Terrorist Roots
...es, he said: "Today, Allah be praised, I am [in Saudi Arabia] at the front that we sought to purify and liberate from the defilement of the treacherous rulers and, even before them, from the defilement of the American Crusaders and their allies… [In contrast to the rumors] I did not go to Iraq. I swore to purify the Arabian Peninsula from the polytheists. We were born in this land and we will fight in it against the Crusaders and against the Jews until we expel them or until we taste what Hamza bin Abd Al-Mutaleb tasted [i.e. Shahada]… I received many offers from sheikhs… [to go to Iraq]. Unfortunately, what they wanted was to get us out of the Arabian Peninsula… True, Iraq is a front, and, Allah be praised, we are investing efforts in it… It is a front that we want to utilize for fighting the Americans, like the other fronts [of Jihad]… To all those who suggested that I [go to Iraq] I say, 'Forget it.' You must think also about the conflict with these infidels [in Saudi Arabia]." The Global Islamic Media website, post a link to a 38-minute multimedia production called "The Martyrs of the Confrontations in Bilad al-Haramayn (Saudi Arabia)," produced by the Sahab Foundation, which had previously produced several Al-Qa'ida videotapes. The videotape begins by showing pictures of young men and a religious song glorifying Saudis killed in "confrontations" with the Saudi troops. It then shows an old recorded video statement by Osama Bin Laden, in which he says: "In no circumstances would a Muslim wonder what benefit did they get. No Muslim would say that they wasted their lives. The ignorance of a Muslim who would argue in this manner is compounded, for these men have won the satisfaction of the Almighty God and the immortal heavens they were promised by Almighty God. For victory is not only material gain, but rather adherence to firm principles." "They truly believe that what the Almighty God, Glory to Him, holds in store for them is better than this earthly life. This is not only reflected in their utterances. Rather, they speak about it and have faith in it. This has taken root in their hearts." "...With respect to Muslims, I would urge them to trust in the victory that will be granted by God, Glory be to Him, and to respond to the commands of God, Glory be to Him, and to the commands of His messenger, may God's peace and blessings be upon him, regarding waging jihad against world infidelity. By God, the happy person is the one who is martyred today. The happy person is the one who is honored by standing under the ...