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Bush Details Bin Laden Plot

Posted May 23, 07 4:23 PM CDT in US,  World 

(Newser) – Osama bin Laden attempted to launch a terrorist cell in Iraq through which Al-Qaeda could attack the US, President Bush said today. The newly declassified information fleshed out a 2005 Homeland Security alert that Bin Laden directed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, then his top man in Iraq, to organize the unit as part of what he called a "war of destiny."

Speaking at the Coast Guard Academy commencement, Bush invoked Bin Laden in defending his war strategy and detailing previously reported American successes in foiling Al-Qaeda's attempts to expand the war on terror. "In the minds of Al-Qaeda leaders, 9/11 was just a down payment on violence yet to come," he said.

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President Bush, right, gets a hug from U.S. Coast Guard Ensign Daniel Tillman Holland, a member of the 2007 graduating class, left, during graduation ceremonies at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New...   (Associated Press)
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President Bush speaks about the war on terror as he delivers the commencement address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy graduation ceremony in New London, Conn., Wednesday, May 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Charles...   (Associated Press)
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