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CIA authenticates bin Laden audio
The Central Intelligence Agency said last night that the voice on a tape claiming preparation for an Al-Qaeda attack on the United States was Osama bin Ladenâs. In the audio tape Bin Laden warns that Al-Qaeda is preparing new attacks inside the US, but says the group is open to a conditional truce with Americans. It was the first public communication from the terrorist groupâs leader since December 2004.âFollowing technical analysis of the Osama bin Laden tape aired today, the CIA assesses that it was the voice of Osama bin Laden,â said an agency official, speaking on condition of anonymity. The official provided no details about how the CIA had concluded that the voice was that of Bin Laden. The agencyâs finding is sure to intensify the scrutiny that officials from the US and other countries are giving the recording. US counter-terrorism officials said despite the tape, they had seen no specific or credible intelligence to indicate an imminent Al-Qaeda attack on the US. Posted by: Dan Darling 2006-01-20 |
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