CAIRO (AP) — Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden sought to drum up support by taking advantage of Pakistan’s flood tragedy with a new audiotape released Friday criticizing Muslim governments for their slow response and calling for the creation of a new relief body to aid Muslims.
It was the third message in recent weeks from al-Qaida figures concerning the massive August floods that displaced 8 million people in Pakistan, signaling a concentrated campaign by the terror group to exploit public discontent and present itself as protectors of the poor.
“What governments spend on relief work is secondary to what it spends on its armies,” bin Laden says on the 11-minute tape called, “Reflections on the Method of Relief Work.” The authenticity of the tape could not be immediately verified.
The top al-Qaida leader said a new “well-funded” relief organization should be created to study Muslim regions near bodies of water to prevent future flooding, to create development projects in impoverished regions and to work on farming and agriculture to guarantee food security.
He called on Muslim merchants to direct their resources to cultivating agricultural land in countries like Sudan that aren’t used for farming.
“Merchants are the knights who will save this region from famine and must avoid investing in worthless projects,” he said.
The audiotape was posted on Islamic militant websites, according to the U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadi forums and provided a copy of the message. The tape is aired over a still photograph of a smiling bin Laden superimposed over a picture of a man distributing aid.
Bin Laden takes a softer, more humanitarian tone after the two other recent al-Qaida messages concerning the floods.
In a video released last week, a U.S.-born al-Qaida spokesman, Adam Gadahn, urged Muslims in Pakistan to join Islamist militants fighting their nation’s rulers, saying that Islamabad’s “sluggish and halfhearted” response to recent floods showed it did not care for them.
Before that, al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, made a thinly veiled call on Pakistanis to rise up against their government over what he said was the “failure” of authorities there to provide relief to flood victims.
Friday’s message was the first from bin Laden since an audiotape released in March, in which he threatened retaliation if the U.S. executes Khaled Sheikh Mohammed, the self-professed architect of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
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LJ_4_JESUS
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 11:01amI think he (Bin Laden) should encourage al-Qaida to stop trying to destroy who ever doesn’t believe in his sic ideology and start taking care of their own.
Report Post »Ruler4You
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:38amGettin’ too hot for a sheet is it?
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:55amI thought they used TOWELS?
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:32amWARNING SIGN “Feeding the TROLLS is prohibited”
Report Post »If you just IGNORE them, as hard as that may be.. they slither away back under their bridges where they belong! Just reminding myself and others to LAUGH at them, not RESPOND to them, which is why they are here in the first place. You can not fix STUPID. (literally) ;)
BTW did you see Al Bore’s new home? Number eleven, I believe? On the OCEAN, which is a very bad investment, since it should wash away in about a year from the caps melting. I sure wish I could keep up with HIS standards and I want HIS carbon footprint, okay?
printdesignchicago.com
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:38amexactly… the audacity of hype at it’s finest
Report Post »printdesignchicago.com
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:28amclimate change is worse than war? the possibility of climate change is a great example of how the media can be used to distort and mis-inform the general public in order to help promote ‘alternative agendas’.
ecology is an important thing, but it does not justify forced redistribution of anything. if allowed to, a REAL free market economy would take care of climate change on its own. of course, that will never happen as it would require the elite to give up their regulatory and taxing ability they use to secretly profit from their unwanted and unnecessary legislation.
Report Post »moriarty70
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:39amBin Laden didn’t say anything about “forced redistribution.” In fact he supports the free market as well; “Merchants are the knights who will save this region from famine and must avoid investing in worthless projects,”
Everyone sits here and nails him for his climate change comments and completely ignores the point he made in favour of free market capitalism.
Mikee T
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:48amUnbelievable……..now people are endorsing what comes out of Bin Laden’s mouth…. He is a murdering mongrel plain and simple. I do not and will never have the occasion to listen to anything that comes out of his mouth…..from his cave………coward !
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:56ammoriarty70, you deserve whatever hell is coming, Americans don’t, you idiot. Semper Fi.
Report Post »moriarty70
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 11:06amI’m not endorsing a thing. I was just pointing out that people are using one part of his statement to attack a topic they disagree with. Essentially making the point that “He believes it so you have to renouce it or you’re a terrorist”, while ignoring that he also supports an idea that the commenter supports.
All I‘m looking for is some consistancy in people’s arguments. It‘s not an endorsement of Bin Laden it’s a condemnation of poorly formed arguments.
And for the record – Bin Laden is a dispicable piece of trash who doesn’t deserve to be called human.
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 12:46pmI think Moriarity is in love with the 2 bozos OSama and his twin Obama
Report Post »moriarty70
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 1:26pm@Eagle07
1st. Try to stop acting that way. It just causes me to loose respect for you and makes your arguments weaker. It looks even worse when your comment has already been disproven by the last line of the comment above.
2nd. My issue is with intellectual dishonesty. People are treating his line about climate change as totally serious and proof that “the left” is out to destroy the States but then treat his line about capitalism as a ploy.
