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| Sammy training 'werewolves' with Jund al-Islam? |
| 2002-12-01 |
| An Iraqi Shi'ite Islamist opposition group Sunday accused members of an Iraqi militia of conducting joint training with al Qaeda loyalists aimed at carrying out operations against U.S. interests. The Tehran-based "Our sources working on the inside confirmed these elements are getting joint training with elements of Jund al-Islam aimed at carrying out special operations against American interests in the world and with material financing from the Iraqi regime," said the statement. The statement came days after six Iraqi opposition groups, including SCIRI, agreed to meet later this month in London to prepare to take power if Saddam is removed. A SCIRI official in Lebanon said Jund al-Islam had several hundred people in northern Iraq in the border area near Iran and Turkey, and was connected to al Qaeda. "They have a connection to al Qaeda, and there is a lot of information on relations between the Iraqi regime and this group," he said. SCIRI said the training of some militia members had already started. "These elements arrived in Iraqi Kurdistan three weeks ago, where they started getting special joint training with elements of Jund al-Islam," the statement said. As the Second World War was winding down, allied commanders devoted a certain amount of worry to Hitler's "werewolves," who were expected to conduct guerrilla operations against allied forces. Nothing ever came of it, because by that time most of the people who were willing to give their lives for Adolph had already done so. A greater worry to me than Jund al-Islam is SCIRI itself. I'm sure that the Medes and the Persians have every intention of trying to snatch the Iraqi bone from between the American teeth at the first opportunity when Sammy's gone. Wonder if they'll be the ones to provide the causus belli to slap Iran? |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |