Colombia: RIP Joe Arroyo

Colombia: RIP Joe Arroyo

Written by Lully Posada for Global Vioices · Translated by Silvia Viñas · Americas

Colombian salsa singer Álvaro José Arroyo González, better known as Joe Arroyo, passed away on July 26 in Barranquilla. On Twitter, blogs and websites his fans reacted to the news remembering his life and his songs.read »

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Norway: A Firsthand Account of the Massacre in Utøya

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Norway: A Firsthand Account of the Massacre in Utøya

Compiled from various sources includingSolana Larsen for Global Voices Online

The world is still in shock over the mass-murder of at least 85 people attending a political youth camp on the island Utøya in Norway on the evening of Friday, 22 July 2011. The killer, now identified as Anders Behring Breivik, masqueraded as a police officer before opening fire on everyone around him, and chasing those who fled to the water.

NORWAY KILLER CONFIRMS PM WAS PRIME TARGET...

Says he wanted to 'save Europe'...

Killer Warns of 'More Cells'...

Breivik is also the prime suspect behind a bombing in Oslo only few hours earlier that killed seven people and caused extensive damage to government buildings.

Thoma Roche of Techyumblog posted an analysis entitled ‘Inside the Mind of the Norwegian Terrorist'. The fact that the terrorist pinpointed Japan and South Korea as clear examples of countries that consistently and directly dismissed multiculturalism has drawn various responses in South Korea

The Utøya summer camp is an annual event of AUF (Arbejdernes Ungdomsfylking) the youth organization of the Norwegian Labour Party. Young people from across the country gather to discuss politics, listen to music, play sports and hear speeches by current and former politicians. Utøya is less than an hour's drive from central Oslo. Earlier in the day, before the gunman arrived, AUF's Twitter feed [no] and the#Utøya hashtag showed that approximately 700 participants were discussing the environment, women's rights, and Middle East politics. It was raining, but the mood was good. Later, the Twitter account went silent. More...

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Español	· Noruega: Relato de primera mano de la masacre en Utøya
Nederlands	· Noorwegen: Ooggetuigenverslag van het bloedbad in Utøya
한국어	· 노르웨이: 우토야 섬 학살, 생존자의 생생한 증언
Italiano	· Norvegia: testimonianza diretta sulla strage di Utøya
Français	· Norvège : Témoignage d’une rescapée de la fusillade d’Utøya

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The video that Anders Behring Breivik posted on YouTube before he attacked Oslo City

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Breaking News for one and all: the bigger they are, the harder they fall!

Rebekah Brooks has been arrested in connection with the phone-hacking scandal ::: LIVEBLOG events TIMELINE

The week that ended Brooks's career!





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Michelle Malkin documents an undocumented alien's tale.
You couldn't make this up if you tried!

MM calls Jose Antonio Vargas "the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist turned illegal-alien activist."

I think he should be stripped of any and all Pulitzer Prizes

All this stuff happening lately - Weiner, Arnold, Tiger, Eliot and now this character, reminds me of the old STYX song "Show Me The Way" --- and if you are resting easy because Osama is "dead" --- heed Michelle's words: "the privacy of illegal aliens still trumps national security."

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New Facebook pictures, taken May 17th in Houston, give us a clue as to how Congresswoman Giffords has been coming along since she was shot five months ago. Published reports indicate the new photos were snapped prior to her recent skull surgery. (Pictured above: Giffords before and after. View the other Facebook picture.)

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My my my those chairs at the Albany Public Library are sooooo comfy. And yet they're HARD PLASTIC. How can THAT be possible? I could sit at the library computers for hours and feel great. These chairs are like Skechers sneakers for the entire body. I love 'em so much I wanna buy one for my home office... but they apparently cost a bit of money...

Now, onto the two agendas (agendi?):::

Talk about head-scratcher: the weekend Albany Times Union ran a 3-pager that started as the front page headline "Reformer or corrupt mayor? - all about the late Thomas Whalen - he's been gone about 10 years - hasn't been mayor for a lot longer than thatt, and yet the newspaper elects to write a story (by one of its top reporters) about a failed FBI probe?

Makes no sense... UNLESS... the paper is setting up the framework for a more current tale involving Albany County micropolitics... that's my "gut guess"

Ok, one agenda down...

