Evidently he isn’t happy about the Danish cartoons and has threatened the EU and the Pope. Now, the big question is: why the heck not hit Denmark instead of the EU? And why hit the Pope? Did he come out in support of them running in the paper (I find that very hard to believe). Bin Laden said that it’s part of a “crusade” did he pick the pope because he’s the most visible Christian? And what kind of piddling crusade would cartoons be?

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden threatened the European Union with grave punishment on Wednesday over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammad.
In an audio recording posted on the Internet, Bin Laden said the cartoons were part of a “crusade” in which he said the Catholic Pope Benedict was involved.
The message was released on the fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
The cartoons were first published by the Danish daily Jyllands-Posten in September 2005 but a furor erupted only after other papers reprinted them in 2006.
At least 50 people were killed in the protests against the publication of the cartoons, which Muslims say are an affront to Islam. Newspapers which have reprinted the cartoons argue they are defending the right to media freedom.
Bin Laden’s message was entitled “The Response Will Be What You See, Not What You Hear”, according to the password-protected Ekhlaas Web, which carries messages and statements from al Qaeda-affiliated groups around the world.

Hmmm…seems like a puzzle. A flash? It can’t be a bomb because you hear that. Can’t be bioterrorism because you don’t see that. Hmmm…any thoughts?