Bin Laden message warns France to pull out of Afghanistan - Polidicks

[QUOTE]Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A speaker claiming to be terrorism mastermind Osama bin Laden warned in an audiotape aired Friday that the release of two French journalists abducted by militants hinges on France's military role in Afghanistan. "We repeat the same message to you," said the speaker in an audiotape played on the Al-Jazeera satellite news network. "The release of your prisoners from the hands of our brethren depends on the withdrawal of your soldiers from our countries." One U.S. counterterrorism official told CNN that the tape "sends a chill up your spine," as it refers to "a couple of human beings whose lives are at stake." However, the official said it is unclear how much influence bin Laden might have over the fate of the hostages.Another counterterrorism official said he would not discuss whether it was in fact bin Laden on the latest tape other than to say, "there has never been a recording that has been false" about its claim to be him. On the tape, the speaker, believed to be al Qaeda chief bin Laden, warns the French government that its alliance with the United States will prove costly. "The dismissal of your President (Nicholas) Sarkozy to get out of Afghanistan is the result of his subservience to the United States and this (dismissal) is considered to be the green signal to kill your prisoners without delay," the speaker said. He goes on to say that "we will not do that at the time that suits him (Sarkozy) and this position will cost you dearly on all fronts, in France and abroad." France, however, said the message would not deter it from its Afghanistan strategy. "We are determined to stay in Afghanistan with our allies for the Afghan people," said French Foreign Ministry spokesman Bernard Valero. The first U.S. counterterrorism official told CNN that bin Laden's continuing messages serve as a "reminder" and an "in your face" signal that he is still out there. But, that official said, "the relevance (of the tapes) are on the wane. ... His message doesn't resonate as well." The second U.S. official said the tape is an effort by bin Laden to prove "he is present, that he is engaging." It's a "morale factor to remind the people who follow him that he's still out there," the second official said. But this official said bin Laden's message is more "inspirational" than operational. Some could take his message as "a directive," but there is no indication he is "leading" an operation, the official said. The official said there has been no change in the U.S. belief that bin Laden is hiding in Pakistan somewhere along the border with Afghanistan. Taliban militants captured the journalists -- Herve Ghesquiere and Stephane Taponier from France 3 Television -- in December 2009 and threatened to kill them if their demands were not met, including the release of some detainees held by France. France has 3,750 troops in Afghanistan, according to NATO's International Security Assistance Force. Al Qaeda's North African wing has made the same withdrawal demands pertaining to the safety of five French nationals abducted in Niger.[/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/asiapcf/01/21/afghanistan.france.bin.laden/index.html?hpt=T2[/url] Give up France. You know you want to.

Even if France withdraws, those journalists aren't going free.

Otherwise Bin Laden will go super serious, and send an angry letter to France.

[QUOTE=Boba_Fett;27575384]Even if France withdraws, those journalists aren't going free.[/QUOTE] You speak the truth.

Didn't France threaten to nuke any country that harbored terrorists that carried out attacks against it?

[QUOTE=zombieslaya;27576256]Didn't France threaten to nuke any country that harbored terrorists that carried out attacks against it?[/QUOTE] Seriously all joking aside, don't fuck with France. They will fuck your shit sideways.

[QUOTE=booster;27575444]Otherwise Bin Laden will go super serious, and send an angry letter to France.[/QUOTE] If that happens, France might just surrender altogether.

This shits come to such a point, that im just like "Ugh, this fool again?"

pretty sure people take bin laden about as seriously as they do a kid with a b-b gun now

[QUOTE=goon165;27577016]Seriously all joking aside, don't fuck with France. They will fuck your shit sideways.[/QUOTE] And when was the last war they won?

When is this man going to realize we will always have bullets and bombs to shoot and drop on his idiot army?

[QUOTE=goon165;27577016]Seriously all joking aside, don't fuck with France.[/QUOTE] Or else what? They'll slap you across the face with a white flag? [editline]22nd January 2011[/editline] [QUOTE=JDER14;27577536]When is this man going to realize we will always have bullets and bombs to shoot and drop on his idiot army?[/QUOTE] Considering his insurgency has so far been winning against NATO, he's in a good position to be demanding, especially when his insurgency has the capability of killing tens of thousands of civilians with ease. Winning as in evading them and still fighting. They're not winning in the tactical sense that the Taliban is though, since Al-Qaeda's already been militarily defeated, since Iraq got captured and his insurgency scattered.