Next, via Michelle Malkin, a really "out there" tale - if this wasn't Michelle, I'd write it off as a parody / fantasy. It is REAL as REAL can be! Hover and click on the image below!
This is just so freakey! MM writes "When last we heard from former Democratic congresswoman and jihad-coddling tool of anti-American transnationalism Cynthia McKinney, she was sailing to Gaza to deliver medical supplies to Hamas. The Israeli Navy turned back her S.S. Moonbat.

Alas, her Islamofascist-boosting journeys are far from over."

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The Life and Loss of Karen Woo, as shown on ITV, is a moving documentary of two lives caught up in the complexity of Afghanistan.

Karen was a constant reminder that happiness could only be reached if you make the most of who you are. ~ Camilla Schickova

The Karen Woo Foundation (karenwoofoundation.com) has been set up to help continue Karen's work providing healthcare to the most deprived communities in Afghanistan. Tributes to Karen from her friends and colleagues in dance can be found at theplace.org.uk/​karenwoo.

The Life and Loss of Karen Woo as seen on ITV 1, available in some countries on ITV player, where you can see some incredible footage of Karen talking, as if from the grave, about the dreams, ambitions and courage of a very ordinary girl who really put herself out there for what she cared about.

Karen’s personal Afghanistan blog can be read atwww.explorerkitteninafghanistan.blogspot.com

If you would like to make a donation to the Karen Woo Foundation please visitwww.karenwoofoundation.com

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Psalm 106:3 – Blessed are those who maintain justice…

