A statement believed sent by Osama bin Laden to a TV station based in Qatar lashed out at a “Jewish campaign” against him while expressing sympathy for Muslims killed in Pakistan in anti-U.S. demonstrations. “We hope that they are the first martyrs in Islam’s battle in this era against the new crusade and Jewish campaign led by the big crusader Bush under the flag of the cross,” the statement said.
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