Another reason not to invade Iraq anytime soon -- It helps the terrorists

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After a summer of silence, al-Qaida leaders are back on the Mideast air waves, framing their latest anti-American message around a possible war with Iraq.

Experts say the terrorist network is on a renewed public relations campaign aimed at keeping itself in the public eye and associated with events which could turn the Arab public against the United States.

U.S. counterterrorism officials believe the tapes - coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the war in Afghanistan - are a sign of al-Qaida's leadership asserting it is still viable to its rank-and-file followers.

The recent taped statements prompted the FBI to issue a new warning to state and local law enforcement agencies that a new al-Qaida attack on the United States has been approved by the terror network's leadership. But the agency said it did not have any specific information detailing where and when an attack may occur.