Bin Laden's will says he was betrayed

Bin Laden's will sayshe was betrayed
CAIRO, Egypt -- A London-based Arabic magazine said it has obtained the will of Osama bin Laden in which he accuses fellow Muslim leaders of betraying him in the face of the American campaign to destroy his Al-Qaida movement.
The weekly magazine Al-Majallah said the typed will was dated Dec. 14, 2001, and signed by bin Laden. At that time, U.S. forces were bombing the Al-Qaida stronghold at Tora Bora where bin Laden was believed to have fled after the collapse of rule by the Taliban.
The Associated Press obtained an advance copy of the article in the Saudi-owned magazine, which was to be published today. The copy had what the magazine said was a photo of one page of the four-page will with bin Laden's supposed signature. There was a second enlarged photo of the signature.
In the purported will, bin Laden accuses Muslim leaders of betraying him and "the students of religion," meaning the Taliban, the magazine said. Bin Laden and Taliban leaders complained during the American attack that other Muslims had ignored pleas to come to their aid.
"Without treason the situation would have been different today and the outcome would have been different," the text of the copy says.
Tycoon sent to prison
LONDON -- A property tycoon convicted of hiring two men to murder a business rival was sentenced to 10 years in prison Friday.
Nicholas van Hoogstraten, who denied the charge, smirked defiantly as Judge George Newman told him he was "the instigator of a terrifying piece of intimidation" culminating in the death of Mohammed Sabir Raja, 62, a Pakistani-born property developer and business competitor.
"It should not be forgotten this action you took against Mr. Raja was the last in what on the evidence had been a case of aggravation of which Mr. Raja had been in fear for a number of years," the judge said. Van Hoogstraten, 57, portrayed by the prosecution as a ruthless businessman, continued smiling as Newman ordered him to pay a third of the prosecution costs, about $180,000.
Death by firing squad
SALT LAKE CITY -- A serial killer who asked to be executed by firing squad without the traditional hood over his head will be granted his wish, the state Supreme Court ruled Friday.
Roberto Arguelles made the unusual request after he was convicted in 1997 of killing three teenage girls and a woman in her 40s.
A court gave its approval, but the execution was delayed after Arguelles attempted to hang himself with a prison laundry bag.
Arguelles underwent a psychiatric evaluation following the suicide attempt. As required by state law, his case was appealed to the state Supreme Court, which ruled Friday that the firing squad execution could go forward.
Blood donor guidelines
WASHINGTON -- Blood banks should encourage donors to call them back if they suffer symptoms of West Nile virus soon after giving blood, so the bank can decide if the donated blood should be quarantined, the government said Friday.
West Nile virus is spread mostly by infected mosquitoes, but federal scientists discovered last month it also occasionally is spread through donated blood or organs. The Food and Drug Administration cites 15 people who may have caught West Nile from a blood transfusion, out of more than 3,300 cases of the disease this year.
Updated FDA guidelines released Friday encourage donors to call back the blood bank if they develop symptoms within two weeks of giving blood and live in an area where West Nile is circulating. Blood bank directors then would evaluate the case and decide if that person's blood donation should be withheld.
Associated Press