[1322] in peace2
Re: The Bin Laden Tape
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard J. Barbalace)
Fri Dec 14 11:08:54 2001
Message-Id: <200112141608.LAA00081@starbase.mit.edu>
To: Rhett Creighton <rhett@MIT.EDU>
Cc: peace-list@MIT.EDU
In-reply-to: Your message of Fri, 14 Dec 2001 07:28:00 -0500.
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Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 11:08:46 -0500
From: "Richard J. Barbalace" <rjbarbal@MIT.EDU>
> First, I haven't actually watched it. Since I don't know Arabic, I don't
> think it would do me much good. But, what they say about the tape is:
First, watch the tape and actually read the complete coverage in the
press, preferably not just the US coverage.
> How this tape says something that he didn't admit to outright?
If you believe the US interpretation, he says he knew about the
bombings in advance, he says planned the attacks to maximize damage,
he gestures about a plane hitting the towers and how he expected them
to collapse, he says that the terrorists actually on the planes did
not know what they were involved in, he laughs at it, etc.
That's a bit more then he admitted outright.
> How this is evidence of his involvemnt?
See above.
> Why 83% (last time I checked) of a cnn.com poll thinks he should be
> executed?
Because they're angry.
+ Richard
