***INA TODAY.com - INTERNATIONAL NEWS ANALYSIS TODAY: "IMPENDING TERROR THREAT UNREPORTED" by Toby Westerman (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Iran -- a burgeoning nuclear power and one of the nations comprising the "axis of evil" -- is strengthening its ties with Cuba, a Marxist nation with a demonstrated capacity to easily infiltrate the territory and government of the United States. Demonstrating its developing commitment to Cuba, Iran's ambassador to Havana, Ahmad Edrisian, last week defined his nation's relations with the Caribbean island nation as "excellent," and one which will "continue to grow" in "political, economic, and cultural" areas, according to Radio Havana Cuba, the official broadcasting service of the Cuban government. The U.S. suspects Iran of assisting Cuba in the development of biological weapons, but Iran claims that it is engaged in "humanitarian and scientific" exchanges with the communist-dominated island. Iran, however, declares that it is joined with Cuba in a "common struggle."")(February 16, 2003)
HIPAKISTAN.com: "OSAMA BIN LADEN'S SON SPOTTED IN IRAN: REPORT" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "RIYADH: Osama bin Laden's eldest son, Saad, who was with his father during the US-led air campaign against Afghanistan in 2001, is currently in Iran, a Saudi-owned newspaper reported Thursday. "Saad, the eldest son of Osama bin Laden, head of the al-Qaeda network, was spotted in Iran," Al-Sharq Al-Awsat said, citing a diplomatic source and without giving further details. The pan-Arab paper added that bin Laden himself "is not in Iran." Asharq Al-Awsat reported last July that Saad had taken over the command of al-Qaeda since the US offensive against al-Qaeda bases in Afghanistan. That disclosure, the daily said at the time, "substantiates the theory that Osama was killed or seriously wounded" in the US-led military campaign.") (February 15, 2003)
***WASHINGTON TIMES.com: 'BIN LADEN SON, AL QAEDA TERRORISTS SPOTTED IN IRAN" by Bill Gertz (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "U.S. intelligence agencies say Osama bin Laden's oldest son, Sad, is in Iran along with other senior al Qaeda terrorists, as Iranian military forces have been placed on their highest state of alert in anticipation of a U.S. attack on Iraq, according to intelligence officials. Sad bin Laden was spotted in Iran last month, according to officials familiar with intelligence reports. Sad is believed to be a key leader of the al Qaeda terrorist network since U.S. and allied forces ousted the ruling Taliban militia in Afghanistan.") (February 15, 2003)
***MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE: "EDITOR OF IRANIAN CONSERVATIVE GOVERNMENT DAILY ATTACKS PRESIDENT BUSH AND CALLS ON MUSLIM YOUTH TO LAUNCH MARTYRDOM OPERATIONS AGAINST THE U.S." (ARTICLE NOTE: The editor is identified as Hussain Shariatmadari.) (NOTE: "Martyrdom" is also known as "Shehada.") (012303)
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