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Below are translated transcripts from a
Pentagon released videotape that bears the timestamp "Nov.
7" and features Al Quaeda leader and suspected terrorist
Usama bin Laden discussing the Sept. 11 attacks. It was reportedly
filmed at a guesthouse in the Afgan city of Kandahar. The tape
was split into two parts.
Shaykh:
(...inaudible...) You have given us weapons, you have given us
hope and we thank Allah for you. We don’t want to take much of
your time, but this is the arrangement of the brothers. People
now are supporting us more, even those ones who did not support
us in the past, support us more now. I did not want to take that
much of your time. We praise Allah, we praise Allah. We came from
Kabul. We were very pleased to visit. May Allah bless you both
at home and the camp. We asked the driver to take us, it was a
night with a full moon, thanks be to Allah. Believe me it is not
in the country side. The elderly...everybody praises what you
did, the great action you did, which was first and foremost by
the grace of Allah. This is the guidance of Allah and the blessed
fruit of jihad.
UBL: Thanks to Allah. What is
the stand of the Mosques there (in Saudi Arabia)?
Shaykh: Honestly, they are very
positive. Shaykh Al-Bahrani (phonetic) gave a good sermon in his
class after the sunset prayers. It was videotaped and I was supposed
to carry it with me, but unfortunately, I had to leave immediately.
UBL: The day of the events?
Shaykh: At the exact time of
the attack on America, precisely at the time. He (Bahrani) gave
a very impressive sermon. Thanks be to Allah for his blessings.
He (Bahrani) was the first one to write at war time. I visited
him twice in Al-Qasim.
UBL: Thanks be to Allah.
Shaykh: This is what I asked
from Allah. He (Bahrani) told the youth: “You are asking for martyrdom
and wonder where you should go (for martyrdom)?” Allah was inciting
them to go. I asked Allah to grant me to witness the truth in
front of the unjust ruler. We ask Allah to protect him and give
him the martyrdom, after he issued the first fatwa. He was detained
for interrogation, as you know. When he was called in and asked
to sign, he told them, “don’t waste my time, I have another fatwa.
If you want me, I can sign both at the same time.”
UBL: Thanks be to Allah.
Shaykh: His position is really
very encouraging. When I paid him the first visit about a year
and half ago, he asked me, “How is Shaykh Bin-Ladin?” He sends
you his special regards. As far as Shaykh Sulayman ‘Ulwan is concerned,
he gave a beautiful fatwa, may Allah bless him. Miraculously,
I heard it on the Quran radio station. It was strange because
he (‘Ulwan) sacrificed his position, which is equivalent to a
director. It was transcribed word-by-word. The brothers listened
to it in detail. I briefly heard it before the noon prayers. He
(‘Ulwan) said this was jihad and those people were not innocent
people (World Trade Center and Pentagon victims). He swore to
Allah. This was transmitted to Shaykh Sulayman Al ((‘Umar)) Allah
bless him.
UBL: What about Shaykh Al-((Rayan))?
Shaykh: Honestly, I did not
meet with him. My movements were truly limited.
UBL: Allah bless you. You are
welcome.
Shaykh: (Describing the trip
to the meeting) They smuggled us and then I thought that we would
be in different caves inside the mountains so I was surprised
at the guest house and that it is very clean and comfortable.
Thanks be to Allah, we also learned that this location is safe,
by Allah’s blessings. The place is clean and we are very comfortable.
UBL: (...Inaudible...) when
people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature, they will
like the strong horse. This is only one goal; those who want people
to worship the lord of the people, without following that doctrine,
will be following the doctrine of Muhammad, peace be upon him.
(UBL quotes several short and
incomplete Hadith verses, as follows):
“I was ordered to fight the people
until they say there is no god but Allah, and his prophet Muhammad.”
“Some people may ask: why do you want
to fight us?”
“There is an association between those
who say: I believe in one god and Muhammad is his prophet, and
those who don’t (...inaudible...)
“Those who do not follow the true fiqh.
The fiqh of Muhammad, the real fiqh. They are just accepting what
is being said at face value.”
UBL: Those youth who conducted
the operations did not accept any fiqh in the popular terms, but
they accepted the fiqh that the prophet Muhammad brought. Those
young men (...inaudible...) said in deeds, in New York and Washington,
speeches that overshadowed all other speeches made everywhere
else in the world. The speeches are understood by both Arabs and
non-Arabs-even by Chinese. It is above all the media said. Some
of them said that in Holland, at one of the centers, the number
of people who accepted Islam during the days that followed the
operations were more than the people who accepted Islam in the
last eleven years. I heard someone on Islamic radio who owns a
school in America say: “We don’t have time to keep up with the
demands of those who are asking about Islamic books to learn about
Islam.” This event made people think (about true Islam) which
benefited Islam greatly.
