Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2002 14:23:43 +1100
From: saeed urrehman <think-AT-riseup.net>
Subject: from theonion.com


U.S. Urges Bin Laden To Form Nation It Can Attack
WASHINGTON, DC- Speaking via closed-circuit television from the Oval
Office Monday, President Bush made a direct plea to Osama bin Laden to form
a nation the U.S. can attack. "Whether you take over an existing nation like
Afghanistan or create a new breakaway republic called, say, Osamastan, the
important thing is that you establish an identifiable nation-state with an
army, a capital, and clearly defined borders," Bush said. "Maybe you could
also sign some quick treaties to definitively establish who your allies
are." The president then pledged $600 million to bin Laden for the
construction of a state-of-the-art defense headquarters that the U.S. can
bomb.




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