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Many people are talking about reports of a new videotape that purportedly shows an al-Qaeda terrorist threatening an attack on the United States if President George W. Bush is re-elected. ABC News has obtained a copy of the tape but is not convinced of its authenticity and has not aired it. The network issued the following statement Thursday: "ABC News has shared this tape with both the CIA and the FBI as part of our reporting process. ABC News is committed to accurate, credible and complete journalism, and is applying the same scrutiny to this tape that we apply to...

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN – A new videotape that has surfaced in Pakistan threatens a massive attack against the United States by a purported American member of Al Qaeda. It is not yet known if the tape is an authentic Al Qaeda production, but it bears enough resemblance that some experts are taking the tape seriously. The chilling 75-minute digital videotape, seen by a Christian Science Monitor reporter in Pakistan, where it was obtained by ABC News, shows a high degree of sophistication and bears the logo of Al Qaeda's video production house, As-Sahab. On the video, the unknown man's face is...