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EUROPE REJECTS USAMA BIN LADEN’S “TRUCE” PROPOSAL
Al-Arabiya, Dubai and Al Jazeera, Qatar have aired the audiotaped message of “Al-Qaida” leader addressed to the European countries with truce proposal. The voice on the tape offers the European countries to withdraw their contingents from Iran and stop attacking Muslims in return for Al-Qaida’s vows to stop war on Europe. Bin Laden urged Europe to express their attitude to the statement within three months.
US Central Intelligence Agency and Secretary of State Collin Powell verified the authenticity of the voice on the tape.
The European Union immediately reveled their position to Bin Laden’s “proposal of peace and ceasefire”. Germany, France, England, Italy, European Union and chairman of the European Commission Romano Prodi firmly stated that they would never negotiate with such an extremist and terrorist as Usama Bin Laden and appease international terrorism.