shoes, coat, jacket, wallet keys, laptop I want to beat that Rat witha a baseball bat.

To my mind, Bush''s sole job was to catch that MF and bring him to justice. Where is Osama B

[feelfree1]

"...which try to prevent the establishment of an Islamic state in Iraq, which would be a wall of resistance against American schemes to divide Iraq," ("Osama") said."

That is some mighty poor writing. The black propagandists at SITE could really use a proof-reader, if they hope to make these fake "Osama" releases a little more convincing.

[jowand]

Well, since you guys marched with Martin Luther King.. I was walk''''n down the street one day? And this bus load''''a supermodels jumped outta the bus, and raped me.
Posted by bucktooth99 at 04:46 PM : Dec 29, 2007

Hey Donnie!!!

[jowand]

Everytime I go through the airport, take off/out my shoes, coat, jacket, wallet keys, laptop I want to beat that Rat witha a baseball bat.

To my mind, Bush''''s sole job was to catch that MF and bring him to justice. Where is Osama B Posted by Buddhabman at 04:48 PM : Dec 29, 2007

Which Rat?

[feelfree1]

Re: "Iraq''s interior ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Abdul Kareem Khalaf claimed that 75 percent of al Qaeda in Iraq''s terrorist network had been destroyed in 2007, and gave some of the credit to the rise of anti-al Qaeda in Iraq councils."

Since "al-Qaeda-in-Iraq" appears to be little more than a Made-in-USA psy-ops hoax, this Iraqi stooge official can claim whatever numbers he likes.

Those who are on these "councils" are doing so because they are being payed. When the money runs out, so do these "councils". Those collaborating with these witch-hunting groups will undoubtedly be betrayed, sooner or later, just as we are now seeing with the Kurdish collaborators.