Egypt’s official government daily, Al-Ahram, says the United States is behind the Najaf bombing.

“It is strange that the occupation forces, which are considered to have the most to gain from the incident, have as usual blamed Islamic terrorists. This is propaganda aimed at causing world-wide damage to Muslims, especially since no one denies that some of the Islamic extremists who carry out terrorist acts flourished under and were financed by some Western apparatuses during the war against the Soviet Union in Afghanistan . In other words, responsibility for this very act of terrorism is Western responsibility – and, more specifically, American.”

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