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September 24th, 2001
Posted: 1627 GMT
Suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden apparently
sent a fax Monday expressing sorrow over the deaths
of three people killed last week in anti-U.S.
demonstrations in Karachi, Pakistan.
 The
fax was sent to the Qatari-based news channel
Al Jazeera at its offices in Kabul.
The English translation of the text is as follows:
To our Muslim
brothers in Pakistan, peace be upon you.
The news of the death of our brother Muslims
in Karachi while expressing their opposition
to the crusade of American forces and their
allies on Muslim lands Pakistan and Afghanistan
has reached us with great sorrow.
We ask God to accept them as martyrs and to
join them with the prophets, the caliphs and
the martyrs and those of goodwill and to provide
for their families. Those who are left behind
children are my children and I will, God willing,
take care of them.
It's not a surprise that the Muslim nation in
Pakistan will die defending Islam. It is considered
on the front line of defending Islam. As Afghanistan
was on the front line of defending itself and
Pakistan during the Russian invasion more than
20 years ago.
We hope that these brothers will be the first
martyrs in the battle of Islam in this era against
the new Jewish and Christian crusader campaign
that is led by the Chief Crusader Bush under
the banner of the cross.
We tell our Muslim brothers in Pakistan to use
all their means to resist the invasion of the
American crusader forces in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
I convey to you good news my beloved brothers
that we are steadfast in the way of jihad following
in the footsteps of the prophet -- peace be
upon him -- with the believing heroes, the people
of Afghanistan and under the leadership of our
prince the warrior Mullah Mohammed Omar.
We ask God to make us defeat the infidels and
the oppressors and to crush the new Jewish-Christian
crusader campaign on the land of Pakistan and
Afghanistan.
If God allows you to win, there will be no defeat;
if he chooses that you will be defeated nothing
will allow you to win. Therefore, depend on
God.
Your brother in Islam, (signed) Osama bin Muhammed
bin-Laden
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