Bloodcurdling Qaeda Threats—In English

摘要

Americanin- tel officials be- lieve three recent Qaeda videotapes represent a new strategy by Osama bin Laden's network to get more air time in English-speaking countries. Since early August, three different, and seemingly current, videotapes have surfaced featuring masked English-speakers uttering chilling threats. The English tapes may be aimed at getting lengthier and wider exposure for the terrorists' messages in target countries like the United States and Britain.