Posted on 03/22/2003 3:46:05 PM PST by gaucho
London, UK :Al-Sharq al-Awsat in Arabic 19 Mar 03 p8 [Report by Muhammad al-Shafi'i in London : "Al-Qa'ida Website Airs 'Strike Your Blow' Anthem "]
The "Islamic Studies and Research" website, al-Qa'ida's main mouthpiece, aired for the first time the day before yesterday the "strike your blow" [idrib darbatuka] anthem even though fundamentalists have been using this jihadist anthem for more than one year and a half.
Fundamentalists in London said the anthem could possibly be a "signal from Bin Ladin to the date of the strike against US targets and interests that the Islamists have talked about very much in their forums and which will coincide with the US attack on Iraq ."
The anthem concludes with the vow made by al-Qa'ida's leader before the US attacks on Afghanistan on 7 October 2001 in which he said: "I swear by God the Great who lifted the sky without pillars that the United States or those living in the United States will not live in security before we live it as a reality in Palestine ."
On his part, Egyptian fundamentalist Hani al-Siba'i , director of the London -based Al-Maqrizi Center for Historic Studies , said the anthem could be a specific "code" to some al-Qa'ida followers to launch attacks on US interests in several parts of the world. He added: The language in Bin Ladin 's anthem is primarily "one of incitement." It is the language of the "elite" and the logical explanation for it is that it is the language between al-Qa'ida and its followers.
Libyan fundamentalist Nu'man Bin-Uthman said in turn that the anthem is part of the psychological war to confuse the Americans. Receipt of orders does not depend on "codes" though electronic websites. But at this difficult stage that the leaders of Bin Ladin 's organization are going through, they rely on a "series of orders" and on a group of persons who do not live in Pakistan and who can move and travel freely.
In another development, Al-Siba'i cited informed sources inside Pakistan as saying that Yasir al-Jaziri, al-Qa'ida's financial and commercial official, was married to a Pakistani woman and traveled by using several passports issued by countries in East Africa . He pointed out that Al-Jaziri was fluent in Western languages and this enabled him to move freely between Afghanistan ,Pakistan , and East Asia . He said: "A considerable number of al-Qa'ida operatives married Pakistani women. They were looking for safety and security away from the security pursuits." He added that these included Muhammad al-Sharqawi, alias Abu-Abd-al-Rahman al-Ilictruni, one of the Egyptian Jihad leaders who co-founded the organization with Al-Zawahiri before he disagreed with him and split from Jihad ." He pointed out Cairo received Al-Sharqawi from Islamabad before the 11 September 2001 events.
Playin' catch up after the Pro-America Rally in Dallas yesterday. The first report is bookmarked on my profile page or see it Here !
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From March 2003
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Thanks for the info Calpernia.
How can we attack them when we really don't know where they are, and of course we wouldn't want to harm any innocents?
My solution is to let them know that any action on their part will result in our attacking the things they seem to love more than anything . Let them know that all of their Holy sites and Holy temples will be turned into rubble.
If the moderate Moslems are upset by this then there time is running out for taking action against terrorism.
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