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Why is sway the election in quotes? Does that appear on the tape, or is that based on analysis of the contents of the tape?
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quote: According to the source, the man says, "The streets will run with blood" and says the United States has brought this on itself for electing a president who has declared war on Islam by attacking the former Taliban rulers in Afghanistan (news - web sites) and waging war against al Qaeda.
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Or... it's also possible that this is a real warning for the real attempt to sway the election - an attack.
The notion that Al Qaeda has been planning an elaborate and massive attack fits with the long time frame since their last attack, and their general strategy of pursuing a few massive attacks rather than many small attacks. The election would be a time to do it.
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1) It's a legitimate tape warning of a legitimate attack. 2) It's a legitimate tape warning of a fake attack in order to influence the election. 3) It's an illegitimate tape warning of a fake attack in order to influence the election (i.e. a particularly sleazy October Surprise.)
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And factually incorrect since Al Qaida prefers Kerry in the Oval Office over Bush according to a recent Al Jazeera poll (this is a joke btw)
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But if this is an authentic video, how will it infuence the elections? If its true, would it cause you to change your vote? I think that there are as many Americans who would see this as a reason to vote for Bush as there are who would see this as a reason to vote for Kerry.
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