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January 25, 2006
Player of the Week for Jan. 23, 2006 - Osama bin Laden
I normally try to post the Player of the Week Award on Mondays, but I was swamped with work the past couple of days which prevented me from getting to this.
A hearty congratulations to our friend, Osama bin Laden. He has once again managed to throw the American media into a tizzy with his latest audio tape. Nobody hears a word from the guy for over a year. Many analysts think he is dead, even the President thinks he is no longer a factor, then voila! there he is, announcing to the world that he is still breathing and more than ready to ready to kick some more American butt. Top that off with new reports from ABC News that the Taliban is gaining control of large areas of the Pakistan tribal lands and things suddenly don't look too good for our war on terror. (ABCNews)
Al Qaeda and its former protectors — the Taliban — are in the midst of a powerful resurgence, according to accounts by local officials and information contained in new al Qaeda videotapes obtained by ABC News.
U.S. troops are not permitted inside Pakistan, and the Pakistani army is barely seen in this part of Waziristan Province.....
The tape claims Taliban officials have taken over government functions. There is no date on the tape, but in the last month ABC News reporters have confirmed that Western aid organizations have been forced out, their headquarters burned, schools shut down, teachers and journalists killed, and music banned.
Posted by Chip Spear at January 25, 2006 3:34 PM