Iraq grows bolder in praise of bin Laden

A newspaper owned by a son of Saddam Hussein has sung the praises of Osama bin Laden - signalling a shift in the Iraqi Government’s attitude to the United States’ No 1 enemy.

While Iraq has been quick to condemn the US for its air strikes on Afghanistan, it had previously downplayed their target - bin Laden, the prime suspect in the September 11 attacks on New York and Washington.