New Bin Laden Audio Tape May Indicate Upcoming Attack
September 25, 2009 by national
Filed under World Report
al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s latest message, released today, contains language considered by many in the Intelligence community to be a valid indicator of an upcoming attack.
An AFP news report posted this afternoon cites the the concern.
“This indicator when viewed in light of the five Abu Talha videos this year, three of which have been released in the last eight days and their focus on the upcoming elections in Germany, significantly raises the threat level even further,” IntelCenter said.
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Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaeda, addresses European peoples in a new audio message released on jihadist forums on September 25, 2009.
The audio comes in a 4 minute, 47 second video produced by al-Qaeda’s media arm, as-Sahab, and shows only a still image on bin Laden.
Bin Laden asks Europeans to cease their alliance with the US and withdraw their forces from Afghanistan, saying: “An intelligent man doesn’t waste his money and sons for a gang of criminals in Washington, and it is a shameful thing for a person to be in a coalition whose supreme commander has no regard for human life…
Thomas Hegghammer at Jihadica thinks bin Laden may be laying the groundwork for an attack that is months away, or hoping to inspire a grassroots group or individual in Europe to take action on his behalf.
…My guess is that these messages are primarily intended to influence German public opinion at a crucial juncture in the Western campaign in Afghanistan. Germany is a pivotal player in the coalition; her withdrawal could initiate a vicious (or virtuous, depending on one’s preferences) circle of European withdrawals from the Afghanistan enterprise. Al Qaida is focusing the weakest link in the coalition, just as the Madrid bombers were advised to do.
NOW is the time to open your eyes and ears, citizens of America!!! Do not be fooled into thinking this is just another time of “crying wolf.” The other day a friend of mine asked me when I think Al Qaeda might hit us again. My answer to him was….’anytime they want.’ Now that might sound a bit paranoid but the truth is, if you see what’s in the news the last couple days, or weeks, you can figure out for yourself that there are ‘lone wolfs’ out there who would do anything to get their name in the news. These people are so dedicated to attacking us, first, because they want to be associated with Bin Laden no matter how far removed from him they are, and second, the tremendous effort put forth by the men and women who are sacrificing everything they hold dear to themselves (their own families and friends) to be ever vigilant, on our behalf, to keep us safe. We owe a great debt of thanks and appreciation to those people who choose to lose sleep so we can have ours and now we must do our part, and keep our eyes and ears open to help fight this insidious enemy. God Bless our protectors and the U.S.A.
Thanks to all the law enforcement agencies, for the job they do to keep our families safe.Yes that includes you too,CIA.I wish the news wouldn’t put the stories on TV, because we don’t need copy cats or to give anyone any ideas.But we still need to help in doing our part to help.If you see something/someone that looks out of place, call the police. Better to be wrong than to be sorry.Keep safe America and God bless.
Before 9/11, weren’t intelligence agencies similarly expecting an attack in Europe?
No matter how hard we try to stop terrorisim, eventually they will strike again and unfortunately probably succeed.