3rd. This is why people are moderates. It has nothing to do with fence sitting and wanting to join the winners after the fact. It has to do with the hate filled rhetoric of the supporters of both sides. Right now, both sides are calling each other terrorists. Why would anyone want to associate themselves with people who would do that to their fellow countrymen?
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 1:50pmMoriarity the left is out to destroy the states as we know them.They want a scialist UTOPIA what part of that don’t you understand?
Report Post »moriarty70
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 2:21pmAt that point you’re arguing your based on your interpretation of their language and statements. At the same time, just because a politican does something you don‘t agree with doesn’t mean they’re trying to destroy your country.
I’m a Canadian, and I don’t agree with some of the stances the Harper government takes, but I don‘t believe they’re trying to destory the country. When he tried to restrict funding for the arts to projects that were in line with his parties viewpoint, I didn’t look at it as a destruction of Canadian freedoms, but a misguided social policy based on his views of decency. I voiced my opinion along with many other Canadians and it was stopped.
Nobody needed to drop a Goebbels reference, as it would have demeaned everyone involved. And if you ask me, equating someone with Bin Laden or the Talliban is just as bad as equating them with the Nazi’s. It makes a lesser person out of the one throwing it around as it’s an easy out and a cheap insult.
And all I’ve been pushing for here, regardless of personal position or political affiliation, is respectable, intelligent, fair debate of issues without disparaging remarks.
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 4:23pmA Canadien trying to tell us what we should do. Not arguing with him no more he likes socialism.
Report Post »moriarty70
Posted on October 2, 2010 at 3:02amToo bad you’re willing to write me off instead of being willing to discuss the issue I was trying to address.
Report Post »Azmodious
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:12amglobal warming is BS. a total scam.
Report Post »free2bme1961
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:07amI wonder if he misses Chicago?
Report Post »ReadTheBill
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:05amObama had to text him that response. Unless he sent him a cave-ready teleprompter…
Report Post »Stupid Windmill
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:01amYou know there is something wrong in the world when it okay to hate the poorest of the land and it takes an apparently evil man to speak the truth.
Report Post »Mikee T
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:22amAnd who really cares what African dictators do or think ? We have enough problems right here in our homeland……. I drove down a South Jersey street yesterday and saw a food line all the way around the block. I don’t understand any of the things progressives are concerned about…and you know what ? Go hang out on a lib site somewhere and spew your ridiculous rhetoric elsewhere….
Report Post »EqualJustice
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:25amBLAH BLAH BLAH there’s something wrong with STUPID, too. WE will soon be the POOREST if BO & CO stays in charge. YOU THINK THE EVIL MAN IS SPEAKING THE TRUTH? You are deranged. I think you just outed yourself as a 9.11 truther.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:51amHey Stupid Windmouth, I thank God right now that I don‘t ever hear anyone within arm’s distance from me, spew the BS you do because the proverbial **** would hit the fan. Stay right there in your cave you little basement terrorist, where you belong. Semper Fi.
Report Post »CoFX
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 11:27amOh Stupid, how I’ve missed your posts. I’m glad you are back today.
You said “apparently” evil man in referring to Bin Laden? Just curious, does that mean you don’t agree with most of the western world that this man is evil?
I assume the poorest of the land that we all hate are the Pakistani people affected by the flooding, but why exactly is it that we seem to hate them? The Pakistaini Government recieved monetary aid from the US, but declined to let us put people on the ground to help. What exactly were we expected to do? Bring them all over here??
Report Post »Mikee T
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:56amGee, Osama Bin Laden supporting climate change……. I guess he’s on board as a progressive liberal something our at home liberals should be very very proud of…. unbelievable….
Report Post »Stupid Windmill
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:03amGee, African dictators supporting genocide, I guess they are on board with the tea party eh?
Report Post »Mikee T
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:18amWhere do you get your frame of reference Windmill dope ? I don’t know any tea party supporters that do anything but support the american free market and private sector growth…. Tea Party stand for “Taxed Enough Already”…..are you sure you don’t live in a cave too ? Or is it the MSNBC 24-7 glued to the TV disease…. Wait, I know, you are Rachel Maddow’s roomate ? Don’t get it….go back to your shrink’s couch for a while and get re-energized or something……
Report Post »Quadpreacher
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:54amWouldn’t Kalied Sheik Mohammed be happier if he was killed? Wouldn’t he get the 70 virgins? poor innocent girls so he could rape at will? what a perversion of heaven, or maybe hell!!!!!!!!
Report Post »Hondaman
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:54amLet’s take up a collection to build a house for him and Al Gore.
Report Post »Polwatcher
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:41amOsama should welcome some warmth in those mountain residential caves. Remember when the enemy was complaining that we were bombing “residential” caves?
Report Post »Areyoukiddingme
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:35amMore government involvement, reduce your military, use the environment as a reason to do so…. Sounds familiar….
Report Post »gern blansten
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:28ami was wondering where the dems were getting thier talking points.
Report Post »luvtheright
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:19amWOW! Now we have OBL pushing the “green” movement!
