Al-Qaida Seeks to Spread Message Via Video Downloads to Cell Phones

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CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida video messages of Osama bin Laden and Ayman al-Zawahri can now be downloaded to cell phones, the terrorist network announced as part of its attempts to extend its influence.

The announcement was posted late Friday by al-Qaida's media wing, al-Sahab, on Web sites commonly used by Islamic militants. As of Saturday, eight previously recorded videos were made available including a recent tribute to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the former al- Qaida in Iraq leader killed by U.S. forces in Iraq in June 2006.

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Al-Qaida Seeks to Spread Message Via Video Downloads to Cell Phones

In a written message introducing the new cell-phone videos, al- Zawahri, al-Qaida's No. 2 f...

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