Shaykh: Hundreds of people used
to doubt you and few only would follow you until this huge event
happened. Now hundreds of people are coming out to join you. I
remember a vision by Shaykh Salih Al-((Shuaybi)). He said: “There
will be a great hit and people will go out by hundreds to Afghanistan.”
I asked him (Salih): “To Afghanistan?” He replied, “Yes.” According
to him, the only ones who stay behind will be the mentally impotent
and the liars (hypocrites). I remembered his saying that hundreds
of people will go out to Afghanistan. He had this vision a year
ago. This event discriminated between the different types of followers.
UBL: (...Inaudible...) we calculated
in advance the number of casualties from the enemy, who would
be killed based on the position of the tower. We calculated that
the floors that would be hit would be three or four floors. I
was the most optimistic of them all. (...Inaudible...) due to
my experience in this field, I was thinking that the fire from
the gas in the plane would melt the iron structure of the building
and collapse the area where the plane hit and all the floors above
it only. This is all that we had hoped for.
Shaykh: Allah be praised.
UBL: We were at (...inaudible...)
when the event took place. We had notification since the previous
Thursday that the event would take place that day. We had finished
our work that day and had the radio on. It was 5:30 p.m. our time.
I was sitting with Dr. Ahmad Abu-al-((Khair)). Immediately, we
heard the news that a plane had hit the World Trade Center. We
turned the radio station to the news from Washington. The news
continued and no mention of the attack until the end. At the end
of the newscast, they reported that a plane just hit the World
Trade Center.
Shaykh: Allah be praised.
UBL: After a little while, they
announced that another plane had hit the World Trade Center. The
brothers who heard the news were overjoyed by it.
Shaykh: I listened to the news
and I was sitting. We didn’t...we were not thinking about anything,
and all of a sudden, Allah willing, we were talking about how
come we didn’t have anything, and all of a sudden the news came
and everyone was overjoyed and everyone until the next day, in
the morning, was talking about what was happening and we stayed
until four o’clock, listening to the news every time a little
bit different, everyone was very joyous and saying “Allah is great,”
“Allah is great,” “We are thankful to Allah,” “Praise Allah.”
And I was happy for the happiness of my brothers. That day the
congratulations were coming on the phone non-stop. The mother
was receiving phone calls continuously. Thank Allah. Allah is
great, praise be to Allah.
(Quoting the verse from the Quran)
Shaykh: “Fight them, Allah will
torture them, with your hands, he will torture them. He will deceive
them and he will give you victory. Allah will forgive the believers,
he is knowledgeable about everything.”
Shaykh: No doubt it is a clear
victory. Allah has bestowed on us...honor on us...and he will
give us blessing and more victory during this holy month of Ramadan.
And this is what everyone is hoping for. Thank Allah America came
out of its caves. We hit her the first hit and the next one will
hit her with the hands of the believers, the good believers, the
strong believers. By Allah it is a great work. Allah prepares
for you a great reward for this work. I’m sorry to speak in your
presence, but it is just thoughts, just thoughts. By Allah, who
there is no god but him. I live in happiness, happiness...I have
not experienced, or felt, in a long time. I remember, the words
of Al-Rabbani, he said they made a coalition against us in the
winter with the infidels like the Turks, and others, and some
other Arabs. And they surrounded us like the days...in the days
of the prophet Muhammad. Exactly like what’s happening right now.
But he comforted his followers and said, “This is going to turn
and hit them back.” And it is a mercy for us. And a blessing to
us. And it will bring people back. Look how wise he was. And Allah
will give him blessing. And the day will come when the symbols
of Islam will rise up and it will be similar to the early days
of Al-Mujahedeen and Al-Ansar (similar to the early years of Islam).
And victory to those who follow Allah. Finally said, if it is
the same, like the old days, such as Abu Bakr and Othman and Ali
and others. In these days, in our times, that it will be the greatest
jihad in the history of Islam and the resistance of the wicked
people.
Shaykh: By Allah my Shaykh.
We congratulate you for the great work. Thank Allah.
Part
II
UBL: Abdallah Azzam, Allah bless his
soul, told me not to record anything (...inaudible...) so I thought
that was a good omen, and Allah will bless us (...inaudible...).
