Author:
Publication: Wolf Pangloss
Date: September 7, 2007
URL: http://wolfpangloss.wordpress.com/2007/09/07/text-of-bin-laden-speech/#more-371
[Note from the Hindu Vivek Kendra: Clearly
the purpose of the terrorism of Osama bin Laden has nothing to do with addressing
the perceived grievances of Muslims in the world. It has to do with forcing
the people to accept Islam, the religion of 'peace'. Thus, even if the grievances
were not there, the terrorism would still be around.]
All praise is due to Allah, who built the
heavens and earth in justice, and created man as a favor and grace from Him.
And from His ways is that the days rotate between the people, and from His
Law is retaliation in kind: an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth and the
killer is killed. And all praise is due to Allah, who awakened His slaves'
desire for the Garden, and all of them will enter it except those who refuse.
And whoever obeys Him alone in all of his affairs will enter the Garden, and
whoever disobeys Him will have refused.As for what comes after: Peace be upon
he who follows the Guidance. People of America: I shall be speaking to you
on important topics which concern you, so lend me your ears. I begin by discussing
the war which is between us and some of its repercussions for us and you.
To preface, I say: despite America being the
greatest economic power and possessing the most powerful and up-to-date military
arsenal as well; and despite it spending on this war and its army more than
the entire world spends on its armies; and despite it being the major state
influencing the policies of the world, as if it has a monopoly on the unjust
right of veto; despite all of this, 19 young men were able - by the grace
of Allah, the Most High - to change the direction of its compass. And in fact,
the subject of the Mujahideen has become an inseparable part of the speech
of your leader, and the effects and signs of that are not hidden.
Since the 11th, many of America's policies
have come under the influence of the Mujahideen, and that is by the grace
of Allah, the Most High. And as a result, the people discovered the truth
about it, its reputation worsened, its prestige was broken globally and it
was bled dry economically, even if our interests overlap with the interests
of the major corporations and also with those of the neoconservatives, despite
the differing intentions.
And for your information media, during the
first years of the war, lost its credibility and manifested itself as a tool
of the colonialist empires, and its condition has often been worse than the
condition of the media of the dictatorial regimes which march in the caravan
of the single leader.
Then Bush talks about his working with al-Maliki
and his government to spread freedom in Iraq but he is in fact is working
with the leaders of one sect against another sect, in the belief that this
will quickly decide the war in his favor.
And thus, what is called the civil war came
into being and matters worsened at his hands before getting out of his control
and him becoming like the one who plows and sows the sea: he harvests nothing
but failure.
So these are some of the results of the freedom
about whose spreading he is talking to you. And then the backtracking of Bush
on his insistence on not giving the United Nations expanded jurisdiction in
Iraq is an implicit admission of his loss and defeat there.
And among the most important items contained
in Bush's speeches since the events of the 11th is that the Americans have
no options but to continue this war. This tone is in fact an echoing of the
words of neoconservatives like Cheney, Rumsfeld and Richard Perle, the latter
having said previously that the Americans have no choice in front of them
other than to continue the war or face a holocaust.
I say, refuting this unjust statement, that
the morality and culture of the holocaust is your culture, not our culture.
In fact, burning living beings is forbidden in our religion, even if they
be small like the ant, so what of man?! The holocaust of the Jews was carried
out by your brethren in the middle of Europe, but had it been closer to our
countries, most of the Jews would have been saved by takng refuge with us.
And my proof for that is in what your brothers, the Spanish, did when they
set up the horrible courts of the Inquisition to try Muslims and Jews, when
the Jews only found safe shelter by taking refuge in our countries. And that
is why the Jewish community in Morocco today is one of the largest communities
in the world. They are alive with us and we have not incinerated them, but
we are a people who don't sleep under oppression and reject humiliation and
disgrace, and we take revenge on the people of tyranny and aggression, and
the blood of the Muslims will not be spilled with impunity, and the morrow
is night for he who awaits.
Also, your Christian brothers have been living
among us for 14 centuries in Egypt alone, there are millions of Christians
whom we have not incinerated and shall not incinerate. But the fact is, there
is a continuing and biased campaign being waged against us for a long time
now by your politicians and many of your writers by way of your media, especially
Hollywood, for the purpose of misrepresenting Islam and its adherents to drive
you away from the true religion. The genocide of peoples and their holocausts
took place at your hands: only a few specimens of Red Indians were spared,
and just a few days ago, the Japanese observed the 62nd anniversary of the
annihilation of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by your nuclear weapons.
