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Al Qaida in Iraq claimed in a new audio tape today that they are winning the war faster than expected in Iraq, saying it had mobilized 12,000 fighters. The group also said it welcomed the Republican electoral defeat that led to the departure of Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld. It also addeded that its fighters would not rest until they had blown up the White House. One of Al Qaida's leaders urged the U.S. to stay in Iraq so that terrorist groups could have more opportunities to kill US troops. The audio tape was made available on militant web sites and...

Iran's New President Glorifies Martyrdom The act of martyrdom is often celebrated by the Iranian theocracy. Most recently, Iranian President-Elect Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad, in his second TV appearance since his election victory, spoke July 25, 2005 on Iranian Channel 1 in praise of "the art of martyrdom." The day after Ahmadi-Nejad's TV appearance, the London Arabic-language daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat published a report about his spiritual advisor, Ayatollah Mohammad Misbah Yazdi. The report advised Iranians on how to volunteer for the Iranian regime-sponsored volunteer martyrdom squad, and mentioned an Iranian women's volunteer group that is dedicated to carrying out martyrdom operations against...

Iranian officials said Thursday that Iran has several unnamed Al Qaeda operatives in custody, The Cable News Network has learned. The acknowledgement came as Washington has intensified its accusations that Al Qaeda terrorists are inside Iran-something Terhan had previously denied.United States officials say the key area in question is whether the Al Qaeda operatives in custody are allowed to communicate and recieve visitors. One Bush Administration official told CNN that Landar Brahimi , the United Nations Special Representative for Afghanistan met Thursday in Geneva with Iranian officials. It was during that meeting that Iran said it had several Al Qaeda...

An intelligence source says that United States Defence Secetary Donald Rumsfeld last week ordered the drawing up of contingency plans for a possible invasion of Syria, New York Newsday reported Thursday.According to the newspaper's website, Undersecretary of Defence Douglas Ferth is working on a policy paper highlighting how the nation of Syria's support of terrorist groups is a threat to the region.But the newspaper also reported that a senior Pentagon officer said he was unaware of any new planning involving Syria.Secretary Rumsfled said Wednesday that Syria had allowed Iraqi regieme figures to enter the nation and provided Iraq with military...

Bastard just said it...if we attack Iraq they are out as a partner on the war on terror.