It's been 13 months since we've heard from Osama Bin Laden. The CIA has verified that the audio played on the Arab television news network Al-Jazeera, is authentic.
Transcript of Osama Bin Laden statement on audio today, 1/19/06: (Hat tip: Steve Beren)
"I propose a long-term truce with the U.S. military. God has prevented us from lying and betraying. You can give us this truce so we can build Iraq and Afghanistan that you have destroyed.
"This will prevent the loss of millions of dollars, billions of dollars that go to corrupt businessmen in the United States. Our situation is getting better and better and your situation is getting worse and worse.
"But I wanted to talk to you because of the lies that have been given to you by your President Bush when he commented on the results of the opinion polls in your country that showed the majority was for the pull out of U.S. forces in Iraq.
"You [Bush] opposed this opinion by saying a pull out of U.S. forces would send the wrong message and that it is better to fight them in their land than they fight us in our land.
"I have an answer for this. I'm saying that the war in Iraq is lit up like crazy and the operations are estimated in our favor in Afghanistan and the number of dead and injured on your side is greater and greater, in addition to material losses.
"The result of the opinion polls are wise and Bush must follow it. Iraq has now become a point of attraction to all qualified people the mujahadeen who by the grace of God were able to infiltrate all the security measures that were taken by Coalition forces. And as proof to that: The bombings that you saw in many important capitals of the world.
"The reason why we didn't have any such an operation in the United States is not because of security difficulties; the operation will take place and you will see such operations by the grace of God and by the will of God.
"So you see how Bush was misleading people. The opinion polls are for the pull out and it's important that opinion polls say the people didn't want to fight the Muslims in their land and they didn't want the Muslims to fight them in their land.
"I propose a long-term truce that will give the two sides stability and security.
"And this is the most important, most diligent solution as a result of which there will be no losses."
See White House response - Press secretary Scott McClellan responded to bin Laden's truce offer..."We do not negotiate with terrorists. We put them out of business." Vice President Dick Cheney on FOX News (Cavuto) expressed the same.
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