The Insider: Daily Terrorism Report

Apr. 15 -- — In a new al Qaeda audiotape from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden aired today on the Arabic news network Al Arabiya, he offers a "truce" to European countries that do not attack Muslims, saying it would begin when their soldiers leave Islamic nations. The tape, which ran in full at more than seven minutes, also vowed revenge against America for the Israeli assassination of Hamas founder Sheik Ahmed Yassin and denounced the United States as using the Iraq war for engaging in profit-making ventures, specifically mentioning the private U.S. contractor Halliburton.

And the Italian government confirmed that Iraqi militants killed one of four Italian hostages being held there. Italian officials Thursday confirmed that a videotape sent to Arab satellite network Al Jazeera showed the killing of Fabrizio Quattrocchi. Al Jazeera did not air the footage, calling it gruesome, said Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini. The killing of the Italian, a security guard, is the first known execution of a foreign hostage in Iraq and could further dissuade international aid workers, contractors and journalists, some of whom are already restricting their activities in the country, news wires report.

THE WAR ON TERROR

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New Bin Laden TapePurported Bin Laden Tape Offers 'Truce'

Purported Osama Bin Laden tape offers 'truce' to European countries that don't attack Muslims. (AP)

Purported Bin Laden 'Truce' is Rejected

A man identifying himself as Osama bin Laden offered a "truce" to European countries that do not attack Muslims, saying it would begin when their soldiers leave Islamic nations, according to a recording broadcast Thursday on Arab satellite networks. (AP)

CIA Says Voice on Terror Tape Likely Al-Qaeda Chief Bin Laden's

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency said the voice on an audiotape threatening Israel and offering European countries a cease-fire is likely that of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden. (Bloomberg)

9/11 Commission

Sept. 11 Panel Unsure How to Enact Reform

The reasons behind the pre-Sept. 11 intelligence failures just kept growing: not enough staff, poor technology, inadequate information-sharing, a piecemeal approach to intelligence analysis. (AP)