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Government ‘To Prove bin Laden's Guilt’
Friday, November 9, 2001
This Is London

The Government is to publish a dossier of comments by Osama bin Laden which it believes incriminates him for the September 11 terror attacks.

It will include details from videos produced by Bin Laden and circulated around the Arab world as well as tapes broadcast on the Gulf TV station al-Jazeera, says Downing Street Director of Communications Alastair Campbell.

Mr Campbell claims the dossier will not only prove Bin Laden's guilt but also expose the emptiness of his claims to be fighting for Arab interests.

It will flesh out the document released by the Government on October 4, days before the start of bombing in Afghanistan, which set out the reasons why Bin Laden was seen as prime suspect, he said.

"It's time we gave a broad airing to some of the statements he has been making," said Mr Campbell.

"He has made a number of self-incriminatory statements about September 11. He has made a number of genocidal statements against Jews and Americans."

The videos include claims by Bin Laden that killing Jews was a "top duty priority", that the murder of innocent people could be justified on "legal, religious and logical" grounds and that the September 11 hijackers were "blessed by Allah", Mr Campbell said.
(ThisIsLondon.com News Source)

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