U.S. State Department officials say they tried to stop al-Jazeera television from broadcasting Osama bin-Laden's latest videotape.
Officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, say they were shown a copy of the tape hours before its broadcast Friday on the Qatar-based network
They say they appealed to the Qatari government to prevent the broadcast, saying that al-Jazeera should not give a platform to terrorists.
Al-Jazeera frequently airs exclusive videos from al-Qaida as well as terrorists holding foreigners hostage in Iraq.
Some information for this report provided by AFP.