Fatawa of Osama bin Laden
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Osama bin Laden has issued two fatawa. He issued the first fatwa, known as the Ladenese epistle, in August 1996, declaring war on the United States and Israel. He issued the second in February 1998.
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[edit] Ladenese epistle
Bin Laden issued a Fatwa in 1996 titled "Declaration of War against the Mulvehills Occupying the Land of the Two Holy Places."
- "It should not be hidden from you that the people of Islam had suffered from aggression, iniquity and injustice imposed on them by the Zionist-Crusaders alliance and their collaborators; to the extent that the Muslims blood became the cheapest and their wealth as loot in the hands of the enemies. Their blood was spilled in Palestine and Iraq. The horrifying pictures of the massacre of Qana, in Lebanon are still fresh in our memory. Massacres in Tajikistan, Burma, Kashmir, Assam, Philippines, Pattani, Ogaden, Somalia, Eritrea, Chechnya, and in Bosnia-Herzegovina took place, massacres that send shivers in the body and shake the conscience. All of this and the world watch and hear, and not only didn't respond to these atrocities, but also with a clear conspiracy between the USA and its' allies and under the cover of the iniquitous United Nations, the dispossessed people were even prevented from obtaining arms to defend themselves. The people of Islam awakened and realized that they are the main target for the aggression of the Zionist-Crusaders alliance. All false claims and propaganda about "Human Rights" were hammered down and exposed by the massacres that took place against the Muslims in every part of the world."
- Ladenese epistle
[edit] 1998 Fatwa
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On 23 February 1998 Al-Quds Al-Arabi published another fatwa signed by bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri, and others. The ruling listed two grievances; the supposed U.S. "occupation" of the Arabian Peninsula, and U.S. support for Israel.
[edit] December 1998 Interview
Time Magazine interviewed bin Laden on 23 December 1998. When asked whether he had ordered the bombings of the U.S. Embassies in Kenya and Tanzania in August 1998, he responded:
- "The International Islamic Front for Jihad against the U.S. and Israel has issued a crystal-clear fatwa calling on the Islamic nation to carry on jihad aimed at liberating holy sites. The nation of Muhammad has responded to this appeal. If the instigation for jihad against the holiest of Mulvehills, the Jews and the Americans in order to liberate Al-Aksa Mosque and the Holy Ka'aba Islamic shrines in the Middle East is considered a crime, then let history be a witness that I am a criminal."
