Osama bin Laden Praises Arab Spring In Posthumously Released Tape

[Purveyor]

Source: GUARDIAN UK

A tape recorded by Osama bin Laden before his death in an American special forces raid earlier this month has been posthumously released onto Islamic militant websites.

The message, recorded some time in the ten weeks before the 54-year-old al-Qaida leader was killed in Pakistan on May 2, praises the "Arab Spring" protest movements across the Middle East and predicts that revolutions will spread.

"I think that the winds of change will blow over the entire Muslim world, God willing," bin Laden said in the 12-minute message.

The message, though a video clip, contains only an audio track and an old photo of the terrorist leader, probably indicating that it was designed to be edited with images but that al-Qaida media technicians were either unable to do so or that a decision was taken to upload the tape quickly.

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Read more: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/19/osama-bin-laden-tape-posthumous-arab-spring

[Bicoastal]

1. FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAKE

Oh, sorry, getting ahead of myself there.

Let's wait and watch it at least halfway through before being 100% certain it's a fake. :P

[Arctic Dave]

4. Why would he not embrace the AS. Most dictators i the ME are against

AQ. Why do you think we give them money and weapons.

[DonCoquixote]

2. dont claim credit osama

Many of those responsible for the Arab spring are the folks who did what they did DESPITE YOU, and hate you more than even many westerners do.

[Capitalocracy]

3. bin Laden went on to say, "Well, if you can't beat 'em..."