Senior international correspondent Nic Robertson is live for us in London this morning. The White House saying the intelligence community believes that Osama bin Laden's voice is on that audio tape that's being aired on Arab television. Some new threats to tell you about from an old foe. We've got details on this AMERICAN MORNING. Now the New Orleans mayoral race begins in earnest. SOLEDAD O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: And then there were two. With average gas prices nearing $3 a gallon, it's enough to draw drivers from miles away. SUMI DAS, CNN CORRESPONDENT: I'm Sumi Das in Hammond, Indiana, where drivers gets a small break at the filling station. JEANNE MESERVE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Life or death for Zacarias Moussaoui? I'm Jeanne Meserve outside the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia, where a jury begins deliberating that question today. He'll answer questions about his country's nuclear ambitions, we hope. What does it mean? And is he any closer to capture? MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: The president of Iran holding a rare news conference shortly. CORRESPONDENT: I'm Nic Robertson in London. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.New Message From Osama bin Laden Life or Death for Zacarias Moussaoui?

It is testament both to the strength of the human spirit and to the extremes we'll go to in order to keep our loved ones safe. But, of course, it wasn't quite that simple.'Out of Iraq' is an exhilarating and terrifying story of one man's escape from one of the harshest regimes of the modern era. The only thing which could help was money and lots of it, so Lewis fraudulently transferred GBP37,000 from the accounts of William Hill (where he had a temporary job) into his own bank, and wired it to Baghdad in order to pay the necessary bribes. Now he had to work out how to rescue his mother, brother and sister, who had been apprehended by security forces and thrown into jail once Lewis' escape became known. This left him with only one option - to escape from his native land, leaving his family behind him.Going under the wire of the army compound where he was posted, Lewis was shot in the leg, making his escape - which required a gruelling journey in disguise across the desert at night with a group of Bedouin, at the mercy of ravenous wolves - all the more arduous.Against the odds, Lewis survived this trek, made it across the border into Jordan, and eventually sought asylum the UK, where he had spent his childhood. Things went from bad to worse once his superiors discovered his ability to speak English, and Lewis was selected for Saddam's elite, top secret intelligence service, an offer he literally could not refuse. Aged 17, Lewis Alsamari was conscripted into the Iraqi army.

Out Of Iraq.. by Lewis Alsamari