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NEWSNOTES
HAMID MIR
 Osama
bin Laden's official biographer talks about the renegade's plans
Q. Do you think Osama bin Laden was involved
in the recent attacks against the US?
A. He
sent a statement through a messenger denying his role. He is short of
money and manpower. I think he could not have organised such a massive
attack.
Q. Then who could have done it?
A.
A conference was held in Teheran this April in the name of Palestine.
At that conference, the Hizbulla, Hamas, Islamic Jehad and other jehadi
groups took a vow to fight against Israel and America. It may be them,
with some support from certain governments.
Q. Why is the Taliban protecting bin Laden?
A. It's a tradition in Afghanistan
to protect guests. They would die rather than hand bin Laden over to the
Americans.
Q. Has bin Laden said that his next target
would be India?
A. His
next target is not India. His next target is Israel. His logic is this:
Islam is against Jews and Christians. According to the Holy Koran, Jews
and Christians cannot become your friends unless you leave your faith.
But there are no such instructions against Hindus or Buddhists.
Q. But he has been supporting the Lashkar-e-Toiba
and Harkat-ul-Ansar.
A. No, he doesn't support the Lashkar-e-Toiba.
He has been supporting only the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen and the Jaish-e-Mohammad.
--Sahad P.V.
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