Bin Laden Urges Somalis To "Fight On"

By: Khaled Wassef
Topics: World Watch

(CBS)

Al Qaeda boss Osama bin Laden, speaking in a new audio recording released Thursday on various jihadi Web forums and downloaded by CBS News, has asked Somalis to rebel against their newly elected president.

Thursday's was the second audio released by bin Laden in six days, and the reference to Somalia's new president, who was only elected on Jan. 31, helps to date the recording. In an audio released on March 14, bin Laden asked Muslim youth's to disseminate extremist literature online.

In the audio, titled "Fight On O' Champions of Somalia," Bin Laden first analyses the situation in Somalia, explaining that Ethiopian troops were acting as proxy forces for NATO and the "International Crusade" which he says appointed former President Abdullah Yucef as its representative in Somalia.

The al Qaeda chief doesn't waste much time in getting to his opinion of the newly elected president of Somalia, Islamic militant-turned-politician Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmad.

Bin Laden says Ahmad is just another puppet brought in by the West because Somalis were fooled by the not-so-convincing President Yucef.

"But, since you weren't taken in by the old trick of 'Karzais' which they have been using in the region, they replaced him and brought in a new, revised version, similar to Sayyaf, Rabbani and Ahmed Shah Massoud, who were leaders of the Afghan Mujahideen before they turned back on their heels as apostates and helped their ally – America – bring down the Islamic Emirate in Afghanistan," bin Laden tells his audience.

Bin Laden decrees that Somalis should continue to fight the new regime, just as they did with his predecessor. "These sorts of presidents are the surrogates of our enemies and their authority is null and void in the first place, and as Sheikh Sharif is one of them, he must be dethroned and fought."

Most players on the current Somali political arena are representatives of Islamic groups, but not all of them are truly "Islamic," explains the al Qaeda chief, warning Somalis not to be fooled by politicians who approach them in the name of religion.

"You must beware of the initiatives which wear the dress of Islam and the religious institutions even as they contradict the rules of Islamic Shari'ah," he says in the 11 minute recording. "These people either don't understand the facts or take us to be fools."

In a bid to win wider Muslim support for the Somali cause, bin Laden closes his speech by geographically breaking down what he deems the Zionist-Crusader alliance's assault on Muslim countries.

"You are facing a universal Crusade against all of you. This is Somalia on the southwestern wing, and the Crusaders have invaded it from the land, air and sea. From the direction of the west, there is another Crusader march; this one against the Sudan, advancing from Darfur… In the north, in the blessed Aqsa Mosque, there are Zionist armies for over 60 years, and Crusader ships facing Gaza, and other Crusader armies in the south of Lebanon. And in the east, there is a Crusader invasion led by America against Afghanistan, and another against Iraq, in addition to the military bases spread throughout our countries. So, how long will you continue to fear America and its agents?"

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by factsearcher March 23, 2009 10:46 AM EDT: 1) European and American shareholders invested in companies that discovered, extracted, refined and exported oil to the industries where European and American shareholders were also invested. Their investments in the Arab world enriched a decadent Arab social class that demanded and got control of the oil money by force.

2) Prior to 1920 Palestine was southwest Syria. No Palestinian objected to being Syrian, or Palestinian, or Jordanian, or being part of a street gang today. Same story with Gaza, except read Egypt in place of Jordan.

3) Prior to 1948 the British ruled Palestine and any Jews who bought and sold real estate at that time couldn't have had the satanic control you suppose that they had. They did have permission to be massacred for being non-Muslim, which occured frequently.

4) You are like a lawyer for the mob. None of your clients ever did anything wrong. They're all honest businessmen, except in place of businessmen, read Jihad.

5) Get some psychiatric help.

Posted by realitycalls

GREAT POST!

Narrow minded loyalists will always try to find a good reason why they are wrong!; Reply to this comment


by 2brittain March 22, 2009 8:49 PM EDT: Sick of Bin Laden and his ******** videos!; Reply to this comment


by 2brittain March 22, 2009 8:44 PM EDT: You know what? Osama Bin Laden is a coward and a phony. He hides out in the mountains having the Arab men serve him and bringing women to his mountain side; while he talks **** about Somalia and what the people there should and should not do regards to the West. Bin Laden is a fake and this nutty videos further reiterates that fact. He's like the Wizard of Oz remember; "pay no attention to that man behind the curtain," that my friends is Osama Bin Laden. A nut case that needs to be killed and spit on to boot. He's a person (not a man) that won't strap a bomb to himself and forces others he gives (heroin) poppy to go and blow themselves up for his sake. What a farce. And what is the US doing about this cad. Go into the mountains and drag him out by his hair. Stop wasting time reporting on his crazy meaningless comments.; Reply to this comment


by toolmangler-2009 March 19, 2009 7:39 PM EDT: Regarding the decline of Arab societies ever since the 10th Century, they've gone and done that to themselves. They are what they are without any involvement from Europe, America or Israel. Their world war from NYC in the West to Bali in the East is motivated by a religious mania you believe only occurs among televangelists.

