An audio message purportedly from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden threatened retaliation against Americans if alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed is executed.
The message -- aired Thursday by the Arabic-language TV network Al-Jazeera -- is directed at "the American people about our prisoners," the speaker said.
"Your master in the White House is following his predecessor in many important issues, like escalating the war in Afghanistan and unfairly treating our prisoners -- led by the hero jihadi Khalid Sheikh Mohammed," who faces trial in the United States for his alleged actions in the 2001 attack.
"The White House declared that they will execute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and his comrades in arms."