And among the things which catch the eye of
the one who considers the repercussions of your unjust war against Iraq is
the failure of your democratic system, despite it raising of the slogans of
justice, liberty, equality and humanitarianism. It has not only failed to
achieve these things, it has actually destroyed these and other concepts with
its weapons - especially in Iraq and Afghanistan - in a brazen fashion, to
replace them with fear, destruction, killing, hunger, illness, displacement
and more than a million orphans in Baghdad alone, not to mention hundreds
of thousands of widows. American statistics speak of the killing of more than
650,000 of the people of Iraq as a result of the war and its repercussions.
People of America: the world is following
your news in regards to your invasion of Iraq, for people have recently come
to know that, after several years of the tragedies of this war, the vast majority
of you want it stopped. Thus, you elected the Democratic Party for this purpose,
but the Democrats haven't made a move worth mentioning. On the contrary, they
continue to agree to the spending of tens of billions to continue the killing
and war there, which has led to the vast majority of you being afflicted with
disappointment.
And here is the gist of the matter, so one
should pause, think and reflect: why have the Democrats failed to stop this
war, despite them being the majority?
I will come back to reply to this question
after raising another question, which is:
Why are the leaders of the White House keen
to start wars and wage them around the world, and make use of every possible
opportunity through which they can reach this purpose, occasionally even creating
justifications based on deception and blatant lies, as you saw Iraq?
In the Vietnam War, the leaders of the White
House claimed at the time that it was a necessary and crucial war, and during
it, Rumsfeld and his aides murdered two million villagers. And when Kennedy
took over the presidency and deviated from the general line of policy drawn
up for the White House and wanted to stop this unjust war, that angered the
owners of the major corporations who were benefiting from its continuation.
And so Kennedy was killed, and al-Qaeda wasn't
present at that time, but rather, those corporations were the primary beneficiary
from his killing. And the war continued after that for approximately one decade.
But after it became clear to you that it was an unjust and unnecessary war,
you made one of your greatest mistakes, in that you neither brought to account
nor punished those who waged this war, not even the most violent of its murderers,
Rumsfeld. And even more incredible than that is that Bush picked him as secretary
of defense in his first term after picking Cheney as his vice-president, Powell
as secretary of state and Armitage as Powell's deputy, despite their horrific
and bloody history of murdering humans. So that was a clear signal that his
administration - the administration of the generals - didn't have as its main
concern the serving of humanity, but rather, was interested in bringing about
new massacres. Yet in spite of that, you permitted Bush to complete his first
term, and stranger still, chose him for a second term, which gave him a clear
mandate from you - with your full knowledge and consent - to continue to murder
our people in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Then you claim to be innocent! This innocence
of yours is like my innocence of the blood of your sons of the 11th - were
I to claim such a thing. But it is impossible for me to humor any of you in
the arrogance and indifference you show for the lives of humans outside America,
or for me to humor your leaders in their lying, as the entire world knows
they have the lion's share of that. These morals aren't our morals. What I
want to emphasize here is that not taking past war criminals to account led
to them repeating that crime of killing humanity without right and waging
this unjust war in Mesopotamia, and as a result, here are the oppressed ones
today continuing to take their right from you.
This war was entirely unnecessary, as testified
to by your own reports. And among the most capable of those from your side
who speak to you on this topic and on the manufacturing of public opinion
is Noam Chomsky, who spoke sober words of advice prior to the war, but the
leader of Texas doesn't like those who give advice. The entire world came
out in unprecedented demonstrations to warn against waging the war and describe
its true nature in eloquent terms like "no to spilling red blood for
black oil," yet he paid them no heed. It is time for humankind to know
that talk of the rights of man and freedom are lies produced by the White
House and its allies in Europe to deceive humans, take control of their destinies
and subjugate them.
So in answer to the question about the causes
of the Democrats' failure to stop the war, I say: they are the same reasons
which led to the failure of former president Kennedy to stop the Vietnam war.
Those with real power and influence are those with the most capital. And since
the democratic system permits major corporations to back candidates, be they
presidential or congressional, there shouldn't be any cause for astonishment
- and there isn't any - in the Democrats' failure to stop the war. And you're
the ones who have the saying which goes, "Money talks." And I tell
you: after the failure of your representatives in the Democratic Party to
implement your desire to stop the war, you can still carry anti-war placards
and spread out in the streets of major cities, then go back to your homes,
but that will be of no use and will lead to the prolonging of the war.
However, there are two solutions for stopping
it. The first is from our side, and it is to continue to escalate the killing
and fighting against you. That is our duty, and our brothers are carrying
it out, and I ask Allah to grant them resolve and victory. And the second
solution is from your side. It has now become clear to you and the entire
world the impotence of the democratic system and how it plays with the interests
of the peoples and their blood by sacrificing soldiers and populations to
achieve the interests of the major corporations.
