Looks like dying his beard has made Laden feel young and ready to take on the world, poor mush is stuck between americans and islamists and the monster the pakistanis created is going to swallow them now .

Vikram Aarella, Cardiff, Wales

This is beginning to copy Hollywood releases. Next big it will be... Bin Laden hitting Musharraf.

I think this may be a hoax to scare Musharraf into fighting Al Qaeda more in its tribal region.

Its a conspiracy to create more violence in Pakistan.

I think Musharraf should ignore this idiot and remain in power in Paksitan and clean Paksitan of extermists as he is doing perfectly well.

Peter, Manchester, UK

"Voice of the Lion." That's funny. Bill Gates with a machine gun is more like it. The Afghani rebels often used to joke about how useless he and his fanclub were.

Not smart insulting the Pakistani Army. They might actually finally go to his rumored sometime Pakistani home and pick him up.

Catherine, Chicago,

War from the terrorists supported by the Pakistan govt, it's intelligence service ISI and the Pakistani people will continue to be unleashed in Pakistan.
Pakistan a country that is only now being recognised for what it is; backward, fundamentalist, violent.

Chickens coming home to roost....poetic justice.

Ranvir Singh, London, UK

From all the lies and deception we've seen over the years, this might very well be a ploy staged by the CIA or by Musharraf himself to keep the military dictator propped up for another 5-8 years as the supreme ruler of the nation. There are lots of unknowns when it comes to the military and political power structure if Nawaz or Benazir comes into power, and the US probably prefers dealing with a known entity and US sympathizer like Mushy.

Matthew, Salt Lake City, Utah

Is this Islam? Is what islam has taught us to fight our own brothers and sisters? What Taliban and Al-Qaeda are doing is not the actual teachings of Islam.

Islam is a religion of tolerance with openenss to all other religions and beliefs. Everybody on the earth has the right to live and follow which ever religion they want to follow. Islam never teaches to be preached on the basis of Sword!!!

Whatever president Musharraf and his allies did was the need of the time and we being Pakistanis support it completely. We don't care what our neighbours think and feel and we do not care what the clerics feel. We want peace and thats what Islam teaches as well.

Raheem Dhanani, Karachi, Pakistan

Faith will not break, the intolerance of some will break under the weight of conscience, ignorance will break in the fire of honesty. But the human community is a part of human nature and Islam is no less an expression of the common cause than any other major religion. If one breaks they all will break, if that happens we will need something better.

Let us hope we all learn to practice faith in each other with a sincere and a helpful attitude instead of abusive advantage seeking. That is all the religion we need.

Whats done is done, where do we go from here ? Musharraf acted, I believe, to prevent the descent of Pakistan into factionalised tribalistic chaos and to stop the USA perceiving it as a military enemy. He will have a difficult time handing over the reigns of power as long as certain people refuse to recognise the danger that he averted and continue to undermine these aims. Osama Bin Laden will be foremost among these but he has many allies, both knowing and unknowing.

Richard, Rushden, UK

While leaving all the taps running, those who want to wipe the floor dry with wads of $ 10 billion as mop, my very best wishes! Cough up more, buddy! Who knows, another rabbit like Shekh Khalid Mohammad may by the next lucky prize! But do remember that, in the name of "war on terror", the fate of Pakistan with 16 million poor souls has been hermetically sealed for foreseeable future.
Lakshmidhar Malaviya, Kyoto, JAPAN

Lakshmidhar Malaviya, Kyoto, Japan

Musharraf continues to sponsor terrorism in India, Afghanistan and other parts of the world. This is consistent with Bin Laden's policy. Musharraf has also sheltered Bin Laden and harbours his sympathisers within the Pakistani army and the Inter-Services Intelligence forces. Why should Bin Laden seek his destruction? This is a ploy by Musharraf to stay in power. However, even if there is a change in government in Pakistan the support for terrorism will never end as both Benazir and Nawaz Sharif have supported terrorist infiltration during their time. the only hope is in the transformation of Pakistan into a secular democracy and the cleaning up of its army and intelligence forces.

Mark, Brighton, United Kingdom

I wonder if it is not a plot by Musharraf himself to win the sympathy of his fellow citizens and appeal to them to vote for him in the coming elections. The US which harps on promoting a culture of democracy always turns a blind eye to the errors of general. He is destroying his country and getting a bad name for Islam.
History would judge him for what he has done and failed to do.

Stan, Boston, USA

Stanislaus Alla, Chestnut Hill, USA

To Krishna R. Kumar:

Lets pretend for a moment that the current Pakistani government are puppets of the U.S. Do you think, for a heartbeat, that a new, Islamic Pakistan will be a friend of India? If I recall correctly, Hindus and Buddhists don't hold a high level of respect within fundamentalist Islamic views. Do you think you'll be safer, more secure, with a nuclear Islamic Pakistan on your doorsteps? Or do you think you can bargain with the new regime, that you can convince Al Qaeda and the Taliban to live in peace with you?

Or, perhaps, are you one of them?

James P, Sacramento, California

India should be happy Pakistan is so engaged, leaving it free to answer our customer service telephone calls and receive our dollars.

It is not Musharraf bin Laden will be hiking his skirts to run from, but the Pakistani Army he has now insulted. And after they have been treating him to such hospitality. Tsk tsk.

Catherine, Chicago, USA

General Perverz Musharraf has been in bed with the
Americans, initially to deteriment of neigbhouring countries,
and now to the deteriment of his own people.
The red mosque scandal has made any remnant
die-hard Musharraf fans averse to his hideous policies.
An Osma's video message really is the icing on the cake.
Pakistan needs brilliant leadership. If it were to obtain a
fair and just government it has the potential to become
one of the world's super powers, alongside China.

Sadaat Malik, London, England.

sadaat, London, England

It isn't time yet to call Bin Laden back. He has almost achieved cataclysm for Islam, but not quite. In a hundred years, people will revile his works but the faith will be broken forever.

Izzy Khoudrus, Burnley,

Bin Laden and General Musharraf are made for each other.

As a matter of fact, Bin Laden should have declared war on Pakistani army and military establishment long time back! Pakistani rulers and Pakistan are pure puppets of the US and some more nations.
Regards,

Krishna R. Kumar, Udupi, India