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| Another Day, Another Threat | |
| 2004-08-03 | |
CAIRO, Egypt - A group claiming to represent al-Qaida in Europe repeated threats against Britain, Italy, Bulgaria and other nations with forces in Iraq in a Web statement Tuesday. But the statement denied that the group, calling itself Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade Europe, had demanded that Italy withdraw its troops from Iraq within 15 days. The ultimatum, also signed Hafs al-Masri Brigade, was posted on the Web on Sunday.
Tuesday's statement was one in a series of claims and counterclaims in recent days that illustrate the difficulties of determining the authenticity of such Web threats or whether those that post them have any ability to carry them out. Italy and other European countries face heightened alerts after the expiration on July 15 of a three-month truce offered by al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden to European countries if they left Iraq, Afghanistan and other Muslim countries. Tuesday's Web threat echoed one on Friday that said: "From here in Italy, and from Britain and Bulgaria, and all European countries, we call on all our people to mobilize and prepare to engage in the battle, a new type and style of battle. Prepare to shed blood, let us make it an endless bloody war." | |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 Is that like Wham! UK? |
| Posted by: BH 2004-08-03 2:31:32 PM |
| #3 I left this comment yesterday in a posting that mentioned the Islambouli Brigade of al Qaeda: I keep hearing about these clowns from the "So and so angry Arab Brigade" and the "Abu Hafs al get you my pretty . . . and your little dog, too, Brigade." What does it take to become a brigade these days? Now that the US Army is The Army of One, why don't we just change the nomenclature to declare each soldier a brigade of one? This would give us an astonishing 1.4 million active duty brigades and another 1.1 million reserve and national guard brigades. That ought to strike fear into our enemies. Just picture the headlines -- "300 Army Brigades Surround al-Sadr's House" or "Army Brigade Beats the P*ss Out of Michael Moore After Moore Attempts to Steal Brigades's French Fries and Blame Bush." |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-08-03 2:10:32 PM |
| #2 Justice League Europe wasn't bad, actually. It wasn't very "European"; it was a spinoff of JLA with a few exotic locations. However, the last episode in France, in which a John Cleese lookalike attacks the Justice League and the French do not One. Frickin. Thing. to help, was pricelessly funny! |
| Posted by: Steve Johnson 2004-08-03 12:12:23 PM |
| #1 Anyone remember Justice League Europe? |
| Posted by: Chris W. 2004-08-03 12:00:12 PM |