And with that, it has become clear to all
that they are the real tyrannical terrorists. In fact, the life of all of
mankind is in danger because of the global warming resulting to a large degree
from the emissions of the factories of the major corporations, yet despite
that, the representative of these corporations in the White House insists
on not observing the Kyoto accord, with the knowledge that the statistic speaks
of the death and displacement of the millions of human beings because of that,
especially in Africa. This greatest of plagues and most dangerous of threats
to the lives of humans is taking place in an accelerating fashion as the world
is being dominated by the democratic system, which confirms its massive failure
to protect humans and their interests from the greed and avarice of the major
corporations and their representatives.
And despite this brazen attack on the people,
the leaders of the West - especially Bush, Blair, Sarkozy and Brown - still
talk about freedom and human rights with a flagrant disregard for the intellects
of human beings. So is there a form of terrorism stronger, clearer and more
dangerous than this? This is why I tell you: as you liberated yourselves before
from the slavery of monks, kings, and feudalism, you should liberate yourselves
form the deception, shackles and attrition of the capitalist system.
If you were to ponder it well, you would find
that in the end, it is a system harsher and fiercer than your systems in the
Middle Ages. The capitalist system seeks to turn the entire world into a fiefdom
of the major corporations under the label of "globalization" in
order to protect democracy.
And Iraq and Afghanistan and their tragedies;
and the reeling of many of you under the burden of interest-related debts,
insane taxes and real estate mortgages; global warming and its woes; and the
abject poverty and tragic hunger in Africa: all of this is but one side of
this global system.
So it is imperative that you free yourselves
from all of that and search for an alternative, upright methodology in which
it is not the business of any class of humanity to lay down its own laws to
its own advantage at the expense of the other classes as is the case with
you, since the essence of man-made positive laws is that they serve the interests
of those with the capital and thus make the rich richer and the poor poorer.
The infallible methodology is the methodology
of Allah, the Most High, who created the heavens and earth and created the
Creation and is the Most Kind and All-Informed and the Knower of the souls
of His slaves and the methodology that best suits them.
You believe with absolute certainty that you
believe in Allah, and you are full of conviction of this belief, so much that
you have written this belief of yours on your dollar.
But the truth is that you are mistaken in
this belief of yours. The impartial judge knows that belief in Allah requires
straightness in the following of His methodology, and accordingly, total obedience
must be to the orders and prohibitions of Allah Alone in all aspects of life.
So how about you when you associate others
with Him in your beliefs and separate state from religion, then claim that
you are believers?!
What you have done is clear loss and manifest
polytheism, and I will give you a parable of polytheism, as parables summarize
and clarify speech.
I tell you: its parable is the parable of
a man who owns a shop and hires a worker and tells him, "Sell and give
me the money," but he makes sales and gives the money to someone other
than the owner. So who of you would approve of that?
You believe that Allah is your Lord and your
Creator and the Creator of this earth and that it is His property, then you
work on His earth and property without His orders and without obeying Him,
and you legislate in contradiction to His Law and methodology.
This work of yours is the greatest form of
polytheism and is rebellion against obedience to Allah with which the believer
becomes an unbeliever, even if he obeys Allah in some of his other orders.
Allah, the Most High, sent down His orders in His Sacred Books like the Torah
and Evangel and sent with them the Messengers (Allah's prayers and peace be
upon them) as bearers of good news to the people.
And everyone who believes in them and complies
with them is a believer from the people of the Garden. Then when the men of
knowledge altered the words of Allah, the Most High, and sold them for a paltry
price, as the rabbis did with the Torah and the monks with the Evangel, Allah
sent down his final Book, the magnificent Quran, and safeguarded it from being
added to or subtracted from by the hands of men, and in it is a complete methodology
for the lives of all people.
And our holding firm to this magnificent Book
is the secret of our strength and winning of the war against you despite the
fewness of our numbers and materiel.
And if you would like to get to know some
of the reasons for your losing of your war against us, then read the book
of Michael Scheuer in this regard.
Don't be turned away from Islam by the terrible
situation of the Muslims today, for our rulers in general abandoned Islam
many decades ago, but our forefathers were the leaders and pioneers of the
world for many centuries, when they held firmly to Islam.
And before concluding, I tell you: there has
been an increase in the thinkers who study events and happenings, and on the
basis of their study, they have declared the approach of the collapse of that
American Empire.