Report Post »N37BU6
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:19amDo I laugh or cry?
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 11:34amPretty bad when a terrorist agrees with your party platform.Makes you wonder huh?
Report Post »moriarty70
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 12:00pm@Egale07
Please read the whole thing. Making statments like yours come back to bite you in the backside.
Quoting Bin Laden in this article: “Merchants are the knights who will save this region from famine and must avoid investing in worthless projects,”
People, please stop ONLY focusing on parts of articles that allow you to make a dig at those you disagree with when other parts support your concepts. It’s dishonest.
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 12:21pmMoriarity your pi\oint is? Yes I saw the same thing I just didn’t feel like commenting on it but as you wish.The merchant thing is the same thing your obozo is doing with small business open your eyes.He wants to give the merchants a carrot so he has some support in his takeover.
Report Post »caitlynsdad
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:17amIf he keeps making remarks like this, OBL could become the next nominee of the Democratic party.
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 11:48amHe would probaly turn it down even Osama isn’t that radical.
Report Post »Flagwaver
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:12amWow, OBL talking about climate change makes as much sense as BHO talking about fiscal discipline.
Report Post »Bob_R_OathKeeper
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:04amDidn’t Barry say he was going to get Bin Laden? How’s that working out?, seems to be a trend with this Un-American president, to do the opposite of what America needs. There doesn’t seem to be much difference between Osama and Barry and the “people” that follow them, they have the same agenda, to destroy America. Semper Fi.
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:37amOnly differance between Obama and Osama is the B&S.Put them together and you have BS.And they both have a ton of that.
Report Post »PAAM
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 8:58amOBL is now drinking from the global government kool aid fountain, calling for workers of the world to unite & is having a progressive make over – watch out OBL, that’s not good for your kidneys
Report Post »cedarnsage
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 8:58amWell he’s as much a scientist as Al Gore…say, maybe next year Osama Bin Laden will win the Nobel Peace Prize for this!!!
Report Post »ME
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 12:58pmOsama Bin Laden, Gore and BO all with Nobel Prizes’s ya that sounds about right, only the best and the brightest. How they have overlooked Biden for so long is the next big question?
Report Post »Taquoshi
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 8:47amHey, Osama…post your phone number and location. Albore….oops! I mean Al Gore needs to talk to you about the carbon footprint left at the World Trade Center.
Report Post »Kster
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:25amNext Osama Bin Laden will come out and endorse Cape and Tax…. Oh wait, never mind.
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:33amCall the NJ state capitol Osama, Christie loves cap and tax too.
Report Post »LLATPOH
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 8:45amGosh, did bin Laden just take a play from Rahm’s book?
“Never let a good crisis go to waste.”
Report Post »drhunt
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 8:45amIn other words…“Will someone please send a Honda generator and a water pump to clear my cave”?
Report Post »norway1516
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 8:41amdo you guys ever sleep? there are so many stories its hard to keep up and work lol
Report Post »GENZERO
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:04amLet me help you stay awake for a very long time…this is about OBL saying “hey BHO I can help you pass your cap-and-trade schemes and carbon taxes, and that we are on the same side buddy! It is all about the $$$$ can you say the first person to have a net worth of 1Trillion dollars!!!!!!!! By 2025 we will see the first person or family to have a net worth of 1Trillion dollars. If this continues.
Report Post »Freelancer
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:24amThat is EXACTLY what I was thinking…. Did he also have a secret pow-wow with Gore to coordinate the message?
Report Post »moriarty70
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:46amWhat about the part where he supported the free market? Is that something to be ignored? Just look at the quote that appeared in the core article:
“Merchants are the knights who will save this region from famine and must avoid investing in worthless projects,”
How is that not free market capitalism? Maybe we should consider that extremists of all kinds will use whatever they can to use people and not equate them with everyone else. The truth of the matter is, right or wrong, Gore is well intentioned while Bin Laden is out for what amounts to world domination.
Report Post »democratgirl
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 9:52amActually, this is another way that Al Qaida can bankrupt America and move in to rule/dominate/enslave us. These people will do anything to enslave or break the American people. Think about it. What better way to conquer a people but by their pocket books? We must rise up against these people who want this cap and tax or climate enslavement bill. VOTE CONSERVATIVE IN NOVEMBER.
Report Post »Eagle07
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:31amI think Obozo will make Osama his global warming czar
Report Post »Bullcop34
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 10:40amLooks like Al Gore grew a beard and moved to the mountains of Pakastain.
Report Post »Independent American
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 11:42amObama? No, Osama! Sorry. I couldn’t tell the difference by the message.
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 12:32pmOsama must have a DVD player in that cave? He must have just finished
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staythecourse
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 12:42pmFreelancer …it was a secret meeting with Panthers.
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on October 1, 2010 at 1:30pmThe only difference between oBama and oSama is a little BS.
Report Post »Jim AZ
Posted on October 4, 2010 at 8:24pmNot only teeming-up with O and the Ds, but with all the enviro-whacks. GREAT!
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