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| Qaeda sez they're not dead yet... |
| 2003-01-25 |
| Taliban Online Via Pravda The strength of the Al-Qaeda organization is 3,500 people and its Mujahideen intend to continue their jihad everywhere in the world, including the struggle against American troops in Afghanistan. That statement was made by Gazi Mullah, a Taliban field commander who added in his interview given to the Pakistani "News" newspaper at one of the available secret bases at the border between Pakistan and Afghanistan that the organization was not destroyed but on the contrary "was prepared to wage new battles." I'd wager those secret bases are on the Pak side of the border, though... According to the commander, the full name of the organization presently is "Al-Qaeda Al-Jihad." Gazi Mullah explained that at the end of August 2001 the two groups of, "Al-Qaeda Ansarullah" of Osama bin Laden and "Jamaat Al-Jihad" of Aiman Al-Zawahiri, officially merged and at that time the organization adopted its new name. Both Mujahideen leaders signed a political manifesto. According to the newspaper, they allegedly attached to it a list of 3,501 names of Mujahideen of that organization and a certain operative action plan. Gazi Mullah said, Al-Qaeda was established to struggle against the USA, United Kingdom, Russia, Israel and India which "oppressed Muslims." We knew all that, and nobody really gives a fÀrt about the official name of the organization. Even though the two are now one, sleeping in the same bed and even sharing toothbrushes, they still seem to have separate cadres. That 3,501 names would appear to date from the time of the marriage, which means the list went down by 19 names a month later, and has been dropping steadily since. But of course, there's always new fodder for the cannons, so maybe it's back up to the 3,500 point by now... Gazi Mullah also described the Al-Qaeda's plan of the new summer military campaign in Afghanistan. According to him, with this objective new camps will be created all over the country to train Mujahideen fighters and "Washington and New York would shudder as a result of their future attacks." No doubt they will. I think the Talibs are going to go to their graves in itty-bitty camps along the Pak side of the border, little old men, sitting around and plotting dire revenge while sucking their toothless gums and complaining about their rheumatizz... |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |