I have decided to put this and a companion document on Raven. It came from
my daughter. I have hestitated until now because it is long and may clog
the network. I can't do it as an attachment because I use telnet. If it is
problem for the system operator, I would be happy for them to delete it.
But I think that it is important at this time to know as much as possible
about our adversary.

Mike Russell

[This article was published in the 15th issue of Nida'ul Islam magazine
(http://www.islam.org.au), October - November 1996]

Mujahid Usamah Bin Ladin
Talks Exclusively to "NIDA'UL ISLAM" About

The New Powder Keg in The Middle East
Biography:
Name: Usamah Bin Mohammad Bin Laden
Born in the city of Riyadh 1377 ah, 1957 ac.
Raised in AlMadina AlMunawwara and Hijaz, and received his education
in the schools of Jedda, then studied management and economics in
King Abdul Aziz University in Jedda.
Married with Children.
His outlook: The way of the people of Sunna and Jama'a in accordance
with the understanding of the righteous predecessors, in total and in
detail.
>From this emerges the necessity for armed struggle preceded by Da'wa
and military preparation in order to repel the greater Kufr, and to cooperate
with Muslims in order to unite their word under the banner of monotheism,
and to set aside divisions and differences.

Q:  As a part of the furious international campaign against the Jihad
movement, you were personally the target of a prejudiced attack, which
accused you of financing terrorism and being part of an international
terrorist organisation. What do you have to say about that?

bin Laden:  After the end of the cold war, America escalated its campaign
against the Muslim world in its entirety, aiming to get rid of Islam itself.
Its
main focus in this was to target the scholars and the reformers who were
enlightening the people to the dangers of the Judao - American alliance,
and they also targeted the Mujahideen. We also have been hit with some
of the traces of this campaign as we were accused of funding terrorism,
and being members of an international terrorist organisation. Their aims
in making these allegations were to place psychological pressure on the
Mujahideen and their supporters so that they would forsake the obligation
of Jihad and the resistance of oppression and American Israeli
occupation of Islamic sacred lands. However, our gratitude to Allah, their
campaign was not successful, as terrorising the American occupiers is a
religious and logical obligation. We are grateful to Allah Most Exalted in
that He has facilitated Jihad in His cause for us, against the Americo -
Israeli attacks on the Islamic sanctities.

As for their accusations of terrorising the innocent, the children, and the
women, these are in the category "accusing others with their own affliction
in order to fool the masses". The evidence overwhelmingly shows
America and Israel killing the weaker men, women, and children in the
Muslim world and elsewhere. A few examples of this are seen in the
recent Qana massacre in Lebanon, and the death of more than six
hundred thousands (600,000) Iraqi children because of the shortage of
food and medicine which resulted from the boycotts and sanctions
against the Muslim Iraqi people, also their withholding of arms from the
Muslims of Bosnian Hercegovina leaving them prey to the Christian
Serbians who massacred and raped in a manner not seen in
contemporary history. Not to forget the dropping of the H bombs on cities
with their entire populations of children, elderly, and women, on purpose,
and in a premeditated manner as was the case with Hiroshima and
Nakazagki. Then, killing hundreds of thousands of children in Iraq, and
whose numbers (of dead) continue to increase as a result of the
sanctions. Despite the continuing American occupation of the country of
the two sacred mosques, America continues to claim that it is upholding
the banner of freedom and humanity, whilst these deeds which they did,
you would find that the most ravenous of animals would not descend to.

As for what America accuses us of, of killing the innocent people, they
have not been able to offer any evidence, despite the magnitude of their
expenditure on their intelligence services. Despite what our history is
witnessing in the Afghan phase of the Jihad. This was also unstained
with any blood of innocent people, despite the inhuman Russian
campaign against our women, our children, and our brothers in
Afghanistan... Similar is our history with respect to our differences with the
Saudi regime, all that has been proved is our joy at the killing of the
American Soldiers in Riyadh and Khobar, and these are the sentiments of
every Muslim. Our encouragement and call to Muslims to enter Jihad
against the American and the Israeli occupiers are actions which we are
engaging in as religious obligations. Allah Most High has commanded us
in many verses of the Qur`an to fight in His path and to urge the believers
to do so. Of these are His words: "Fight in the path of Allah, you are not
charged with the responsibility except for yourself, and urge the believers,
lest Allah restrain the might of the rejectors, and Allah is stronger in might
and stronger in inflicting punishment." and His words: "And what is it with
you that you do not fight in the path of Allah, whilst the weak amongst the
men, and the women, and the children who say: our Lord take us out of
this town the people of which are oppressive, and make for us from You a
protecting friend and make for us from You a succourer", and His words:
"So if you meet those who reject, then strike the necks..." We have given
an oath to Allah to continue in the struggle as long as we have blood
pumping in our veins or a seeing eye, and we beg of Allah to accept and
to grant a good ending for us and for all the Muslims.

* What is the responsibility of the Muslim populations towards the
international campaign against Islam?

What bears no doubt in this fierce Judao - Christian campaign against the
Muslim world, the likes of which has never been seen before, is that the
Muslims must prepare all the possible might to repel the enemy on the
military, economic, missionary, and all other areas. It is crucial for us to
be
patient and to cooperate in righteousness and piety and to raise
awareness to the fact that the highest priority, after faith is to repel the
incursive enemy which corrupts the religion and the world, and nothing
deserves a higher priority after faith, as the scholars have declared, for
this cause, it is crucial to overlook many of the issues of bickering in order
to unite our ranks so that we can repel the greater Kufr.

All must move giving life to the words of the Most High: "Indeed this, your
community, is one community, and I am your Lord, so worship me" and
that they should not be like those whom Allah has described with His
words: "Indeed those who have divided their religion and became
schisms, you are not of them in any way." It is essential to volunteer and
not to bicker, and the Muslim should not belittle righteousness in any way,
the messenger ( peace and blessings upon him) said: "Whoever believes
in Allah and the last day must speak good or not speak at all." and they
must heed the words of the messenger (peace and blessings upon him)
when they move: "Inform and do not repel, and make it easy and do not
make it difficult.".. And we ask Allah to give this community the guidance to
exalt the people who obey Him and humiliate those who disobey Him,
and to give us a rule where decency is commanded and evil is forbidden.
O Allah bless Mohammad, Your servant and messenger, and his family,
and companions, and give them peace... All gratitude to Allah the Lord of
the worlds.