Osama Bin Laden Claims Responsibility For The Failed Christmas Flight Bombing

Osama Bin Laden has released a tape claiming responsibility for the Al Qaeda connected suicide underwear wearing Christmas day bomber (for which the system worked and did not work). I could add 'Al Qaeda connected' because he was singing like a Canary before being officially changed and being told he had the right to be silent. He subsequently calmed up was offered a deal and pleaded not guilty. Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab seemed proud of his connection to the terrorist group and said there were more like him on the way.

Osama's claim of responsibility seems to show that he is still alive and at least some what keeping up with current events.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20100124/D9DE5B8G0.html

"Osama bin Laden claimed responsibility for the attempt to bomb a Detroit-bound airliner on Christmas in a new audio message released Sunday threatening more attacks on the United States.

A senior U.S. intelligence official in Washington said there is "no evidence whatsoever" that bin Laden had any involvement on the Christmas Day attack - or even knew about it beforehand. The message suggests the al-Qaida leader wants to appear in direct command of the terrorist group's many affiliates around the world at a time when some analysts have suggested he is mostly a figurehead.

In the minute-long recording carried by Al-Jazeera Arabic news channel, bin Laden addressed President Barack Obama saying the Christmas attack was meant to send a message similar to that of the Sept. 11 attacks.

"The message delivered to you through the plane of the heroic warrior Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was a confirmation of the previous messages sent by the heroes of the Sept. 11," he said. "America will never dream of security unless we will have it in reality in Palestine," he added.

"God willing, our raids on you will continue as long as your support for the Israelis continues.""