Bin Laden calls for jihad over Israel offensive
http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sto...005961,00.html
AL-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden called for jihad over the Israeli offensive in Gaza in a new audio tape that appeared on Islamist web sites today.
The tape was dated in the current Islamic month.
The White House said bin Laden's call for jihad demonstrated the al-Qaeda leader's isolation and was likely an effort to raise money.
"It appears this tape demonstrates his isolation and continued attempts to remain relevant at a time when al Qaeda's ideology, mission, and agenda are being questioned and challenged throughout the world," White House spokesman Gordon Johndroe said.
"This also looks to be an effort to raise money as part of their ongoing propaganda campaign," he said.
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Bin Laden, on Tape, Urges Holy War Over Gaza
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/wo...t.html?_r=1&hp
In his first public statement over the 19-day Gaza conflict, the leader of Al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, on Wednesday publicly exhorted Muslims to wage holy war against Israel and criticized Israel’s Arab allies in an audiotape posted on Islamist Web sites.
The Qaeda statement came a day after Israel conceded that despite its relentless bombardment of Gaza, it had yet to cripple the military wing of Hamas or destroy the group’s ability to launch rockets. The concession suggested that despite heavy air and ground assaults Israel’s main goals in the conflict remain unfulfilled after more than two weeks of war.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/wo...t.html?_r=1&hp

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