It's so nice to see two people who are perfect for each other get together. The Palestinians, very famously, heart Bin Laden for 9/11...

... and now he's officially letting the world know that he hearts them back:

The September 11 terror attacks in the US were carried out as revenge for treatment of the Palestinians and actions in Lebanon, al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden said in excerpts of a new audiotape aired Thursday on Al-Jazeera television. He also called on the Europeans to stop helping the United States in the war in Afghanistan, saying America is "ebbing."... "The events of Manhattan were retaliation against the American-Israeli alliance's aggression against our people in Palestine and Lebanon, and I am the only one responsible for it. The Afghan people and government knew nothing about it. America knows that," he said.

This is supposed to be his fourth message this year. Doesn't this guy have a mafia-style international terrorist organization to run? Can we get him a hobby or something?

By the by, how awesome is it that - in the eyes of the Bush Administration - the Palestinians have gone from "those people who were dancing on 9/11" to "very, very ready for a state."

References:
* Palestinians celebrating the fall of the twin towers on 911 [Yank507 / YouTube]
* '9\11 revenge for Palestinians, Lebanon' [JPost]

Previously:
* Naughty, Naughty - Three Palestinian Government Soldiers Captured Trying To Attack IDF
* High Ranking Member of Moderate Fatah Party Wishes Every Day Was 9/11 (Bonus Outrage: US Trained Him!)
* Wherein We Imagine Palestinian Negotiations