-Caveat Lector- CAIRO, Egypt (December 25, 1998 11:10 p.m. EST http://www.nandotimes.com) - Osama Bin Laden, the Saudi exile accused of masterminding the Aug. 7 U.S. Embassy bombings in Tanzania and Kenya, is calling on Muslims to kill Americans and Britons for the airstrikes their countries carried out against Iraq. "The British and the American people loudly declared their support for their leaders' decision to attack Iraq," Bin Laden said in Friday's edition of the Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat. This made it "the duty of Muslims to confront, fight and kill" Britons and Americans, he said. "And anything that can be taken from them by force is the rightful prize of Muslims," Bin Laden said. The London-published newspaper said the interview was conducted in the mountains of Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. The United States and Britain carried out four days of airstrikes on Iraqi military and communications sites earlier this month to punish Baghdad for its alleged obstruction of U.N. inspectors seeking evidence of weapons of mass destruction. Washington accuses Bin Laden of masterminding the Aug. 7 bombings of the U.S. embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. The blasts killed more than 250 people. Thirteen days later, the United States blasted Bin Laden's camps in Afghanistan with cruise missiles. Bin Laden has denied carrying out the attacks but has said he didn't "regret what happened there." After the United States attacked Bin Laden's camps, the Taliban - the militia that controls 90 percent of Afghanistan - announced it had imposed restrictions on Bin Laden, including barring him from giving media interviews. Bin Laden told Asharq Al-Awsat that while the Taliban had prohibited him from carrying out attacks on foreign countries, he continues to guide Muslims "toward holy war against Jews and Christians. This is a duty." The interview was the second to be published with Bin Laden in two days. It was not immediately clear whether he was defying the Taliban's restrictions or whether they had been eased. A Taliban spokesman could not be reached for comment. A businessman who made a fortune in construction, Bin Laden first went to Afghanistan in the 1980s to fight the Soviet occupation army. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
