History did not begin last friday..When will the arabs realise that they are decendants of roman garrisons placed there to kee order after the destruction of the second temple by the romans.

cress, cape town,

Usama thinks that he can convert everyone to the Muslim faith, by terrorizing any who doesn't convert to worshipping Allah. What hypocricy to use threat of force to demand that anyone join any religion. Peace is the reason for any religion, after all. God, the God of Abraham, doesn't demand that.

Cyunthia L., Middleton, United States

No Moslem is against Jews because of their religion, Moslems are against Zionists who invaded Palestine and humiliated its people for sixty years so far under cover of Judaism. To be a Moslem, you MUST recognize and appreciate Mohammad, Jesses and Mosses and ALL their holy books.

saleh darwish, Amman, Jordan

It seems to me that blair was right when he said islam is a religion of peace, but it seem to come accross by the people who represent it as a religion of depravity and barbarity calling for the killing destroying and murdering of other faiths, perhaps the supporters of iran etc can help me out here

Yeshurun, London, uk

"...and whether we like it or not, the coming into being of a Jewish State in Palestine" -- Sir Winston Churchill

Thanks Rachel, LOS ANGELES. Sir Winston's quote no doubt clearly states that the "Jewish State" was built upon Palestine. The only way that is possible is by ethnic cleansing goyims.

jayil, london, uk

I think people worldwide greatly underestimate support for Osama Bin Laden amongst the muslims. If you was to take a secret vote amongst muslims now, he would win it hands down with Irans' Ahmadinejad in second place...because they both stand up to America who is perceived as the devil.

Tom, London, UK

Here is Churchill on the Zionists/Jews which may clear the bias and distortion in James Hider:'s as reported above:

“…and whether we like it or not, the coming into being of a Jewish State in Palestine is an event in world history to be viewed in the perspective, not of a generation or a century, but in the perspective of a thousand, two thousand or even three thousand years…This is an event in world history…” Sir Winston Churchill* (Martin Gilbert, Churchill and the Jews)

“Some people like Jews and some do not, but no thoughtful man can doubt the fact that they are beyond all question the most formidable and the most remarkable race which has ever appeared in the world.’ (Martin Gilbert, Churchill and the Jews)

Rachel, LOS ANGELES,

bin Laden's original declaration of war against the US in 1996 was almost silent on the conflict in Palestine. His principal complaint was that US troops were permitted in Saudi Arabia to guard against an Iraqi invasion, and that secular law had been substituted for shar'ia law in Saudi Arabia.

Wallace Edward Brand, Alexandria, VA, US

The U.S. and UK governments betrayed us - they lied. Now we have to live with the legacy of the Blair and Bush administrations. Countless British and American soldiers dead, and for what!? Our freedom, our civil liberty? In my opinion the biggest terrorist is the United States of America.

Pull the Troops Out, Edinburgh, Scotland

There's no hate, simply the truth. I'm sure we would have got the same message from Churchill had the Germans invaded Britain.

Sid, london,

The Arabs have a saying: "The dog barks, but the caravan moves on." Bark, bin Laden ...

Harry Fisher, Los Angeles, CA, USA

I think he is right! not in actions but in his words palestine should be freed of the Israeli occupation. This is been going on way to long. Break down the wall and live together as neighbours not as arch enemies! Power to the peacefull!!

Jasper, armagh, UK

So Osama finally figured out after 7 years that his best chance of PR sucess is to blame Israel for his cowardly attack of 9-11 and the ongoing war. Mazel Tov. Of course the media is dutifully reporting it without questioning the fact that he hardly ever mentioned it as a factor before or for years after 9-11. Like a typical politician he sticks his finger in the wind and thinks that Israel is so controversial to so many (thanks to the world media) that he will latch on to win support. How obvious! Well at least he's got Carter's vote.

Noah Glass, Huntington, WV, USA

So that makes two of them: Bin Laden AND Bush, two self-serving fantasists with more money than sense, locked in their black-and-white bubble universe where they are always right....each living in their own "Land of Cockaigne". And both have the chuzpe to claim they're supported by God.

Julia Iskandar, London, England

Why is this news? bin Ladin is being boringly predictable, as always. What would anyone expect him to say? "Happy Birthday, Israel!"? He should be ignored by the media rather than given the space and attention he craves.

Douglas Haire, Sebring, Florida, USA

funny how bin laden escaped at just the right moment & how he now keeps resurfacing whenever america or israel needs a bogeyman to justify warmongering

hugues da mousse, Chapel Hill,

If terrorism is the killing of innocent civilians for political reasons, then the biggest and most successful terrorists are the USA and Israel. Osama is not even in the same league as them.

Abu haadiya, Bradford, Uk

Bin Laden uses any means neccessary to justify religious bigotry. U.S and British foreign policy have provoked them. .We are now entrenched and this war will likely carry on for decades and escalate, for every muslim child killed another bin lade, for each gi a new western soldier, and who benefits?

jim, bristol, avon

This, if it really IS Bin Laden speaking, is just pathetic. How does he think that hurling planes at tower blocks and killing some 3,000 people (far less than die in the average earthquake) is going to "liberate" Palestine? Reminds me of the fatuous "revolutionaries" of May 68. Equally ineffectual!

JF, Canterbury, UK

An audio tape!

Doesn't he have a video camera? Even if he is living in a cave it's still 2008.

I wonder if we'll get another message just before the presidential elections.

Mark, London,

Until someone proves otherwise, I'll continue to assume he's dead.

Alan, Edinburgh,

Bin Laden is no worry to us. He does not even talk with any credibility and just issues empty threats from his hole somewhere. He is not even admired by the majority of fellow Arabs even though they may have no liking for ISRAEL

I.Kemp, Nahariya, Israel