yallknowdatg
04-17-2004, 02:18 AM
This is the latest statement issued by Osama Bin Laden in which the
mainstream media only briefly mentioned... so I thought I'd bring it to everyones attention
here... leave your comments towards what he said, and not directed at
me..Enjoy:
Editors Note: Here is the complete transcript of Osama
bin Laden's latest address as translated by BBC in which he calls for peace with European
countries on the basis that they withdraw from the lands of the Muslims and stop spilling
Muslims blood.
We remind our viewers that the statements, opinions and points of view
expressed in this article are those of the author and shall not be deemed to mean that they are
necessarily those of Jihad Unspun, the publisher, editor, writers, contributors or
staff.
Complete Statement Of Osama Bin Laden
Address to the European Countries
Praise be to Almighty God; Peace
and prayers be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and companions.
This is a
message to our neighbours north of the Mediterranean, containing a reconciliation initiative as
a response to their positive reactions.
Praise be to God; praise be to God; praise be to
God who created heaven and earth with justice and who allowed the oppressed to punish the
oppressor in the same way.
Peace upon those who followed the right path:
In
my hands there is a message to remind you that justice is a duty towards those whom you love
and those whom you do not. And people's rights will not be harmed if the opponent speaks
out about them.
The greatest rule of safety is justice, and stopping injustice and
aggression. It was said: Oppression kills the oppressors and the hotbed of injustice is evil. The
situation in occupied Palestine is an example. What happened on 11 September [2001] and
11 March [the Madrid train bombings] is your commodity that was returned to you.
It is
known that security is a pressing necessity for all mankind. We do not agree that you should
monopolise it only for yourselves. Also, vigilant people do not allow their politicians to tamper
with their security.
Having said this, we would like to inform you that labelling us and
our acts as terrorism is also a description of you and of your acts. Reaction comes at the same
level as the original action. Our acts are reaction to your own acts, which are represented by
the destruction and killing of our kinfolk in Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine.
The act
that horrified the world; that is, the killing of the old, handicapped [Hamas spiritual leader]
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, may God have mercy on him, is sufficient evidence.
We pledge
to God that we will punish America for him, God willing.
Which religion considers your
killed ones innocent and our killed ones worthless? And which principle considers your blood
real blood and our blood water? Reciprocal treatment is fair and the one who starts injustice
bears greater blame.
As for your politicians and those who have followed their path,
who insist on ignoring the real problem of occupying the entirety of Palestine and exaggerate
lies and falsification regarding our right in defence and resistance, they do not respect
themselves.
They also disdain the blood and minds of peoples. This is because their
falsification increases the shedding of your blood instead of sparing it.
Moreover, the
examining of the developments that have been taking place, in terms of killings in our countries
and your countries, will make clear an important fact; namely, that injustice is inflicted on us
and on you by your politicians, who send your sons - although you are opposed to this - to our
countries to kill and be killed.
Therefore, it is in both sides' interest to curb the plans of
those who shed the blood of peoples for their narrow personal interest and subservience to the
White House gang.
We must take into consideration that this war brings billions of
dollars in profit to the major companies, whether it be those that produce weapons or those
that contribute to reconstruction, such as the Halliburton Company, its sisters and daughters.
Based on this, it is very clear who is the one benefiting from igniting this war and from
the shedding of blood. It is the warlords, the bloodsuckers, who are steering the world policy
from behind a curtain.
As for President Bush, the leaders who are revolving in his orbit,
the leading media companies and the United Nations, which makes laws for relations between
the masters of veto and the slaves of the General Assembly, these are only some of the tools
used to deceive and exploit peoples.
All these pose a fatal threat to the whole world.
The Zionist lobby is one of the most dangerous and most difficult figures of this group.
God willing, we are determined to fight them.
