In the video, a voice identified as bin Laden's delivers the 14-minute introduction. The voice is heard over a still picture of bin Laden, dressed and groomed as he appears in the September 6, 2007
video. The 33-minute balance of the recording is a video that will read by al-Shehri.[1]
Some mainstream media outlets say that video lasts 47 minutes.[2]
The title of the video is 'The Wills of the Heroes of the Raids on New York and Washington.'[2]
"Although CNN could not independently confirm the authenticity of the video, it did feature the logo of As-Sahab Media, the company that traditionally handles al-Qaeda communications to the public. The 47-minute videotape was obtained by terrorism expert Laura Mansfield before it was to appear on several Islamist Web sites known for carrying statements from al Qaeda and other radical groups."[3]
The voice-over is spoken in Arabic and is heard over a still picture of bin Laden and contains Englishsubtitles.
Nasr goes on to state that:
"The balance of the recording is a video well read by al-Shehri, with 9/11 symbols in the background. He is the seventh of the 19 hijackers to appear in such a will since the terrorist attacks" and that "The voice and picture in the video sound and appear similar to a bin Laden video released late last week."
There is no indication that any part of the video was recorded recently. The only element tying it to somewhat-current events is in the introduction and the mention of the death of al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who was killed during a U.S. raid in June 2006.
For several weeks, radical Islamist websites have been announcing that there would be "good news soon from Sheikh Osama bin Laden."