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| Report: Bin Laden's son sent to operate against Israel |
| 2006-11-15 |
| Iran has freed a son of al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden from house arrest, a German newspaper reported on Wednesday. Die Welt said the Iranian Revolutionary Guard released Saad bin Laden on July 28 with the aim of sending him to the Syria-Lebanon border. It linked the reported move to the outbreak of war between Israel and Lebanese-based Hizbullah. "From the Lebanese border, he has the task of building Islamist terror cells and preparing them to fight together with Hizbullah," Die Welt said, quoting intelligence information. "Apparently Tehran is counting on recruiting Lebanese refugees in Syria for the fight against Israel, using bin Laden's help," it added in a preview of a report to appear in its Thursday edition. Western intelligence sources have long suspected that Iran is holding a number of al-Qaeda figures, possibly including Saad Bin Laden and Saif al-Adel, the network's security chief. Kamal Kharrazi, then Iran's foreign minister, said in January 2004 that Tehran had jailed about a dozen al-Qaeda suspects and would put them on trial. "Our general view is Iran certainly does have a few al-Qaeda-related figures ... The general perception is Iran keeps these people as a bargaining chip," said a European counter-terrorism official when asked about the Die Welt report. He said Shia Muslim Iran was not sympathetic to members of Sunni-dominated al-Qaeda but "they protect them as long as they think they can make use of them." Al-Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri issued a video message last week in which, while not mentioning Hizbullah by name, he urged Muslims everywhere to "fight and become martyrs" in response to the conflict in Lebanon. |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #15 Iff what Benji Netanyahu claims is true, i.e. that Iran hopes one day to produce 25 nuclear bombs a year, such a production rate is too much/high just for Iran to use only agz Israel. IOW, IRAN HAS NUKLAR AMBITIONS = AGENDAS BEYOND JUST ISRAEL AND LIKELY ALSO BEYOND ONLY THE ME! GLEN BECK on C2CAM > believs ISRAEL WILL NOT TALK/COMPROMISE WITH RADICAL IRAN BECUZ ISRAEL KNOWS THE KIND OF PEOPLE THEY ARE DEALING WITH AND TRUE INTENTS. BECK > are AMORAL, MANIPULATIVE, EVIL MEN BEYOND EVIL. BECK in past C2C segments indic his belief that IRAN + OSAMA ALREADY POSSESSES NUCLEAR BOMBS, BUT ARE HIDING THE FACT FROM THE UNO + WORLD.. A NUCLEAR 9-11(s) INSIDE AMERICA PROPER IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME + PC, AND AT THE UNILATER BEHEST OF RADICAL ISLAM. IOW, the only thing stopping Radical Islam from nuking Amer cities + areas is Radical Islam itself and opportune POLITIX/POLISCHTICK. Beck > can nuke us any time they want. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-11-15 21:36 |
| #14 The problem with your approach is that such renouncements and 'disowning' may be only temporary. All taqqiya, all the time. Spot on, DanNY. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-15 20:26 |
| #13 Should not exterminate the whole family, tribe, clan, whatever. Just those who do not renounce Satan (or his representatives, Osama, etc.) The problem with your approach is that such renouncements and 'disowning' may be only temporary. The other solution is permanent. Let them decide how to deal with it. |
| Posted by: DanNY 2006-11-15 20:20 |
| #12 I disagree, DanNY. Should not exterminate the whole family, tribe, clan, whatever. Just those who do not renounce Satan (or his representatives, Osama, etc.) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2006-11-15 18:47 |
| #11 Why is Iran spoiling for a fight???? Short answer; it's their primary goal "Khamenei "has emphasized that 'the battle against the global arrogance headed by the U.S. and Israel is an integral part of our Islamic government, and constitutes its primary goal" |
| Posted by: tipper 2006-11-15 17:08 |
| #10 DanNY, I am forced to agree and you are not at all any sort of rabid psychopath. Even brief examination of the terrorist agenda shows they think absolutely nothing of collective punishment. This is one squeamishness we must overcome in order to have any chance of winning the War on Terrorism. We, too, must make penalties for terrorist collusion steep enough whereby those who do so with seeming impunity begin to reconsider the wisdom of their actions. This is where Israel is slowly begining to see the light (once again). By shelling or simply destroying entire neighborhoods where rockets are launched from, locals are sent the message that consequences come along with turning a blind eye to rocket crews who base their activities there. There is a second and equally important corollary to this issue. Security measures in Islamic terrorism networks are heavily reliant upon familial ties. By eradicating entire families, large links are broken out of the support chain. A side effect is that it also curtails any possible genetic or congenital basis for terrorism. Finally, we must enlarge this entire concept to the nation-state level. Terror sponsoring governments must be notified that any major terrorist atrocity (i.e. NBC attack), will result in nuclear retaliation. There must be collective punishment for populations of countries that allow or encourage their governments to pursue this grisly agenda. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-15 16:45 |
| #9 even at the cost of seeming to be a rabid psychopath or worse: Nothing psychopathic about it. Simply tribal. That way of thinking is how the "other" think as a matter of course, and in these multikulti times all narrative is equally valid, so to return to your "Viking" roots (for instance) is a cultural step to be celebrated. You are simply liberating your "inner" you. |
| Posted by: tipper 2006-11-15 16:41 |
| #8 I said this at the beginning of this war and I will say it again even at the cost of seeming to be a rabid psychopath or worse: We must target the entire family of anyone who takes part in terrorist activities or the support thereof. That includes parents, siblings, spouses, children and whatever other linkage exists. It must be understood that anyone entering this fight risks exterminating their entire lineage. Let the families consider whether they want their lunatic children to put them all at risk. |
| Posted by: DanNY 2006-11-15 15:32 |
| #7 I can only say that we need a lot more of that sort of rejoicing. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-15 14:49 |
| #6 Zen: Or just kill him so bin Laden can weep over his lost spawn. He'd probably rejoice that he's a martyr. :-( |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-11-15 14:47 |
| #5 If a single nuclear missile is launched against Israel I hope they enact the Sampson Option. It will be a fitting end for the Arab world to be consumed by its relentless quest for genocide. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-15 14:14 |
| #4 "Why is Iran spoiling for a fight????" Fair question. One theory being floated is that Iran already has a nuke or two. The Iranians have gone on record to say that they'd willingly suffer 10-15 million dead just to insure the 5 million Jews are erased from the ME. I'm still trusting Bush will make good on his vow not to permit Iran to get nukes. Time will tell if my confidence was misplaced. |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2006-11-15 14:08 |
| #3 Or just kill him so bin Laden can weep over his lost spawn. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-11-15 12:49 |
| #2 wouldn't it be so cool to catch him and put him on trial? *sigh* |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2006-11-15 12:29 |
| #1 Why is Iran spoiling for a fight???? I think they think the rest of the world is scared of them. We must take them out before its too late!!!! |
| Posted by: Cheregum Crelet7867 2006-11-15 12:08 |