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Politics : The Iraq War And Beyond II -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (2248)	1/17/2006 4:57:29 PM
From: Brasco One	Respond to of 2272

1920 revolutionary brigade's IED attack on a Humvee The 1920 revolutionary brigade released a video today showing a Humvee getting attacked by an Improvised Explosive devise. A highlighted object is showing being shot up in the air from the explosion and landing on the ground. According to the militant group that highlight object is an American soldier. Video: Download '1920iedattackonhumvee.wmv' These reports were not confirmed by US military officials or any media outlets as to if the highlighted object is a body. Often times in these videos the highlighted objects are not bodies but are weaponry such as the machine gun on top of many humvees.

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (2248)	1/17/2006 4:58:09 PM
From: Brasco One	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2272

Army of Mujahideen Claims it Shot Down Apache A U.S. helicopter went down north of Baghdad on Monday, a U.S. military official said. The official said the helicopter usually has a two-person crew and was being used by the U.S. Army's Task Force Iron Horse. Video Screenshots (Length: 33 Secs) Video: Download 'apache_shot_down_claim.wmv' The Army of Mujahideen posted an internet statement with a video in which they claimed to have shot down the Apache. This claim could not be verified.

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (2248)	1/17/2006 4:59:07 PM
From: Brasco One	Respond to of 2272

Al Qaeda in Iraq attack a police station in AL-Karma Iraq One of Al Qaeda in Iraq´s units attacked a police station in Al-Karma and killed many policemen according to a statement made by Al Qaeda on an Islamic Militant Site today. Video: Download 'jan14 al qaeda attack on iraqi police station part1.wmv' Video: Download 'jan14 al qaeda attack on iraqi police station part2.wmv' Al Qaeda in Iraq was responsible for other ambushes on Iraqi bases over the past few months which they have claimed to have killed over hundreds of Iraqi National Guardsmen. No reports have confirmed this attack or some of the other attacks on Iraqi bases in Iraq.

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (2248)	1/17/2006 4:59:25 PM
From: Brasco One	Respond to of 2272

Army of Ansar Al Sunnah IED strike on Humvee The Army of Ansar Al sunnah released a video today on an Islamic Militant forum today depicting an IED strike against a US humvee near Baghdad Iraq. In the statement they claim that there was one casuality in the humvee. Video: Download 'ansaralsunnahiedstrike.wmv' IED strikes are quite common on the roads in the area known as The Sunni Triangle which is an area that is plauged with many IED strikes and ambushes against American forces

To: Crimson Ghost who wrote (2248)	1/19/2006 6:14:01 PM
From: Brasco One	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2272

US on bin Laden tape: no negotiations By Deborah Zabarenko 27 minutes ago WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States dismissed on Thursday a conditional truce offered in a tape attributed to Osama bin Laden and said it "does not negotiate with terrorists." ADVERTISEMENT Get Our Top 20® Newsletter in Your Inbox Each Week! The Most "WOW!" Travel Deals on the Internet - here's a sampling: Released JAN 18, 2006 Fly to Tucson from 30+ Cities $99 or less Major Airlines Ireland Package incl. Air, Hotels & Rental Car $399 Dooley Vacations Mediterranean "easyCruise" (per night) $25 & up easyCruise Amazing Last-Minute Special at NYC Boutique Hotel $150 Hudson Hotel Click on Any Deal and Check Them Out Today! *Fares listed may not include all taxes, charges and government fees. More information. © 2006 Travelzoo Inc. Vice President Dick Cheney said that the offer from the al Qaeda leader appeared to be a ploy but that it was too early to draw conclusions. The audiotape, aired by Arab television station Al Jazeera, also warned al Qaeda was preparing new attacks inside the United States. "Clearly the al Qaeda leaders and other terrorists are on the run, they're under a lot of pressure. We do not negotiate with terrorists, we put them out of business," White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters. "The terrorists started this war and the president made it clear that we will end it at a time and place of our choosing. We continue to pursue all those who seek to do harm to the American people," he said. A CIA official said U.S. intelligence analysts believed the voice on the tape -- the first from bin Laden since 2004 -- belonged to the al Qaeda leader. In it, bin Laden warned of new attacks inside the United States. But he said al Qaeda was willing to "respond" to U.S. public opinion in favor of withdrawing troops from Iraq. Bin Laden did not specify conditions for the truce, but indicated that it was linked to U.S. troops quitting Iraq. Asked about the truce offer, Cheney told Fox News in an interview: "I'm not sure what he's offering by way of a truce. I don't think anybody would believe him ... It sounds to me like it's some kind of a ploy, but again not having seen the entire text or validated the tape and the timing of it, I'm reluctant to draw any conclusions." "This is not an organization that's ever going to sit down and sign a truce. I think you have to destroy them," he said. GAUGING THE THREAT Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Michelle Petrovich said the agency had no plans to raise the country's security alert level in response to the tape's release. Roger Cressey, a former White House counterterrorism official under President George W. Bush, called the truce offer a "red herring" designed to make bin Laden look reasonable in the eyes of U.S. and Muslim public opinion. But he said the tape was significant after such a prolonged absence of messages from bin Laden, which had led to speculation he might be ill, injured or even dead. "By issuing a tape which we have to assume is current, the bumper sticker here is: bin Laden's not irrelevant yet," Cressey said. State Department spokesman Sean McCormack said analysts typically checked tapes such as these for any threat indicators and clues that might help in the hunt for members of al Qaeda. Cheney told Fox that in addition to authenticity, the key question was when the tape was made. Al Jazeera said the tape dated from January. Cheney said U.S. officials did not yet know whether there was any link between the tape and an airstrike last Friday aimed at al Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri. Pakistani officials said Zawahri did not appear to be hit in the strike, which killed at least 18 people including women and children.