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Bin Laden to Issue Message on 'Foiling Plots' in Iraq

Posted Dec 28, 07 5:44 AM CST in World 

(Newser) – A new message on "foiling plots" in Iraq from Osama bin Laden is about to be released on an Islamic web site, Reuters reports. The 56-minute recording will address the hardline jihadist group Islamic State of Iraq, according to the site announcing the message. It may also blast the "infidel" Arabic news channel Al Jazeera, which has been accused by extremists of misrepresenting a previous message from Bin Laden.

Sunni allies in Iraq have been increasingly turning their backs on Al-Qaeda, and the message may be part of a strategy to lure them back to the terror network. Messages from Bin Laden are typically issued within three days of their announcement on the internet.

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This image released from video shown on an Islamic militant Web site where al-Qaeda's media arm, Al-Sahab, frequently posts messages, shows a still image of Osama bin Laden, center. A new message from...   (Associated Press)
This frame grab taken from an undated video message carrying the logo of al-Qaida's production house as-Sahab shows Osama bin Laden raising his finger while speaking. An extremist website says a new tape...   (Associated Press)
Photographs of victims of sectarian violence are displayed as an Iraqi woman holds a banner during demonstration in Baghdad, Ira. In recent months, Sunni Muslims in Iraq have been increasingly turning...   (Associated Press)
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