Al Qaeda in Iraq calls for offensive against U.S.

A man claiming to be Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, mocked the death toll of American troops and urged his fighters to attack U.S. forces. The Web posting came just hours after radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr threatened to "declare a war" unless U.S. and Iraqi forces stop their assaults on his followers. full story

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