Al Qaeda head &to=http:// english.pravda.ru/main/2002/07/18/32748.html' target=_blank>Osama bin Laden has recently asked Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to consider directing his murderous talents at the U.S. homeland, a U.S. counterterrorism official claims.
"There has been communication between bin Laden and Zarqawi with bin Laden suggesting to Zarqawi the U.S. homeland as a target," the official told Reuters on Monday. He spoke on condition of anonymity. However, there was no specific threat uttered.
The &to=http:// english.pravda.ru/columnists/2002/09/11/36381.html' target=_blank>U.S. Department of Homeland Security said it issued a bulletin on the weekend informing state homeland security advisers about "recent credible but non-specific" threat information, says CTV News.
Zarqawi, a Jordanian militant, is a leading figure among Islamic insurgents who are waging a deadly campaign against U.S.-led forces in Iraq.
Bush administration officials, including Vice President Dick Cheney, suggested ties between bin Laden and Saddam Hussein in the run-up to the 2003 U.S.-led invasion of Iraq.
The bipartisan commission that investigated the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on New York and Washington later concluded no collaborative relationship existed between Saddam and the bin Laden network blamed for the attacks, informs Reuters.
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