Bin Laden calls for Pakistan relief in new Internet message
Osama bin Laden called on Muslims around the world to mobilize to help victims of floods in Pakistan in what purported to be the second Internet message from the Al Qaeda leader in two days.
In the 13-minute audio recording, issued on Islamist websites Saturday with a video showing a photograph of bin Laden and images of natural disasters, the speaker, who sounded like bin Laden, said the wealth and resources of Muslim countries should be used for relief operations in Pakistan.
On Friday, Al Qaeda’s media arm, As-Sahab, issued an 11-minute audio recording in which bin Laden criticized relief efforts in Pakistan and called for action against climate change.
The production date given for Saturday’s message was the Muslim lunar month that began around Sept. 10. Friday’s tape was said to have been produced in the previous month.
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