Al Qaeda's front group the Islamic State of Iraq said U.S. military claims that Abu Omar al Baghdadi is a fictional figurehead figurehead played by an Iraqi actor are lies. This is "a desperate attempt to cover the failure of the crusade on Islam's land," according to a statement released on the web. Last week the U.S. military said Khalid Al Mashadani created the ISI with Abu Ayyub al Masri, and served as the link between Osama bin Laden and al Masri.
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