Bin Laden Tape Signals Al Qaeda, Taliban Still CloseIn speaking up for the Taliban, Usama bin Laden signals that hopes for a split between Al Qaeda and certain factions of the Taliban are still just that.
Usama bin Laden's latest audio tape threatening retaliation for U.S. support of the crackdown on militants in Pakistan seemed to throw cold water on the idea that Al Qaeda and the Taliban could be going their separate ways.
The tape was broadcast Wednesday by Al-Jazeera as President Obama touched down in Saudi Arabia to start a three-day Mideast trip. In the tape, bin Laden accuses the United States of sowing "new seeds of hatred against America" for supporting Pakistan's fight against the Taliban in the Swat region of the country.
In speaking up for the Taliban, bin Laden signaled that speculation about a split between Al Qaeda and certain factions of the Taliban may have been wishful thinking.. <MORE>
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We just can't sweep all the bad guys under the carpet. They are still out there and they still want to destroy us.
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