60 Minutes will air new analysis of ObL's tape. New fears he has nukes.

The program will interview Michael Scheuer, who is the former head of the CIA's Osama bin Ladin unit. He will report on his analysis that concludes that the reason for ObL's warning to the American people, which was aired just before the election, were religious strictures within Islam, which only release the individual from the taboo against killing non-combatants under certain specified circumstances. That the victim(s) be warned, and given the opportunity to repent, is one requirement of the strictures.

60 Minutes will air this interview tomorrow, Sunday, at its regular time.

http://www.drudgereport.com/flash2.htm

This is scary.

i wish i wish o how i wish we had gotten bin laden fucking stupid we didn't sure i feel a lot safer what with bombing a bunch of families in fucking iraq:grr:

They are behind the curve. Someone call the White House and tell them to watch 60 Minutes tomorrow to find out what's going on in the world and perhaps under our noses.

I can't believe anyone would have voted for *W thinking he would keep America "safe."

s_m

Osama has no nukes.

An abandoned Taliban building in Kabul contained an alarming document that apparently described how to make an atomic bomb. But a webmaster recognized it as a 1979 parody.
http://www.alternet.org/story/11935

HOW TO BUILD AN ATOM BOMB
The rumors that have unfortunately occurred as a result of widespread misinformation can (and must) be cleared up now, for the construction project this month is the construction of a thermonuclear device, which will hopefully clear up any misconceptions you might have about such a project. We will see how easy it is to make a device of your very own in ten easy steps, to have and hold as you see fit, without annoying interference from the government or the courts.
The project will cost between $5,000 and $30,000, depending on how fancy you want the final product to be. Since last week's column, "Let's Make a Time Machine", was received so well in the new step-by-step format, this month's column will follow the same format.
CONSTRUCTION METHOD
First, obtain about 50 pounds (110 kg) of weapons grade Plutonium at your local supplier (see NOTE 1). A nuclear power plant is not recommended, as large quantities of missing Plutonium tends to make plant engineers unhappy. We suggest that you contact your local terrorist organization, or perhaps the Junior Achievement in your neighborhood.
Please remember that Plutonium, especially pure, refined Plutonium, is somewhat dangerous. Wash your hands with soap and warm water after handling the material, and don't allow your children or pets to play in it or eat it. Any left over Plutonium dust is excellent as an insect repellant. You may wish to keep the substance in a lead box if you can find one in your local junk yard, but an old coffee can will do nicely.
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NOTES
1. Plutonium (PU), atomic number 94, is a radioactive metallic element formed by the decay of Neptunium and is similar in chemical structure to Uranium, Saturium, Jupiternium, and Marisum.
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http://winn.com/bs/atombomb.html

How can you be fooled by this stuff?

Incidentally, the "blessing" of Islamic clerics is both meaningless and meant as propaganda. The Quran, AFAIK, does not condone mass slaughter at all, and the fact that it's being given such wide circulation points to it being anti-Muslim propaganda.

The "actors" in this world drama have no more sense of religiosity than we'd expect from any other "church-going" bunch of thugs.

That doesn't mean I discount the warning. Our borders are still porous, and "Homeland Security" is largely cosmetic. I shudder to think of the effects a 10 kT fission bomb would have on NYC or Washington DC -- and, as a consequence, the rest of the world.

--bkl