Reply #23: I already said I'm sure he's enjoying that....

[Breeze54]

I was talking about what he claimed was the reason that they hated the US.

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December 23, 2004

What Does Osama bin Laden Want?

http://bowman.typepad.com/cubowman/2004/12/what_does_osama.html

Don Van Natta, Jr. recently wrote a fascinating piece on Osama bin Laden for the http://www.nytimes.com/">The New York Times.
I highly recommend reading the entire article, but here are a few excerpts to get you started:

What does Osama bin Laden want?

The vexing question emerged again last week with the release of an audiotape on which the Qaeda leader
seems to be speaking. On it, he applauds the Dec. 6 attack against the United States Consulate in Jidda,
Saudi Arabia, and urges the toppling of the Saudi royal family.

The tape indicated that Mr. bin Laden has apparently moved the fomenting of a revolution in his
Saudi homeland toward the top of his lengthy and ambitious wish list, which also includes the reversal
of American foreign policy in the Middle East, the retreat of the American military from the Arabian Peninsula
and the creation of a Palestinian homeland.

(. . .)

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Flash-Osama bin Laden Wants West Out Of Middle East!

http://theimpudentobserver.com/world-news/flash-osama-bin-laden-wants-west-out-of-middle-east/

November 30th, 2007 by Fred Stopsky · No Comments

In another example of Osama bin Laden attempting to come across as a real threat, the terrorist leader urged European leaders to get out of the Middle East for their own good. He noted, “with the grace of God…the American tide is receding and they eventually will return to their home across the Atlantic, it is in your own interests to force the hand of your politicians(away from) the White House.” He said the United States and the Europeans would soon be out of Afghanistan which would allow its neighbors to “settle their scores.’ Osama bin Laden also claimed he alone was responsible for 9/11 and the Taliban knew nothing about his plans or actions. He expressed concern that Americans deliberately bombed innocent children and women in order to break the spirit of the mujahideen.

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Bin Laden urges Europe to quit Afghanistan

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-11/30/content_6288850.htm

(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-11-30 07:08

DUBAI --

Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden urged European countries to end their military cooperation
with US forces in Afghanistan, in an audio tape aired by Al Jazeera television on Thursday.


Osama bin Laden in a 1998 photo. The al Qaeda leader urged European countries to end their
military participation with US forces in the Afghan conflict, Al Jazeera television said omon Thursday.

(Agencies)

He said American power was waning and it would be wise for the Europeans to quickly end
their role in Afghanistan, where many European countries contribute to the 50,000-strong NATO
and US-led coalition forces fighting his Taliban allies.

"With the grace of God ... the American tide is receding and they would eventually return to
their home across the Atlantic ... It is in your interest to force the hand of your
politicians (away from) the White House," said a speaker in the rec.....