Bin Laden: Truce for Europe In a tape which aired on Arab satellite networks, al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden offers a truce to European countries if they pull their troops out of the Middle East. CIA officials say the tape appears to be genuine. The tape cites recent events, such as the death of the founder of the Palestinian Hamas group. Hear NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.

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Bin Laden Offers Truce to Europe

April 15, 200412:00 AM ET

Mary Louise Kelly

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In a tape which aired on Arab satellite networks, al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden offers a truce to European countries if they pull their troops out of the Middle East. CIA officials say the tape appears to be genuine. The tape cites recent events, such as the death of the founder of the Palestinian Hamas group. Hear NPR's Mary Louise Kelly.