Bin Laden warned of American deaths

IT is reported Osama bin Laden warned of a mission that would “result in killing Americans and getting rid of them” four years ago.

CNN’s second report on tapes it obtained from an al-Qaida archive in Afghanistan showed bin Laden declaring in May 1998, just weeks before terrorists bombed the US embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, that various Islamic groups were joining forces to launch a “jihad against the crusaders and Jews”.

The network’s first report on the tapes, aired on Monday, showed grisly images of dogs being killed with poisonous gas and al-Qaida operatives conducting mock ambushes and kidnappings. US officials said the footage did not reveal unexpected capabilities by the group accused of carrying out the September 11 attacks.