There are reasons for how crazy they are, but you'd rather not know.
Posted by realitycalls at 1:47 PM : Mar 19, 2009

Well said and true, The Ayatollahs and grand Muftis have brought this pogrom down on their people by rejecting anything new and seeming to be 'Worldly'. They don't realize that 'worldly' is an attitude, not a style of living. They see western lifestyles as threatening, so they have declared "WAR" on all non muslims. It will result in the final battle (they don't win); Reply to this comment


by noloyalisti March 19, 2009 6:04 PM EDT: Are you talking about the right wing media owned by the same corporations that made huge profits by starting two imperialistic invasions for Exxon and Chevron using out tax money.

Oh, by the way we went to Afghanistan to put an oil company executive in charge and to build a pipeline across Afghanistan so we could bypass Russia. By the way SILLY WILLY, have you been talking to Bin Laden again.

Oh, and after we funded Israel to steal most of the Palestinian's land, they started to fight back. JUST LIKE YOU WOULD IF SOMEONE TOOK YOU STUFF. Keep off the Kool Aid.; Reply to this comment


by runningralph March 19, 2009 4:53 PM EDT: Just last night Merv Griffin was on with Sean Hannity saying that America was causing jihad. bin Laden is calling for more genocide in Darfur, more anarchy in Somalia, more war in Iraq and Afghanistan, but being a liberal Merv Griffin says the US is the problem. With Obama and Americans like Griffin on their side , the jihadis have a legitimate chance of destroying Western civilization.; Reply to this comment


by noloyalisti March 19, 2009 4:34 PM EDT: Jesus was a liberal as were our founding fathers. You have it backwards. It is the fake patriot flag waving right wingers who have destroyed America. Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. It is America who is responsible for most of the terror in Iraq, Afghanistan and Palestine.; Reply to this comment


by factsearcher March 19, 2009 4:02 PM EDT: No I dont play both sides like you, but I have an acquaintance that will play with you. My intellect you mention... I have so much more to show than your inny weanny tiny brain. enough with this idiotic post.
my point: read facts and stop the nonsense
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Glad you enjoyed your Mac...... Did anyone tell you how s.e.x.y you are? Your massive intellect is very alluring... Doing anything this Saturday night?
Posted by cheetah-man7

That mac was delicious! Want some? I just threw the leftovers to my rotwiller...go get it little boy!
Im enjoying my food, my job, my bonus, reading leannas facts and laughing at you little one!
Cannot handle it! Research son, it will do you some good. Dont forget to read at night ok? nite nite
Awwww!!! too much to handle uh?

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by cheetah-man7 March 19, 2009 3:24 PM EDT: YUM! Chetahlittleboy7:
That mac was delicious! Want some? I just threw the leftovers to my rotwiller...go get it little boy!
Im enjoying my food, my job, my bonus, reading leannas facts and laughing at you little one!
Cannot handle it! Research son, it will do you some good. Dont forget to read at night ok? nite nite
Awwww!!! too much to handle uh?

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Glad you enjoyed your Mac...... Did anyone tell you how s.e.x.y you are? Your massive intellect is very alluring... Doing anything this Saturday night?; Reply to this comment


by factsearcher March 19, 2009 3:07 PM EDT: YUM! Chetahlittleboy7:
That mac was delicious! Want some? I just threw the leftovers to my rotwiller...go get it little boy!
Im enjoying my food, my job, my bonus, reading leannas facts and laughing at you little one!
Cannot handle it! Research son, it will do you some good. Dont forget to read at night ok? nite nite
Awwww!!! too much to handle uh?

factsearcher

Hi sweetheart! No, I am not in some smelly hole, nor am I unemployed.

How about you? I can see it now... searching left, right, and under the carpets for facts that really aren't facts at all. It;s tough to hear the truth, isn't it? It's likely to be YOU who can't handle it.....

OK, I think I hear your Mommy calling you... Time for your Mac and Cheese before you nap! buh bye!
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