No. What I'm saying is that I believe it's at the very least been embellished, and possibly created by English-speaking extremists (i.e., not bin Laden).
From what I have read and heard of bin Laden, this doesn't seem to fit the same mold. There generally are some words that always make it through - like Griff said, infidel being one of them.
I would have no trouble believing bin Laden laid the groundwork for it, but I personally think that it's been embellished.
You've now added that the translator is free to choose - and if that's the case, then hey, it's been embellished. Now it's no longer exactly what bin Laden said - it's been changed.
Look, you believe what you want. I'll be waiting for a literal translation of the original Arabic.
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