Bin Laden says U.S. seeks to exploit Iraqi oil

[rodeodance]

Source: reuters

Bin Laden says U.S. seeks to exploit Iraqi oil

By Inal Ersan 2 hours, 7 minutes ago

DUBAI (Reuters) - Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused Washington of plotting to take control of Iraq's oil and urged Iraqis to reject efforts to rebuild a U.S.-backed national unity government there.


The militant leader also vowed in a recording posted on an Islamist Web site on Saturday to expand jihad to liberate all Palestinian land "from the (Mediterranean) sea to the (Jordan) river" and said his group will never recognize Israel.

"America seeks, alongside its agents in the region, to create an allied government ... that would accept in advance the presence of major U.S. bases in Iraq and give the Americans all they wish of Iraq's oil," he said in the 56-minute recording.

The Saudi-born militant said the envisaged Iraqi government was also meant to help Washington "fully dominate" the region with help from allies such as Saudi Arabia.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071230/ts_nm/binladen_dc;_ylt=An5n69OES1sdFoRFqmqG52as0NUE

[krispos42]

1. Well, him and I agree on something

Of course, this is old news. About, hmm, 6 years old, give or take?

[napi21]

2. Well, he's right on something! n/t

[humbled_opinion]

3. but, but, I thought we were getting off oil...

:sarcasm:

[PassingFair]

4. Dead Man Lying......n/t

[GoddessOfGuinness]

8. Ozombie bin Lying

[silverojo]

25. I guess dead men CAN tell tales

:eyes:

[fenriswolf]

5. duh!!

[niceypoo]

33. As a side note.....

he also mentioned that he just noticed that the sky is blue .

[Patchuli]

6. Was that

released by the WH?

[Township75]

7. Does he think he just discovered something? No wonder he and his followers...

are still riding donkeys in 2007.

[truthisfreedom]

9. Breaking news, dude... You're dead! Somebody had better tell you about it. You've been incommunicado

for just a bit too long, Bin. By the way, ever read the news?

[ohio2007]

10. 'the voice' also warned Iraqi's to stop attacking his AQ buds or 'the voice' might.....do something

bad to the Iraqi people I guess ......


snip
He singled out Iraqis fighting against Al-Qaeda in Anbar province, and the Islamic Party of Iraq, a political group allied with the government, saying that Muslims supporting it are traitors to Islam, the monitor said in a report.

"The group is assisting the Americans in Iraq" and "fighting against the mujahideen" Islamist warriors, Bin Laden said, according to an excerpt translated from the Arabic by SITE.

The message came in the form of a video displaying a still image of him along with an audio commentary.


snip
http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jcpuxrUWWZMWOMRydquN5qxZPP-g


this OBL is all BS

[madeline_con]

16. From the NYT earlier this year...

Iraqi Sunni Lands Show New Oil and Gas Promise
Published: February 19, 2007

<snip> And while it would take years actually to begin pulling gas and oil out of the fields even if the area soon became safe enough for companies to work in, energy corporations have been excited about the area’s potential, even if it falls short of reserves in the Shiite south and Kurdish north. <snip>

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/19/world/middleeast/19oilfields.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

This is the excuse Bushco uses to "surge" into Anbar to "make it safe enough to work in". They'll be after AQ in Iraq. I'll bet the locals are just thrilled about this! :puke:

[ohio2007]

17. problem is that companies from

China as well as Iran also inked a large share of oil deals with american blood.

ANd I don't see the price of gas dropping under $3/gal with these sweetheart delas.

[santamargarita]

11. Do they really think we believe this Bush Bullshit?

Bin Laden is dead!

[ckramer]

12. Well, Mr Laden, you guess it right

It's about oil.

WMD was just an excuse.

Now the question is - what are you going to do about it?

[Sam Ervin jret]

13. OMG!!! YOU mean this whole thing has been about OIL!!

He really is a prophet:sarcasm: :sarcasm: !!!!!

Someone wake me when the idiots don't rule the world anymore.:boring:

[madeline_con]

14. Thanks for the news flash, buddy. n/t

[acmavm]

15. Ossie pops up right on cue. Bhutto says he's dead and viola, a new

tape.

Some things are just so con-veeeeeeen-ient!

[ohio2007]

18. he has yet to really prove a thing with that five year old Gold robe video

he is still dead.

Bhutto said it and poof... "somebody claims" it's the real deal with mindless rants against Iraqi's,Israel and the US.

Mr. irrelevant wants some attention

[Zorra]

19. Duh. Anyone with half a brain knows that. n/t

[NoGodsNoMasters]

20. Duh!

The United States has just about said exactly that in it's documented communications with the Iraqi government. This is why we can't leave.

[rockybelt]

21. There is some big fucking news!

[Didereaux]

22. damn that's timely, is he buying CIA intel?

[LynnTheDem]

23. Gee who coulda knowed.

Yet another "no shit, sherlock" moment in the siege of the bush regime.

[EFerrari]

24. Even when they spoof themselves they're completely idiotic.

lol

[Swagman]

26. who is Bin Laden ?

[grahamhgreen]

30. LOL

[grahamhgreen]

31. So, he agrees with Greenspan, but can he set monetary policy? Is he sexy enough? Electable?

[ohio2007]

35. They say he's a guy from Chicago...or someplace around there

nt

[orleans]

27. amazing how a dead man is saying what dems have said all along:

"accused Washington of plotting to take control of Iraq's oil "

hum...that must make us....TERRORISTS!

[bhikkhu]

28. Whatever. Dont listen to dead people is my advice. n/t

[grahamhgreen]

29. I do not buy that they can not track these things back to the source.

[magellan]

32. I'm with you on that.

Production equipment, website access, multiple runners to al Jazeera tv -- there are ways and ways of hunting down the people behind all this. Just ask a hacker, or someone with the skills of a hacker. If our government was serious about stopping AQ propaganda and catching bin Laden, it could've been done long ago.

[focusfan]

34. does anyone think it's strange they find Bin Ladens tapes

but not him.i don't think they want to find him.

[ohio2007]

36. He is as dead as Benazir

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=fe3_1199021667