Global Research Editor's Note We bring to the attention of our readers the following text of Osama bin Laden's interview with Ummat, a Pakistani daily, published in Karachi on September 28, 2001. It was translated into English by the BBC World Monitoring Service and made public on September 29, 2001. The authenticity of this interview, which is available in recognized electronic news archives, is confirmed. Osama bin Laden categorically denies his involvement in the 9/11 attacks. Bin Laden's statements in this interview are markedly different from those made in the alleged Osama video tapes. In this interview, Osama bin Laden exhibits an understanding of US foreign policy. He expresses his views regarding the loss of life on 9/11. He also makes statements as to who, in his opinion, might be the likely perpetrator of the September 11 attacks. This is an important text which has not been brought to the attention of Western public opinion. We have highlighted key sections of this interview. It is our hope that the text of this interview, published barely a week before the onset of the war on Afghanistan, will contribute to a better understanding of the history of Al Qaeda, the role of Osama bin Laden and the tragic events of September 11, 2001. Michel Chossudovsky, May 9, 2011 Full text of September 2001 Pakistani paper's "exclusive" interview with Usamah Bin-Ladin Ummat (in Urdu), Karachi, 28 September 2001, pp. 1 and 7. Ummat's introduction Kabul: Prominent Arab mojahed holy warrior Usamah Bin-Ladin has said that he or his al-Qa'idah group has nothing to do with the 11 September suicidal attacks in Washington and New York. He said the US government should find the attackers within the country. In an exclusive interview with daily "Ummat", he said these attacks could be the act of those who are part of the American system and are rebelling against it and working for some other system. Or, Usamah said, this could be the act of those who want to make the current century a century of conflict between Islam and Christianity. Or, the American Jews, who are opposed to President Bush ever since the Florida elections, might be the masterminds of this act. There is also a great possibility of the involvement of US intelligence agencies, which need billions of dollars worth of funds every year. He said there is a government within the government in the United States. The secret agencies, he said, should be asked as to who are behind the attacks. Usamah said support for attack on Afghanistan was a matter of need for some Muslim countries and compulsion for others. However, he said, he was thankful to the courageous people of Pakistan who erected a bulwark before the wrong forces. He added that the Islamic world was attaching great expectations with Pakistan and, in time of need, "we will protect this bulwark by sacrificing of lives". Following is the interview in full detail: Ummat: You have been accused of involvement in the attacks in New York and Washington. What do you want to say about this? If you are not involved, who might be? Usamah [Osama bin Laden]: In the name of Allah, the most beneficent, the most merciful. Praise be to Allah, Who is the creator of the whole universe and Who made the earth as an abode for peace, for the whole mankind. Allah is the Sustainer, who sent Prophet Muhammad for our guidance. I am thankful to the Ummat Group of Publications, which gave me the opportunity to convey my viewpoint to the people, particularly the valiant and Momin true Muslim people of Pakistan who refused to believe in lie of the demon. I have already said that I am not involved in the 11 September attacks in the United States. As a Muslim, I try my best to avoid telling a lie. I had no knowledge of these attacks, nor do I consider the killing of innocent women, children, and other humans as an appreciable act. Islam strictly forbids causing harm to innocent women, children, and other people. Such a practice is forbidden ever in the course of a battle. It is the United States, which is perpetrating every maltreatment on women, children, and common people of other faiths, particularly the followers of Islam. All that is going on in Palestine for the last 11 months is sufficient to call the wrath of God upon the United States and Israel. There is also a warning for those Muslim countries, which witnessed all these as a silent spectator. What had earlier been done to the innocent people of Iraq, Chechnya, and Bosnia? Only one conclusion could be derived from the indifference of the United States and the West to these acts of terror and the patronage of the tyrants by these powers that America is an anti-Islamic power and it is patronizing the anti-Islamic forces. Its friendship with the Muslim countries is just a show, rather deceit. By enticing or intimidating these countries, the United States is forcing them to play a role of its choice. Put a glance all around and you will see that the slaves of the United States are either rulers or enemies of Muslims . The US has no friends, nor does it want to keep any because the prerequisite of friendship is to come to the level of the friend or consider him at par with you. America does not want to see anyone equal to it. It expects slavery from others. Therefore, other countries are either its slaves or subordinates. However, our case is different. We have pledged slavery to God Almighty alone and after this pledge there is no possibility to become the slave of someone else. If we do that, it will be disregardful to both our Sustainer and his fellow beings. Most of the world nations upholding their freedom are the religious ones, which are the enemies of United States, or the latter itself considers them as its enemies. Or the countries, which do not agree to become its slaves, such as China, Iran, Libya, Cuba, Syria, and the former Russia as received . Whoever committed the act of 11 September are not the friends of the American people. I have already said that we are against the American system, not against its people, whereas in these attacks, the common American people have been killed. According to my information, the death toll is much higher than what the US government has stated. But the Bush administration does not want the panic to spread. The United States should try to trace the perpetrators of these attacks within itself; the people who are a part of the US system, but are dissenting against it. Or those who are working for some other system; persons who want to make the present century as a century of conflict between Islam and Christianity so that their own civilization, nation, country, or ideology could survive. They can be any one, from Russia to Israel and from India to Serbia. In the US itself, there are dozens of well-organized and well-equipped groups, which are capable of causing a large-scale destruction. Then you cannot forget the American Jews, who are annoyed with President Bush ever since the elections in Florida and want to avenge him. Then there are intelligence agencies in the US, which require billions of dollars worth of funds from the Congress and the government every year. This funding issue was not a big problem till the existence of the former Soviet Union but after that the budget of these agencies has been in danger. They needed an enemy. So, they first started propaganda against Usamah and Taleban and then this incident happened. You see, the Bush administration approved a budget of 40bn dollars. Where will this huge amount go? It will be provided to the same agencies, which need huge funds and want to exert their importance. Now they will spend the money for their expansion and for increasing their importance. I will give you an example. Drug smugglers from all over the world are in contact with the US secret agencies. These agencies do not want to eradicate narcotics cultivation and trafficking because their importance will be diminished. The people in the US Drug Enforcement Department are encouraging drug trade so that they could show performance and get millions of dollars worth of budget. General Noriega was made a drug baron by the CIA and, in need, he was made a scapegoat. In the same way, whether it is President Bush or any other US president, they cannot bring Israel to justice for its human rights abuses or to hold it accountable for such crimes. What is this? Is it not that there exists a government within the government in the United Sates? That secret government must be asked as to who made the attacks. Ummat: A number of world countries have joined the call of the United States for launching an attack on Afghanistan. These also include a number of Muslim countries. Will Al-Qa'idah declare a jihad against these countries as well? Usamah: I must say that my duty is just to awaken the Muslims; to tell them as to what is good for them and what is not. What does Islam says and what the enemies of Islam want? Al-Qa'idah was set up to wage a jihad against infidelity, particularly to encounter the onslaught of the infidel countries against the Islamic states. Jihad is the sixth undeclared element of Islam. The first five being the basic holy words of Islam, prayers, fast, pilgrimage