> > > Full text: bin Laden's 'letter to America' > > > > Online document: the full text of Osama bin Laden's "letter to the > > American people", reported in today's Observer. The letter first appeared > > on the internet in Arabic and has since been translated and circulated by > > Islamists in Britain. > > Observer Worldview > > > > Sunday November 24, 2002 > > The Observer > > > > In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, > > > > "Permission to fight (against disbelievers) is given to those (believers) > > who are fought against, because they have been wronged and surely, Allah > > is Able to give them (believers) victory" [Quran 22:39] > > > > "Those who believe, fight in the Cause of Allah, and those who disbelieve, > > fight in the cause of Taghut (anything worshipped other than Allah e.g. > > Satan). So fight you against the friends of Satan; ever feeble is indeed > > the plot of Satan."[Quran 4:76] > > > > Some American writers have published articles under the title 'On what > > basis are we fighting?' These articles have generated a number of > > responses, some of which adhered to the truth and were based on Islamic > > Law, and others which have not. Here we wanted to outline the truth - as > > an explanation and warning - hoping for Allah's reward, seeking success > > and support from Him. > > > > While seeking Allah's help, we form our reply based on two questions > > directed at the Americans: > > > > (Q1) Why are we fighting and opposing you? > > Q2)What are we calling you to, and what do we want from you? > > > > As for the first question: Why are we fighting and opposing you? The > > answer is very simple: > > > > (1) Because you attacked us and continue to attack us. > > > > a) You attacked us in Palestine: > > > > (i) Palestine, which has sunk under military occupation for more than 80 > > years. The British handed over Palestine, with your help and your support, > > to the Jews, who have occupied it for more than 50 years; years > > overflowing with oppression, tyranny, crimes, killing, expulsion, > > destruction and devastation. The creation and continuation of Israel is > > one of the greatest crimes, and you are the leaders of its criminals. And > > of course there is no need to explain and prove the degree of American > > support for Israel. The creation of Israel is a crime which must be > > erased. Each and every person whose hands have become polluted in the > > contribution towards this crime must pay its*price, and pay for it > > heavily. > > > > (ii) It brings us both laughter and tears to see that you have not yet > > tired of repeating your fabricated lies that the Jews have a historical > > right to Palestine, as it was promised to them in the Torah. Anyone who > > disputes with them on this alleged fact is accused of anti-semitism. This > > is one of the most fallacious, widely-circulated fabrications in history. > > The people of Palestine are pure Arabs and original Semites. It is the > > Muslims who are the inheritors of Moses (peace be upon him) and the > > inheritors of the real Torah that has not been changed. Muslims believe in > > all of the Prophets, including Abraham, Moses, Jesus and Muhammad, peace > > and blessings of Allah be upon them all. If the followers of Moses have > > been promised a right to Palestine in the Torah, then the Muslims are the > > most worthy nation of this. > > > > When the Muslims conquered Palestine and drove out the Romans, Palestine > > and Jerusalem returned to Islaam, the religion of all the Prophets peace > > be upon them. Therefore, the call to a historical right to Palestine > > cannot be raised against the Islamic Ummah that believes in all the > > Prophets of Allah (peace and blessings be upon them) - and we make no > > distinction between them. > > > > (iii) The blood pouring out of Palestine must be equally revenged. You > > must know that the Palestinians do not cry alone; their women are not > > widowed alone; their sons are not orphaned alone. > > > > (b) You attacked us in Somalia; you supported the Russian atrocities > > against us in Chechnya, the Indian oppression against us in Kashmir, and > > the Jewish aggression against us in Lebanon. > > > > (c) Under your supervision, consent and orders, the governments of our > > countries which act as your agents, attack us on a daily basis; > > > > (i) These governments prevent our people from establishing the Islamic > > Shariah, using violence and lies to do so. > > > > (ii) These governments give us a taste of humiliation, and places us in a > > large prison of fear and subdual. > > > > (iii) These governments steal our Ummah's wealth and sell them to you at a > > paltry price. > > > > (iv) These governments have surrendered to the Jews, and handed them most > > of Palestine, acknowledging