Al-Qaida Warns of More Attacks

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    In a statement posted on the Internet Wednesday, Yemen-based Nasser al-Wahishi told Americans not to fool themselves that the "matter will be over" with bin Laden's killing.  He said the "ember of jihad is glowing brighter" and that "what is coming is greater and worse."The warning came as U.S. Senator John Kerry announced he will travel to Pakistan next week to try and put bilateral⁴ relations "back on track" after the U.S. raid on bin Laden's compound in the northern garrison⁵ city of Abbottabad.

    The raid May 2 has further strained relations between the U.S. and Pakistan.

    On Wednesday, the chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee, Mike Rogers, said there may have been "elements" in Pakistan who knew bin Laden was hiding in the country but that, so far, there are no indications that senior Pakistani officials knew and provided a safe haven⁶.

    White House spokesman Jay Carney said the "successful mission against a mass murderer" was entirely⁷ justified⁸.

    Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani told lawmakers Wednesday that Pakistan should not allow its territory to be used for terrorism and he ordered a military probe into how bin Laden was able to live in the country undetected.

    But opposition⁹ leader and former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif rejected that investigation¹⁰ and instead demanded an independent inquiry¹¹ led by Pakistan's chief justice into bin Laden and the U.S. raid that killed him.

    Sharif also criticized Pakistan's intelligence agency for failing to detect the U.S. raid and repeated that the operation was a violation¹² of Pakistan's sovereignty.

    Gilani has rejected allegations that Pakistan's military and spy agency were complicit or incompetent¹³ in failing to detect bin Laden's presence.  He also has criticized the U.S. raid, warning of "serious consequences" from such unilateral actions.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

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