Al-Qaida anger at Jazeera on Laden tape

 
CAIRO, Egypt – Al-Qaida sympathizers have unleashed a torrent of anger against Al-Jazeera television, accusing it of misrepresenting Osama bin Laden’s latest audiotape by airing excerpts in which he criticizes mistakes by insurgents in Iraq.
Users of a leading Islamic militant Web forum posted thousands of insults against the pan-Arab station for focusing on excerpts in [...]

Bin Laden urges Iraq insurgents to unite

DUBAI (Reuters) – Osama bin Laden called on insurgent groups in Iraq to unify their ranks, in an audio recording aired by Al Jazeera television on Monday.
“The interest of the Islamic nation surpasses that of a group,” said the speaker who sounded like the leader of al Qaeda. “The strength of faith is in the [...]

Two sailors killed in Bahrain

MANAMA (Reuters) – Two American sailors were shot dead and one was critically wounded at the U.S. navy base in Bahrain, but there were no indications of a terrorist attack, the navy said on Monday.
The shootings took place at about 5 a.m. (10:00 p.m. EDT Sunday), the navy said in a statement, adding that initial [...]