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On the same day President Barack Obama delivered a speech to the Muslim world, a full version of a statement believed to be from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden appeared on Islamic Web sites.

Portions of the statement aired Wednesday on Al-Jazeera television and focused on the Pakistani military's offensive against the Taliban movement in that nation's Swat Valley. The statement criticized both Obama and the Pakistani leadership, citing the many casualties and widespread displacement in the offensive.

The purported bin Laden statement posted Thursday made reference to the September 11, 2001, attacks on America by al Qaeda, a topic Obama addressed in Cairo, Egypt, the same day. The president's wide-ranging speech was designed to mend fences between the United States and the Muslim world. Read full article »

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