Laden gold for Bremer, Kofi heads
- By Our London Correspondent
London, May 7: A statement, purporting to be from Al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has
appeared on two websites offering rewards in gold for anyone who kills senior
American, British and United Nations officials in Iraq. The transcript of an audio
recording appeared on the sites known for militant Islamic messages. There were links
to hear the statement but none were working.
According to reports here which did not reveal the name of the websites, the
authenticity of the statement is yet to be verified. "You know that America promised
big rewards for those who kill mujahideen [holy warriors]," the transcript read.
Referring to Paul Bremer, the chief American administrator in Iraq, and senior
military officials, it said: "We in Al Qaeda organisation will guarantee, God willing,
10,000 grams of gold to whoever kills the occupier Bremer, or the American chief
commander or his deputy in Iraq." The statement also promised the same reward for the
deaths of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and his envoy to Iraq, Lakhdar Brahimi.
"For security reasons, the rewards will be given as soon as conditions permit, God
willing," the transcript added. "As for those who die while killing an occupying
solider, the great prize will be for us and for him when God grants him martyrdom, and
the smaller prize [the gold] will be for his family."
The message also denounced US plans to hand sovereignty to Iraqis on June 30, calling
them a trick to end the resistance that has killed hundreds of US soldiers. It urged
Iraqis to fight a holy war against the US-appointed Iraqi governing council. The
statement used language similar to previous Bin Laden statements, heavy with Quranic
verse. The statement also offered gold to anyone who killed Britons.
Bin Laden has never before been known to offer rewards for missions he had described
as followers’ religious duty to carry out.
Mahasiswa Aligarh Muslim University
Aligarh, India
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