From the mouths of terrorists come hard truths
January 29th, 2010Osama bin Laden in a new tape blames the industrialized states and the U.S. in particular for causing climate change:
This is a message to the whole world about those responsible for climate change and its repercussions – whether intentionally or unintentionally - and about the action we must take. Speaking about climate change is not a matter of intellectual luxury - the phenomenon is an actual fact.
Bin Laden gives European nations a bit of credit for signing the Kyoto Protocol and agreeing “to curb the emission of harmful gases” but puts the finger on Bush and global corporations:
George Bush junior, preceded by [the US] congress, dismissed the agreement to placate giant corporations. And they are themselves standing behind speculation, monopoly and soaring living costs. They are also behind ‘globalisation and its tragic implications’. And whenever the perpetrators are found guilty, the heads of state rush to rescue them using public money.
Bin Laden calls for targeting the U.S. economy in retribution by boycotting American products and ending dollar hegemony:
They are the true terrorists and therefore we should refrain from dealing in the US dollar and should try to get rid of this currency as early as possible. I am certain that such actions will have grave repercussions and huge impact.
It’s hard to argue with the facts. Here’s a chart of cumulative emissions from 1900 through 2002.
The fact that Chinese emissions are growing fast and have now overtaken U.S. emissions on an annual basis doesn’t do much to relieve the U.S. of its overall responsibility.
