'The Biggest Butchers Of This Age'

In the name of God, the merciful, the compassionate, from the slave of God, Osama Bin Laden, to the peoplesof the countries allied with the tyrannical US Government:

May God's peace be upon those who follow the right path. The road to safety begins by ending theaggression.

Reciprocal treatment is part of justice.

The incidents that have taken place since the raids on New York and Washington up until now - like thekilling of Germans in Tunisia and the French in Karachi, the bombing of the giant French tanker in Yemen, thekilling of marines in Failaka [in Kuwait] and the British and Australians in the Bali explosions, the recentoperation in Moscow and some sporadic operations here and there - are only reactions and reciprocal actions.

These actions were carried out by the zealous sons of Islam in defence of their religion and in response tothe order of their God and prophet, may God's peace and blessings be upon him.

White House 'Criminal Gang'

What [US President George] Bush, the pharaoh of this age, was doing in terms of killing our sons in Iraq,and what Israel, the United States' ally, was doing in terms of bombing houses that shelter old people, womenand children with US-made aircraft in Palestine were sufficient to prompt the sane among your rulers todistance themselves from this criminal gang.

Our kinfolk in Palestine have been slain and severely tortured for nearly a century.

If we defend our people in Palestine, the world becomes agitated and allies itself against Muslims,unjustly and falsely, under the pretence of fighting terrorism.

What do your governments want by allying themselves with the criminal gang in the White House againstMuslims?

Do your governments not know that the White House gangsters are the biggest butchers of this age?

[US Defence Secretary Donald] Rumsfeld, the butcher of Vietnam, killed more than two million people, not tomention those he wounded.

[US Vice-President Dick] Cheney and [US Secretary of State Colin] Powell killed and destroyed in Baghdadmore than Hulegu of the Mongols.

What do your governments want from their alliance with America in attacking us in Afghanistan?

I mention in particular Britain, France, Italy, Canada, Germany and Australia.

We warned Australia before not to join in [the war] in Afghanistan, and [against] its despicable effort toseparate East Timor.

It ignored the warning until it woke up to the sounds of explosions in Bali.

Its government falsely claimed that they [the Australians] were not targeted.

It is time that we get even

If you were distressed by the deaths of your men and the men of your allies in Tunisia, Karachi, Failaka,Bali and Amman, remember our children who are killed in Palestine and Iraq everyday, remember our deaths inKhowst mosques and remember the premeditated killing of our people in weddings in Afghanistan.

If you were distressed by the killing of your nationals in Moscow, remember ours in Chechnya.

Why should fear, killing, destruction, displacement, orphaning and widowing continue to be our lot, whilesecurity, stability and happiness be your lot?

This is unfair. It is time that we get even.

You will be killed just as you kill, and will be bombed just as you bomb.

And expect more that will further distress you. The Islamic nation, thanks to God, has started to attackyou at the hands of its beloved sons, who pledged to God to continue jihad, as long as they are alive, throughwords and weapons to establish right and expose falsehood.

In conclusion, I ask God to help us champion His religion and continue jihad for His sake until we meet Himwhile He is satisfied with us. And He can do so. Praise be to Almighty God.

(Translation courtesy BBC)