Based on the above, and in order to deny
war merchants a chance and in response to the positive interaction shown by recent events
and opinion polls, which indicate that most European peoples want peace, I ask honest
people, especially ulema, preachers and merchants, to form a permanent committee to
enlighten European peoples of the justice of our causes, above all Palestine. They can make
use of the huge potential of the media.
I also offer a reconciliation initiative to them,
whose essence is our commitment to stopping operations against every country that commits
itself to not attacking Muslims or interfering in their affairs - including the US conspiracy on the
greater Muslim world.
This reconciliation can be renewed once the period signed by
the first government expires and a second government is formed with the consent of both
parties.
The reconciliation will start with the departure of its last soldier from our
country.
The door of reconciliation is open for three months of the date of announcing
this statement.
For those who reject reconciliation and want war, we are ready.
As for those who want reconciliation, we have given them a chance. Stop shedding
our blood so as to preserve your blood. It is in your hands to apply this easy, yet difficult,
formula. You know that the situation will expand and increase if you delay things.
If this
happens, do not blame us - blame yourselves.
A rational person does not relinquish his
security, money and children to please the liar of the White House.
Had he been
truthful about his claim for peace, he would not describe the person who ripped open pregnant
women in Sabra and Shatila [reference to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon] and the destroyer
of the capitulation process [reference to the Palestinian-Israeli peace process] as a man of
peace.
He also would not have lied to people and said that we hate freedom and kill
for the sake of killing. Reality proves our truthfulness and his lie.
The killing of the
Russians was after their invasion of Afghanistan and Chechnya; the killing of Europeans was
after their invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan; and the killing of Americans on the day of New
York [reference to 11 September] was after their support of the Jews in Palestine and their
invasion of the Arabian Peninsula.
Also, killing them in Somalia was after their invasion
of it in Operation Restore Hope. We made them leave without hope, praise be to God.
It is said that prevention is better than cure. A happy person is he who learns a lesson
from the experience of others.
Heeding right is better than persisting in falsehood.
Peace be upon those who follow guidance.
Osama bin Laden
25 Safar
1425
April 15, 2004
mainstream media only briefly mentioned... so I thought I'd bring it to everyones attention
here... leave your comments towards what he said, and not directed at
me..Enjoy:
Editors Note: Here is the complete transcript of Osama
bin Laden's latest address as translated by BBC in which he calls for peace with European
countries on the basis that they withdraw from the lands of the Muslims and stop spilling
Muslims blood.
We remind our viewers that the statements, opinions and points of view
expressed in this article are those of the author and shall not be deemed to mean that they are
necessarily those of Jihad Unspun, the publisher, editor, writers, contributors or
staff.
Complete Statement Of Osama Bin Laden
Address to the European Countries
Praise be to Almighty God; Peace
and prayers be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and companions.
This is a
message to our neighbours north of the Mediterranean, containing a reconciliation initiative as
a response to their positive reactions.
Praise be to God; praise be to God; praise be to
God who created heaven and earth with justice and who allowed the oppressed to punish the
oppressor in the same way.
Peace upon those who followed the right path:
In
my hands there is a message to remind you that justice is a duty towards those whom you love
and those whom you do not. And people's rights will not be harmed if the opponent speaks
out about them.
The greatest rule of safety is justice, and stopping injustice and
aggression. It was said: Oppression kills the oppressors and the hotbed of injustice is evil. The
situation in occupied Palestine is an example. What happened on 11 September [2001] and
11 March [the Madrid train bombings] is your commodity that was returned to you.
It is
known that security is a pressing necessity for all mankind. We do not agree that you should
monopolise it only for yourselves. Also, vigilant people do not allow their politicians to tamper
with their security.
Having said this, we would like to inform you that labelling us and
our acts as terrorism is also a description of you and of your acts. Reaction comes at the same
level as the original action. Our acts are reaction to your own acts, which are represented by
the destruction and killing of our kinfolk in Afghanistan, Iraq and Palestine.
