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Re: Osama will use nuclear weapons as soon as he can



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I think it is quite likely that he already has nukes and is not willing to
up the ante and give us reason to use them. Mutually assured destruction
worked for  50 years with the Soviets and I think it is working still.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim Tillson" <timtillson@xxxxxxxx>
To: <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, September 14, 2001 3:15 PM
Subject: Osama will use nuclear weapons as soon as he can


> Osama, in an 1998 interview:
>
> Renewing his fatwah, bin Laden states, "We are confident that the Muslim
> nation would rid Islamic countries of the Americans and the Jews." He also
> does not deny charges that he tried to develop chemical and nuclear
weapons,
> "If I seek to acquire such weapons, this is a religious duty. How we use
> them is up to us."
>
> If he had a nuke, he would have used it on Tuesday.
>
> The longer he and his followers remain alive, the more probable it
becomes.
>
> -Tim Tillson
>