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Al Qaeda Threatening Britain, Gaining in Kosovo

The Al Qaeda threat to Britain is growing--perhaps by the hour.The terrorist group's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has threatened to retaliate against Britain for giving a knighthood to novelist Salman Rushdie. In a 20-minute audiotape, Osama... ...full story at China Confidential

from China Confidential on Tue, Jul 10 2007

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