10/07/2001

Events have started again with attacks by the United States and “others”TM against Osama Bin Ladin. I caught a section of the news were they were translating a video that he had sent to a television station. I had a couple of thoughts upon seeing this. First Afganastan had stated that they had removed Bin Ladin’s means of comunication, yet he was still able to record and send this? Interesting. Second is that in his speech Bin Ladin states that America was attacked by “God”TM and in a seperate section pretty much states that he was the one that caused it. This leads me to wonder if he not only thinks that he is fighting a holy war, but that he is the hand of god or something. He called for the people of Islam to side with him in a war with the “Sinners”. If the people of Islam decide that he is speaking of things that they agree with I feel that this events will become much more muddied and convoluted. That is most likely what he is hoping for. I hope that is not what happens.