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New tape raises old fears over terror threat
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Wednesday, November 13, 2002 -- An audiotape that U.S. government and coalition officials said Wednesday is almost certainly the voice of Osama bin Laden indicates that the terrorist leader may still be alive and warns of future attacks against U.S. targets. The message, broadcast Tuesday by the Arabic language news network Al-Jazeera based in Qatar, praises terror attacks in Yemen, Kuwait, Bali and Moscow as a response "to how the Muslims have been treated" and warns U.S. allies, "Just like you kill us, we will kill you." CNN Correspondent Mike Boettcher said the tape bears an ominous message. "Nowhere in the tape does he speak to his followers," Boettcher said. "This is a direct threat. And bin Laden is a person who carries through with his threats. That is his past history. And around the world there are many soft economic targets."

The commander in charge of U.S. military operations in Afghanistan, Gen. Tommy Franks said he tells people the same thing he tells his granddaughter when she asks in bin Laden is still alive: "I don't know. But if he's alive, we'll certainly get him. This much I can tell you, he's having a bad year." President Bush told congressional leaders Wednesday that the voice on the tape appeared to be that of bin Laden and referred to the message as "timely." Bush said later at a Cabinet meeting that no matter who released the tape, it puts the United States on notice that "there is an active enemy" that continues to pursue its goals through hate and killing. "Whoever put this tape out has put the world on notice yet again that we're at war, and we need to take these message very seriously," he said. *****Major Revelation Here!!*****

A Curmudgeon says: *****Message to Those IN POWER: Isn't this more IMPORTANT than that petty tyrant in Baghdad who continually pisses into the wind??? Or do you have to wait until they light up one of our cities??? Or a city of one of our allies??? Don't you realize that this asshole-in-hiding is dead serious??? Are you willing to play chicken with the lives of millions of citizens??? Don't you realize that you are NOT going to find him and he is NOT going to just go away until you change the parameters????*****

posted by A Curmudgeon 9:32 AM