Alleged Bin Laden Statement Urges New Attacks

Published February 12, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

A message attributed to Osama bin Laden and broadcast on the Arab TV network Al-Jazeera urges Iraqis to resist any military action by the United States and encourages them to carry out suicide attacks. NPR's Kate Seelye reports.

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