The relevant chapter of James D. Tabor’s book is here: What the Bible Really Says.
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Saturday, August 05, 2023
What the Bible Really Says about Death, Afterlife, and Resurrection?
The relevant chapter of James D. Tabor’s book is here: What the Bible Really Says.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The sons of Osama bin Laden broke their silence on Tuesday denouncing his "arbitrary killing" and burial at sea as the United States sought to question the al-Qaeda leader's widows.In a statement given to the New York Times, the sons asked why their father "was not arrested and tried in a court of law so that the truth is revealed to the people of the world."
"We maintain that arbitrary killing is not a solution to political problems," it said. In a separate statement posted on jihadist sites, the sons also slammed the "criminal mission" ordered by US President Barack Obama which "obliterated an entire defenceless family."
Bin Laden was killed by US forces on May 2 after being tracked down to a Pakistani compound where the architect of the September 11, 2001 attacks is believed to eluded capture for years, despite a massive global hunt.
The statements denouncing his father's killing are said to have been prepared at the direction of Omar bin Laden, 30, and also called for Pakistani authorities to release the al-Qaeda leader's three wives and children.
The United States is keen to question the three women in hopes of finding out more details of al-Qaeda's reach and organisation, as well as details of bin Laden's final years. » | Tuesday, May 10, 2011
LOS ANGELES TIMES: Osama bin Laden's son Omar says he always disagreed with his father about violence, and is now disagreeing with the violence purportedly used against his father.In a statement written by the Bin Laden family but signed only by Omar, 30, the United States is accused of breaking international law by killing the unarmed terrorist leader without a trial. That is, they said, if the mission was indeed successful.
Omar bin Laden began the statement by saying that he and the family do not believe that the Al Qaeda leader is dead and, like the so-called deathers in this country, want to see photographs and/or video evidence as proof. » | Andrew Malcolm | Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
LE POINT: Tee-shirts, mugs, étuis iPhone ou tabliers... Des produits dérivés improbables ont déferlé en quelques jours. Échantillon.Ils ne sont pas vraiment du meilleur goût. "Obama a eu Oussama", "Ben Laden, repose en enfer", "On l'a eu", "Justice", le tout sur fond de photomontages plus ou moins heureux. Une semaine après le raid américain au Pakistan, des centaines de types de tee-shirts célébrant la mort du chef d'al-Qaida sont proposés sur la Toile. Pour une vingtaine d'euros, tout un chacun peut se procurer ces habits déjà présentés comme "historiques" par les sites de vente en ligne. » | Par Cyriel Martin | Mardi 10 Mai 2011
RUSSIA TODAY: Iranian Intelligence Minister Heydar Moslehi claims that Osama Bin Laden died from an illness before the US raid on his compound in Abbottabad. Iran has documents to prove it, he said."We have credible information that Bin Laden died some time ago of a disease," Moslehi said on the sidelines of a cabinet meeting on Sunday, as quoted by ISNA news agency.
"If the US military and intelligence apparatus have really arrested or killed Bin Laden, why don't they show him [his body]? Why have they thrown his corpse into the sea?" Moslehi asked rhetorically, FARS news agency reports. » | Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Saturday, May 07, 2011
Friday, May 06, 2011
THE GUARDIAN: Terror group posts message on extremist websites saying it will remain 'a curse chasing the Americans and their agents'
Al-Qaida has confirmed the death of its leader, Osama bin Laden, and vowed vengeance, pledging in a statement posted on militant websites that his blood "will not be wasted".
In what is apparently the first official reaction from the militant Islamist group since Bin Laden was gunned down by US special forces troops who raided his hideout in the Pakistani town of Abbottabad, the group called on the people of Pakistan, "where Sheik Osama was killed", to rise up against their leaders.
The group would soon release an audio message from Bin Laden recorded a week before his death, said the statement, dated 3 May and signed by "the general leadership of al-Qaida". There was no independent confirmation that the message was authentic but it was posted on websites through which al-Qaida habitually issues statements.
It continued: "We stress that the blood of the holy warrior sheikh, Osama bin Laden, God bless him, is precious to us and to all Muslims and will not go in vain.
"We will remain, God willing, a curse chasing the Americans and their agents, following them outside and inside their countries. Soon, God willing, their happiness will turn to sadness, their blood will be mingled with their tears." » | Peter Walker and agencies | Friday, May 06, 2011
Thursday, May 05, 2011
STUFF.co.nz: One of Osama bin Laden's wives stood between him and US Navy Seals as the world's most-wanted terrorist was gunned down in an airborne assault on the al Qaeda leader's safehouse deep in Pakistan.He was holed up less than 1.6 kilometres from the country's military academy and not far from the capital of Islamabad.
Details emerged yesterday of the life and dramatic death of bin Laden, the day after President Barack Obama made the stunning announcement the al Qaeda leader had been killed.
Obama, while assured bin Laden probably was in the compound, did not know with certainty the 10-year hunt for the notorious son of a Saudi Arabian construction magnate was at an end. The realisation came when bin Laden's body was carried to one of four US Special Operations helicopters that had ferried in the American force deep inside Pakistan. One of the craft was damaged on landing and blown up before the return journey to Afghanistan. » | Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Wednesday, May 04, 2011
LE FIGARO: Le président américain a décidé de ne pas diffuser les images, décrites comme «atroces», de la dépouille du chef d'al-Qaida tué dimanche. Les clichés pourraient selon lui servir «d'outil de propagande».
