State Department Tried to Stop Airing of Bin Laden Tape

[Walt Starr]

State Department Tried to Stop Airing of Bin Laden Tape

By Barry Schweid The Associated Press
Published: Oct 29, 2004

WASHINGTON (AP) - The State Department on Friday urged the government of Qatar, which finances Al-Jazeera, not to broadcast a videotaped speech by Osama bin Laden, a senior State Department official said.

The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the State Department spoke to officials in Qatar before Al-Jazeera showed a portion of the tape. In it, the al-Qaida leader said the United States can avoid another attack if it stops threatening the security of Muslims.

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Rest here:

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/MGB5HREYW0E.html

Anybody else wanna bet it was planned to be released on Monday but the State Department pressured Qatar to force Al-Jazeera to release it late Friday?

[George W. Dunce]

1. No No No

November second is abstinence day. No Bush and No Dick allowed.

[mom cat]

3. LOL

:bounce::toast::bounce::silly::bounce::toast::bounce::

[DrZeeLit]

2. Willy Wonka: "Wait.... Stop.... Don't" n/t

[Supersedeas]

4. seem to be a lot of hands in the till....surely we aren't really surprised

[RevCheesehead]

5. No surprise to me.

I just don't buy the "Rove plant" angle.

I interpret the tape as OBL's warning "Don't make me come over there again...and when will you start taking me/us seriously?"

OBL is alive and well - AND he has more weapons and ammo, due to shrub's incompetence.