Osama's latest audio capture....

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I have yet to actually read or hear this infamous phone call. If someone has a link could you please post it? I am tired of hearing about htis when I haven't actually read or heard first hand what was said......

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Well, this is the olny clarified version that I have been able to find. It is unbelieveable how many joke articles came up in this search:

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/scfcn/CTVNews/20030212/aljazeera_bin_laden_tape_030211/

Suicide strikes urged in new bin Laden tape

By Lorraine Passchier, CTV.ca News Staff

The architect of global terror is once again urging Muslims around the world to stand together and rise up against the West. Al Jazeera has released a new audio message purportedly from Osama bin Laden.

The latest audio message calls on Muslims to show solidarity and defend the Iraqi people. The speaker also tells Iraqis to carry out suicide attacks against Americans and resist a possible U.S. military attack.

"We stress the importance of martyrdom operations against the enemy, these attacks that have scared Americans and Israelis like never before," the speaker said, using a term often used by militants for suicide attacks.

The statement said any Arab ruler who supported the United States or provided logistical or other backing for the war on Iraq would be "an apostate whose blood should be spilled."

"We are following with great concern the preparations of the crusaders to launch war on the former capital of Muslims and to install a puppet government," the audio statement said.

"Fight these despots. I remind you that victory comes only from God," the statement added.

The tape comes days after the United States raised its terror alert from elevated to high. CIA Director George Tenet reported Tuesday that intelligence indicates al Qaeda is planning more attacks in the U.S. and the Arabian Peninsula.

In Britain, tanks and hundreds of troops were deployed to Heathrow Airport amid fears that terrorists could launch attacks timed to coincide with the Muslim holiday hajj. Security in and around London was also boosted.

U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell told a Senate panel that he had read a transcript of the tape. He said the tape "once again speaks to the people of Iraq and talks about their struggle and how he (bin Laden) is in partnership with Iraq."

"This nexus between terrorists and states that are developing weapons of mass destruction can no longer be looked away from and ignored," Powell said.

Iraqis urged to resist

In the past, the White House has dismissed tapes from al Qaeda as propaganda and harshly criticized media outlets who played them. U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney said al Jazeera risked being labeled as "Osama's outlet to the world" last February.

U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld cast doubt on the authenticity of an audio-taped statement attributed to bin Laden in October. He said there was no way to tell when the tape was recorded or whether bin Laden was still alive.

White House press secretary Ari Fleischer was questioned why the Bush administration had apparently changed it's position on the airing of bin Laden tapes Tuesday. Fleischer said it was up to each media outlet to make its own decision.

Throughout the week, Washington has been losing ground in its bid to gain international support for taking military action against Iraq.

Russia, France and China have said they are opposed to war and want weapons inspectors to be given more time. Each country is one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and holds veto power.

The United States argues that Baghdad has failed to comply with UN arms inspectors and has links to the al Qaeda terrorist network. U.S. President George Bush and Powell cite the alleged terrorist link as one reason to launch military action.

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has said he has no links with al Qaeda and bin Laden has often criticized the Iraqi leader.

Analysts say the tape appears to be aimed at galvanizing the Muslim world by finding a common enemy -- the United States -- rather than common interests.

Al-Jazeera's broadcast editor, Yasser Thabet, says he believes the tape is authentic because the network acquired through the same channels as the previous bin Laden statements.

"When you listen to the tape, you can tell it's Osama bin Laden's voice," Thabet said.

In the tape, the voice urges Iraqis to blunt the force of an American aerial attack by "digging large numbers of trenches and camouflaging them." The tape refers to al Qaeda fighters withstanding heavy bombardment in Afghanistan.

"With all the might of the enemy, they were unable to defeat us and take over that position. ... We hope that our brothers in Iraq will do the same as we did."

"We advise about the importance of drawing the enemy into long, close and tiring fighting taking advantage of camouflaged positions in plains, farms, mountains and cities," he said.

The tape added that the enemy is terrified about urban warfare "because they will have big casualties."