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Al-Qaida May Be Planning "Death Blow"
Source: Middle East Online, JUS News Desk
Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network is planning a "death blow" against Americans during the holy Muslim fasting month of Ramadan, a Saudi magazine reports in its issue due out Friday. "Al-Qaeda is going to carry out a death blow against Americans during the month of Ramadan," Al-Majallah said, quoting an e-mail sent by Abu Mohammed al-Ablaj, identified as a senior member of al-Qaeda.
Ablaj, who regularly communicates with the London-based weekly via e-mail, did not specify if the threatened strike will be carried out in the United States or against American interests abroad. "Muslims have the right to draw the blood of Americans, civilian or military, everywhere in the world," Ablaj said.
| "That's because... ummm... we're Muslims." |
He did not dismiss the possibility of a "painful" strike in Iraq, which is currently under a US-led occupation following the overthrow of dictator Saddam Hussein.
| I doubt that would be a "death blow." |
"Bin Laden has ordered his supporters to carry out a guerrilla war against Arab and Muslim countries where there is an American military and commercial presence," Ablaj said. "The guerrilla war decided by bin Laden and his assistants won't be limited to martyr (suicide) operations mentioned in his last two messages. This war will be carried out by other means and using different types of weapons," he added.
| We'll be curious to see what they are. Or if the weapons are nothing but wind. Remember Sully telling us to "fasten our safety belts"? And Binny was soon going to appear on the teevee? |
In a message purported to be from bin Laden and aired October 18 by Qatar's Al-Jazeera television station, the terror chief threatened to send suicide bombers to the United States and attack any forces joining the US-led coalition in Iraq.
Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-11-01 |
