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Thursday, September 20, 2007
Al Qaeda declares war on Musharraf
20 Sep 2007
Al Qaeda declares war on Musharraf
CAIRO, Egypt Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden called on Pakistanis to rebel against President Pervez Musharraf in a new recording released on Thursday, saying his military's siege of a militant mosque stronghold makes him an infidel. Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's second-in-command, is seen on a tape released Thursday.
The storming of the Red Mosque in Islamabad in July "demonstrated Musharraf's insistence on continuing his loyalty, submissiveness and aid to America against the Muslims ... and makes armed rebellion against him and removing him obligatory," bin Laden said in the message.
"So when the capability is there, it is obligatory to rebel against the apostate ruler, as is the case now," he said, according to a transcript released by Laura Mansfield, a U.S. terrorism expert who monitors militant message traffic.
Bin Laden's voice was heard over a video showing previously released footage of the terror leader. It was posted Thursday on Islamic militant Web sites. This article continues at: http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/alqaeda.pakistan.ap/index.html?eref=rss_world
Edited on: Thursday, September 20, 2007 11:46.15
Categories: Counter-Terrorism, Intelligence, Political/Diplomatic/Economic