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More info:

CAIRO, Egypt - In an audio tape aired Sunday on Al-Jazeera satellite channel, a voice purported to be al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden urged Muslims to continue fighting a jihad, or holy war, rather than cooperating with Mideast peace efforts and the U.S. occupation of Iraq.

The speaker, who referred to recent events, called on Muslims to "continue the jihad to check the conspiracies that are hatched against the Islamic nation."

Ibrahim Hilal, Al-Jazeera's editor-in-chief, told The Associated Press the network received the message Sunday. He declined to reveal how it was delivered.

"My message is to incite you against the conspiracies, especially those uncovered by the occupation of the crusaders in Baghdad under the pretext of weapons of mass destruction, and also the situation in (Jerusalem) under the deceptions of the road map and the Geneva initiative," the speaker said.

"We have to liberate the Islamic world from the military occupation of the Crusaders by raising up the banner of jihad for God's sake," the speaker said.

Bin Laden criticized the leaders of Muslim nations for refusing to stand against the United States for a fair settlement of the Palestinian issue and for not supporting the Palestinian resistance.

He also criticized Gulf countries for receiving members of the Iraqi Governing Council. "The deterioration of the situation of Arabs and Muslims is in ignoring Islam as a basic program for rule," the speaker said.

He called for establishing a council to replace the Arab rulers and take on the role of unifying Arab positions and raising the banner of jihad.

He called the Middle East issues part of a religious and economic war, saying the "big powers" were trying to control the region for its oil.

Hilal, Al-Jazeera's editor-in-chief, said the voice and language made him certain it was bin Laden. "It is bin Laden's superb and special Arabic language that is very hard to emulate," Hilal said. "It is undoubtedly his voice, his style, and the typical examples from history he uses."

The last audio tape purported to be bin Laden was broadcast by Al-Jazeera last October. CIA analysts who examined that tape concluded it was probably authentic.

http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/379343.html

[alrea]

He called the Middle East issues part of a religious and economic war, saying the "big powers" were trying to control the region for its oil.

Not a Starbucks fan I guess.

[Yaelle]

"It is bin Laden's superb and special Arabic language..."

Well, well. Isn't that superb and special.

Hey, I don't kill thousands of Westerners ALL THE TIME. Most of the time I am a wonderful writer and researched historian. Oh, and I like to put together infrastructures and build whole cities in deserted areas. I can also network, bringing together talented, energetic people and helping them work together as a team. I am a proven fundraiser as well. And I still have time for religious devotion and family. Lots and lots of family. You can never have too much family, I always say. And goats. Yes, the goats.

[Bobby777]

Ibrahim Hilal, Al-Jazeera's editor-in-chief, told The Associated Press the network received the message Sunday. He declined to reveal how it was delivered.

"My message is to incite you against the conspiracies, especially those uncovered by the occupation of the crusaders in Baghdad under the pretext of weapons of mass destruction, and also the situation in (Jerusalem) under the deceptions of the road map and the Geneva initiative," the speaker said.

"We have to liberate the Islamic world from the military occupation of the Crusaders by raising up the banner of jihad for God's sake," the speaker said.

All the better reason to send the B-1's against Al Jazeera ... the Voice of Islamic Terrorism, especially since 9/11/2001 ... like Tokyo Rose, etc.

Oh, BTW, jihadists, our God ain't your moon-gawd allah ... stick that in your jihad ...