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Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape suggests the leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist network fears losing the support of Sunni Arabs as Iraq takes steps toward a more unified government, a White House spokesman said.
Bin Laden, in a 56-minute tape, urged Muslims to oppose the U.S.-backed government in Iraq and warned Iraqi tribal councils not to stand in the way of al-Qaeda forces, the Associated Press reported, citing an Internet audiotape released today.
``Our duty is to foil these dangerous schemes, which try to prevent the establishment of an Islamic state in Iraq,'' bin Laden said, according to the news service, which cited Search for International Terrorist Entities, a Washington-based Internet site that tracks extremist Web sites.
Iraq security forces have assumed responsibility for nine of 18 provinces after President George W. Bush announced a U.S. troop surge almost a year ago. White House Deputy Press Secretary Tony Fratto said the tape is a reminder the aim of al- Qaeda in Iraq is to block democracy and freedom for Iraqis.
``It also reminds us that the mission to defeat al-Qaeda in Iraq is critically important and must succeed,'' Fratto said in an e-mailed statement.
Bin Laden also said al-Qaeda intends ``to liberate Palestine, the whole of Palestine from the (Jordan) river to the sea,'' the AP said, threatening ``blood for blood, destruction for destruction.''
``We will not recognize even one inch for Jews in the land of Palestine as other Muslim leaders have,'' bin Laden said, according to the news agency.
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