Friday, January 20, 2006
The Spirit Of Baghdad Bob Lives!
I could not help but think that when I read this:
The sad thing is that is typical of fanatics everywhere. There will be no peace short of his death. This is good news in that he obviously feels cornered. The bad news is we still have to dig him out of the corner.
Also note his admission that our strategy has worked - pinning them down in Iraq, preventing action in the US.
Big, big kudos to the Presdient, SecDef, and our military!
Related Tags: Al Queda, Bin Laden, terrorism, winning
Al-Jazeera on Thursday broadcast portions of an audiotape purportedly from Osama bin Laden, saying al-Qaida is making preparations for attacks in the United States but offering a possible truce to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan.Did you ever need a better sign that we have the bastard on the ropes? He is suing for peace and trying to maintain the illusion of a position of strength.
The voice on the tape said heightened security in the United States is not the reason there have been no attacks there since the Sept. 11, 2001, suicide hijackings.
Instead, the reason is "because there are operations that need preparations," he said.
"The delay in similar operations happening in America has not been because of failure to break through your security measures. But the operations are happening in Baghdad and you will see them here at home the minute they are through (with preparations), with God's permission," he said.
The sad thing is that is typical of fanatics everywhere. There will be no peace short of his death. This is good news in that he obviously feels cornered. The bad news is we still have to dig him out of the corner.
Also note his admission that our strategy has worked - pinning them down in Iraq, preventing action in the US.
Big, big kudos to the Presdient, SecDef, and our military!
Related Tags: Al Queda, Bin Laden, terrorism, winning
