Osama: Pakistan is the Key!
I'm not afraid of death: Osama
K J M Varma in Islamabad
Terrorist mastermind Osama bin Laden has said that he had no
difficulty in finding a safer place outside Afghanistan, as his hideouts
ranged from Indonesia to Algeria, Chechnya to Kashmir and Bosnia to
Sudan.
In an interview to Pakistan's Urdu weekly Takbeer, Laden said there was
no problem finding hideouts from where he could carry out his "mission",
as he had plenty of safer places in a number of countries other than
Afghanistan. "I am not afraid of death because I have to kiss martyrdom
one
day," Laden, prime suspect in last month's terror strikes in the United
States, was quoted as saying. The weekly had not specified from where
and
when it obtained the interview. Stating that he considered Pakistan a
sacred
land and the abode of pure people, Laden said the Pakistanis would
protect
him without caring for their lives. "Pakistan is a great hope for the
Muslims
of the entire world... Pakistanis are ready to fight against the enemies
of
Islam." He said had there been such "valiant Muslims in two other
Islamic
states", there would have been no dominance of the West over the world.
The
Saudi renegade said fighting for the security of Pakistan was the
greatest
jihad, as "Pakistan is the fort of Islam irrespective of those in
power."
Laden said since he had become the "slave of God", he couldn't accept
the
hegemony of any powers on the earth for fear of risk to his life.
Denying
involvement of any of his compatriots in the suicide attacks in the US,
Laden
said Islam prohibited killing of innocent people. He alleged that the
attacks
might be the handiwork of India, Israel, Russia or Serbia. Laden also
said
the freezing of his network Al-Qaeda's assets would make no difference
because the organisation had more than three alternative financial
systems,
which were free and independent. "Hundreds of thousands of well-educated
people are running the affairs of these institutions." He said the main
task
of Al-Qaeda was to "awaken" the Muslims so that they could wage a jihad
against the "infidels". "We are not against any Islamic country. Rather
we
are against those Muslim rulers who are out to make their countrymen
slaves
of infidels," he said. He said, "We are in favour of launching an armed
struggle against these Muslim rulers. We are not against the US. But we
are
against its diabolic system and policy. The American system is in the
hands
of the Jews and their first priority is Israel." Alleging that the
Americans
were slaves of the Jews, Laden said, "They are bound to follow the
policies
that Jews are making for them." Stating that the Al-Qaeda wanted to rid
the
US of Jewish influence, he said his organisation did not have any
intention
of punishing innocent Americans. "We want to give a punishment to
Israelis
that would serve as an eye opener for generations to come." PTI
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