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| Al Qaeda-Palestine announces its arrival in Gaza |
| 2005-08-02 |
| Al Qaedaâs Appearance in Gaza is a Dangerous New Terrorist Manifestation DEBKAfile Special Report August 3, 2005, 1:43 AM (GMT+02:00) This is from Debka, so take it as you may, but they generally have pretty good sources and break this type of sceurity/terrorism news from Israel first.This was the only place I could find reference to this new Al qaida branch, so all you Rantburger regulars please help find another source. Tuesday, August 2, Al Qaeda claimed the establishment of a Gaza branch called âAl Qaeda-Palestine, Jihad Brigades in the Border Land.â As if Palestine didn't have enough targets for us to hit, I mean radical groups.See, pretty good sources. Debka has a story on this at their site too, seems Al Q has some publisher friends stepping up to the plate. Al Qaedaâs Palestinian gunmen performing on the tape claim the new organization is already in action and assume responsibility for firing rockets at the Israeli communities of Neve Dekalim and Gunei Tal in the Gaza Strip Saturday night, July 30. Military tests revealed that Sinjal rockets, which are used by the Jihad Islami and are inferior even to the hit-or-miss Qassam missiles, were indeed fired at those two places. They'll move up to potato cannons next.Upstanding citizens no doubt. Israeli intelligence experts on al Qaeda have three diverse theories to explain the new development. As always Debka has theories and lots of em, though I'm sure they are much more informed and educated than my theories would be. 1. This theory holds that the three most violent Palestinian groups, Hamas, Jihad Islami and the Fatah-al Aqsa Brigades, established a new umbrella organization to execute terrorist and shooting attacks against Israelâs withdrawal operation in two weeks while eluding the charge of flouting Abu Mazenâs orders. This theory does not fully explain al Qaedaâs introduction to the Gaza Strip. 2. Al Qaedaâs agents infiltrated the Gaza Strip through northern Sinai, the Palestinian arms smuggling gangs who work both sides of the Rafah border or Hizballah cells in Gaza, and set u p a new organization based on the Hamas and Jihad Islami. 3. The Palestinian Popular Committees which bring together the al Aqsa Brigades and other terrorist splinters has split into feuding elements, one of which may have joined up with al Qaeda, promised allegiance and collaboration and received funds. That money would have paid for the film and the two attacks. I think an amalgamation of all three theories could also be possible. Whichever mechanism was used, it is clear that the international Islamist organization has made its first public appearance as a terrorist force present in the Gaza Strip. In every country, this hostile penetration would have captured top headlines and the security authorities and government would have been challenged for explanations. However in Israel today, the government, defense officials are media are so deeply immersed in the task of rooting out every last civilian and soldier from the affected territory against all opposition, that they are incapable of reviewing that task in the light of the new invasion.This is Debka's hit at the Sharon withdrawal policy, but I do agree with them. Methinks that most of us see no difference in the Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah, and Al Qaeda, but obviously there are differences and plenty of them. However, that being said, they all will still catch bullets and missiles in the same way. And all of these groups will no doubt be in need of some ass kicking and may soon justify a more, shall we say hardline approach from Western powers in dealing with Palestine. Take note Abu Mazen, if you can't clean up your own backyard, we will do it for you. EP |
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