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WASHINGTON (AFP) - Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry (news - web sites) was set to step up attacks on George W. Bush's handling of the Iraq (news - web sites) war, as the president prepared to go to the United Nations (news - web sites) to unveil new proposals help rebuild the country. In a new television advertisement six weeks before the November 2 election, Kerry accused Bush of diverting resources needed at home to fight the war in Iraq. "Two hundred billion dollars. That is what we are spending in Iraq because George Bush (news - web sites) chose...

Counter Terrorism Official: Al-Qaeda Planning 'Grand Finale' Attack on U.S. for Ramadan Nov. 24, 2003 NEW YORK--PRNewswire--Following the deadly attacks against British targets in Turkey last week, the "chatter" -- loose talk of threats among Islamic extremists, picked up by U.S. eavesdroppers-was spiking upwards again. The traditional holiday of Ramadan, propitious in terrorist minds for great and violent events, was coming to an end. "You have rapid-fire, back-to-back significant Al Qaeda attacks," one counter-terrorism official tells Newsweek in the December 1 issue (on newsstands Monday, November 24). "It's starting to look like this could be the buildup to a grand...

U.S. Detects 'Enhanced' Threat of a New Attack Sat May 18, 8:38 PM ET By Steve Holland WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence officials have detected "enhanced activity" that points to a potential new attack against the United States or American interests abroad, a White House official said on Saturday. The FBI (news - web sites) also warned of a possible plot by Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden (news - web sites)'s al Qaeda network to detonate bombs in apartment buildings in the United States.The comments came as The New York Times reported that U.S. intelligence agencies have intercepted a series...