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Now you've done it. Bin Laden is mad at you. 
You went too far with the cartoons and should have stuck to suicide bombing of innocents. Your violation of etiquette is unforgivable.
CAIRO, Egypt - Osama bin Laden criticized the publication of drawings insulting to the Prophet Muhammad in a new audio message posted late Wednesday and warned Europeans of a strong reaction to come.
The message, which appeared on a militant website that has carried al-Qaida statements in the past and bore the logo of the extremist group's media wing al-Sahab, showed a still image of bin Laden aiming with an AK-47.
A voice believed to be bin Laden's described the cartoons as taking place in the framework of a "new Crusade" against Islam and warned Europeans that a reaction would come.
"The response will be what you see and not what you hear and let our mothers bereave us if we do not make victorious our messenger of God," he said, without specifying what action would be taken.
The tape came as the Muslim world marked the Prophet Muhammad's birthday and less than a week after the Danish intelligence service said the reprinting of a cartoon depicting the prophet had brought "negative attention" to Denmark.
Bin Laden did not make any mention of Wednesday's fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Danish newspapers republished a cartoon showing Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban on Feb. 13 to show their commitment to freedom of speech after police said they had uncovered a plot to kill the artist.
The drawing was one of 12 cartoons first published in a Danish newspaper that triggered major protests in Muslim countries in 2006. The reprint has led to protests in some predominantly Muslim countries.
Islamic law generally opposes any depiction of the prophet, even favorable, for fear it could lead to idolatry.
"You went overboard in your unbelief and freed yourselves of the etiquettes of dispute and fighting and went to the extent of publishing these insulting drawings," said the voice believed to be Bin Laden's. "This is the greatest misfortune and the most dangerous and the judgment for it will be stronger."
The five-minute message, which featured English subtitles, is bin Laden's first for 2008 and follows up an hour-long, audio missive from Dec. 29 in which he warned Iraq's Sunni Arabs against fighting "Al-Qaida in Iraq" and vowed new attacks on Israel.
Bin Laden also attacked his long-time nemesis, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, whom he described as the "crownless king in Riyadh" and said he could have ended the entire dispute over the cartoons because of his influence with European governments.
The message, which appeared on a militant website that has carried al-Qaida statements in the past and bore the logo of the extremist group's media wing al-Sahab, showed a still image of bin Laden aiming with an AK-47.
A voice believed to be bin Laden's described the cartoons as taking place in the framework of a "new Crusade" against Islam and warned Europeans that a reaction would come.
"The response will be what you see and not what you hear and let our mothers bereave us if we do not make victorious our messenger of God," he said, without specifying what action would be taken.
The tape came as the Muslim world marked the Prophet Muhammad's birthday and less than a week after the Danish intelligence service said the reprinting of a cartoon depicting the prophet had brought "negative attention" to Denmark.
Bin Laden did not make any mention of Wednesday's fifth anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
Danish newspapers republished a cartoon showing Muhammad wearing a bomb-shaped turban on Feb. 13 to show their commitment to freedom of speech after police said they had uncovered a plot to kill the artist.
The drawing was one of 12 cartoons first published in a Danish newspaper that triggered major protests in Muslim countries in 2006. The reprint has led to protests in some predominantly Muslim countries.
Islamic law generally opposes any depiction of the prophet, even favorable, for fear it could lead to idolatry.
"You went overboard in your unbelief and freed yourselves of the etiquettes of dispute and fighting and went to the extent of publishing these insulting drawings," said the voice believed to be Bin Laden's. "This is the greatest misfortune and the most dangerous and the judgment for it will be stronger."
The five-minute message, which featured English subtitles, is bin Laden's first for 2008 and follows up an hour-long, audio missive from Dec. 29 in which he warned Iraq's Sunni Arabs against fighting "Al-Qaida in Iraq" and vowed new attacks on Israel.
Bin Laden also attacked his long-time nemesis, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, whom he described as the "crownless king in Riyadh" and said he could have ended the entire dispute over the cartoons because of his influence with European governments.
You went too far with the cartoons and should have stuck to suicide bombing of innocents. Your violation of etiquette is unforgivable.
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