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Welcoming bin Laden to the climate activist hit list

source: http://blogs.current.com/green/2010/02/01/welcoming-bin-ladin-to-the-climate-activist-hit-list/

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So Bin Laden came out over the weekend to speak out as an activist for climate change.

Sort of.

Well, not really. It would seem al-Qaeda leader bin Laden got the memo that there is a new trend that people are paying attention to called "climate change".

Oh Osama! Climate change is so 2009! According to the Pew Research Center's recent poll, climate change is on the bottom of our political priority list for 2010,

Better luck next time.

I've already ranted about why we should kill the term climate change, so I won't get into that one again. But just in case you were about re-route a donation to Haiti Relief over to bin Laden on account of his recent appearance as climate activist, you might want to think twice.

Osama bin Laden is using the climate conversation to serve his own agenda with regards to the US and other industrial economies-this times around it's the reprehensible crime of climate change. Here's how it went down.

In an audio tape obtained by Al Jazeera, bin Laden criticized George W. Bush, the former US president, for rejecting the Kyoto pact and condemned global corporations.

"This is a message to the whole world about those responsible for climate change and its repercussions - whether intentionally or unintentionally - and about the action we must take," bin Laden said.

Sorry to say, we are going to have to add Bin Laden to "crimes against climate activists" list since his new claim has only given fuel to climate deniers, as discussed by Juliana Williams on the youth climate movement blog It's getting Hot in Here:

His strategy is not to stop global warming, but rather to draw broader global support for his anti-American efforts. What better way to wreak havoc and chaos in the nation of his enemies than to associate himself with one of the fastest growing sectors of the US economy: clean energy.

By highlighting the climate challenge, bin Laden opens the floodgates for climate deniers to claim that taking action on climate issues is now un-American, anti-American and that seeks to destroy the economy.

So thanks for nothing Bin Laden. We'll be adding you to our crimes-against-climate-activist hit list.
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30 comments // Welcoming bin Laden to the climate activist hit list

  • Saladin
    • 0
      Saladin  

    • The audio tape was only verified by a right-wing private intelligence corporation.

      It's total crap, they're not even trying to pretend like they didn't fake it.

    • 3 years ago
  • PigFarmington
  • nhall6
  • mr_tibbles
  • asherp
    • +3
      asherp  

    • You know what, I've actually read the full text of the things Bin Laden says, rather than the soundbites that the mainstream news plays.

      Sure, he might have been responsible for 9-11, though the FBI can't find any evidence to prove as such, most of his "demands" are not that unreasonable.

      We shouldn't be afraid of listening to what he has to say. Know thine enemy, yes?

      His most recent demands:
      That the USA pull all it's troops out of Saudi Arabia.
      That the USA stop funding the Israeli occupation of Palestine.

      Oh good god! That sounds so unreasonable! He's a madman!

      Also, his strategy is rather brilliant. He has said before that, "we only need strike the USA once, after that they will terrorize themselves."

      Know thine enemy, friends. Know thine enemy.

    • 3 years ago
  • PigFarmington
  • asherp
    • +1
      asherp  
    • PigFarmington:

      Q: Who was president in 1984?

      A: Ronald Reagan.

      Q: Who's administration's CIA was allied with the Mujahadeen against the Soviets in the 1980s?

      A: Ronald Reagan.

      Q: Who was president during the Iran-Contra scandal, in which cocaine was brought by the CIA to the USA to sell on the streets?

      A: Ronald Reagan.

      Q: Who was allied with Saddam Hussien when he was comitting Genocide against the Kurds, (who were allied with Iran against Iraq) using mustard gas purchased from the USA?

      A: Ronald Reagan.

      Q: Who's administration secretly sold weapons to both Iraq and Iran when they were at war with each other?

      A: Ronald Reagan.

    • 3 years ago
  • eternal_springs
    • 0
      eternal_springs  
    • asherp:

      Thanks for pointing all that out! Every time I hear someone go on and on about what a "great" president he was I get sick to my stomach! He is one of the main reasons our economy is so bad now. Read the history, study the information.
      His changes have done so much damage!

      He also arranged for the hostages to be released on his watch...he was responsible for them being held hostage for an additional length of time.

    • 3 years ago
  • eternal_springs
    • 0
      eternal_springs  
    • asherp:

      Extremely wise words. I imagine that a lot who read them will totally freak out and think you support OBL.

      (EDIT: This comment is in response to asherp having actually read the comments. For some reason it doesn't show up there as a reply.)

    • 3 years ago
  • thedirtman
    • 0
      thedirtman  

    • This is bad news. Corrupt but intelligent, OBL sees an opening to cause the world to hate America.

      Anyone can examine the bright side of Mercury and ask why it is not as hot as the dark side of Venus. The certainty is 100 percent. Osama can see that the documentation and evidence is genuine. Meanwhile, deniers are scattering highly uncertain data about four planets might also be getting warmer and calling this "the real facts". Those are substitute facts. Deniers do not understand the concept of uncertainty.

      All Osama has to do is scream about it now. When the solar cycle returns to normal in 2012 he will look like a prophet.

    • 3 years ago
  • vans1170
  • RaceBannon
  • JanforGore
    • +3
      JanforGore  

    • How do we know this is even Bin Laden? I don't believe it for a second. And why should I even care at this point? This government certainly doesn't. Aren't there much more important things regarding global warming/environment we should be addressing here? Arctic refreeze extent decreasing is important. GMO contamination of organic seed globally is important. The global water crisis is important. Just to name a few.

    • 3 years ago
  • Dagum
  • feefer2010
  • PigFarmington
  • Jpwhoregan
    • 0
      Jpwhoregan  

    • Awareness. It always wins.

      Since these are unsubstantiated claims, this could be considered propaganda.

      It should have started out with something like "Some people say" lol.

    • 3 years ago
  • tonicsouls
  • tonicsouls
    • 0
      tonicsouls  

    • How this made as a mojor post is beyond me as well. I'd like to see something bashing war crimes, maybe those exerted by Israel. O well, Current was Founded by Zionist.

    • 3 years ago
  • SunnySarasota
  • asherp
    • 0
      asherp  
    • SunnySarasota:

      Osama Bin Laden worked for the CIA in the 1980s under the pseudonym Tim Osmond. He was also listed under his own name by the CIA as an intelligence asset.

      Now, maybe it's just sloppy paperwork, but that paperwork hasn't been updated, and he is still listed as an asset.

      Either he is still alive, or he is just a boogeyman.

    • 3 years ago
  • flyingkick
    • +6
      flyingkick  

    • Why is this on the front page?

      First of all- the authenticity of the tape has not been confirmed- and it seems very dubious. This whole post assumes it's true, which it probably isn't.

      And, this whole blog is basically one long comment that should have been posted on the original article here on Current a few days ago. I wish I was a staffer so I could post my comments to other stories on the front page. And, sorry to say, but there were comments on that article that were a lot more interesting- this one isn't really saying anything new.

    • 3 years ago
  • tonicsouls
  • ChunkyCheezes
    • +2
      ChunkyCheezes [removed]  

    • don't hate the messenger its the message that important. Climate change is an important issue and a high profile V.I.P., even if it is bin Laden, can bring awareness to climate change

    • 3 years ago
  • Jpwhoregan
  • CalgarC
  • antidmv
  • obamaisajoke
  • calm_incense

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