the existence of their state over the > > dismembered limbs of their own people. > > > > (v) The removal of these governments is an obligation upon us, and a > > necessary step to free the Ummah, to make the Shariah the supreme law and > > to regain Palestine. And our fight against these governments is not > > separate from out fight against you. > > > > (d) You steal our wealth and oil at paltry prices because of you > > international influence and military threats. This theft is indeed the > > biggest theft ever witnessed by mankind in the history of the world. > > > > (e) Your forces occupy our countries; you spread your military bases > > throughout them; you corrupt our lands, and you besiege our sanctities, to > > protect the security of the Jews and to ensure the continuity of your > > pillage of our treasures. > > > > (f) You have starved the Muslims of Iraq, where children die every day. It > > is a wonder that more than 1.5 million Iraqi children have died as a > > result of your sanctions, and you did not show concern. Yet when 3000 of > > your people died, the entire world rises and has not yet sat down. > > > > (g) You have supported the Jews in their idea that Jerusalem is their > > eternal capital, and agreed to move your embassy there. With your help and > > under your protection, the Israelis are planning to destroy the Al-Aqsa > > mosque. Under the protection of your weapons, Sharon entered the Al-Aqsa > > mosque, to pollute it as a preparation to capture and destroy it. > > > > (2) These tragedies and calamities are only a few examples of your > > oppression and aggression against us. It is commanded by our religion and > > intellect that the oppressed have a right to return the aggression. Do not > > await anything from us but Jihad, resistance and revenge. Is it in any way > > rational to expect that after America has attacked us for more than half a > > century, that we will then leave her to live in security and peace?!! > > > > (3) You may then dispute that all the above does not justify aggression > > against civilians, for crimes they did not commit and offenses in which > > they did not partake: > > > > (a) This argument contradicts your continuous repetition that America is > > the land of freedom, and its leaders in this world. Therefore, the > > American people are the ones who choose their government by way of their > > own free will; a choice which stems from their agreement to its policies. > > Thus the American people have chosen, consented to, and affirmed their > > support for the Israeli oppression of the Palestinians, the occupation and > > usurpation of their land, and its continuous killing, torture, punishment > > and expulsion of the Palestinians. The American people have the ability > > and choice to refuse the policies of their Government and even to change > > it if they want. > > > > (b) The American people are the ones who pay the taxes which fund the > > planes that bomb us in Afghanistan, the tanks that strike and destroy our > > homes in Palestine, the armies which occupy our lands in the Arabian Gulf, > > and the fleets which ensure the blockade of Iraq. These tax dollars are > > given to Israel for it to continue to attack us and penetrate our lands. > > So the American people are the ones who fund the attacks against us, and > > they are the ones who oversee the expenditure of these monies in the way > > they wish, through their elected candidates. > > > > (c) Also the American army is part of the American people. It is this very > > same people who are shamelessly helping the Jews fight against us. > > > > (d) The American people are the ones who employ both their men and their > > women in the American Forces which attack us. > > > > (e) This is why the American people cannot be not innocent of all the > > crimes committed by the Americans and Jews against us. > > > > (f) Allah, the Almighty, legislated the permission and the option to take > > revenge. Thus, if we are attacked, then we have the right to attack back. > > Whoever has destroyed our villages and towns, then we have the right to > > destroy their villages and towns. Whoever has stolen our wealth, then we > > have the right to destroy their economy. And whoever has killed our > > civilians, then we have the right to kill theirs. > > > > The American Government and press still refuses to answer the question: > > > > Why did they attack us in New York and Washington? > > > > If Sharon is a man of peace in the eyes of Bush, then we are also men of > > peace!!! America does not understand the language of manners and > > principles, so we are addressing it using the language it understands. > > > > (Q2) As for the second question that we want to answer: What are we > > calling you to, and what do we want from you? > > > > (1) The