U.S. Authenticates Bin Laden's Voice

WASHINGTON (AP) - Fugitive terrorist leader Osama bin Laden is apparently still alive and spreading his message.

In an audio Internet posting, the elusive al-Qaida mastermind endorses the terrorist network's new leader in Iraq and warns Shiites there against collaborating with the United States to fight Sunni insurgents.

After a technical analysis by the CIA, the Bush administration said Sunday it had determined that the voice heard on the recording is bin Laden's.

In the message posted Saturday, bin Laden also warned nations not to send troops to Somalia, where Islamic militants have taken control of the capital and much of the south.

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I think I may be the only person on earth holding to this view, but I have serious doubts that this man is still alive. I just really don't believe he is. I think this man bit the dust and met his maker a long time ago. Before we went over to Afghanistan, he would always have video tapes of himself spouting his hateful messages, but since then we have only had these audiotapes. Why is this extremely arrogant man still not showing his face with video tapes? He has certainly never been camera shy. The closest they have come is posting a picture of him while playing audio of his supposed voice. It does not compute. I don't care how much the CIA's intelligence technical analysis confirms the identity of the audio tapes, I just don't buy it.