WSJ: Bin Laden Tape Poses Questions
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I've been looking for in-depth intelligence analysis of bin Laden's last statements. Some analysts feel the symbolic offer of a truce is traditional, cultural protocol given an enemy before an attack.
NEWSLINE
"There's no question that this is troubling," said Ben Venzke, chief executive of IntelCenter, a Virginia firm that does analysis and intelligence gathering on terrorism for the Pentagon. "One of the theories is that he would only come out right before a major attack or after one."
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Bin Laden tape poses questions
WASHINGTON (WSJ via Pocono Record) -- Osama bin Laden released an audiotape after a year of public silence, threatening to attack the U.S. following a two-year period in which members al-Qaida's terror network struck targets in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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COMMENTLINE I've been looking for in-depth intelligence analysis of bin Laden's last statements. Some analysts feel the symbolic offer of a truce is traditional, cultural protocol given an enemy before an attack.
NEWSLINE
"There's no question that this is troubling," said Ben Venzke, chief executive of IntelCenter, a Virginia firm that does analysis and intelligence gathering on terrorism for the Pentagon. "One of the theories is that he would only come out right before a major attack or after one."
NEWSBYTE
Bin Laden tape poses questions
WASHINGTON (WSJ via Pocono Record) -- Osama bin Laden released an audiotape after a year of public silence, threatening to attack the U.S. following a two-year period in which members al-Qaida's terror network struck targets in Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
ALSO SEE
Past Tapes From Osama Bin Laden
FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives: Usama Bin Laden
RELATED
Bin Laden: Attacks on U.S. Being Prepared
CASABLANCA, Morocco, Jan. 19 (washingtonpost.com) -- The voice of Osama bin Laden was heard for the first time in more than a year Thursday, saying new attacks in the United States were being prepared but offering a "long-term" truce if U.S. forces withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan. The tape quieted speculation that his long silence meant he was dead.
Bin Laden Warns of Attacks in U.S. but Offers Truce
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 19 (NYT) -- Breaking more than a year's silence, Osama bin Laden warned Americans in an audiotape released on Thursday that Al Qaeda was planning more attacks on the United States, but he offered a "long truce" on undefined terms.
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CIA: Voice warning Americans believed to be al Qaeda leader's
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