Osama Calls for Iraqi Elections Boycott

World | December 28, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00
Osama Calls for Iraqi Elections Boycott A man purported to be Osama bin Laden endorsed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as his deputy in Iraq in an audiotape broadcast by Al-Jazeera satellite television, and called for a boycott of next month's elections there. Photo by WN

In an audiotape broadcast Monday by Al-Jazeera satellite television, a man purported to be Osama bin Laden endorsed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi as his deputy in Iraq. The voice on the tape condemned January 30 elections in Iraq to elect a national assembly that will draft a new constitution. "In the balance of Islam, this constitution is infidel and therefore everyone who participates in this election will be considered infidels," he said. "Beware of henchmen who speak in the name of Islamic parties and groups who urge people to participate" in the election.

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