I feel duty-bound to cover these audiotapes from Osama bin Hidin’ even though they’re mind-numbingly repetitive. Let’s face it, the global jihad only has one or two main riffs, three at the most. Their propaganda is like listening to the neighbor’s untalented kid practicing blues licks on a Taiwanese guitar.

Anyway, here’s the latest, warning that the earth will shake, black day, crusade, durka durka jihad, etc. Bin Laden says US plans crusade in Somalia.

DUBAI (Reuters) - A purported audio recording by Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said a U.S.-backed bid for the deployment of international forces in Somalia was part of a crusade to crush budding Islamic rule.

“Any military forces’ deployment in Somalia from any country, even if it was an alleged Islamic country, can only mean a continuation of the crusade against the Islamic world,” said the speaker in an audio statement posted on the Internet.

“The claim that this would help Somalia’s people and spread security there was a lie,” said the speaker.

“The true reason is that the sharia movement (Islamic Courts Union) has taken over the capital and spread their influence on most of the important parts and they seek to create an Islamic state.”

UPDATE at 7/1/06 5:52:11 pm:

Allahpundit says the important point is: New Bin Laden tape: Iraq is the key to the whole region.

Allahpundit’s right, that’s a pretty straightforward admission from the global jihad’s head honcho, but Little Green Nostradamus predicts it will have zero effect on the debate over Iraq.