Arab leaders, West plotting against Muslims: Osama

Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused moderate Arab leaders of plotting with the West against Muslims, in an audio recording aired by Al Jazeera television.

Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden accused moderate Arab leaders of plotting with the West against Muslims, in an audio recording aired by Al Jazeera television on Saturday.

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"It is clear that some Arab leaders have plotted with the Zionist-crusader coalition against our (Muslim) people," bin Laden said, without naming any of the leaders.

Al Jazeera broadcast excerpts of the recording, in which the speaker's voice sounded like earlier messages from bin Laden.