Bin Laden mocks US as "weak" in new video

Elusive Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden mocked the United States as "weak" and vowed to escalate f...  More »

Elusive Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden mocked the United States as "weak" and vowed to escalate fighting in Iraq in a new video, his first such appearance in nearly three years. His appearance appears to be timed to mark the upcoming sixth anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on New York and Washington. US intelligence agencies confirmed the tape's authenticity. The tape was probably produced as recently as early August because of a reference to the 62nd anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, the official said.  « Less