Bin Laden threatening to kill American soldiers if KSM is put to death
The Arabic television network al-Jazeera has aired an audiotap (see it on YouTube) purportedly of Osama bin Laden threatening to kill U.S. soldiers if the United States executes the alleged mastermind of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Al Jazeera aired the audiotape on Thursday. There was no immediate independent verification of the recording's authenticity.
The man on the tape says Americans taken prisoners by al-Qaida will be executed if Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is put to death. He is currently being held by the United States, where he is to be tried.
"Bin Laden tried to relate terrorism to the US support for Israel. It would be useful if Mr. Bin Laden could explain how American support for Israel can justify the killing of hundreds of thousands of innocent Muslims by the hands of the Jihadists in Algeria, Iraq, Pakistan, and Afghanistan. In addition, why are Sunnis in Iraq kills Sheia, exploding their Mosques and funerals, and mutilating their dead bodies after beheading them? Are these atrocities, Muslims against their fellow Muslims, also due to American support of Israel?" says Tawfik Hamid, Egyptian scholar and author opposed to Islamic fundamentalism stationed in the United States, in reaction to the aired tape by al-Jazeera.
Hamid contines:
"Showing any sign of fear or weakness towards Al-Qaeda will only encourage them to continue their war against the free world. In fact, using 'effective' psychological warfare against them after they release such messages can weaken their ability to continue their barbarism."
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