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Bin Laden on Moussaoui

May 23, 2006 4:40 PM

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In an audio tape released on a website, a voice claiming to be Osama bin Laden claims Zacarias Moussaoui had nothing to do with the 9/ll attacks and, in fact, was not even aware they were to take place.

Moussaoui was convicted and sentenced to life in prison for failing to tell the FBI about the impending attacks when he was arrested two weeks before 9/ll.

"Had he known anything, however little, about the September 11th group," the voice says, "we would have told the brother Commander Mohammed Atta and his brothers to leave America immediately before their affair was exposed."

May 23, 2006 in Osama bin Laden | Permalink | User Comments (36)

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Oh well, too bad. We'll keep him in Colorado anyway. Welcome to SUPERMAX!

Posted by: Rich Calkins | May 23, 2006 5:09:50 PM

I didn't expect any less from Osama than to hear remarks like this. He is putting his own spin on Moussaoui being sentenced to life in prison, thereby not being able to attain his martyrdom, to cast Moussaoui as an incompetent. I would imagine nothing short of arrest would have stopped Atta and his fellow terrorists on Sept. 11 after the years of planning. Moussaoui probably felt that he was doing his compatriots a service by keeping his mouth shut after being detained by authorities, but the reality is probably that he knew his arrest could bring the whole plan down and he attempted to keep himself in the graces of Al Qaida. Now he has been outcast and is completely alone, and Osama took the opportunity to make this known and appear stronger.

Posted by: Jennifer Howe | May 23, 2006 5:28:15 PM

Let's see, what could Bin Laden say to annoy Americans....hmmm....how about "you got the wrong guy!" - how dumb are we to take any stock in his comments? Blah Blah Blah.

Posted by: Jen | May 23, 2006 5:32:05 PM

Moussaoui was tapped to take bin al-Shibh's place as the 20th hijacker. I would like to see how the evidence re: flight training and connections to Atta are dealt with by OBL.

Posted by: J. Pary | May 23, 2006 5:35:45 PM

Maybe we should call Bin Laden to testify, huh? Then we could cut his head off with a dull knife and release a blackmarket tape through Al-Jazeera or even ABC. I sure hope this is a story that won't make it till tomorrow. If we are trying to give more legitimacy to Bin LAden than our own federal prosecutors and, oh yeah, Moussaoui's testimony and confession, then the liberals in this country have truly succeeded in making us TOO politically correct.

Posted by: Tommy | May 23, 2006 5:39:05 PM

Moussaoui gets a life sentence for supposedly lying to the Feds. Of course had he known anything and told all it's still only speculation that the intelligence community would have acted on that information to any degree that would have prevented some or all of 9/11.
Instead, the onus goes to Moussaoui, the actual protectors of daily America can claim to be blameless and all the while Osama remains free to editorialize.
Moussaoui is no more than a poster boy. A mere example put before the public by a government desperate for revenge and a means to appear in control of a situation that blindsided them in spite of the unconnected dots that were evident to them prior to either Moussaoui's capture or the tragedy of 9/11.

Posted by: Zach | May 23, 2006 5:47:44 PM

Osama is not lying. If Moussaui was involved in the 9/11 attacks, Osama would have admitted it. These guys are proud to admit to murder and if Moussaui played any role, Osama would call him a "martyr."

Posted by: Jim | May 23, 2006 5:59:54 PM

Guilty or innocent, Moussaouri dug his own grave.

For his own reasons, he wanted his 15 seconds of fame. Well, he had them.

The only problem is that price he now has to pay: life in a small cell in a supermax prison. Isolated for all intents and purposes.

5 years from now, I wonder if he'll still think "America, you lost!"

Jack

Posted by: Jack | May 23, 2006 6:06:46 PM

I think that nobody should say anything unless they know for sure or if they saw it.

Posted by: Heba | May 23, 2006 6:13:46 PM

I THINK MOUSSAOUI WAS USED AS AN EXAMPLE. THERE WAS NOT ANY REAL EVIDENCE AGAINST MOUSSAUI FROM WHAT I WAS HEARING FROM THE MEDIA. TO HAVE ALL THE PEOPLE TO TESTIFY ABOUT THEIR RELATIVES FROM 911 DID NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. HE DID NOT CAUSE THEIR DEATH. I THINK THIS CASE WAS MORE MENTAL AND HE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PUT UNDER A DOCTOR'S CARE. BEING BLACK THE LAW IS NEVER FAIR AND THAT WAS EXPECTED.

