Re: Powell's Exquisite Evidence: Internet Plagiarism

There seems to be an assumption that Osama is alive. 
Nonetheless, whether he is alive or not, the U.S. disinformation 
machine will revive him politically in order to strike more fear 
into the hearts of those whose money is needed to continue the 
plans for the war of the Washington Oilers.
Norberto Valdez


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Elson Boles wrote:
> I read the situation differently:
> - Al Jazeera apparently has an agreement with the US to provide copies
> of materials from Al Queda.
> - Osama bin Laden wants the US to attack Iraq to escalate the conflict.
> The timing of Osama's release is designed to support the (false) US
> argument that there is a link between Al Queda and Iraq. 
> Elson
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wsn-owner@csf.colorado.edu
> > [mailto:wsn-owner@csf.colorado.edu] On Behalf Of Carl Nordlund
> > Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 3:50 PM
> > To: wsn@csf.colorado.edu
> > Subject: VB: Powell's Exquisite Evidence: Internet Plagiarism
> >
> >
> > This is interesting:
> >
> > http://europe.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/meast/02/11/sprj.irq.wrap/index.html
> >
> > Osama bin Laden more or less disproving MI6:s conclusion: hey
> > look y'all, we're real buddies, me and Mr Hussein.
> >
> > To start off with, what I find interesting here is the timing
> > of this message. Either Osama, alive and kicking, want the 
> > allegded Iraq - al-Qaeda connection accentuated (something 
> > Blair  & c:o utterly have failed to do), thus further 
> > increasing US public opinion for going to war with Iraq, 
> > which in turn most probably would reinforce al-Qaedas own 
> > agenda of increased support for getting rid of US forces in 
> > Saudi and the Gulf, as well as recruiting more followers to 
> > "the base", of course sacrificing Iraq in the process but 
> > hey, they're too secular anyway according to Mr Osama.
> >
> > But apparently, Mr Powell today knew in advance that
> > al-Jazeera was going to broadcast an audio tape from Osama 
> > later today. Which is of course highly surprising, unless Mr 
> > Powell himself practiced his impersonating skills earlier 
> > today. And it's an incredible coincidence that this alledged 
> > Osama statement is released just a couple of days after 
> > Powell's and Blair's utter failure to convince the public and 
> > the reasonable intelligent governments to go to war.
> >
> > -----
> > Carl Nordlund, BA, PhD student
> > carl.nordlund(at)humecol.lu.se
> > Human Ecology Division
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