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Osama bin Laden Calls Arabs Who Seek U.N.'s Help 'Infidels'
Saturday, November 3, 2001
(9:26 PM ET)
By Mariam Fam / The Associated Press

CAIRO, Egypt -- AP
In a videotape broadcast Saturday, Osama bin Laden warned Arab leaders that using the United Nations for peace negotiations is tantamount to renouncing Islam.

"They are infidels" if they turn to the international body, he said.

Al-Jazeera television, based in the Gulf emirate of Qatar, said the video was delivered to its office in Kabul, the Afghan capital.

There was no indication of when the tape was made, according to Ali al-Kaabi, news gathering coordinator for Al-Jazeera. He said the satellite channel's Kabul office received the tape recently but he did not know exactly when.

Bin Laden's statement appeared to be aimed at Arab leaders who have called for international efforts to end the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.
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