Abu-Al-Hasan Al-((Masri)), who appeared on Al-Jazeera TV a couple
of days ago and addressed the Americans saying: “If you are true
men, come down here and face us.” (...inaudible...) He told me
a year ago: “I saw in a dream, we were playing a soccer game against
the Americans. When our team showed up in the field, they were
all pilots!” He said: “So I wondered if that was a soccer game
or a pilot game? Our players were pilots.” He (Abu-Al-Hasan) didn’t
know anything about the operation until he heard it on the radio.
He said the game went on and we defeated them. That was a good
omen for us.
Shaykh: May Allah be blessed.
Unidentified Man Off Camera:
Abd Al Rahman Al-(Ghamri) said he saw a vision, before the operation,
a plane crashed into a tall building. He knew nothing about it.
Shaykh: May Allah be blessed!
Sulayman ((Abu Guaith)): I was
sitting with the Shaykh in a room, then I left to go toanother
room where there was a TV set. The TV broadcasted the big event.
The scene was showing an Egyptian family sitting in their living
room, they exploded with joy. Do you know when there is a soccer
game and your team wins, it was the same expression of joy. There
was a subtitle that read: “In revenge for the children of Al Aqsa’,
Usama Bin Ladin executes an operation against America.” So I went
back to the Shaykh (meaning UBL) who was sitting in a room with
50 to 60 people. I tried to tell him about what I saw, but he
made gesture with his hands, meaning: “I know, I know…”
UBL: He did not know about the
operation. Not everybody knew (...inaudible...). Muhammad ((Atta))
from the Egyptian family (meaning the Al Qa’ida Egyptian group),
was in charge of the group.
Shaykh: A plane crashing into
a tall building was out of anyone’s imagination. This was a great
job. He was one of the pious men in the organization. He became
a martyr. Allah bless his soul.
Shaykh (Referring to dreams and
visions): The plane that he saw crashing into the building
was seen before by more than one person. One of the good religious
people has left everything and come here. He told me, “I saw a
vision, I was in a huge plane, long and wide. I was carrying it
on my shoulders and I walked from the road to the desert for half
a kilometer. I was dragging the plane.” I listened to him and
I prayed to Allah to help him. Another person told me that last
year he saw, but I didn’t understand and I told him I don’t understand.
He said, “I saw people who left for jihad...and they found themselves
in New York...in Washington and New York.” I said, “What is this?”
He told me the plane hit the building. That was last year. We
haven’t thought much about it. But, when the incidents happened
he came to me and said, “Did you see...this is strange.” I have
another man...my god...he said and swore by Allah that his wife
had seen the incident a week earlier. She saw the plane crashing
into a building...that was unbelievable, my god.
UBL: The brothers, who conducted
the operation, all they knew was that they have a martyrdom operation
and we asked each of them to go to America but they didn’t know
anything about the operation, not even one letter. But they were
trained and we did not reveal the operation to them until they
are there and just before they boarded the planes.
UBL: (...inaudible...) then
he said: Those who were trained to fly didn’t know the others.
One group of people did not know the other group. (...inaudible...)
(Someone in the crowd asks UBL to tell the Shaykh about the dream
of ((Abu-Da’ud)).
UBL: We were at a camp of one
of the brother’s guards in Qandahar. This brother belonged to
the majority of the group. He came close and told me that he saw,
in a dream, a tall building in America, and in the same dream
he saw Mukhtar teaching them how to play karate. At that point,
I was worried that maybe the secret would be revealed if everyone
starts seeing it in their dream. So I closed the subject. I told
him if he sees another dream, not to tell anybody, because people
will be upset with him. (Another person’s voice can be heard recounting
his dream about two planes hitting a big building).
UBL: They were overjoyed when
the first plane hit the building, so I said to them: be patient.
UBL: The difference between
the first and the second plane hitting the towers was twenty minutes.
And the difference between the first plane and the plane that
hit the Pentagon was one hour.
Shaykh: They (the Americans)
were terrified thinking there was a coup.
[Note: Ayman Al-Zawahri says first
he commended UBL’s awareness of what the media is saying. Then
he says it was the first time for them (Americans) to feel danger
coming at them.]
UBL (reciting a poem):I witness
that against the sharp blade
They always faced difficulties and
stood together...
When the darkness comes upon us and
we are bit by a
Sharp tooth, I say...
“Our homes are flooded with blood and
the tyrant
Is freely wandering in our homes”...
And from the battlefield vanished
The brightness of swords and the horses...
And over weeping sounds now
We hear the beats of drums and rhythm…
They are storming his forts
And shouting: “We will not stop our
raids
Until you free our lands”...
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