1.0 link 97993 <![CDATA[Al Qaida Number 2: Iran Propagated 9/11 Conspiracy Theory]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/04/22/al-qaida-number-2-iran-pr_n_97993.html CAIRO, Egypt &mdash; Osama bin Laden's chief deputy in an audiotape Tuesday accused Shiite Iran of trying to discredit the Sunni al-Qaida terror network by spreading the conspiracy theory that Israel was behind the Sept. 11 attacks.

The comments reflected al-Qaida's No. 2 leader Ayman al-Zawahri's increasing criticism of Iran. Al-Zawahri has accused Iran in recent messages of seeking to extend its power in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and through its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.

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