Bin Laden Appears in New al-Qaida Video
Pastor Dale Morgan
Bin Laden Appears in New al-Qaida Video*
Sunday July 15, 2007 1:31 AM
CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - A new al-Qaida videotape posted Sunday on a militant
Web site featured a short, undated clip of a weary-looking Osama bin
Laden praising martyrdom.
The bin Laden clip, which lasted less than a minute, was part of a
40-minute video featuring purported al-Qaida fighters in Afghanistan
paying tribute to fellow militants who have been killed in the country.
It was posted by the group's media production wing.
Bin Laden glorified those who die in the name of jihad, or holy war,
saying even the Prophet Muhammad ``had been wishing to be a martyr.''
``The happy (man) is the one that God has chosen him to be a martyr,''
added bin Laden, who was shown outdoors wearing army fatigues and
looking tired.