Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden said the US wants to create a national unity government in Iraq to control oil supplies, build military bases and dominate the region.
The militant leader urged Iraqis in a recording posted on the Internet today to reject the envisaged plan and said those who take part in it would be exiting Islam.
Mr Bin Laden urged Iraqis to reject a plan which he said meant to give 'the Americans all they wish of Iraq's oil' and said those who take part in a unity government would be turning their backs on Islam.
He urged Iraqis not to join counter-insurgency patrols, predominantly Sunni Arab tribal police funded by the US military to fight al Qaeda and reduce violence, and criticised the Saudi government for backing US policies in Iraq.
