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Nov tape proves alive { November 13 2002 } Original Source Link: (May no longer be active)    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2455143.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2455143.stm Wednesday, 13 November, 2002, 11:04 GMT Tape 'proves Bin Laden is alive' Experts from across the world have agreed that a voice praising recent attacks on Western targets is that of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden. The listing of killings in Bali, Kuwait and Yemen and the takeover of a Moscow theatre by Chechen rebels would mean that Bin Laden was still alive last month. Detailed authentication of the tape broadcast by the Arabic television station al-Jazeera is being undertaken by US intelligence agents using specialist equipment. But officials in Washington have already said they believe it was Bin Laden who made the recording, which goes on to threaten more attacks against the US and its allies. One US official said: "It does sound like Bin Laden's voice," while another added: "It is probably him." Possible sickness Experts are believed to be scrutinising the tone of the voice on the audio tape as well as inflection patterns and word usage. George Michael, a language analyst in the US who has worked on previous Bin Laden tapes, told BBC's Today programme he would be prepared to swear in court that the statement was made by the al-Qaeda leader. "I'm used to his voice - if it's not his voice it's an excellent imitation and I don't know how it could be done," he said. There were some differences to previous Bin Laden messages, in particular sentences were shorter and more sharply enunciated, as if the speaker was on a dialysis machine and had to catch his breath to talk, Mr Michael said. Bin Laden is said to have kidney problems and be in need of dialysis. Japanese voice expert Matsumi Suzuki agreed with Mr Michael that the voice on the tape was Bin Laden's, Kyodo news agency reported. Mr Suzuki said his analysis showed the message had been recorded in a room with a tight security system and that the speaker was hoarse, suggesting he was unwell. True to style Bin Laden's fate has been the centre of intense speculation since the US launched a bombing campaign against al-Qaeda and the Taleban Government in Afghanistan at the end of 2001 and then sent ground troops to mop up militants. Though some have said they believe the Saudi dissident is dead, the head of Interpol, Ronald Noble, told a French newspaper last week that Bin Laden was "well and truly alive". The BBC's security affairs correspondent Frank Gardner said the audio tape carried a message true to al-Qaeda's style. Our correspondent says it is certainly characteristic of Bin Laden to praise attacks blamed on al-Qaeda without directly taking responsibility. 'Raids' reaction Al-Qaeda is held responsible for the 11 September 2001 attacks on New York and Washington as well as bombings of Western targets before and after. The voice on the tape referred to events since "the raids of New York and Washington", including the Bali bombing where nearly 200 people died, the killing of a US marine in Kuwait and the attack on a French oil tanker off the coast of Yemen. The most recent event mentioned was the Moscow theatre siege, which ended on 26 October. The voice said these attacks were reactions "by the zealous sons of Islam in defence of their religion", citing the continued Israeli-Palestinian conflict. He warned that America's allies - specifically Britain, France, Italy, Canada, Germany and Australia - would also be targeted if they continued to support Washington. "Do your governments not know that the White House gangsters are the biggest butchers of this age?" he asked. He warned: "You will be killed just as you kill." Al-Jazeera did not say how it received the latest tape but it has played a series of messages in the past two months that it says are from the al-Qaeda leader. In September, the network played a recording of what the CIA authenticated to be Bin Laden's voice naming all 19 hijackers from the 11 September attacks. But officials said the recording might have been made months earlier.

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