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U.K. Web Site Posts 9/11 Hijacker Video

Mohamed Atta, the ringleader of the Sept. 11 terror attacks, smiles and jokes with another hijacker before the two turn serious and speak intently to a camera in a video posted Sunday on a British newspaper's Web site.

The Sunday Times said the video, which was dated Jan. 18, 2000 _ about a year and a half before the attacks against the United States _ was made in Afghanistan for release after the men's deaths.

For more than 30 minutes, the video shows Atta, who flew one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center, and Ziad Jarrah, who piloted United Airlines flight 93 that crashed into a Pennsylvania field, both alone and together.

Watch the video: Osama Bin Laden's HQ

"Finally, it behoves you to reflect on the last wills and testaments of the thousands who left you on the 11th as they gestured in despair. They are important testaments, which should be studied and researched. . ."

- - UBL 10/30/04

It is unclear what Hamid Mir is claiming today on Fox since the news reports seem to indicate that U.S. authorities have been in possession of this tape for some time. Mir apparently thinks it is important that al Qaeda released it publicly at this moment.

(no link, my transcription, phone connection with Hamid Mir interrupted on air several times)

Fox Interview with Hamid Mir:

Interviewer:

We've reestablished our contact with Mr. Hamid Mir. We're talking about this video that shows Mohammed Atta well before 9/11.

Mr. Mir, your thoughts about what this video shows you.

Hamid Mir:

Yes, this is a clear message from Osama Bin Laden to his fighters who are hiding inside or outisde the United States that they must be ready for another attack. According to my information, this video was in the possession of Osama Bin Laden himself.

So if it is released by al Qaeda, then it is, you see, definitely a message. And according to my information in (unintelligible) 2004 Adnan al Shukrijumah also recorded his last will in Khost, eastern province of Afghanistan, and he'll lead the next attack inside America like Mohammed Atta, who was the head of the 9/11 attack.

Interviewer:

So you're saying, excuse me, you're saying, you're saying we should go on alert then by seeing this video.

Hamid Mir:

Yes. Because you see Mister (unintelligible) who is an al Jazeera reporter. This video was also given to him by Khaled Sheikh Mohammed

(interruption)

So, it was not released. But now it was released, and I think that the message is clear. And the other thing is that this video was released two days after the message of Dr. Ayman al Zawahiri, which is also very important. And Osama Bin Laden is trying to tell his people that "I'm alive" and they must be ready for the new attacks".