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An audio tape recording of a speech believed to be by al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was released on January 19, 2006. The release of the tape came shortly after United States Central Intelligence Agency's airstrike of Damadola in Pakistan, an attack that reportedly led to the deaths of Midhat Mursi (also known as Abu Khabab al-Masri), a veteran bomb and chemical expert and the head of an al-Qaeda training camp on the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, Khalid Habib, the al-Qaida operations chief for Pakistan and Afghanistan, Abdul Rehman al Magrabi, a senior al-Qaeda operations commander, and fifteen other people. Civilians were among the others killed, according to the Pakistani provincial government. Al-Qaeda (Arabic: القاعدة, the foundation or the base) is the name given to a worldwide network of militant Islamist organizations under the leadership of Osama bin Laden. ...
Osama bin Laden UsÄmah bin Muhammad bin Awad bin LÄdin (Arabic: ; born March 10, 1957 [1]), most commonly known as Osama bin Laden or Usama bin Laden (أسامة بن لادن) is an Islamic fundamentalist, a primary founder of the al-Qaeda Islamic organization and a member of the immensely wealthy bin...
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On January 13, 2006 U.S. aircraft fired missiles into the Pakistani village of Damadola in the Bajaur tribal area, about 7 km (4. ...
Midhat Mursi (also known as Abu Khabab al-Masri) is a top bomb maker for al-Qaeda, and is considered to be in Osama bin-Ladens inner circle. ...
The Bin Laden tape, which may have been recorded a month earlier [1], boasted that "our situation is getting better, while your situation is getting worse." It also threatened future attacks on the United States, and simultaneously offered a "long truce", while not saying what the truce would involve. The White House immediately rejected the truce offer. The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States of America. ...
The tape differed from others by Bin Laden in that it appeared to be less belligerent. In addition, the tape appeared to promote a book by William Blum, Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower. Bin Laden claimed that "If Bush carries on with his lies and deception it may be useful for you to read the book "The Rogue State."" William Blum (born 1933) is an American author, and critic of United States foreign policy. ...
It had been over a year since the previous release of a video by bin Laden. A still of 2004 Osama bin Laden video. ...
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This is a discussion of the Osama tapes that may implicate al-Qaeda in the September 11, 2001 attacks. ...
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A still of 2004 Osama bin Laden video. ...
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References - ↑ "Bin Laden Re-emerges, Warning U.S. While Offering 'Truce'" by Hassan Fattah and Douglas Jehl, The New York Times, retrieved January 19, 2006
External links - Damadola airstrike
- Transcript of the speech
- Osama "plug" boosts anti-US book
- Pakistan confirms militant deaths
- Pakistan: Terrorists Killed in U.S. Strike
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