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[This article was published in the 15th issue of Nida'ul Islam

magazine (http://www.islam.org.au), October - November 1996]

Mujahid Usamah Bin Ladin

Talks Exclusively to "NIDA'UL ISLAM" About

The New Powder Keg in The Middle East

Biography:
Name: Usamah Bin Mohammad Bin Laden
Born in the city of Riyadh 1377 ah, 1957 ac.
Raised in AIMadina AIMunawwara and Hijaz, and received his
education in the schools of Jedda, then studied management and
economics in King Abdul Aziz University in Jedda.
Married with Children.
His outlook: The way of the people of Sunna and Jama'a in
accordance with the understanding of the righteous predecessors,
in total and in detail.
From this emerges the necessity for armed struggle preceded by
Da'wa and military preparation in order to repel the greater Kufr,
and to cooperate with Muslims in order to unite their word under
the banner of monotheism, and to set aside divisions and
differences.
He began his interaction with the Islamic groups in 1393 ah (1973
ac) and continued with this until the commencement of Jihad in
Afghanistan; he also participated, in the beginning of the eighties,
with the Mujahideen against the Communist party in South
Yemen, participating once again in the nineties until the downfall
of the Communist party.
He established alongside Sheikh Dr Abdullah Azzam - May Allah
bless his soul - the office for Mujahideen services in Peshawar; he
also established along with Sheikh Azzam the Sidda camp for the
training of Arab Mujahideen who came for Jihad in Afghanistan.
His first visit to assist the Afghan Mujahideen was after the entry of
the Russians by a few days in 1399 ah (1979 ac); he established
"Ma'sadat AlAnsar" which was a base for Arab Mujahideen in
Afghanistan. In 1406 ah (1986 ac) he participated in the battles of
Jalalabad with the Arab Mujahideen as he also did in 1409 ah
(1989 ac) which was one of the biggest battles which the Arabs
engaged in, in Afghanistan.
He migrated from the Arabian peninsula on 16 Shawwal 1411 ah
(1991 ac), then he was asked by the Saudi government to return,
however he refused, so they withdrew his citizenship, cancelled
his passport, froze his assets, and then attacked him through the
media by defaming his character both inside and outside Saudi
Arabia.

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Mazdak KABUL, Nov 9: Osama bin Laden has said that

"we have chemical and nuclear weapons as a
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deterrent and if America used them against us we
reserve the right to use them".
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The Magazine He said this in a special interview with Hamid
Young World Mir, the editor of Ausaf, for Dawn and Ausaf, at
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an undisclosed location near Kabul.
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This was the first interview given by Osama to any journalist after the September
Books 11 attacks in New York and Washington.
Education
The correspondent was taken blindfolded in a jeep from Kabul on the night of Nov
Encounter
7 to a place where it was extremely cold and one could hear the sound of anti-
aircraft guns firing away. After a wait of some time, Osama arrived with about a
Gallery dozen bodyguards and Dr Ayman Al-Zuwahiri and answered questions.
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Hamid Mir: After American bombing on Afghanistan on Oct 7, you told the Al-
Science Jazeera TV that the Sept 11 attacks had been carried out by some Muslims. How
did you know they were Muslims ?

Osama bin Laden: The Americans themselves released a list of the suspects of the
toSS" Sept 11 attacks, saying that the persons named were involved in the attacks. They
were all Muslims, of whom 15 belonged to Saudi Arabia, two were from the UAE
and one from Egypt. According to the information I have, they were all

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Full text: 'Bin Laden1 tape
The is a translated transcript of an audiotape said to be of Osama Bin Laden, aired by
al-Jazeera satellite channel on 4 January, 2004:

From Osama Bin Laden to his brothers and sisters in the entire Islamic nation: May God's peace,
mercy and blessings be upon you.

My message to you concerns inciting and continuing to urge for jihad to repulse the grand plots
that have been hatched against our nation, especially since some of them have appeared clearly,
such as the occupation of the crusaders, with the help of the apostates, of Baghdad and the
house of the caliphate [the succession of rulers of the Islamic nation], under the trick of weapons
of mass destruction.

There is also the fierce attempt to destroy the al-Aqsa Mosque and destroy the jihad and the
mujahideen in beloved Palestine by employing the trick of the roadmap and the Geneva peace
initiative.

The Americans' intentions have also become clear in statements about the need to change the
beliefs, curricula and morals of the Muslims to become more tolerant, as they put it.

In clearer terms, it is a religious-economic war.

The occupation of Iraq is a link in the Zionist-crusader chain of evil.

Gulf states 'next'

Then comes the full occupation of the rest of the Gulf states to set the stage for controlling and
dominating the whole world.

For the big powers believe that the Gulf and the Gulf states are the key to controlling the world
due to the presence of the largest oil reserves there.

O Muslims: The situation is serious and the misfortune is momentous.

By God, I am keen on safeguarding your religion and your worldly life.

So, lend me your ears and open up your hearts to me so that we may examine these pitch-black
misfortunes and so that we may consider how we can find a way out of these adversities and
calamities.

The West's occupation of our countries is old, yet new.

The struggle between us and them, the confrontation, and clashing began centuries ago, and will
continue because the ground rules regarding the fight between right and falsehood will remain
valid until Judgment Day.

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