http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/10/17/al.zarqawi.statement/index.html
I'm not looking forward to tomorrow's spin on this one. This seems to play so conveniently into the Administration's hands that it's hard to believe it's not motivated by a desire to influence the election.
Below are the first three paragraphs of the story. I'm a newbie and don't know how to get the cool box around the quoted text...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (CNN) -- A statement attributed to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's militant group declared allegiance to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on Sunday.
The statement, posted on Islamist Web sites, addressed bin Laden as "the sheik" and said al-Zarqawi's Unification and Jihad movement "badly needed" to join forces with al Qaeda.
"We will listen to your orders," it said. "If you ask us to join the war, we will do it and we will listen to your instructions. If you stop us from doing something, we will abide by your instructions."