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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
Hamas losing hard boyz to al-Qaeda
2005-11-03
Unimpressed by Hamas' ability to carry out attacks against Israel, nine members of the radical outfit including two trained in Pakistan and Afghanistan, have decided to join the al-Qaeda terror network, a report said.

Israeli Prison Service officials discovered the move by the group of nine prisoners with "blood on their hands" after they recovered written messages that the inmates attempted to smuggle to each other.

An examination revealed that the notes contained al-Qaeda propaganda, detailed the terror network's ideology, and provided instructional information, officials told local media.

"Were talking about a move of defiance against the Hamas, which isn't radical enough in the prisoners view," a prison official was quoted as saying.

On initiating a full-scale investigation the prison authorities found that two of these detainees were trained by the al-Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The probe also revealed that the inmates have already informed Hamas prison leaders about their decision to join Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network. The Hamas leaders were unhappy at the "defection" of nine members, Ynetnews reported.

"In their (the nine prisoners) opinion, Hamas is not doing enough, not carrying out enough terror attacks, and allowing the Jihad organisation to lead the struggle against Israel," a prison official said.

"Their move was meant to create a situation in prison where they serve as al-Qaeda's arm in jail," the report said quoting the official.
Posted by:Dan Darling

#4  Free agency screws up everything. Wonder if they've got agents?
Posted by: tu3031   2005-11-03 14:27  

#3  help the rivalry and increase the friction between the two groups. Splodys vs Splodys = Dead Dopes

Posted by: Red Dog   2005-11-03 02:31  

#2  And a player to be boomed later.
Posted by: Seafarious   2005-11-03 01:17  

#1  In exchange, Hamas to receive first-round pick in next year's draft.
Posted by: Master of Obvious   2005-11-03 01:04  

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