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Bin Laden's Climate Change Battle Cry

New Tape

Blames U.S. and calls for boycott.

Osama bin Laden blamed the U.S. and other industrialized countries for climate change in a new audiotape released to Al-Jazeera television on Friday. Bin Laden called for the world to boycott the U.S., to "stop consuming American products," and "refrain from using the dollar." Although the tape's authenticity has not been confirmed, it seems that bin Laden has been wordy lately—just last week he issued a tape praising the failed Christmas day bombing.

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