OSAMA BIN LADEN:SEEKING OFFICE AS A DEMOCRAT ? - THE SUNDAY COMMENTARY

In know that the title of this weeks commentary will stir a hornets nest but before anyone who reads this comes to a hasty conclusion take a moment and think about the conclusions that are offered. I believe that they are conclusions that demand to be heard. Last week after more than a year of silence Osama Bin Laden spoke again concerning future attacks in the United States by Al Qaeda and also offered a truce to rebuild Afghanistan and Iraq. Though I do not actually believe that he is running for any office on the Democratic ticket much of the rhetoric that he gave in his message had some familiar words and sounded very similar to Democrat talking points. I have stated in many articles that the rhetoric put forth by the left was dangerous and gave aid and comfort to the enemy and actually emboldens them to continue the fight giving credence in their eyes that they are defeating the United States which is absolutely false and the evidence of the elections and a civil government in both Iraq and Afghanistan prove it. For the left and their media counterparts to believe that Bin Laden does not listen and pay attention to headlines and sound bites and use them against us is utterly ridiculous. With coverage in media circles as readily available today as it is, any enemy has access to everything that is put forth in that media. Remember in the first Gulf War it was common knowledge that Saddam Hussein was a constant viewer of CNN and quite often quoted Peter Arnatt's reporting of the war. Today's media coverage is far more extensive and reaches to many more corners of the world. I do not fault the media wholly for this problem though they play a part since they feel it their obligation to report only the negative half of the story, but more blame must be placed on the leftist rhetoric by Democrats that has given rise to statements that the enemy agrees with. Whenever Ted Kennedy or John Murtha to name a few come out with their blatant false accusations as they continually do Al Jazeera quickly quotes them so that the entire Arab world including Bin Laden can be comforted by their words. To prove my point take a look at some of the text of Bin Laden's message and compare.

Bin Laden - "US opinion polls, which indicated that the overwhelming majority of you want the withdrawal of the forces from Iraq, but he objected to this desire and said that the withdrawal of troops would send a wrong message to the enemy."

Although their are many polls that are negative against the war the majority do not favor a pull out. Yet John Murtha continually states that the American people are demanding that we immediately pull out and now Bin Laden agrees.

Bin Laden - " The war in Iraq is raging, and the operations in Afghanistan are on the rise in our favor, praise be to God. The Pentagon figures indicate the rise in the number of your dead and wounded, let alone the huge material losses, and let alone the collapse of the morale of the soldiers there and the increase in the suicide cases among them."

We have heard again from John Murtha that our military is in a shambles and that moral is terrible yet to hear the soldiers and military leaders speak just the opposite is the case.

Bin Laden - "Documents have recently showed that the butcher of freedom in the world [US President Bush]"

Harry Belefonte just called President Bush the worlds worst terrorist.

Bin Laden -"Jihad is continuing, praise be to God, despite all the repressive measures the US army and its agents take to the point where there is no significant difference between these crimes and those of Saddam. These crimes include the raping of women and taking them hostage instead of their husbands."

Ted Kennedy stated that the Abu Gharib prison just exchanged the atrocities of Saddam Hussein for those of the United States. John Kerry just recently claimed that our troops were terrorizing Iraqi women and children in the night.

Bin Laden - "In fact, reports indicate that the defeat and devastating failure of the ill-omened plan of the four - Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, and Wolfowitz - and the announcement of this defeat and working it out, is only a matter of time, which is to some extent linked to the awareness of the American people of the magnitude of this tragedy."

Howard Dean stated that to believe that we could win in Iraq was ridiculous. Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and countless other Democrats time and again have stated that we have no plan or, "exit strategy."

Bin Laden - "If Bush declines but to continue lying and practicing injustice..."

The Democrat agenda is that the president lied us into war.

If this does not prove that the agenda of political destruction at the expense of the country, our men and women in uniform and even our way of life all for political gain is giving aid and comfort to the enemy the I don't know what will. When the leader of that enemy uses the very words of political opposition to rally his followers and make statements against this country and our leaders then the descent and political rhetoric have gone way to far. This, "truce, " that has been offered is an attempt to appease the left into fervently pushing for ending this war before full victory and the completion of the mission is accomplished. Islamic law states that a truce is offered before the slaughter takes place. Additionally in any war those at the disadvantage speak of truce to give time to regroup and rebuild their forces. This proves that Al Qaeda is severely damaged and is on the run. Thank God that the President understands this and will continue to prosecute this war until the final defeat of terrorists.

Ken Taylor