to Mecca, and giving alms Every anti-Islamic person is afraid of it. Al-Qa'idah wants to keep this element alive and active and make it part of the daily life of the Muslims. It wants to give it the status of worship. We are not against any Islamic country nor we consider a war against an Islamic country as jihad. We are in favour of armed jihad only against those infidel countries, which are killing innocent Muslim men, women, and children just because they are Muslims. Supporting the US act is the need of some Muslim countries and the compulsion of others. However, they should think as to what will remain of their religious and moral position if they support the attack of the Christians and the Jews on a Muslim country like Afghanistan. The orders of Islamic shari'ah jurisprudence for such individuals, organizations, and countries are clear and all the scholars of the Muslim brotherhood are unanimous on them. We will do the same, which is being ordered by the Amir ol-Momenin the commander of the faithful Mola Omar and the Islamic scholars. The hearts of the people of Muslim countries are beating with the call of jihad. We are grateful to them. Ummat: The losses caused in the attacks in New York and Washington have proved that giving an economic blow to the US is not too difficult. US experts admit that a few more such attacks can bring down the American economy. Why is al-Qa'idah not targeting their economic pillars? Usamah: I have already said that we are not hostile to the United States. We are against the system, which makes other nations slaves of the United States, or forces them to mortgage their political and economic freedom. This system is totally in control of the American Jews, whose first priority is Israel, not the United States. It is simply that the American people are themselves the slaves of the Jews and are forced to live according to the principles and laws laid by them. So, the punishment should reach Israel. In fact, it is Israel, which is giving a blood bath to innocent Muslims and the US is not uttering a single word. Ummat: Why is harm not caused to the enemies of Islam through other means, apart from the armed struggle? For instance, inciting the Muslims to boycott Western products, banks, shipping lines, and TV channels. Usamah: The first thing is that Western products could only be boycotted when the Muslim fraternity is fully awakened and organized. Secondly, the Muslim companies should become self-sufficient in producing goods equal to the products of Western companies. Economic boycott of the West is not possible unless economic self-sufficiency is attained and substitute products are brought out. You see that wealth is scattered all across the Muslim world but not a single TV channel has been acquired which can preach Islamic injunctions according to modern requirements and attain an international influence. Muslim traders and philanthropists should make it a point that if the weapon of public opinion is to be used, it is to be kept in the hand. Today's world is of public opinion and the fates of nations are determined through its pressure. Once the tools for building public opinion are obtained, everything that you asked for can be done. Ummat: The entire propaganda about your struggle has so far been made by the Western media. But no information is being received from your sources about the network of Al-Qa'idah and its jihadi successes. Would you comment? Usamah: In fact, the Western media is left with nothing else. It has no other theme to survive for a long time. Then we have many other things to do. The struggle for jihad and the successes are for the sake of Allah and not to annoy His bondsmen. Our silence is our real propaganda. Rejections, explanations, or corrigendum only waste your time and through them, the enemy wants you to engage in things which are not of use to you. These things are pulling you away from your cause. The Western media is unleashing such a baseless propaganda, which make us surprise but it reflects on what is in their hearts and gradually they themselves become captive of this propaganda. They become afraid of it and begin to cause harm to themselves. Terror is the most dreaded weapon in modern age and the Western media is mercilessly using it against its own people. It can add fear and helplessness in the psyche of the people of Europe and the United States. It means that what the enemies of the United States cannot do, its media is doing that. You can understand as to what will be the performance of the nation in a war, which suffers from fear and helplessness. Ummat: What will the impact of the freeze of al-Qa'idah accounts by the US? Usamah: God opens up ways for those who work for Him. Freezing of accounts will not make any difference for Al-Qa'idah or other jihad groups. With the grace of Allah, al-Qa'idah has more than three such alternative financial systems, which are all separate and totally independent from each other. This system is operating under the patronage of those who love jihad. What to say of the United States, even the combined world cannot budge these people from their path. These people are not in hundreds but in thousands and millions. Al-Qa'idah comprises of such modern educated youths who are aware of the cracks inside the Western financial system as they are aware of the lines in their hands. These are the very flaws of the Western fiscal system, which are becoming a noose for it and this system could not recuperate in spite of the passage of so many days. Ummat: Are there other safe areas other than Afghanistan, where you can continue jihad? Usamah: There are areas in all parts of the world where strong jihadi forces are present, from Indonesia to Algeria, from Kabul to Chechnya, from Bosnia to Sudan, and from Burma to Kashmir. Then it is not the problem of my person. I am helpless fellowman of God, constantly in the fear of my accountability before God. It is not the question of Usamah but of Islam and, in Islam too, of jihad. Thanks to God, those waging a jihad can walk today with their heads raised. Jihad was still present when there was no Usamah and it will remain as such even when Usamah is no longer there. Allah opens up ways and creates loves in the hearts of people for those who walk on the path of Allah with their lives, property, and children. Believe it, through jihad, a man gets everything he desires. And the biggest desire of a Muslim is the after life. Martyrdom is the shortest way of attaining an eternal life. Ummat: What do you say about the Pakistan government policy on Afghanistan attack? Usamah: We are thankful to the Momin and valiant people of Pakistan who erected a blockade in front of the wrong forces and stood in the first file of battle. Pakistan is a great hope for the Islamic brotherhood. Its people are awakened, organized, and rich in the spirit of faith. They backed Afghanistan in its war against the Soviet Union and extended every help to the mojahedin and the Afghan people. Then these are very Pakistanis who are standing shoulder by shoulder with the Taleban. If such people emerge in just two countries, the domination of the West will diminish in a matter of days. Our hearts beat with Pakistan and, God forbid, if a difficult time comes we will protect it with our blood. Pakistan is sacred for us like a place of worship. We are the people of jihad and fighting for the defence of Pakistan is the best of all jihads to us. It does not matter for us as to who rules Pakistan. The important thing is that the spirit of jihad is alive and stronger in the hearts of the Pakistani people. Copyright Ummat in Urdu, BBC translation in English, 2001 Read about Osama Bin Laden in Michel Chossudovsky's international best-seller According to Chossudovsky, the "war on terrorism" is a complete fabrication based on the illusion that one man, Osama bin Laden, outwitted the $40 billion-a-year American intelligence apparatus. The "war on terrorism" is a war of conquest. Globalisation is the final march to the "New World Order", dominated by Wall Street and the U.S. military-industrial complex. Order Directly from Global Research America's "War on Terrorism" by Michel Chossudovsky also available in pdf format Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are the sole responsibility of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the Centre for Research on Globalization. The contents of this article are of sole responsibility of the author(s). The Centre for Research on Globalization will not be responsible or liable for any inaccurate or incorrect statements contained in this article. The CRG grants permission to cross-post original Global Research articles on community internet sites as long as the text & title are not modified. The source and the author's copyright must be displayed. 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Trains have been dominating the headlines - with warnings of terror attacks against the Amtrak system, announcements of funding for new rail construction projects, plus a plethora of recent derailments and other mishaps, the public is suddenly hyper-aware of the nation's rail service.