[QUOTE=zombieslaya;27576256]Didn't France threaten to nuke any country that harbored terrorists that carried out attacks against it?[/QUOTE] Shitstorm if that ever happens. [QUOTE=GarrysMod;27577475]And when was the last war they won?[/QUOTE] The French had victories in the Hundred Years war as well as plenty of other wars, they're just lesser known than the more recent wars they've been involved in.

[QUOTE=TAU!;27578282]The French had victories in the Hundred Years war as well as plenty of other wars, they're just lesser known than the more recent wars they've been involved in.[/QUOTE] All Americans should also note France was the only reason why you won the War for Independence, thanks to their intervention.

Fuck Bin Laden. If you act out of fear, the act of terrorism is successful. 9/11 was a freak incident, but I don't think he'll pull something like that off again.

Time to pull out the white flag.

[QUOTE=booster;27575444]Otherwise Bin Laden will go super serious, and send an angry letter to France.[/QUOTE] It's the taliban, not the UN The Taliban will send a suicide bomber that kills himself and no one else, like in Stockholm.

[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;27579238]It's the taliban, not the UN The Taliban will send a suicide bomber that kills himself and no one else, like in Stockholm.[/QUOTE] Actually, Osama Bin Laden is the head of Al Qaida, not the Taliban. Al Qaida is closely allied with the Taliban because of their hatred of the west, but they are different.

[QUOTE=Lord_Ragnarok;27579303]Actually, Osama Bin Laden is the head of Al Qaida, not the Taliban. Al Qaida is closely allied with the Taliban because of their hatred of the west, but they are different.[/QUOTE] Thanks for clearing that up

[QUOTE=PILLS HERE!;27579318]Thanks for clearing that up[/QUOTE] Differentiating can be more important than you'd think.

[QUOTE=Gmod_Fan77;27578039]Or else what? They'll slap you across the face with a white flag? [editline]22nd January 2011[/editline] Considering his insurgency has so far been winning against NATO, he's in a good position to be demanding, especially when his insurgency has the capability of killing tens of thousands of civilians with ease. Winning as in evading them and still fighting. They're not winning in the tactical sense that the Taliban is though, since Al-Qaeda's already been militarily defeated, since Iraq got captured and his insurgency scattered.[/QUOTE] Actually all joking aside the french army have only ever actually surrendered in the second world war, and that was because they were effectively fighting alone thanks to the speed of the german blitzkreig.

France has always been a major power basically.

[QUOTE=JLea;27579449]France has always been a major power basically.[/QUOTE] [editline]21st January 2011[/editline] I didn't mean to just quote that but alrighty

[QUOTE=Gmod_Fan77;27578324]All Americans should also note France was the only reason why you won the War for Independence, thanks to their intervention.[/QUOTE] Not everyone here is taught that or actually reads into it though. No one likes France anymore :(

France to Bin Laden: [img]http://www.ocf.berkeley.edu/~sliny/i_am_le_tired.jpg[/img]

[QUOTE=TAU!;27579544]Not everyone here is taught that or actually reads into it though. No one likes France anymore :([/QUOTE] Most Americans I know know that, but then again, I'm either in Minnesota, where people are generally well-educated in comparison to the rest of the country, or a Hispanic area of California with my fiancee, where that conversation never comes up.

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;27577192]If that happens, France might just surrender altogether.[/QUOTE] Stereotypes aside France would fuck there shit up. If i remember then they have the 3rd largest military spending.

[QUOTE=TAU!;27579544]Not everyone here is taught that or actually reads into it though. No one likes France anymore :([/QUOTE] What are they known for surrendering to anyway

And America has #1 spending and well, they sure aren't beating the Taliban.....

[QUOTE=JLea;27579852]And America has #1 spending and well, they sure aren't beating the Taliban.....[/QUOTE] Well actually we are but it's pretty disproportionate