Bin Laden message aimed at European Union

Hello on this Thursday, the 20 day of March 2008. I'm Kristin Volk with a UPI Headline Update.

A new audio message reportedly from Osama Bin Laden is directed at the European Union. The 5-minute message condemns the Union for siding with the U.S. in Afghanistan and for allowing the publication of cartoons considered insulting to Islam's prophet, Mohammed. The voice attributed to bin Laden said Muslims haven't responded by mocking Jesus, whom they call a prophet as well. The identity of the speaker couldn't be independently confirmed, but a radical Islamist website reported yesterday that a statement from the Al Qaeda leader would be released shortly.

Severe rains in the Midwest have left at least 13 people dead. Storms dumped as much as a foot of rain in areas of Texas, Missouri, Kentucky and Ohio. President Bush even declared a major disaster in Missouri last night. Those storms are now moving east and will spread snow over northern New England.

Vice President Dick Cheney says the U.S. will ask NATO countries to help Afghanistan recover from years of unrest and war. Cheney made the comment after meeting with Afghan president Hamid Karzai earlier today. The Vice President made a surprise visit to that country as part of his overseas trip that began this week. A NATO summit will be held next month in Romania where heads of states are expected to assess the NATO-led fight there against the Taliban. Commanders in Afghanistan have reportedly asked for more combat troops to fight insurgents in the southern part of the country.

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station are preparing for their fourth spacewalk today. The walk will test a particular repair technique and replace a failed circuit breaker. The crew has already assembled a Canadian-built robot called Dextre. Dextre will be able to help with tasks on board the space station without astronauts having to do space walks.

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[tha1nonlydinothug]

bin laden does not exist he's a fabricated image built by the US government so that they may find a scape goat with everything unethical they wish to do

[ikekll]

"Bin Laden denied having anything to do with 911 but stated he supported the act."

BTW, he's dead

[macphersonleedsunite]

@whiteout02. That is bullshit coz all the Yanks want to do is to put Britain into this to get Britain to have the blame. Now thanks to you President Obama we now have to defend our Falkland Islands from the Argies since he said that should have more of the right than Britain to have the Islands when particularly the locals on the Islands want to be with Britain.

[manilhasa1]

VAMOS LÁ GALERA, NÃO É ELE E SUA TURMA QUE VOCES ESTÃO CLAMANDO, É ISSO QUE VCS TERÃO PARA DEIXAR A VIDA DE VCS MAIS ANIMADA E JUSTA, É ISSO AI...

[backtublive]

+ stfu

[Buarawng]

I wanna kick Mr.Bin's ass.Who the fuck care his message. Who knows the whereabout of this cult.Who knows whether he is still alive or being burn in the Hell.

[mustanglead]

Bhenazir Bhutto told Sir David Frost on Al jazeera quite clearly that Osama Bin Laden was murdered and now she is dead, strange!  The most powerful man in the world best mates with the family of the most wanted terrorist in the world. Wake up people and see what is really going on. Who cares anyway? Nobody! We will still continue in the direction that we are headed because that is what are elected leaders want for us. What you gonna do about it? Nothing! What can you do about it? Nothing!

[ISLAMICMILLITANT]

i still dnt get it everyone noz now dat binladen wasnt behind 9/11 it woz basterd bush its al over the internet check it owt everyone peace

[yeah41557]

"We have a mission in the middle east. We must fight in the middle east, but it is not our fault, rather the Iraqi's who are running amok, with weapons of mass destruction" -- Hitler 2003

[WhiteOut02]

I was told that the UK only defends Arabs just cause they want Oil. And Canada wants to be friends with everyone cause.. Idk.

But what do I know I'm only 15 and American.

[christardo]

Do you Americans, ever wonder why the curupt CIA news outlets always play messages from Bin Laden?

Because the US government wants you to be scared!

So you sh*t your pants, and run to mummy, and beg for more of our liberty to be taken away!

Terrorism is government funded, Wake up fools.

[skegy]

"We Germans are not the only ones who say this. Every thinking person knows that today, as so often in the past, the German people have a European mission. We may not lose our courage, even though the mission brings with it enormous pain and suffering. We must therefore fight with all our strength, even if all of Europe has to suffer gravely as a result. It is not our fault, but rather it is the fault of the British who are running amuck."

Hitler 1939