first thing that we are calling you to is Islam. > > > > (a) The religion of the Unification of God; of freedom from associating > > partners with Him, and rejection of this; of complete love of Him, the > > Exalted; of complete submission to His Laws; and of the discarding of all > > the opinions, orders, theories and religions which contradict with the > > religion He sent down to His Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Islam > > is the religion of all the prophets, and makes no distinction between them > > - peace be upon them all. > > > > It is to this religion that we call you; the seal of all the previous > > religions. It is the religion of Unification of God, sincerity, the best > > of manners, righteousness, mercy, honour, purity, and piety. It is the > > religion of showing kindness to others, establishing justice between them, > > granting them their rights, and defending the oppressed and the > > persecuted. It is the religion of enjoining the good and forbidding the > > evil with the hand, tongue and heart. It is the religion of Jihad in the > > way of Allah so that Allah's Word and religion reign Supreme. And it is > > the religion of unity and agreement on the obedience to Allah, and total > > equality between all people, without regarding their colour, sex, or > > language. > > > > (b) It is the religion whose book - the Quran - will remained preserved > > and unchanged, after the other Divine books and messages have been > > changed. The Quran is the miracle until the Day of Judgment. Allah has > > challenged anyone to bring a book like the Quran or even ten verses like > > it. > > > > (2) The second thing we call you to, is to stop your oppression, lies, > > immorality and debauchery that has spread among you. > > > > (a) We call you to be a people of manners, principles, honour, and purity; > > to reject the immoral acts of fornication, homosexuality, intoxicants, > > gambling's, and trading with interest. > > > > We call you to all of this that you may be freed from that which you have > > become caught up in; that you may be freed from the deceptive lies that > > you are a great nation, that your leaders spread amongst you to conceal > > from you the despicable state to which you have reached. > > > > (b) It is saddening to tell you that you are the worst civilization > > witnessed by the history of mankind: > > > > (i) You are the nation who, rather than ruling by the Shariah of Allah in > > its Constitution and Laws, choose to invent your own laws as you will and > > desire. You separate religion from your policies, contradicting the pure > > nature which affirms Absolute Authority to the Lord and your Creator. You > > flee from the embarrassing question posed to you: How is it possible for > > Allah the Almighty to create His creation, grant them power over all the > > creatures and land, grant them all the amenities of life, and then deny > > them that which they are most in need of: knowledge of the laws which > > govern their lives? > > > > (ii) You are the nation that permits Usury, which has been forbidden by > > all the religions. Yet you build your economy and investments on Usury. As > > a result of this, in all its different forms and guises, the Jews have > > taken control of your economy, through which they have then taken control > > of your media, and now control all aspects of your life making you their > > servants and achieving their aims at your expense; precisely what Benjamin > > Franklin warned you against. > > > > (iii) You are a nation that permits the production, trading and usage of > > intoxicants. You also permit drugs, and only forbid the trade of them, > > even though your nation is the largest consumer of them. > > > > (iv) You are a nation that permits acts of immorality, and you consider > > them to be pillars of personal freedom. You have continued to sink down > > this abyss from level to level until incest has spread amongst you, in the > > face of which neither your sense of honour nor your laws object. > > > > Who can forget your President Clinton's immoral acts committed in the > > official Oval office? After that you did not even bring him to account, > > other than that he 'made a mistake', after which everything passed with no > > punishment. Is there a worse kind of event for which your name will go > > down in history and remembered by nations? > > > > (v) You are a nation that permits gambling in its all forms. The companies > > practice this as well, resulting in the investments becoming active and > > the criminals becoming rich. > > > > (vi) You are a nation that exploits women like consumer products or > > advertising tools calling upon customers to purchase them. You use women > > to serve passengers, visitors, and strangers to increase your profit > > margins. You then rant that you support the liberation of women. > > > > (vii) You are a nation that practices the trade of sex in all its forms, > > directly and indirectly. Giant corporations and establishments are > > established on this, under the name of art, entertainment, tourism and > > freedom, and other deceptive names you attribute to it. > > > > (viii) And because of all this, you have been described in history as a > > nation that spreads diseases that were unknown to man in the past. Go > > ahead and boast to the nations of man, that you brought them AIDS as a > > Satanic American Invention. > > > > (xi) You have destroyed nature with your industrial waste and gases more > > than any other nation in history. Despite this, you refuse to sign the > > Kyoto agreement so that you can secure the profit of your greedy companies > > and*industries. > > > > (x) Your law is the law of the rich and wealthy people, who hold sway in > > their political parties, and fund their election campaigns with their > > gifts. Behind them stand the Jews, who control your policies, media and > > economy. > > > > (xi) That which you are singled out for in the history of mankind, is that > > you have used your force to destroy mankind more than any other nation in > > history; not to defend principles and values, but to hasten to secure your > > interests and profits. You who dropped a nuclear bomb on Japan, even > > though Japan was ready to negotiate an end to the war. How many acts of > > oppression, tyranny and injustice have you carried out, O callers to > > freedom? > > > > (xii) Let us not forget one of your major characteristics: your duality in > > both manners and values; your hypocrisy in manners and principles. > > All*manners, principles and values have two scales: one for you and one > > for the others. > > > > (a)The freedom and democracy that you call to is for yourselves and for > > white race only; as for the rest of the world, you impose upon them your > > monstrous, destructive policies and Governments, which you call the > > 'American friends'. Yet you prevent them from establishing democracies. > > When the Islamic party in Algeria wanted to practice democracy and they > > won the election, you unleashed your agents in the Algerian army onto > > them, and to attack them with tanks and guns, to imprison them and torture > > them - a new lesson from the 'American book of democracy'!!! > > > > (b)Your policy on prohibiting and forcibly removing weapons of mass > > destruction to ensure world peace: it only applies to those countries > > which you do not permit to possess such weapons. As for the countries you > > consent to, such as Israel, then they are allowed to keep and use such > > weapons to defend their security. Anyone else who you suspect might be > > manufacturing or keeping these kinds of weapons, you call them criminals > > and you take military action against them. > > > > (c)You are the last ones to respect the resolutions and policies of > > International Law, yet you claim to want to selectively punish anyone else > > who does the same. Israel has for more than 50 years been pushing UN > > resolutions and rules against the wall with the full support of America. > > > > (d)As for the war criminals which you censure and form criminal courts for > > - you shamelessly ask that your own are granted immunity!! However, > > history will not forget the war crimes that you committed against the > > Muslims and the rest of the world; those you have killed in Japan, > > Afghanistan, Somalia, Lebanon and Iraq will remain a shame that you will > > never be able to escape. It will suffice to remind you of your latest war > > crimes in Afghanistan, in which densely populated innocent civilian > > villages were destroyed, bombs were dropped on mosques causing the roof of > > the mosque to come crashing down on the heads of the Muslims praying > > inside. You are the ones who broke the agreement with the Mujahideen when > > they left Qunduz, bombing them in Jangi fort, and killing more than 1,000 > > of your prisoners through suffocation and thirst. Allah alone knows how > > many people have died by torture at the hands of you and your agents. Your > > planes remain in the Afghan skies, looking for anyone remotely suspicious. > > > > (e)You have claimed to be the vanguards of Human Rights, and your Ministry > > of Foreign affairs issues annual reports containing statistics of those > > countries that violate any Human Rights. However, all these things > > vanished when the Mujahideen hit you, and you then implemented the methods > > of the same documented governments that you used to curse. In America, you > > captured thousands the Muslims and Arabs, took them into custody with > > neither reason, court trial, nor even disclosing