Bin Laden in attacks warning.OSAMA bin Laden Osama bin Laden: see bin Laden, Osama. has vowed to attack America America [for Amerigo Vespucci], the lands of the Western Hemisphere—North America, Central (or Middle) America, and South America. The world map published in 1507 by Martin Waldseemüller is the first known cartographic use of the name. and its allies "everywhere" in a new tape. The 19-minute message, posted on an Islamic militant website, defended targeting civilians. And the al-Qaeda mastermind warned President Bush and his supporters that the terrorists would fight "until we waste all your money and kill your men". He praised Abu Musab al-Zarqawi Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (Arabic: أبومصعب الزرقاوي, , who was killed three weeks ago in Iraq by a US air strike. Bin Laden described the Jordanian terrorist as the "lion of holy war" and advised Bush not to be "too happy" about his death because someone else would take his place. The audio message also revealed the modest size of Zarqawi's group when they began operating in Iraq. Bin Laden said: "He appeared with a group of believers. They were 17 men - not 17 armies." |
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