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200 Web sites spread al-Qaida's message in English

RIYADH,Saudi Arabia (AP) — Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al-Qaida's message to Muslims in the West.

They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings.

The U.S.-born al-Awlaki...

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