http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Fri, 14 Feb 2003 18:06:11 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/02/11/164225.php#comment-3496 Thanks Sean - I agree with your thoughts on this. 3496@blogcritics.org Fri, 14 Feb 2003 18:06:11 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/02/11/164225.php#comment-3495 I guess it doesnt matter really, since the tape is probably a fake but I wanted to mention that the transcript I saw had the supposed OBL calling on muslims to defend the Iraqi people against the US attack, but also calling Saddam an Infidel and advocating his overthrow by the Iraqi people. 3495@blogcritics.org Fri, 14 Feb 2003 17:54:47 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/02/11/164225.php#comment-3494 The Bushies are quick to accept ANYTHING that could justifiy their aggression. I heard today that some European research group has analyzed the OBL message and is saying theres strong evidence that its not authentic. I dont know too much about Al Jazeera except that it is known as the Arab CNN. It would make sense then that they would put a pro-arab spin on things then since CNN has puts such a pro-US spin on everything. Neither agency does a service to anyone by doing this, its just increasing the distance between the two cultures and increasing the chances of another world war with Islam on one side and the West on the the other. 3494@blogcritics.org Fri, 14 Feb 2003 17:49:46 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/02/11/164225.php#comment-3447 Is it just me or does anyone else here love the way the Bush administration automatically accepts the authenticity of the tapes when there is not a single goddamn shred of evidence otherwise for the continued existence of OBL after about December 2001? These tapes are propaganda from what is generally considered to be the enemy. We do ourselves no favours by even broadcasting this shit, let alone accepting it's real. And until Al Jazeera can produce a demonstrably recent videotape of Osama making an appearance in the flesh somewhere, we've got no reason to give these things a second thought. 3447@blogcritics.org Wed, 12 Feb 2003 07:33:28 EST