their names. You issued > > newer, harsher laws. > > > > What happens in Guatanamo is a historical embarrassment to America and its > > values, and it screams into your faces - you hypocrites, "What is the > > value of your signature on any agreement or treaty?" > > > > (3) What we call you to thirdly is to take an honest stance with > > yourselves - and I doubt you will do so - to discover that you are a > > nation without principles or manners, and that the values and principles > > to you are something which you merely demand from others, not that which > > you yourself must adhere to. > > > > (4) We also advise you to stop supporting Israel, and to end your support > > of the Indians in Kashmir, the Russians against the Chechens and to also > > cease supporting the Manila Government against the Muslims in Southern > > Philippines. > > > > (5) We also advise you to pack your luggage and get out of our lands. We > > desire for your goodness, guidance, and righteousness, so do not force us > > to send you back as cargo in coffins. > > > > (6) Sixthly, we call upon you to end your support of the corrupt leaders > > in our countries. Do not interfere in our politics and method of > > education. Leave us alone, or else expect us in New York and Washington. > > > > (7) We also call you to deal with us and interact with us on the basis of > > mutual interests and benefits, rather than the policies of sub dual, theft > > and occupation, and not to continue your policy of supporting the Jews > > because this will result in more disasters for you. > > > > If you fail to respond to all these conditions, then prepare for fight > > with the Islamic Nation. The Nation of Monotheism, that puts complete > > trust on Allah and fears none other than Him. The Nation which is > > addressed by its Quran with the words: "Do you fear them? Allah has more > > right that you should fear Him if you are believers. Fight against them so > > that Allah will punish them by your hands and disgrace them and give you > > victory over them and heal the breasts of believing people. And remove the > > anger of their (believers') hearts. Allah accepts the repentance of whom > > He wills. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise." [Quran9:13-1] > > > > The Nation of honour and respect: > > > > "But honour, power and glory belong to Allah, and to His Messenger > > (Muhammad- peace be upon him) and to the believers." [Quran 63:8] > > > > "So do not become weak (against your enemy), nor be sad, and you will > > be*superior ( in victory )if you are indeed (true) believers" [Quran > > 3:139] > > > > The Nation of Martyrdom; the Nation that desires death more than you > > desire life: > > > > "Think not of those who are killed in the way of Allah as dead. Nay, they > > are alive with their Lord, and they are being provided for. They rejoice > > in what Allah has bestowed upon them from His bounty and rejoice for the > > sake of those who have not yet joined them, but are left behind (not yet > > martyred) that on them no fear shall come, nor shall they grieve. They > > rejoice in a grace and a bounty from Allah, and that Allah will not waste > > the reward of the believers." [Quran 3:169-171] > > > > The Nation of victory and success that Allah has promised: > > > > "It is He Who has sent His Messenger (Muhammad peace be upon him) with > > guidance and the religion of truth (Islam), to make it victorious over all > > other religions even though the Polytheists hate it." [Quran 61:9] > > > > "Allah has decreed that 'Verily it is I and My Messengers who shall be > > victorious.' Verily Allah is All-Powerful, All-Mighty." [Quran 58:21] > > > > The Islamic Nation that was able to dismiss and destroy the previous evil > > Empires like yourself; the Nation that rejects your attacks, wishes to > > remove your evils, and is prepared to fight you. You are well aware that > > the Islamic Nation, from the very core of its soul, despises your > > haughtiness and arrogance. > > > > If the Americans refuse to listen to our advice and the goodness, guidance > > and righteousness that we call them to, then be aware that you will lose > > this Crusade Bush began, just like the other previous Crusades in which > > you were humiliated by the hands of the Mujahideen, fleeing to your home > > in great silence and disgrace. If the Americans do not respond, then their > > fate will be that of the Soviets who fled from Afghanistan to deal with > > their military defeat, political breakup, ideological downfall, and > > economic bankruptcy. > > > > This is our message to the Americans, as an answer to theirs. Do they now > > know why we fight them and over which form of ignorance, by the permission > > of Allah, we shall be victorious?
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