There is truth in the words of Bin Laden

On the sixth anniversary of the September 11th, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, no other tribute could better serve the victims of the attack than understanding the cause of the terror on 9/11. Al-Qaeda was speaking that day with the choice of their target in the World Trade Center, but few Americans or other globalized nations have heard or chosen to accept the message, that the capitalism our society is fueled off of has created unfair, imposing conditions on other nations who want nothing to do with our lifestyle, who are sick of serving our interests, and who now have chosen to fight back. In securing our freedom, we have taken the freedoms of others, and this was the message Al-Qaeda delivered. As I've stated before, the American Dream is the global nightmare, and we were awoke to that reality on September 11th, 2001.

Our Elitist owned media is largely to blame for how under informed and/or misinformed the majority of Americans are, evident in how little American values have changed in learning from 9/11 . When the "terrorist" attacks occurred, few in the media asked why this event occurred or what would inspire it, but focused instead on the shock and awe of the brutality and death. The big media conglomerates weren't talking then, nor now, about the devastating toll our economy was having on the rest of the world, that capitalism was the driving force behind it all with our Elite as the almighty fuel, nor that this was perhaps the reason for the attacks: to hold us accountable for our global actions. The media never tried to understand Bin Laden's position in orchestrating the attacks, but instead dumbed it down to a black and white, good verse bad debate. This is understandable because to attack capitalism is to attack the Elite, and the Elite are in charge of the dissemination of mainstream news in this country. If you don't believe me, look at the reaction all the mainstream media outlets are having to the most recent Bin Laden video that surfaced last week. Nearly every article or blurb I come across focuses on the color of Bin Laden's beard, or the questionable quality of the video, or on this misquoted segment from the speech in regards to the war, which itself is being used as capitalist sensitive propaganda, rather than on the meat from the speech which is where the focus should be:

"However, there are two solutions for stopping it. The first is from our side, and it is to continue to escalate the killing and fighting against you. The second is from your side: I invite you to embrace Islam."

The last sentence from this quote, "I invite you to embrace Islam", does not occur for another 22 paragraphs according to the transcript I have obtained, yet it is the single focus of nearly all the news blurbs I have read on this news. It has intentionally been misrepresented to turn the issue away from our economy and towards religion. The real quote is as follows:

"However, there are two solutions for stopping it. The first is from our side, and it is to continue to escalate the killing and fighting against you. This is our duty, and our brothers are carrying it out, and I ask Allah to grant them resolve and victory. And the second solution is from your side. It has now become clear to you and the entire world the impotence of the democratic system and how it plays with the interests of the peoples and their blood by sacrificing soldiers and populations to achieve the interests of the major corporations."

"And with that, it has become clear to all that they are the real tyrannical terrorists. In fact, the life of all of mankind is in danger because of the global warming resulting to a large degree from the emissions of the factories of the major corporations, yet despite that, the representative of these corporations in the White House insists on not observing the Kyoto accord, with the knowledge that the statistic speaks of the death and displacement of the millions of human beings because of that, especially in Africa. This greatest of plagues and most dangerous of threats to the lives of humans is taking place in an accelerating fashion as the world is being dominated by the democratic system, which confirms its massive failure to protect humans and their interests from the greed and avarice of the major corporations and their representatives."

"And despite this brazen attack on the people, the leaders of the West - especially Bush, Blair, Sarkozy and Brown- still talk about freedom and human rights with a flagrant disregard for the intellects of human beings. So is there a form of terrorism stronger, clearer and more dangerous than this? This is why I tell you: as you liberated yourselves before from the slavery of monks, kings, and feudalism, you should liberate yourselves from the deception, shackles and attrition of the capitalist system."

It is troubling, absurd, offensive and everything else wrong that Bin Laden's argument is intentionally being misrepresented to the American people. He eventually does invite America to embrace Islam, but that is not the answer to the end of the war as he is suggesting. It is to recognize how destructive and harmful our economy is to the rest of the world and to cease the unfair globalization our Elite continue to undertake. It is to recognize that our carefree lifestyle does not come without a cost, and that our government must abandon the region. Bin Laden wants freedom, but the economic interests of our government has not allowed this to pass. There is a major difference between the two above quotes, and the media is knowingly running with an intentionally deceptive story. Look at what else Bin Laden says.

"...why have the Democrats failed to stop this war, despite them being the majority?"

