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September 09, 2007
Nice going
As I'm sure you all already know, Osama bin Laden has a new video coming out, or as they like to say, "dropping," in a few days:
Early analysis indicates the voice on a recently released videotape is that of Osama bin Laden, a U.S. official said Friday, as President Bush called the tape "a reminder of the dangerous world in which we live."
A transcript of the video, obtained by CNN, shows it contains no overt threats toward the United States.
Some date references, including a mention of Democrats gaining the majority in Congress, may indicate the tape is new.
In the tape, bin Laden calls the Iraq war "unjust" and blames it -- and a host of the world's other ills -- on capitalism.
I was thinking, this is a very curious thing. But then, I remembered something that made it all seem very clear. What motivated Osama to make this new tape? Clearly, it is because of this guy:
Bob Flournoy swore after 9/11 that he would wear the same patriotic tie until the day Osama bin Laden was captured or killed.
He figured that it would take the USA a couple of weeks to find the notorious terrorist leader. Despite that miscalculation -- it's been almost six years -- the city attorney has kept his word. He's been wearing the same red-white-and-blue necktie since the attacks on America.
"It looks like Francis Scott Key's Star-Spangled Banner," Flournoy tells The Lufkin (Texas) Daily News. "It is faded, worn and tattered. It has been reworked, patched and pieced together. Velcro has been added around the neck because it is too fragile to tie and untie. It is smaller and even a little smelly, but it is still a grand old flag. Betsy Ross would be proud."
Flournoy thinks the "egotistical maniac" is dead and buried near Tora Bora, Afghanistan.
"If Bin Laden is alive, I challenge him to prove it by Sept. 11, 2007," Flournoy says. "If he does not come forward with some proof, I am personally going to declare him dead, and I will be able to take off my tie and give it a proper burial."
Well my man, it looks like you got your wish. I hope that tie lasts a little bit longer!
entry no. 959
Posted by oz115 at September 9, 2007 12:24 PM