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2003-04-23 Europe

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Posted by Old Patriot 2003-04-23 10:06 am|| || Front Page|| [9 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Turkish intentions aside, the information seems to fit with what we already know about al-Qaeda activity in the Kurdish areas of Iraq and Ansar al-Islam. If I remember correctly, the group has previously used Turkish smuggling routes to transfer recruits from the Middle East and Europe to Chechnya.

In addition, keep in mind that al-Qaeda holds the modern Turkish republic as being responsible for the downfall of the caliphate by Attaturk as well as their taking part in peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan.

Also, I believe the Turks have their own homegrown Islamist terrorists, the Turkish Hezbollah. Anybody here no whether or not they operate under al-Qaeda's aegis?

Posted by Dan Darling 2003-04-23 11:00:23|| [www.regnumcrucis.blogspot.com] 2003-04-23 11:00:23|| Front Page Top

#2 If bona fide terrorists are found, I say kill them on the spot.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-04-23 11:57:16|| 2003-04-23 11:57:16|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't think Turkish Hezbollah's associated with al-Qaeda. There were suspicions that it was helped into existence by elements within the Turkish government as a counterweight to the Kurdish nationalists. Huseyin Velioglu, the group's founder and leader, was a sadist who videotaped around fifty torture-murders. He was bumped off by a sniper in a raid in 1997 but the tradition was set, and seems to continue. I haven't heard much about them lately, and I suspect they're either defunct or seriously damaged.

Posted by Fred 2003-04-23 14:18:10|| 2003-04-23 14:18:10|| Front Page Top

#4 Ah, Bomb-a-rama, the 9MM solution

Posted by Someone who did NOT vote for William Proxmire 2003-04-23 23:05:14|| 2003-04-23 23:05:14|| Front Page Top

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