After how many years of crap from this guy & several weeks of US bombing the hell out of Afghanistan, the leaders speak...
By ALBERT AJI, Associated Press Writer
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Arab leaders meeting in Damascus said Sunday that Osama bin Laden does not represent Arabs and Muslims.
``I think there is a war between him (bin Laden) and the world,'' Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher told reporters before a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers.
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa also reproached bin Laden, the prime suspect for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, saying he ``does not speak for Arabs and Muslims.''
Bin Laden and his al-Qaida organization have called on Muslims to wage holy war against the United States following the Oct. 7 launch of U.S. airstrikes against Afghanistan , where the Taliban rulers have refused to hand over bin Laden.
The comments by Moussa and Maher followed Saturday's broadcast of bin Laden's latest televised statement, in which he denounced the United Nations and criticized Arab leaders as ``infidels'' who consider using the world body to negotiate for peace.
The statement - the fifth communique from bin Laden or his al-Qaida organization broadcast by Qatari television station Al-Jazeera since Oct. 7 - appeared to be aimed at Arab leaders who have called for international efforts to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Bin Laden's ``been trying to take advantage of Islam, distort Islam, to take on moderate regimes in the Middle East, to take on civilized society in the West and in different parts of the world,'' Nabil Fahmy, Egypt's ambassador to the United States, said Sunday on CBS's ``Face the Nation.''
``But it's a distortion. I don't agree with the argument. Islam has nothing to do with what he is propagating,'' Fahmy added.
By ALBERT AJI, Associated Press Writer
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) - Arab leaders meeting in Damascus said Sunday that Osama bin Laden does not represent Arabs and Muslims.
``I think there is a war between him (bin Laden) and the world,'' Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher told reporters before a meeting of Arab League foreign ministers.
Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa also reproached bin Laden, the prime suspect for the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the United States, saying he ``does not speak for Arabs and Muslims.''
Bin Laden and his al-Qaida organization have called on Muslims to wage holy war against the United States following the Oct. 7 launch of U.S. airstrikes against Afghanistan , where the Taliban rulers have refused to hand over bin Laden.
The comments by Moussa and Maher followed Saturday's broadcast of bin Laden's latest televised statement, in which he denounced the United Nations and criticized Arab leaders as ``infidels'' who consider using the world body to negotiate for peace.
The statement - the fifth communique from bin Laden or his al-Qaida organization broadcast by Qatari television station Al-Jazeera since Oct. 7 - appeared to be aimed at Arab leaders who have called for international efforts to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
Bin Laden's ``been trying to take advantage of Islam, distort Islam, to take on moderate regimes in the Middle East, to take on civilized society in the West and in different parts of the world,'' Nabil Fahmy, Egypt's ambassador to the United States, said Sunday on CBS's ``Face the Nation.''
``But it's a distortion. I don't agree with the argument. Islam has nothing to do with what he is propagating,'' Fahmy added.
