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2004-04-09 Europe

Al-Qaeda video found in apartment rubble

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Posted by Dan Darling 2004-04-09 1:30:51 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hmmmm. Isn't al Andalus considered Muslim land? OK Zappy, get yo' ass out of the Iberian peninsula.

Posted by VRWconspiracy 2004-04-09 4:54:22 AM|| 2004-04-09 4:54:22 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Gee, funny you should mention that, VRW. Seems like ther is another part of the tape that is not being widely reported:

"You know about Spain's crusade against Muslims, the expulsion from Al Andalus and the tribunals of the Inquisition, not that long ago," the three men said in the video, vowing a "jihad" or holy war.
The Moors occupied parts of Spain, or Al Andalus, for nearly 800 years before the Catholic monarchs, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella, reconquered Granada in 1492. The Christians reneged on a promise to respect Islam and 10 years later gave Muslims the choice of conversion or emigration. Spain now has a Moroccan community of around half a million, many of them illegal immigrants drawn by the hope of work in this prosperous European Union country.
The men in the video identified themselves as members of a group called "The Al Mufti and Ansar al-Qaeda Brigades." They said their aim was to force Spanish troops "to leave the land of the Muslims immediately."

I'm betting that they include Al Andalus as part of the land of the Muslims. I'd like to see the entire transcript of that tape.

Posted by Steve 2004-04-09 9:35:42 AM|| 2004-04-09 9:35:42 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Ah, here's another tidbit:
The bombers said they were ready to achieve "martyrdom in the land of Tarek Ben Ziyad" - a reference to the Moorish leader who, early in the eighth century, led an invasion of Spain that heralded the start of seven centuries of Muslim presence in the country.

There's more here than the Spanish government is admitting publicly.

Posted by Steve 2004-04-09 9:41:06 AM|| 2004-04-09 9:41:06 AM|| Front Page Top

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