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| Al-Qaeda Denounces Hamas |
| 2007-03-16 |
| Dubai, 16 March. (AKI) - In a new invective published via the internet, Atiyatullah Abdel Rahman al-Libi, considered by intelligence experts a key al-Qaeda liaison figure, has harshly condemned the Palestinian Islamic movement, Hamas. "Hamas exploits its martyrs to occupy positions of power," read a statement from al-Libi, in which he commented on the latest audio message from al-Qaeda's number two Ayman al Zawahiri, who had condemned the Mecca accord between Hamas and Fatah which paved the way for the formation of a national unity government after six months. "The danger with what is happening is that Hamas has decided to enter the political game. By entering the apostate government, it wants to collaborate with apostates and recognise a secular constitution like the Palestinian one, which violates Sharia law," it added. According to al-Libi the reassurances from Hamas on the desire to continue their armed resistance against Israel count for nothing. "The very fact of wanting to give them a part of Islamic territory amounts to a defeat," it said. "You can assure us of your determination to continue Jihad only by carrying out further Jihadi activities." The document concludes with the accusation that Hamas has exploited the good faith of its combatants who died in fighting against Israel, making a clear distinction between the leadership and the grassroots of the movement. "We know that in Hamas there are many mujahadeen who belong because they want to fight the enemies of Allah. All the martyrs of Hamas are in fact Muslims in general. It is pointless for them (the leadership) to always refer to marytrs in their speeches as they do not belong to them (Hamas)." Al-Libi studied Sharia law in Mauritania before moving to Afghanistan. For a period he broke away from al-Qaeda and joined the Salafite Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) in Algeria. However he clashed with the leadership and was arrested in the late 1990s in Algeria. From jail he issued a fatwa against Hasan al-Hattab, the former head of the Salafite group, who abandoned his jihad against the Algerian government when the government offered an amnesty. After a month in jail, al-Libi managed to escape with a group of Libyan fighters and in 2000 reached Afghanistan. The US authorities have put a five million dollar ransom on his head. Al-Libi often publishes al-Qaeda's documents and analyses on the Internet. The US secret services believe that he is holed up in the remote Pakistani region of Waziristan, on the border with Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #5 AQ attacking Hamas who attack Fatah. I guess this makes Hamas the moderate Muslims. |
| Posted by: Whert Bucket7890 2007-03-16 22:27 |
| #4 Nothing new here folks. Just another round of the usual "not Islamic enough" holier than thou sort of crapulence which has kept, and will keep, Muslims at each others throats for their alloted time on this earth. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-03-16 19:51 |
| #3 AQ attacking Hamas who attack Fatah. Somedays I can understand grom, no logic, no hope. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-03-16 11:45 |
| #2 Usual brain washed idiot.Why dont they get a normal job/life like the rest of us???? Too feckin lazy thats why!!!! |
| Posted by: Ebbolump Glomotle9608 2007-03-16 11:24 |
| #1 Translation: AQ runs out of martyrs for its Iraq operations and would like to recruit some Paleos. Hamas leadership's asking price is too high. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2007-03-16 11:17 |