Al Jazeera spin

Man, only Al Jazeera would spin the latest Bin Laden tape as a "Truce offer". Here is what it said: In an audio tape broadcast on Aljazeera, Osama bin Laden has warned that al-Qaida is preparing an attack very soon, but also offers Americans a long-term truce. The voice, attributed to Bin Laden and apparently addressing Americans, said: "The new operations of al-Qaida has not happened not because we could not penetrate the security measures. It is being prepared and you'll see it in your homeland very soon." Nice. Now on to the part about the truce: "Bush tried to ignore the polls that demanded that he end the war in Iraq. "We are getting increasingly stronger while your situation is getting from bad to worse," he told the US, referring to poor US troop morale and the huge economic losses inflicted by the war. "The war in Iraq is raging and the operations in Afghanistan are increasing." "In response to the substance of the polls in the US, which indicate that Americans do not want to fight Muslims on Muslim land, nor do they want Muslims to fight them on their land, we do not mind offering a long-term truce based on just conditions that we will stick to. "We are a nation that Allah banned from lying and stabbing others in the back, hence both parties of the truce will enjoy stability and security to rebuild Iraq and Afghanistan, which were destroyed by war. Ok, first of all, you don't threaten someone, and then tell them that you don't mind having a truce with them. Just kind of ruins the whole Truce offer effect of it all. Second of all, the americans aren't really suffering high casualties in Iraq at all. Not really. It's how many dead soldiers now? 2000? 2200? And that's over a span of 3 years, and including those who died in the initial invasion? That's a lot of casualties? Are you kidding me? And what's the percentage of the dead compared to the number of troops? 2000 out of 180,000 troops is what? Less than 2% casualty rate? After 3 years of war and an invasion? Fighting insurgents who are using rockets against you (which means they don't even have to aim well) instead of bullets and only killing 2200 in 3 years? Are you kidding me? Thirdly, I love how he talks about how god prevents him from stabbing people in the back, cause he has no problem slaughtering people like sheep, even if they are journalists who are on his side, let alone those who oppose him. Taking a truce offer from a guy like that is like putting a rattlesnake in your room and expecting not to get bit. Not to mention, rebuilt Afghanistan and Iraq? They will do that? In the image of the Taliban I persume? Yeah, right. That sounds like a good idea! And is it just me, or does it seem like the tailor his speeches to the democrat voters base? This fits perfectly with the "Bush lied, babies died" "withdraw the troops now" crowd, who apparently couldn't give a rats ass to the consequences such a troop withdrawel would have on the lives of iraqis, that I swear they share talking point memos. This isn't the first time this happend though, remember Bin Laden's tape right before the 04 election, where he mentioned parts in Fehrenheit911? He must really follow Michael Moore's work. Now the question is, why offer the truce now? Is it out of the benevelonce of his hearts? Are we really expected to believe that he-Mr. death to the Great Satan- cares about the welfare of the american people and doesn't want any of them to die? Or could it be that things aren't going his way anymore, with thousands in Morocco and Jordan marching against terrorism, with more and more Iraqi troops getting trained and deployed, and with the US strikes getting closer and closer to him and his Zawahiri? Could that be really why he is offering this truce now? I wonder...