Latest message from Bin Laden

Islamic News sent PRAVDA.Ru the text of Osama bin Laden’s latest message. It was translated by Islamic News staff reporter, Pervez Khan and was sent to this news site by a Kashmiri Jihadi site, which has close links with bin Laden.

In the message, Osama bin Laden makes veiled references to all Moslems coming together to fight the Infidel (the USA) and more specific declarations as to his whereabouts.

If this message is from bin Laden, it would appear strange that he would declare, for instance, that “They have hunted me in Iraq Sudan, Pakistan, Kashmir, Afghanistan, but thanks to Allah, a secure base has been founded on the peaks of the Hindu Kush, which witnessed the destruction of the greatest atheist army on Earth to the cry Allah is great”, telling his enemies where he is…or maybe where he is not. International intelligence sources and sources connected to Pravda.Ru in the region, have claimed in the recent past that Osama bin laden has or had contacts with Pakistani Kashmir.

After the initial praises to Allah, the message immediately singles out the USA: “We believe that the worst thieves in the world today and the worst terrorists are the Americans. Nothing could stop you except perhaps retaliation in kind.”

Although there is a generalized call for Moslems to come together: “Allah said ‘Stand by your brother be he oppressor or oppressed.’

When asked how were they to stand by him if he were the oppressor, He answered them saying by giving him guidance and counsel.

It all goes to say that Muslims should cooperate with one another and should be supportive of one another and they should promote righteousness and mercy. They should all unite in the fight against polytheism and they should pool all their resources and their energy to fight the Americans and the Zionists and those with them”, there is no direct reference in the message to Iraq, which will doubtless be construed by the Washington administration in the coming days. Rather, the text appears to be based on a call for Moslem extremists to answer his call to defend Afghanistan against an occupation by the Infidel: “Security men are especially asked to cover up for the Mujahideen and to assist them as much as possible against the occupying enemy and to spread rumors, fear, and discouragement among the members of the enemy forces”

The message continues, stating that the occupying forces may begin to perpetrate acts of violence against their own forces, blaming these on the Mujahideen:

“We bring to your attention that the regime in order to create a friction and feud between the Mujahideen and yourselves might resort to take a deliberate action against personnel of the security guards and military forces and blame the Mujahideen for these actions”.

The complete text is as follows: “Praise be to Allah”

we seek his help and ask for his pardon we take refuge in Allah from our wrongs and bad deeds.

Whoever has been guided by Allah will not be misled and whoever has been misled he will never be guided.

I bear witness that there is no God except Allah no associates with Him and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and messenger.

We believe that the worst thieves in the world today and the worst terrorists are the Americans.

Nothing could stop you except perhaps retaliation in kind.

We do not have to differentiate between military or civilians. As far as we are concerned they are all targets.

Allah said “Stand by your brother be he oppressor or oppressed.” When asked how were they to stand by him if he were the oppressor, He answered them saying by giving him guidance and counsel.

It all goes to say that Muslims should cooperate with one another and should be supportive of one another and they should promote righteousness and mercy.

They should all unite in the fight against polytheism and they should pool all their resources and their energy to fight the Americans and the Zionists and those with them.

It is clear that mankind has descended to the lowest degrees of decadence and oppression. They rip us of our wealth and of our resources and of our oil.

Our religion is under attack, they kill and murder our brothers. They compromise our honor and our dignity and dare we utter a single word of protest against the injustice we are called terrorists.

This is compounded injustice, and the United Nations insistence to convict the victims and support the aggressors constitutes a serious precedence which shows the extent of injustice that has been allowed to take root in this land. They have hunted me in Iraq Sudan, Pakistan, Kashmir, Afghanistan, but thanks to Allah, a secure base has been founded on the peaks of the Hindu Kush, which witnessed the destruction of the greatest atheist army on Earth to the cry Allah is great.

The Mujahideen your brothers and sons requesting that you support them in every possible way by supplying them with the necessary information, materials and arms.

Security men are especially asked to cover up for the Mujahideen and to assist them as much as possible against the occupying enemy and to spread rumors, fear, and discouragement among the members of the enemy forces.

We bring to your attention that the regime in order to create a friction and feud between the Mujahideen and yourselves might resort to take a deliberate action against personnel of the security guards and military forces and blame the Mujahideen for these actions.

The regime should not be allowed to have such opportunity. The regime is fully responsible for what had been incurred by the country and the nation however the occupying American enemy is the principle and the main cause of the situation.

Therefore efforts should be concentrated on destroying fighting and killing the enemy until the Crusade by the “Grace of Allah” it is completely defeated.

The time will come by the “Permission of Allah” when you'll perform your decisive role so that the word of Allah, will be supreme and the word of the infidels will be the inferior.

You will hit with iron fist against the aggressors. You'll reestablish the normal course and give the people their rights and carry out your truly Islamic duty.

It is a duty now on every tribe in the Arab Peninsula to fight Jihad in the “Cause of Allah” and to cleanse the land from those occupiers.

Allah knows that there blood is permitted and their wealth is a booty, their wealth is a booty to those who kill them.

The most Exalted said in the verse of AsSayef “The Sword so when the sacred months have passed away then slay the idolaters where ever you find them and take them captives and besiege them and lie in wait for them in every ambush.” (AtTauba; 9:5) “All praise is due to Allah” 7/01/1424 H.A March 11, 2003 Usamah bin Muhammad bin Laden

Timothy Bancroft-Hinchey PRAVDA.Ru