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Osama Bin Laden tape shown on Al-Jazeera

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By: The Associated Press

Date: October 7, 2001

Source: The Associated Press.

About the Author: Founded in 1848 in New York, the Associated Press serves as a news source for more than one billion people a day worldwide.

INTRODUCTION

Launched in 1996, Al-Jazeera has established a reputation as the leading independent news source across the Arab world. With a mix of snappy graphics, gripping reporting and aggressive interviews, not to mention an array of stunning scoops, Al-Jazeera has come to dominate the Arab airwaves.

Backed by the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Hamad, the tiny Gulf state where the network is based,...