Al Zarqaqi Pledges Allegiance to Osama

Boy, I wish I felt it was impossible that our government somehow fabricated this story on CNN right now:

A statement attributed to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's militant group in Iraq -- and which claimed responsibility for the recent beheadings of two Americans and a Briton -- declared allegiance to al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden on Sunday. The statement, posted on Web sites, addressed bin Laden as "the sheik" and said "We will listen to your orders. If you ask us to join the war, we will do it and we will listen to your instructions."

It's just coming at a terribly convenient time for this president to backup what he and Cheney have recently said.