text: Second American hostage murder claimed as Bush appeals for help in &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; BAGHDAD : A group linked to suspected Al-Qaeda operative Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi claimed to have beheaded a second US hostage in Iraq, as US President George W. Bush defended the war in Iraq and asked for more foreign help in the country.
inputs: Second American hostage murder claimed as Bush appeals for help in &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; BAGHDAD : A group linked to suspected Al-Qaeda operative Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi claimed to have beheaded a second US hostage in Iraq, as US President George W. Bush defended the war in Iraq and asked for more foreign help in the country.