In a videotape aired by Al Jazeera on December 27, 2001, bin Laden said: ” ‘It has become clear that the West in general and America in particular have an unspeakable hatred for Islam. Terrorism against America deserves to be praised because it was a response to injustice, aimed at forcing America to stop its support for Israel, which kills our people. We say that the end of the United States is imminent, whether bin Laden or his followers are alive or dead, for the awakening of the Muslim umma (nation) has occurred.’ ”
– Peter Bergen, The Osama bin Laden I Know, Page 370