Bin laden did not deny nor admit involvement in September attacks

Osama Bin Laden who admitted on Saturday he has biological and nuclear weapons and he is ready to use them if the US will use its chemical and biological weapons against Afghanistan, refused to disclose the source of this weapons.

Bin Laden did not deny, nor confirmed, in an interview with the Pakistani " Down" paper and quoted by news reports his involvement in the attacks of September 11 and justified these attacks as they were not targeting women and children. He added that the real targets were the symbols of the American economic and military power.

Bin laden added:" America and its allies kill us in Palestine, Chechenya, Kashmir and Iraq" and the it is the right of the Muslims to attack the US in retaliation to that, considering that according to the Islamic Sharia Muslims should not live for long time in the country of " the non believers." He stressed that the Americans have to remember that they pay taxes and elect the President and the their government manufacture weapons and give them to Israel and that Israel use these weapons to kill the Palestinians.

He added:" we want to defend our people and land and this is why I have said if we could not take security, this security will not be also attained by the Americans." Bin laden considered himself as taking part in the " Jihad" in the name of Muslims. He added that a great war in the history of Islam is being waged in Afghanistan and that all greater forces have been united against Muslims.

Bin Lade, on the other hand, said that only Afghanistan is an islamic state and " I do not consider Saudi Arabia a Muslim state." Hameed Meir who made the interview with Osama Bin laden said he was taken with a tight on his eyes on Wednesday evening in a Jib car from Kabul into a very cold place from which anti- aircraft artillery sounds can be heard.

The journalists added that Bin laden arrived, escorted by 12 guards and one Egyptian who is Dr. Ayman al-Zawahri.

The paper, however, issued two picture. The first was for Bin Laden with the Journalist and a Kalashinkove gun is placed between them and another picture for Bin Laden and al- Zawahri in the same room.