bin Laden aims to bankrupt USA (WaPo)

[LTRS]

"Osama bin Laden boasted that the invasion of Iraq has bogged down the United States in a hopeless war that advances al Qaeda's recruitment goals and bin Laden's aim of bankrupting the U.S. economy, according to a translation of the full text of the terrorist leader's remarks on a videotape that surfaced last week."

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6387377/

Chimpy's definitely his man then, wouldn't you say? Sounds like a pretty solid endorsement to me.

[Francesca]

1. could not agree with you more

[NVMojo]

25. Gee, I didn't realize that Bush needed help with that.

It seems like he's doing a great job of bankrupting the US on his own, like he almost did Texas. Slimebag.

[BlueEyedSon]

2. Oh, I see.... OBL forced W to invade the wrong country AND

enact massive tax cuts.

Pretty darn smart of him (OBL that is)......

[kysrsoze]

22. Yeah, is it Bin Laden or our own government?

[AP]

3. Then he's winning because the US has record deficits and needs to borrow

something like 179 billon dollars just to make it through the next three months.

Of course Bush is aiding and abetting the terrorists by giving away most of that money to the rich which will drive us further into debt.

[Moderator]

4. Change your subject line to read

Bin Laden lauds costs of war to U.S.

[kayell]

5. * and Osama have so many goals in common. Things that make you go hmmmmmm

[goforit]

11. Yah!!!.....LOL!!!!.......Hello Mr. Bin Ladin, We are already mega Bankrupt

[malatesta1137]

6. Osama is late

Bush has done all the bankrupting possible.

[The Zanti Regent]

12. Not yet!

Remember President Asshole has said that if he is re-elected he and his fellow Nazis will privitize Social Security in January.

Just wait to see what happens when the elderly and disabled get reduced checks. Then see what happens nest year when Medicare premiums increase another $60.

Aaaahhhh, but President Asshole says there is NOTHING to worry about because the CHURCHES will take care of the needy.

SURE they will...

[reprobate]

26. I suspect that a lot of seniors will remember their military training,

put on black hoodies, and join the revolution. This senior certainly will.

Has everyone seen the Eminem video? Now THAT's leadership. I think it will be the song of an entire generation. From the viewpoint of the chronologicly advantaged that's a good thing.

[saigon68]

7. I knew Osama and the Chimp

Were tied together.

[soothsayer]

10. Well, Saddam and shrub wear the same shoes (true!) n/t

[signmike]

23. Same Shoes?

Must be those ugly Bruno Maglies.

[soothsayer]

28. Not OJ's shoe, but Italian, yes

Bush and Saddam turn out to be sole mates

George W Bush and Saddam Hussein both wear the same brand of Italian hand-made shoes. The Sun says both leaders wear £600 Vito Artioli shoes and have three pairs that are exactly the same.

Bush, who apparently wears size 10 shoes, while Saddam, a nine-and-a-half, both bought a plain leather shoe, a brogue and a crocodile, all in black.
<snip> more at link

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-2-2003_pg9_10

[daleo]

29. If the shoe fits... n/t

n/t

[LiberalBushFan]

8. well ya see

Osama EXPECTS us to try and keep all our money, but if we do that's lettin the terrorists win! We gotta spend it all we got and all we'll have in the future, now, so that they know we don't listen to no terrorist or care what they're tryin to do to us!

[juliagoolia]

9. Screw him he is a thug murderer

what is he even doing alive right now?????

[Nihil]

14. True

Oh, for the record, are you talking about Bush or Bin Laden?

:evilgrin:

[Tight_rope]

13. Well...It looks like OBL is right...Bush* is an idiot that has done

just what he said. What a fool we have in the WH.

[NashVegas]

15. Osama + Grover Norquist

Ought to get along just fine.

[snippy]

17. Beautiful. Why doesn't God ever tell Bush to drown Grover in a bathtub?

[fertilizeonarbusto]

16. Unfortunately for OBL

his main accomplice is about to get fired.

[AmandaRuth]

18. well so does the repuke party

what better way to bust social security and destroy the public schools. Its all part of the plan......

[shanti]

19. too late

chimpy has that puppy well underway!

[americanwomanone]

20. This is exactly what I have said since the beginning. n/t

[schultzee]

21. And GW just fell into his hands! If he has stayed the right course instead

of going the resolute reckless course to Iraq, we might have Bin Landen and not be bankrupting our country. But GW's frineds in the defense contracting industry wanted all that money. Its disgusting that our president could not grasp the strategy of Bin Laden the criminal.

[ORprogressive]

24. I wonder

How many months will the media continue to feed us selective bits from that OBL video instead of just laying the whole thing out there at once?

Was the whole transcript ever printed here in the US?

[Shipwack]

32. An API article says the transcript was released Monday...

"The Arabic-language network al-Jazeera aired portions of the videotape Friday, but released the full transcript of the tape on its Web site Monday to dispel rumors it had edited out direct threats."

[ramapo]

27. That's how we beat the USSR

Spent them to death...OBL has learned well from our tactics. Obviously the US is omnipotent militarily...but very vulnerable economically.

[madrchsod]

30. our country is bankrupt so

what`s the big deal? bin boy knows we are bankrupt-he`s just trying to take credit for it. this country is monetarily and morally bankrupt for the last few years and only a few see it...

[GoBlue]

31. After reading the full Al-jazeera transcript

I had the sense the OBL is actually a bit incredulous at the success of 9/11. As if to say 'Allah, this is beyond my wildest dreams'