'Aussie' militant warns of attacks August 10, 2005 From: AAP
A BALACLAVA-CLAD man with an apparent Australian accent has appeared on Arab television warning more terrorist attacks will be launched on the West.
In a videotaped message aired on the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya satellite channel the masked man, speaking in what sounds like an Australian accent, attacked US President George W. Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair over their countries' involvement in Iraq, the ABC reported today.
The balaclava-clad man, wearing combat gear and holding an automatic rifle, boasted about a recent attack that killed United States troops in Afghanistan.
The video also featured blurred footage said to be of a rocket attack on a helicopter that killed 16 US soldiers in June.
The man, against a backdrop of trees, claimed a group of al-Qaeda fighters carried out the operation.
"The animals under Islam will not just let you kill our families in Palestine, Afghanistan, Kashmir and the Balkans, Indonesia, the Caucuses and elsewhere,"the masked man said.
"It is time for us to be equals. As you kill us, you'll be killed. As you bomb us, you will be bombed." Australian security agencies are expected to examine the video, whose authenticity has not been confirmed.
