Purported bin Laden message urges Somali leader’s overthrow
Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has called for Somalia’s new president to be overthrown, according to an audio recording posted Thursday on the Internet.
President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed has said shariah law in Somalia will not be strictly interpreted.
Bin Laden said Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed had been president of the country’s Islamic Courts but “as a result of inducements and offers from the American envoy in Kenya, he changed and turned back on his heels” and agreed to partner with the “infidel” to form a government of national unity. (CNN)
