New Bin Laden Audio Tape Demands Europeans Halt Afghanistan Ops (updated)
By Andrew Cochran
The new audio tape from Osama bin Laden is being released this afternoon on Al Jazeera. in it, OBL demands that the Europeans end their cooperation with the U.S. against al Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan. The release of the tape was announced by as-Sahab on November 26. ABC News reports that "Bin Laden says he was responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks and that the people and government of Afghanistan are innocent victims of America's war there." A quote from the tape from NBC News: "The American tide is ebbing, so it is best for you to press your leaders to change their policies." This is the fourth tape from OBL this year. Read reactions to his last tape, released in October, by Walid Phares and by me. More on this tape later.