La photo de la dépouille de Ben Laden ne sera pas diffusée
Barack Obama a tranché. Les États-Unis ne diffuseront pas les images de la dépouille du chef d'al-Qaida, tué dimanche lors d'une opération américaine au Pakistan, a affirmé mercredi la chaîne de télévision CBS, à laquelle le président a accordé un entretien qui doit être diffusée dimanche. «Laisser des preuves photographiques dans la nature» pourrait servir «d'outil d'incitation (à la violence) ou de propagande. Ce n'est pas dans notre genre. Nous n'arborons pas ce genre de choses comme des trophées», a déclaré Barack Obama, cité par son porte-parole Jay Carney. » | Par lefigaro.fr | Mercredi 04 Mai 2011
FRANKFURTER ALLGEMEINE: Obama will Leichenfotos nicht veröffentlichen: Die amerikanische Regierung will die Fotos von Usama Bin Ladins Leiche nicht veröffentlichen. Das habe Präsident Barack Obama entschieden. Skeptiker hatten zu bedenken gegeben, dass die Bilder „zu grauenhaft“ seien. » | dpa | Mittwoch, 04. Mai 2011
Tuesday, May 03, 2011
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Osama Bin Laden's death could signal the end of an extreme and harmful distortion of Islam
It took the world's sole hyperpower almost a decade to corner its nemesis, and hold Osama bin Laden to account. The death of al-Qaeda's charismatic founder will not signal an immediate end to his notorious creation, which has transmuted itself into locally operated franchises in strategic parts of the Islamic world. Nor will there be any perceptible diminution of violence and bloodshed in the short term: indeed, the manner of his death, and the fact that he was buried at sea, even though he died on land, will only inflame al-Qaeda's sympathisers, and serve to cement bin Laden's iconic status in the eyes of his supporters.
Yet bin Laden's departure will have far-reaching consequences, both in Muslim countries and for Muslims within the West. Most importantly, it will stall al-Qaeda's recruitment drive. Ever since its creation, the organisation was shrouded in a deliberately cultivated aura of divine invincibility, as it combated and often thwarted the soldiers and intelligence services of the United States. Now that their leader is no more, his forlorn followers will assert that he is a martyr – but they can no longer claim that he enjoys God's protection. » | Taj Hargey | Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Bin Laden’s death changes NOTHING about the NATURE of ISLAM. – © Mark
VATICAN RADIO: Vatican Press Office Director Fr Federico Lombardi’s response to journalists’ questions on the killing of Osama bin Laden:Osama bin Laden - as we all know – was gravely responsible for promoting division and hatred between peoples, causing the death of countless innocent lives, and of exploiting religions to this end.
Faced with the death of a man, a Christian never rejoices, but reflects on the serious responsibility of each and every one of us before God and before man, and hopes and commits himself so that no event be an opportunity for further growth of hatred, but for peace. [Source: Vatican Radio] | Monday, May 02, 2011
BBC: Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari has denied that the killing of Osama Bin Laden in his country is a sign of its failure to tackle terrorism.
In a forthright editorial in the Washington Post, Mr Zardari said his country was "perhaps the world's greatest victim of terrorism".
Bin Laden was shot dead by US forces in the Pakistani city of Abbottabad - Pakistan was not involved in the raid.
US officials have suggested Pakistan must have known he was there.
Bin Laden was the founder and leader of al-Qaeda. He is believed to have ordered the attacks on New York and Washington on 11 September 2001, as well as a number of other deadly bombings.
He was America's most wanted man but had eluded them for decades.
But US officials say they are "99.9%" sure that the man they shot and killed in a raid on a secure compound in the small city of Abbottabad and then buried at sea was Bin Laden.
The compound in Abbottabad is just a few hundred metres from the Pakistan Military Academy - the country's equivalent of West Point or Sandhurst[.]
US officials have said it is "inconceivable" that Bin Laden did not have a support system in Pakistan. (+ video) » | Tuesday, May 03, 2011
Monday, May 02, 2011
THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: Hamas, the militant group which has just signed a deal to join the Palestinian government, on Monday condemned the killing of Osama bin Laden.While many Middle East leaders welcomed America’s military action, the mixed reaction across the region cast a shadow over both the “Arab Spring” and the future of talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
Many Arab leaders facing popular uprisings, including Col Gaddafi of Libya, have claimed the protests are backed by al-Qaeda. Those claims have largely been rejected by protest groups but many in the West are concerned at the possibility that greater freedom of expression will allow more room for Islamic militants to operate.
The Hamas prime minister of the Gaza strip, Ismail Haniya, said: “We condemn the assassination of a Muslim and Arab warrior and we pray to God that his soul rests in peace.
“We regard this as the continuation of the American oppression and shedding of blood of Muslims and Arabs.”
The Hamas reaction put it immediately at odds with Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of the Palestinian Authority, with which it is due to sign a unity deal today to join the Palestinian government.
The intransigent tone will confirm Israeli and American fears that the reconciliation between the two feuding Palestinian factions will make a peace deal impossible. » | Richard Spencer, Middle East Correspondent | Monday, May 02, 2011
Osama bin Laden is dead. It's news many people, especially in the United States have been waiting for ten years to hear.
US forces tracked him down, with the help of Pakistan officials, to a mansion in a small town outside Islamabad.
Al Jazeera's Imran Khan tracks down a witness account.
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