The act
that horrified the world; that is, the killing of the old, handicapped [Hamas spiritual leader]
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, may God have mercy on him, is sufficient evidence.
We pledge
to God that we will punish America for him, God willing.
Which religion considers your
killed ones innocent and our killed ones worthless? And which principle considers your blood
real blood and our blood water? Reciprocal treatment is fair and the one who starts injustice
bears greater blame.
As for your politicians and those who have followed their path,
who insist on ignoring the real problem of occupying the entirety of Palestine and exaggerate
lies and falsification regarding our right in defence and resistance, they do not respect
themselves.
They also disdain the blood and minds of peoples. This is because their
falsification increases the shedding of your blood instead of sparing it.
Moreover, the
examining of the developments that have been taking place, in terms of killings in our countries
and your countries, will make clear an important fact; namely, that injustice is inflicted on us
and on you by your politicians, who send your sons - although you are opposed to this - to our
countries to kill and be killed.
Therefore, it is in both sides' interest to curb the plans of
those who shed the blood of peoples for their narrow personal interest and subservience to the
White House gang.
We must take into consideration that this war brings billions of
dollars in profit to the major companies, whether it be those that produce weapons or those
that contribute to reconstruction, such as the Halliburton Company, its sisters and daughters.
Based on this, it is very clear who is the one benefiting from igniting this war and from
the shedding of blood. It is the warlords, the bloodsuckers, who are steering the world policy
from behind a curtain.
As for President Bush, the leaders who are revolving in his orbit,
the leading media companies and the United Nations, which makes laws for relations between
the masters of veto and the slaves of the General Assembly, these are only some of the tools
used to deceive and exploit peoples.
All these pose a fatal threat to the whole world.
The Zionist lobby is one of the most dangerous and most difficult figures of this group.
God willing, we are determined to fight them.
Based on the above, and in order to deny
war merchants a chance and in response to the positive interaction shown by recent events
and opinion polls, which indicate that most European peoples want peace, I ask honest
people, especially ulema, preachers and merchants, to form a permanent committee to
enlighten European peoples of the justice of our causes, above all Palestine. They can make
use of the huge potential of the media.
I also offer a reconciliation initiative to them,
whose essence is our commitment to stopping operations against every country that commits
itself to not attacking Muslims or interfering in their affairs - including the US conspiracy on the
greater Muslim world.
This reconciliation can be renewed once the period signed by
the first government expires and a second government is formed with the consent of both
parties.
The reconciliation will start with the departure of its last soldier from our
country.
The door of reconciliation is open for three months of the date of announcing
this statement.
For those who reject reconciliation and want war, we are ready.
As for those who want reconciliation, we have given them a chance. Stop shedding
our blood so as to preserve your blood. It is in your hands to apply this easy, yet difficult,
formula. You know that the situation will expand and increase if you delay things.
If this
happens, do not blame us - blame yourselves.
A rational person does not relinquish his
security, money and children to please the liar of the White House.
Had he been
truthful about his claim for peace, he would not describe the person who ripped open pregnant
women in Sabra and Shatila [reference to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon] and the destroyer
of the capitulation process [reference to the Palestinian-Israeli peace process] as a man of
peace.
He also would not have lied to people and said that we hate freedom and kill
for the sake of killing. Reality proves our truthfulness and his lie.
The killing of the
Russians was after their invasion of Afghanistan and Chechnya; the killing of Europeans was
after their invasion of Iraq and Afghanistan; and the killing of Americans on the day of New
York [reference to 11 September] was after their support of the Jews in Palestine and their
invasion of the Arabian Peninsula.
Also, killing them in Somalia was after their invasion
of it in Operation Restore Hope. We made them leave without hope, praise be to God.
It is said that prevention is better than cure. A happy person is he who learns a lesson
from the experience of others.
Heeding right is better than persisting in falsehood.
Peace be upon those who follow guidance.
Osama bin Laden
25 Safar
1425
April 15, 2004