Osama bin Laden, speaking on an audiotape posted on an Islamic Web site Thursday, hailed a recent attack on a U.S. consulate in the Saudi city of Jeddah and described the kingdom's regime as "weak" and controlled by the United States.
"God bless our brothers who stormed the American Consulate in Jeddah," the Bin Laden said. "Those who were killed of our brothers, we ask God to accept them as martyrs."
He accused Saudi rulers of "violating God's rules." "The sins the regime committed are great ... it practiced injustices against the people, violating their rights, humiliating their pride," he said. He accused the Saudi royal family of misspending public money while "millions of people are suffering from poverty and deprivation."
Addressing Saudi rulers, the taped statement attributed to bin Laden said: "You must know that people are fed up ... security will not be able to stop them."
