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Osama Planning Bastille Day Attack? What does the new peace offer really mean? On April 14th, Osama bin Laden had broadcast an offer of a peace treaty with Europe. MEMRI translated the speech: "Therefore, in order to thwart opportunities for the merchants of war, and in response to the positive developments that were expressed in recent events and in the public-opinion polls, which determined that most European peoples want peace, I urge...the establishment of a permanent commission to nurture awareness among Europeans regarding the justness of our causes, particularly the cause of Palestine, and that use be made of the vast media resources to this end. "I hereby offer them a peace treaty, the essence of which is our commitment to halt actions against any country that commits itself to refraining from attacking Muslims or intervening in their affairs, including the American conspiracy against the larger Islamic world. What follows is most interesting - he says he will keep the offer open for three months: "The door of peace will remain open for three months from the broadcast of this statement. Whoever rejects the peace and wants war should know that we are the men [of war], and whoever wants a peace treaty and signs it, we hereby allow this peace treaty with him. What comes three months after April 14th? July 14th - Bastille Day - the French National Holiday. Is Osama promising an attack on Paris?
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