Data recovered from Osama bin Laden's Pakistan hideout indicated the Al-Qaeda leader had been mulling the possibility of attacking the nation's railways, whenever he could tear himself away from watching his own videos. (All kidding aside: haven't terrorists in the al-Q network been thinking about THAT for years and years and years? What ELSE were they thinking of?) That data discovery has prompted US Senator Charles Schumer to call for creation of a “do not ride” list for Amtrak. He explains list would be modeled after the "no-fly" list that keeps those suspected of terrorism from flying in or out of the United States. The New York Democrat says the U.S. has to remain vigilant in protecting itself from future attacks.

There may be a few bumps on the rails: Here's a sampling of what various individuals have brought up on blogs and social networks...

1) Every Amtrak station is wide-open. Currently there are no provisions for a secure area to board the trains – that means "they" will have to undertake a massive redesign to make the stations more like airports with secure & insecure areas. This would be pretty costly, especially for small stops like Croton-on-Hudson, yes?

2) A passenger would no longer be able to board the train and purchase a last-minute ticket. (Something that's saved my backside many times!)

3) Buying a ticket would require presentation of proper legal identification – what about those among us who can’t afford proper identification? If it is a barrier to vote, it’s a barrier to riding the train, right?

4) Since we have identified trains as a possible terrorist target, how long until we must submit to body scans, pat-downs, strict limitations on fluids, and of course, baggage inspection?

5) How, exactly, will making it harder to board a train encourage people to use their planned “high-speed trains”? The 30 to 40 minutes that might be shaved off the ride from Albany to New Yrok City and vice-versa would be useless if one has to arrive 2 hours ahead of time at the station just to go through the security procedures, so in the end it will be just as hard to get on a train as a plane, and in most cases the plane will be faster.

What's next? Security for those wanting to ride the bus? And wouldn't terrorists be looking at screwing with the rails? It's not like they'd be able to hijack a train and crash it into a skyscraper! There are bajillions of spots along the Alb-NYC route where somebody could monkey with the hardware.





