Osama bin Laden Says Zacarias Moussaoui Played No Role On 9/11

May 23, 2006

NY1 Video

On a new audio tape, Osama bin Laden says convicted al-Qaeda conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui had nothing to do with the 9/11 attacks.

In the tape, which was released on the Internet Tuesday, a voice purported to be that of bin Laden allegedly says the terrorist leader picked all 19 hijackers personally, and Moussaoui's name never came up.

Moussaoui is now serving a life sentence at Colorado's Supermax Federal Prison for his role in the terror attacks.

After his conviction, Moussaoui's lawyers filed an appeal trying to change his guilty plea, claiming their client lied about his involvement in the 9/11 attacks.

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Here is the full audio statement, in two parts, with English subtitles. My understanding is that the audio tapes have yet to be completely verified by the US Intelligence to be considered authentic.

Osama bin Laden Audio Tape Part 1

Osama bin Laden Audio Tape Part 2


Links:

Tape: Bin Laden says Moussaoui Not in Plot

Bin Laden: Moussaoui Not Linked to 9/11