Bin Laden video stirs Arab world

Source: reuters

Bin Laden video stirs Arab world

By Inal Ersan Sun Sep 9, 8:27 PM ET

DUBAI (Reuters) - Osama bin Laden's first video in almost three years has drawn enthusiastic support from al Qaeda supporters but other Muslims in the Arab world seem less impressed, and wary of new violence.


Marking the sixth anniversary of the group's September 11, 2001 attacks on U.S. cities, the Saudi-born militant described the United States as vulnerable, a message some of his followers saw as a sign a new operation might be approaching.

Analysts were divided as to whether the appearance was intended to inspire new attacks.

Although bin Laden made no specific threat, many Islamist bloggers echoed a conclusion drawn by a moderator of an al Qaeda-linked Web forum: "The coming strike is inevitable, God willing."

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"I would sacrifice my mother and father for you, my sheikh. Strike, may God guide your aim and that of your soldiers. Strike and bring pleasure to the hearts of Muslims."

of one of the 911 hijackers;

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20070910/D8RIKF6G0.html

should be interesting how the truthers react to it

We're not a good target. We let hundreds of people drown in New Orleans with days of advance warning, cannot assure the safety of our miners below ground, and had a bridge collapse whose imminence was spelled out in the paperwork months before.

They don't even *need* to plan a terror attack; we terrorize ourselves.