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"Justice was done." ~ President Barack Obama

The 60 Minutes CBS-tv interview with US President Barack Obama just concluded. I wanted to give you my impression of the broadcast before seeing or hearing what anyone else thought of it.

I tweeted from my cell phone that I was watching it shortly after the program began. I was not able at that time to read anyone else's tweets or otherwise be influenced by anyone or anything on the internet (all computers at the house were shut off).

The president was excellent, coming off as insightful, articulate and sincere. Seperated from staff, from VP Joe Biden and from his advisers and Cabinet, Barack Obama is a straight-shooter. Granted, he was not asked any of those so-called "tough questions," but at the time the interview was recorded, there may not have been time to formulate any. (And remember all the questions involving "conspiracy theories" revolve around the misinformation and flip-flopping stories disseminated by "officials.")

So, it matters not whether Hillary was horrified or just suffering from allergies. It matters not whether Osama bin Laden had "no internet or satellite TV" but then he did. What matters is the good word of President Obama. To hear him say that we did indeed "get" bin Laden, was good enough for me. He was convinced. Is that good enough for you?

If you answered "No," I understand why. All these other told and then re-told tales are too many to often. Now imagine YOU are Barack Obama and you are relying on what these guys are telling you? No wonder bin Laden was concerned that "a government within a government" existed in the US. Perhaps Obama should be too.





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Just wanted to make sure you knew that "60 Minutes" is airing an interview with President Obama tonight.

"I think Americans and people around the world are glad that he's gone," Obama will say in tonight's interview. "But we don't need to spike the football." ~ The Hill

It's the only interview he gave this week, so I hope you take the time to tune in to CBS at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT. You can find your local CBS station here.

Hope you're enjoying your Mother's Day weekend!

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CNN takes a streaming look at OBL...

Interesting comment on the CNN site: by GWashington0 - This video is a fake, all OSama's favorites are in ENGLISH when the camera ZOOMS IN? The WHOLE SCREEN IS IN ENGLISH.Whomever recorded this (K)NEW that it would be shown to a western audience.

It does seem a little hokey - WHEN EXACTLY WAS THIS FOOTAGE SHOT? And why would all these channels be showing OBL at the same time? He hasn't been seen much on TV for YEARS (Not since the fake OBL Afghan VHS) ...

This via DOUG POWERS: Evidently Osama bin Laden, in addition to being a terrorist, was guilty of zoning violations and owed a bundle in property taxes!

In a previous post I told you about OBL's call to the BBC that he had nothing to do with the September 11 attacks. - Not many people know that, after September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden issued a statement on tape that he had nothing to do with the attacks on America and that such actions were against the teachings of Islam. Americans were prevented from accessing this information because we were told that Osama could possibly have an embedded "secret code" in the tape that would alert other terrorists cells to "activate" and target other American cities. - Osama bin Laden: "I was not involved in the September 11 attacks in the United States nor did I have knowledge of the attacks. There exists a government within a government within the United States. The United States should try to trace the perpetrators of these attacks within itself; to the people who want to make the present century a century of conflict between Islam and Christianity."




In the first part of this interview which occurred in May 1998, a little over two months before the U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania, Osama bin Laden answers questions posed to him by some of his followers at his mountaintop camp in southern Afghanistan. In the latter part of the interview, ABC reporter John Miller is asking the questions.

...Continued...

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Arab World: Questions and Closure Follow Bin Laden's Death

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Arab World: Questions and Closure Follow Bin Laden's Death

Written for Global Voices by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Saudi terror mastermind Osama bin Laden was killed in a United States CIA operation in Abbottage, Pakistan, yesterday. Netizens from around the Arab world have reacted to the news. On Twitter, reactions flowed all day, with some cheering his death and others mourning the demise of the Al Qaeda's 54-year-old head, whom they called a martyr. read »

Don't be surprised to learn that Taiwan TV news always try hard to decode global issues with “Feng shui“, and this time it is the death of Osama bin Laden and his mansion being decoded. While “Feng sui Master” in the news says that any leader stay in that kind of mansion will get killed, tweeps, sarcastically, are suggesting that such “creative” news coverage should be on CNN and Al Jazeera, too

David Bandurski from China Media Project looks into the front page report of major newspapers in China on the death of Usama Bin Laden. And... Several Iranian bloggers have reacted to the death of Osama Bin Laden. Some with serious remarks, a few with questions and some with irony.read »

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