Posted by: BETH | May 23, 2006 6:27:43 PM

Never underestimate OBL's understanding of the use of media as weapon in his war. If we had given Moussaoui the death penalty he would have been declared a holy martyr for the cause.

We can not allow this guy to manipulate us, as he did in 2004. He wants us to stay the course in the Middle East. Bogged down in Iraq. Blindly following Israels lead with Palestine. Pushing Iran on nuclear development. Allowing him to feed his line of BS to Muslims throughout the world and recruit more "soldiers" to his cause.

Posted by: Jeff Bradley | May 23, 2006 6:32:03 PM

I have gotten fed up with our network broadcast media for helping to terrorize American citizens with some audio tapes that the Federal agencies have authenticated as being real. We must not continue to terrorize our citizens with this type of propaganda based on our federal agencies word. We must remember, during the hunt for the Maryland sniper these same agencies put out a profile that turned out to be a total farce.

Where is Osama Bin Laden? From all common indicators, he is probably dead. His medical condition and the circumstances under which he lived more likely has contributed to his demise. We must also remember that if Osama was truly alive, he most certainly would still be making and sending video tapes. If he can record an audio tape and send it to Aljazeera, then he most certainly could do the same with a video tape. Aljazeera is the English version of the Arabic-language news network.

Please broadcast media stop replaying their propaganda which terrorizes most American citizens. There is plenty of other newsworthy stories that that trash. Those bogus audio taps will not help us to be any safer.

Posted by: Louie D. Moore | May 23, 2006 7:22:18 PM

I don't think Moussaoui was involved in 9/11 either or that he had anything to do with it. I think that he is a mentally challenged person, who believes in Osama Bin Ladin and wanted to become a martyr and "suffer for the cause". He has taken the QUARAN to heart. He was looking for his 2 minutes of fame, and a reason for America to kill him and make him a martyr.

Posted by: Cathie | May 23, 2006 7:39:13 PM

Why does ABCNEWS continue to broadcast "alleged" Bin Laden Tapes? You have NO idea whose voice is on those tapes, yet you clearly name your blog "Bin Laden on Moussaoui". In my opinion all of these Bin Laden tapes are cheap fakes. Bin Laden isn't stupid enough to release tapes like these, discussing issues that don't matter a bit. It is clear these tapes are being manufactured by some intelligence agency somewhere to keep the masses afraid. Please stop buying into it.

Posted by: Eric | May 23, 2006 8:06:28 PM

There has yet to be a tape released under the name of Osama bin Laden that has turned out to be a fake, according to US officials.

This latest tape suggests a very quick turnaround given that Moussaoui was convicted May 4.

Posted by: Brian Ross | May 23, 2006 8:33:14 PM

Who cares. What does it mean to all Americans what Bin Laden says. If he was real man face the U.S. and stop hiding.

Posted by: Tstewart | May 23, 2006 8:37:18 PM

I agree with Zach, Our government never would of acted on Moussaoui word! Whats this with OBL probably dead?? Yea right, His health probably better than ours. The man has more resources,followers,look alikes,hideouts.etc...he doesnt know Moussaoui from Neil Armstrong, and he doesnt care! Moussaoui got his fame. OBL is still living in his fame, and laughing at US government!!!

Posted by: Brett Shaffer | May 23, 2006 9:53:34 PM

M'oui had a fair trial in a court of law and the jury returned a verdict based on the evidence presented by the prosecution and his defense. That's justice.

Posted by: craig | May 23, 2006 10:43:50 PM

Something that Brian missed on the Bin Laden tape: He also stated that he was in sole charge of U.S. gambling and that Pete Rose never placed a bet.

Posted by: glenn williams | May 23, 2006 10:58:19 PM

Claiming that Moussaoui had an unfair trial because he is black is ludicrous, a patent lie, and racist to the core. Judge Brinkema bent over BACKWARDS to accomodate him many times above and beyond what anyone else shouting "Death to America" would have received. When blacks stop using race as an issue to avoid their own mistakes and take responsibilty for them then and ONLY then will racism end!

Posted by: Travis | May 24, 2006 1:39:28 AM

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