Yahoo! News - Purported Bin Laden Truce Rejected
LONDON - Key European nations, including Iraq war opponents Germany and France, vigorously rejected a truce offer purportedly from Osama bin Laden on Thursday, saying there could be no negotiating with his al-Qaida terrorist network.

Many saw the audio taped offer as an attempt to drive a wedge between the United States and its European allies, and one analyst said it might contain a message to militants to hold back on attacks against Europe.

The tape, which the CIA said is likely to an authentic recording of bin Laden, was broadcast on Arab TV stations offering "a truce ... to any country which does not carry out an onslaught against Muslims or interfere in their affairs."

Well, no shit, what are they gonna do, side with him? And is there anyone else besides me who is really, really pissed off that this asshole is still walking around the world free 2 1/2 years after Sept. 11?