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Afghanistan
Murder of Ahmed Shah Massoud: Ordered by bin Laden
2003-11-01
From 2nd Issue of 'Voice of Jihad' Al-Qa'ida Online Magazine, via MEMRI
The magazine continued its biography of Sheikh Yousef Al-Ayyiri, who served as personal bodyguard to Osama bin Laden and manager of the Al-Qa'ida website, until he was killed by Saudi security forces. The biography addresses Osama bin Laden's order for the murder of Ahmed Shah Massoud. According to the biographer, after Sheikh Al-Ayyiri's release from a Saudi prison, he recruited youths and encouraged them to wage Jihad in Afghanistan and take part in the training camps there:

Afterwards, the greatest event in Afghan history occurred – the assassination of the despicable commander, Ahmed Shah Massoud, and there was no describing Sheikh Al-Ayyiri's joy. I remember asking him, 'What happened?' And he replied by saying that Sheikh Osama asked the brothers: 'Who will take it upon himself to deal with Ahmed [Shah] Massoud for me, because he harmed Allah and His sons?'
"Will no one rid me of this meddlesome priest?"
A few brothers volunteered to assassinate Massoud and be rewarded by Allah, and you heard the good news. "Afterwards, the happy events took place in America [the September 11 attacks], the bastion of disbelief, and the Sheikh was so joyous he nearly floated on air. I called the Sheikh, and he told me he was in a meeting with the religious scholars of Al-Quseim, because a few of them had been a bit critical of the events that occurred in America. He told me about the discussions and about the meetings conducted with them, which persuaded them to support the Jihad and the Mujahideen
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Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#2  What's the story (rather, what wasthe story) on Massoud?
He's an enemy of an enemy, and all that, but I thought he wasn't a blood-crazy fundy either, but the link to the RAWA page says otherwise.
Hmph?
Posted by: jagan   2003-11-1 9:55:35 PM  

#1  Alright, so the scholars of Al Quseim meet with the lunatic bin Laden and a few of his wideboys and they end up persuaded that Massoud's murder and 9/11 were all to the good.

Had they persisted in their criticism and even perhaps condemned his actions, would the Sheik say, "Fair enough. We agree to disagree"?. Doubt it. The Scholars would've been condemned as apostate muslims and duly whacked. So naturally they say, "Hokay".

These fuggin' people...sheesh.

Posted by: JDB   2003-11-1 3:59:19 PM  

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