Among them is the European banker who anticipated
the fall of the Soviet Union, which indeed fell. And it would benefit you
to read what he wrote about what comes after the empire in regard to the United
States of America. I also want to bring to your attention that among the greatest
reasons for the collapse of the Soviet Union was their being afflicted with
their leader Brezhnev, who was overtaken by pride and arrogance and refused
to look at the facts on the ground. From the first year of the Afghanistan
invasion, reports indicated that the Russians were losing the war, but he
refused to acknowledge this, lest it go down in his personal history as a
defeat, even though refusal to acknowledge defeat not only doesn't do anything
to change the facts for thinking people, but also exacerbates the problem
and increases the losses. And how similar is your position today to their
position approximately two decades ago. The mistakes of Brezhnev are being
repeated by Bush, who - when asked about the date of his withdrawing of forces
from Iraq - said in effect that the withdrawal will not be during his reign,
bur rather, during the reign of the one who succeeds him. And the significance
of those words is not hidden.
And here I say: it would benefit you to listen
to the poignant messages of your soldiers in Iraq, who are paying - with their
blood, nerves and scattered limbs - the price for these sorts of irresponsible
statements. Among them is the eloquent message of Joshua which he sent by
way of the media, in which he wipes the tears from his eyes and describes
American politicians in harsh terms and invites them to join him there for
a few days. Perhaps his message will find in you an attentive year so you
can rescue him and more than 150,000 of your sons there who are tasting the
two bitterest things:
If they leave their barracks, the mines devour
them, and if they refuse to leave, rulings are passed against them. Thus the
only options left in front of them are to commit suicide or cry, both of which
are from the severest of afflictions. So is there anything more men can do
after crying and killing themselves to make you respond to them? They are
doing that out of the severity of the humiliation, fear and terror which they
are suffering. It is severer than what the slaves used to suffer at your hands
centuries ago, and it is as if some of them have gone from one slavery to
another slavery more severe and harmful, even if it be in the fancy dress
of the Defense Department's financial enticements.
So do you feel the greatness of their sufferings?
To conclude, I invite you to embrace Islam,
for the greatest mistake one can make in this world and one which is uncorrectable
is to die while not surrendering to Allah, the Most High, in all aspects of
one's life - i.e. to die outside of Islam. And Islam means gain for you in
this first life and the next, final life. The true religion is a mercy for
people in their lives, filling their hearts with serenity and calm.
There is a message for you in the Mujahideen:
the entire world is in pursuit of them, yet their hearts, by the grace of
Allah, are satisfied and tranquil. The true religion also puts peoples' lives
in order with its laws; protects their needs and interests; refines their
goals; protects them from evils; and guarantees for them entrance into Paradise
in the hereafter through their obedience to Allah and sincere worship of Him
Alone.
And it will also achieve your desire to stop
the war as a consequence, because as soon as the warmongering owners of the
major corporations realize that you have lost confidence in your democratic
system and begun to search for an alternative, and that this alternative is
Islam, they will run to you to please you and achieve what you want to steer
you away from Islam. So your true compliance with Islam will deprive them
of the opportunity to defraud the peoples and take their money under numerous
pretexts, like arms deals and so on.
There are no taxes in Islam, but rather there
is a limited Zakat (alms) totaling only 2.5%. So beware of the deception of
those with the capital. And with your earnest reading about Islam from its
pristine sources, you will arrive at an important truth, which is that the
religion of all of the Prophets (peace and blessings of Allah be upon them)
is one, and that its essence is submission to the orders of Allah Alone in
all aspects of life, even if their Shari'ahs [Laws] differ.
And did you know that the name of the Prophet
of Allah Jesus and his mother (peace and blessings of Allah be on them both)
are mentioned in the Noble Quran dozens of times, and that in the Quran there
is a chapter whose name is "Maryam," i.e. Mary, daughter of 'Imran
and mother of Jesus (peace and blessings of Allah be upon them both)? It tells
the story of her becoming pregnant with the Prophet of Allah Jesus (peace
and blessings of Allah be upon them both), and in its confirmation of her
chastity and purity, in contrast to the fabrications of the Jews against her.
Whoever wishes to find that out for himself must listen to the verse of this
magnificent chapter: one of the just kings of the Christians - the Negus -
listened to some of its verses and his eyes welled up with tears and he said
something which should be reflected on for a long time by those sincere in
their search for the truth.
He said, "verily, this and what Jesus
brought come from one lantern": i.e. that the magnificent Quran and the
Evangel are both from Allah, the Most High; and every just and intelligent
one of you who reflects of the Quran will definitely arrive at this truth.
It also must be noted that Allah has preserved the Quran from the alterations
of man. And reading in order to become acquainted with Islam only requires
a little effort, and those of you who are guided will profit greatly. And
peace be upon he who follows the Guidance.