"I will come back to reply to this question after raising another question, which is:"

"Why are the leaders of the White House keen to start wars and wage them around the world, and make use of every possible opportunity through which they can reach this purpose, occasionally even creating justifications based on deception and blatant lies, as you saw Iraq?"

"In the Vietnam War, the leaders of the White House claimed at the time that it was a necessary and crucial war, and during it, Rumsfeld and his aides murdered two million villagers. And when Kennedy took over the presidency and deviated from the general line of policy drawn up for the White House and wanted to stop this unjust war, that angered the owners of the major corporations who were benefiting from its continuation."

"And so Kennedy was killed, and al-Qaida wasn’t present at that time, but rather, those corporations were the primary beneficiary from his killing. And the war continued after that for approximately one decade. But after it became clear to you that it was an unjust and unnecessary war, you made one of your greatest mistakes, in that you neither brought to account nor punished those who waged this war, not even the most violent of its murderers, Rumsfeld. And even more incredible than that is that Bush picked him as secretary of defense in his first term after picking Cheney as his vice president, Powell as secretary of state and Armitage as Powell's deputy, despite their horrific and blood history of murdering humans. So that was clear signal that his administration - the administration of the generals- didn't have as its main concern the serving of humanity, but rather, was interested in bringing about new massacres. Yet in spite of that, you permitted Bush to complete his first term, and stranger still, chose him for a second term, which gave him a clear mandate from you - with your full knowledge and consent- to continue to murder our people in Iraq and Afghanistan."

"Then you claim to be innocent! This innocence of yours is like my innocence of the blood of your sons on the 11th - were I to claim such a thing. But it is impossible for me to humor any of you in the arrogance and indifference you show for the lives of humans outside America, or for me to humor your leaders in their lying, as the entire world knows they have the lion's share of that. These morals aren't our morals. What I want to emphasize here is that not taking past war criminals to account led to them repeating that crime of killing humanity without right and waging this unjust war in Mesopotamia, and as a result, here are the oppressed ones today continuing to take their right from you."

"This war was entirely unnecessary, as testified to by your own reports. And among the most capable of those from your own side who speak to you on this topic and on the manufacturing of public opinion is Noam Chomsky, who spoke sober words of advice prior to the war, but the leader of Texas doesn't like those who give advice. The entire world came out in unprecedented demonstrations to warn against waging the war and describe its true nature in eloquent terms like "no to spilling red blood for black oil," yet he paid them no heed. It is time for humankind to know that talk of the rights of man and freedom are lies produced by the White House and its allies in Europe to deceive humans, take control of their destinies and subjugate them. "

"So in answer to the question about the causes of the Democrats' failure to stop the war, I say: they are the same reasons which led to the failure of former president Kennedy to stop the Vietnam war. Those with real power and influence are those with the most capital. And since the democratic system permits major corporations to back candidates, be they presidential or congressional, there shouldn't be any cause for astonishment - and there isn't any- in the Democrats' failure to stop the war. And you're the ones who have the saying which goes, "Money talks." And I tell you: after the failure of your representatives in the Democratic Party to implement your desire to stop the war, you can still carry anti-war placards and spread out in the streets of major cities, then go back to your homes, but that will be of no use and will lead to the prolonging of the war."

This last paragraph directly precedes the misquoted one from above.

A lot of what Bin Laden says is true, yet unfortunately his words will not be given the time of day in this country, but instead glossed over and paraphrased, misrepresented and misunderstood. I am not defending a murderer, as that is exactly what he is, but rather calling our country out for the murderer that it is. We fueled the Afghanistan civil war for 10 years and caused much more widespread destruction and death in Afghanistan than Al-Qaeda could ever dream of causing to our country, yet that is never part of the conversation. There is no justifying the loss of life on September 11th, 2001, but neither is there justifying many of our global policies, most of which give unfair advantages to our Elite over foreign economies and citizens. Our economy is out of control, and the Elite in our country are to blame. We cannot be fooled anymore into ignoring this disturbing reality. Perhaps in understanding Bin Laden's message, Americans will begin understanding America. Regardless, we need to become more accountable, before another forces us to. That is a tribute worth giving. Please read the entire transcript of Bin Laden's speech. Make the truth known and expose the source of the lies. The victims of 9/11 deserve better.

http://counterterrorismblog.org/2007/09/obl_transcript.php