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Al-Qaeda vows Dire Revenge over the death of Yassin
2004-03-23
An Islamist Web site has published a statement purporting to come from an al Qaeda-linked group vowing revenge on the United States and its allies over Israel's assassination of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. "We tell Palestinians that Sheikh Yassin's blood was not spilt in vain and call on all legions of Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades to avenge him by attacking the tyrant of the age, America, and its allies," said the statement by Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades carried by the Al Ansar forum Web site on Monday.

It was also published by another Islamist Web site called Islammemo, which said the letter was received by email and sent to several Arab media outlets. "We tell fighters in Palestine, especially Hamas and Jihad, that your real enemy is the tyrant of the age, America, because Sheikh Yassin was killed by American money, weapons and political and media support," the statement said. "Let us unite to strike this Jewish-crusader snake, this despotic enemy...the Jews can be found in every inch of the world and they are the ones who support the Jews of the Zionist entity in Palestine through money and in the media," it said. The purported Qaeda statement urged Palestinians not to follow Palestinian President Yasser Arafat, who it said was trying to "sell Palestine" in exchange for peace.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#4  Why is AQ, a terrorist group, concerned with the death of Yassin. Hammas is part of a totally unrelated industry - the freedom-fighters. Ots almost like there is a connection there. I just can't put my finger on it ....
Posted by: Super Hose   2004-3-23 8:49:46 PM  

#3  From MEMRI:

"I wish they had done it already -- if they have the talent for it. The day in which I will die as a shahid [martyr] will be the happiest day of my life." -- Yassin


Ask, and ye shall receive.
Posted by: Bomb-a-rama   2004-3-23 3:33:49 PM  

#2  ...Let me say up front that I'm not at all sure about the bonafides of this pic: (WARNING: it's graphic)

Link

...but you gotta admit, he looks damned surprised.

Of course, eating a Hellfire will do that to you.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2004-3-23 2:24:08 AM  

#1  Oooooh. I'm a-skeered! Guess we're in trouble now...might as well kill Arafat, too on the "in for a penny, in for a pound" theory.
Love the way the IslamoNazis work their way around Israel to the USA...
Oh well.
I'm still ululating over the Yassassination, so I guess I'm bad.
Bring it on.
Posted by: Jen   2004-3-23 12:09:05 AM  

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