"The Arabian peninsula (Saudi Arabia) has become the rear base of the US invader of Iraq," said the "Al Qaeda in the Arabian peninsula" group, Al Qaeda's Saudi Arabian branch, in the 15th edition of its purported Internet bulletin "Muaskar al-Battar."
"After receiving (US Central Command chief General John) Abizaid, the despot Abdullah (bin Abdul Aziz, Saudi Arabia's crown prince) hosted Iyad Allawi, prime minister of the subservient Iraqi government, followed by (US) Secretary of State Colin Powell," said the text, whose authenticity could not be verified.
"They gathered in the peninsula to discuss ways of killing the children of Iraq and Afghanistan," it said.
The group vowed to "carry on the struggle against the apostates and their crusader masters," urging its followers to "rise up to defend their honour and drive the infidels out of the Arabian peninsula."