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The 2007 Osama bin Laden video originally appeared in a banner ad on an Islamic militant website regularly used by al-Qaeda on September 6, 2007. The ad carried a picture of bin Laden and the logo of al-Qaeda's media production company As-Sahab. An accompanying translated message read: "Soon, with the permission of God, a new visual tape, the Sheikh, the Lion, Osama bin Laden. May God protect him." The timing of the video's release coincided with the 6th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the United States. bin Laden's previous appearance in a video was in 2004. By September 7, 2007, United States authorities had obtained a copy of the video, even though it hadn't been officially released.〔 〕 Soon after, the Reuters news agency released a 1-minute excerpt of the tape, which it had obtained from BNO News. ==Contents== ''Note: The following description was compiled after consideration of the video and transcript as hosted by (The Counterterrorism Blog )'' In the video, bin Laden is seated at a table wearing a white robe, turban, and beige cloak. His beard is shorter than in his 2004 video and it's black, leading some to speculate that it had been dyed. The video's title "The Solution" appears in the top left corner of the video frame. The video running time is approximately 26 minutes. Bin Laden addresses the "People of America" directly in the video, but he makes no direct threats to the United States. He criticizes perceived flaws in American society and US foreign policy, contrasting these with the perceived virtues of Islam. The September 11 attacks are mentioned several times, as is the Iraq War. The video concludes with a suggestion that Americans should convert to Islam. Other events and themes in the video include: * The 62nd anniversary of the US Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki * The influence of the Democratically-controlled congress * The influence of major corporations * Global warming and the Kyoto Accord * The war in Afghanistan * The Dissolution of the Soviet Union * The Kennedy Assassination * The Vietnam war * The extermination of Native American Indians * The Spanish Inquisition * The Capitalist / Communist governments who "take their people for fools" Individuals mentioned in the video include: * Former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair * Former UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown * Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy * Author and political activist Noam Chomsky * Author and former CIA analyst Michael Scheuer He suggests that the viewer read ''the European thinker who anticipated the fall of the Soviet Union''. Although not named, Bin Laden is believed to be referring to Emmanuel Todds ''After the Empire: The Breakdown of the American Order''.〔(Liveleak.Com – Michael Scheuer We Shouldn't Be The Sole Supporter Of Israel )〕〔(YouTube – Broadcast Yourself )〕〔(YouTube – Michael Scheuer Mentioned in Bin Laden Tape FOX News )〕〔(YouTube – Michael Scheuer on the Sept 2007 bin laden message )〕〔(YouTube – Michael Scheuer on "Inside 9/11" )〕 Bin Laden suggests that notice should be taken of comments made by a US soldier serving in Iraq named Joshua: : ''It would benefit you to listen to the poignant messages of your soldiers in Iraq, who are paying – with their blood, nerves and scattered limbs....Among them is the eloquent message of Joshua which he sent by way of the media, in which he wipes the tears from his eyes and describes American politicians in harsh terms and invites them to join him there for a few days''. The soldier's comments were made in an ABC News story dated July 16, 2007, and although Bin Laden attributes the remarks to Corporal Joshua Lake who appears in the story.〔ABC News (transcript of video. )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「2007 Osama bin Laden video」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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