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Osama Bin Laden's 16-year-old son calls for Britain's 'destruction' in new terror video
Last updated at 12:18pm on 09.07.08
Hamza Bin Laden, q6, appears in a terror video calling for infidels to be destroyed
As the world's most wanted terrorist Osama Bin Laden often used internet broadcasts exhorting his followers to continue their battle against the infidel West.
Now the 16-year-old son of the Al Qaeda leader appears to be following in his father’s footsteps in a chilling new internet film which shows him calling for the ‘destruction’ of Britain.
Dressed in a military camouflaged waistcoat over traditional Afghan dress Hamza Bin Laden, the youngest of the Al Qaeda chief’s 18 sons, recites a poem he has written.
The video begins with a short introduction that says: ‘We now offer you a new poem by Sheikh Hamza Bin Laden, may God protect him.’
Clutching his AK47 rifle Bin Laden begins by calling for the destruction of Britain.
'Accelerate the destruction of America, Britain, France and Denmark, ' he says.
The poem continues: ‘Oh God, reward the fighters hitting the infidels and defectors.'
‘Oh God, guide the youth of the Islamic nation and let them assist with the fighters' plans.’
‘God, be pleased with those who want to go for jihad – and blind those who are watching and want to capture them.
‘Grant victory to the Taliban over the gangs of infidels.’
Tory MP Patrick Mercer said of the reading: 'The sins of the father are being visited upon the son. We now have the Crown Prince of Terror taking up his father’s mantle.'
The release of the video appears to have been timed to mark the third anniversary of the July 7th bombings in London.
Last November, just a month before she was assassinated, Pakistan's former prime minister and opposition leader Benazir Bhutto said that Hamza Bin Laden was one of a number of warlords who intended to kill her.
In an interview for Al Jazeera, Bhutto said that her killers would come from either ‘a gang from the Afghanistan warlord Baitullah Mehsud, or Hamza bin Laden the son of Osama bin Laden, or the Pakistani Taliban in Islamabad, or by a group in Karachi."
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It is not all 16 year old Muslims who are into all this.I, myself am a 16 year old Muslim and hate to see people talking about many like me of wanting to destroy the world.We, the world have to understand Islam first if we are to follow its teachings and i believe the majority of us do not do so.The Holy Quran states nowhere to destroy the world due to wild concepts that have arose in our minds.We have to act maturely enough as a world to understand this and hope for a better future.Many people have become nitter enemies of Muslims and Islam because of a few whom are totally against peace within the world and believe that bringing the world on the verge of destruction is jihad.That definitely is not the case.All these ideas are a result of brainwashing and wer must become aware of what is the truth.Me,you and us all.
- Zohaib, Islamabad,Pakistan, 10/04/2009 14:48
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I hope everybody knows that this enemy will turn out to be one of the toughest we have ever faced. Whilst our 16 year olds are Playstation couch potatoes, these Islamic 16 year olds are being conditioned into becoming hard and deadly fighters, toughened up by the harsh conditions they grow up in and taught that 72 virgins in Paradise awaits holy warriors who kill infidels by the texts of the Koran, Sira and hadith. These teachings make them utterly fearless, as Winston Churchill remarked in his 1899 book The River War thus: "Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome.” Also, they are unburdened by politically correct rules of engagement. They know our weaknesses and they are certain that before long we will no longer produce generations of men who can stand up to them - demographics and an ageing society will see to that. And it is no good wishing the one Westernised country, which produces generations who have to fight out of necessity and are the equals of these Jihadis - Israel - would vanish, and if Israel goes under as many Westerners wish to see, one of the Jihadis biggest obstacles will have been removed - so beware what you wish for.
- Pete, South Yorkshire, 14/07/2008 23:22
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When we will we grasp the nettle that Islam is a supremacist creed and believes in the destruction of all non-believers? There is no moderate Islam, there is no extreme Islam, there is simply Islam.
We should have the confidence to defend our culture and values and not be afraid to show contempt to those who seek our fall. We have the right not to tolerate the intolerant, not to tolerate those who use our liberal ideas and our tolerant outlook against us.
Of course the chorus of Islamophobe will be strident but I do not care. I am not afraid of Islam. I hold Islam in utter contempt.
- Andy, London, England, 10/07/2008 15:16
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They are already here trying to destroy us. Why do we let them in. It seems that our government is helping destroy Great Britain.
I would bet that Osama's family is in Hackney as well.
- Anthony King, London,England,UK, 10/07/2008 06:00
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Sod off and have a bacon sarnie.
- P Staker, London, 09/07/2008 15:35
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Britain's destruction? I wonder if he's considered joining the Labour Party.
- Richard, Madrid, Spain, 09/07/2008 15:13
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What a Muppet,
The way he's holding that AK47 he will probably do the world a favour soon and remove himself from the gene pool.
What's sad is he comes from a huge family and wont be missed by them when he blows himself up while tripping over his own gun strap.
- Jc, HCMC Vietnam, 09/07/2008 14:41
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Aw, look at the little tyke wanting to emulate his Dad and writing poetry. I didn't know they went for creative writing in Al Qaeda?
- Smb, London, UK, 09/07/2008 14:09
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Big woopie do! Who gives a damn he'll be dead before he's 18?
Who's popping down the pub tonight for a quicky?!
- Frank, Home Counties, England, 09/07/2008 13:35
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Sorry Mr Bin Laden, you are wasting your time.
... Britain is destroying it's self quite well on it's own thank you
- Lb, London, 09/07/2008 13:25
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So Osama is a child abuser as well as a terrorist.
I remember an interview with the son of one of the WW2 nazi leaders, saying how hard it was knowing that everything he was bought up to believe was wrong. If this child ever manages to rejoin the human race, it's going to be just as hard for him.
- Nigel, London, 09/07/2008 13:23
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Hello from the peaceful religion. Confused by Islam, yes it is confusing. It can be used to justify mass murder 9/11, 7/7, Madrid and so on for decades; International genocide like Iran to exterminate Israel also decades; Crime like drugs dealing and so on; domestic violence of wife beating, or murder of children for 'honour'; Genital mutilation of females (UN report 3 million a year), murder for changing faith, (Muslim leaders on TV claimed 33% of UK Muslims believe this) and so on.
Yet how can it claim to be peaceful and honourable? Google takeyya, kitman, hudna and related techniques. They all show that deception is perfectly legitimate for Islam. Lying and corruption is fine, and can be justified. The rules are open to interpretation individually. So some will use the good rules to suit, others will use the rules allowing killing and deception, yet claim they are 'good'. No worry over what is selected. That confuses the British who like some consistency, and freedom of choice and faith.
It suits Labour who are fine with no right or wrong and all are equally valid choices with no one who is responsible for themselves or any one else, as they will make the State pay. Until the taxpayer realises they are the State and all this is funded by them. Then popularity falls dramatically.
- Peace, Bradford, 09/07/2008 12:45
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Sick. I hope our 16 year-olds in the free west know enough about Islam and what these Islamists have in store for them to be able to fight back.
- Stephanie Anderson, Raleigh, North Carolina USA, 09/07/2008 12:12
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Perhaps he would like to come to a London sink estate and tell the gang of local hoodies that to their faces.
Big words for a silly little boy. Go back to bothering goats, it's safer.
- Jimbob, Kensington, 09/07/2008 12:11
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