Norway mentioned as al-Qaida target
 An audio tape said to be from senior al-Qaida official Ayman al-Zawahri called for organized resistance against invading "crusaders" in the Muslim world. The tape, aired by Al Jazeera satellite television on Friday, mentioned Norway as a US ally.
"We should not wait until US, British, French, Italian ... forces invade us before we resist, " said the man on the tape, adding that the United States and its allies had interests everywhere.
Al-Zawahri also mentioned Australia, France, Japan, South Korea, Poland and Norway, saying they had all participated in occupying Afghanistan or Iraq or Chechnya and gave Israel "means of survival".
"We can't wait or we will be devoured country by country ... a leadership for resistance should be organized to fight the occupying crusaders," he said, adding that Muslim fighters should carry on even if al-Qaida leaders die or are arrested. "The youth must not wait for anyone and must begin resisting from now and learn a lesson from Iraq and Afghanistan and Chechnya."
The tape also called for carrying out attacks against Israel and the United States "to liberate" the Palestinians, which he called "an Islamic duty for all".
"Limiting the battle to fighting only the Jews in Palestine and leaving America without attacking it, will not restrain America and the crusaders against us," the voice said.
Al-Zawahri is the right hand man of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, responsible for the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the United States. The voice on the tape sounded similar to previously recorded messages by him.
Via Aftenposten News in English.
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