New Al Qaida statement warns of major attack on U.S.

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[Dbdaily]

Thursday, February 5, 2004 Al Qaida has again warned of a major strike in the United States.

The Al Qaida warning was relayed via the Tajamu Reform Party of Yemen in a statement proposing terms of reconciliation with the government which has been under pressure to cooperate with the United States in the war on terrorism.

"A major strike, a big event will take place in America soon," the statement said.

In its statement, Al Qaida termed Sanaa as the second most cooperative partner in the U.S.-led war against the Islamic insurgency movement. The group said Pakistan was the chief ally of the United States.

On Jan. 24, Yemen acknowledged that it cooperated with the United States in the assassination of Abu Sinan Ali Al Harithi, the leading Al Qaida insurgent in Yemen, in December 2002, Middle East Newsline reported. Yemeni Vice President Abbed Rabbo Mansour said Yemen turned to the CIA for help in tracking and killing Al Harithi, who was targeted by a Predator unmanned air vehicle armed with an anti-tank missile.

The Tajamu Reform Party has been regarded as an ally of Osama Bin Laden, whose family comes from Yemen.

"The branch of the organization in Yemen promised the state – as a goodwill gesture – that the initiative will be favoured by Sheik Osama Bin Laden or one of the senior leaders of the global Al Qaida organization, through a communique or statement in which the subject will be referred implicitly or explicitly," a statement released by the so-called Yemeni branch of Al Qaida and published in Al Sahwanet, the mouthpiece of the Islamic-oriented opposition party, said.

In its purported statement, Al Qaida offered to reconcile with Yemen.

Bin Laden was said to have offered a deal to end attacks against Western interests in Yemen in exchange for allowing insurgents freedom of movement. Yemen has been under heavy U.S. and Saudi pressure to cooperate in operations against Al Qaida.

Al Qaida, the statement said, wanted Yemen to allow Islamic insurgents to fight the United States and Israel in such countries as Afghanistan, Iraq and the Palestinian Authority. Yemen, however, was said to have rejected the proposal.

[In Kabul, the commander of U.S. forces in Afghanistan predicted that Bin Laden would be captured in 2004. "Their day has ended and this year will decisively sound the death knell of their movements in Afghanistan," Lt. Gen. David Barno said during a ceremony on Tuesday.]

[SunStar]

Yawn...

[Huck]

OK. I officially don't give a crap about these warnings anymore.

[<1/1,000,000th%]

It's OK. The Democrats say terrorism is not an issue.

[scarface367]

Is this warning number 2,543,654 or 2,543,655? I keep loosing count.

[diamondjoe]

I'm glad. I only worry about these guys when they shut up for a few months.

[Tricorn]

Doers do; talkers talk.

[hellinahandcart]

Wolf! Wolf! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOLF!!

[cripplecreek]

Would "bring it on" be appropriate at this juncture?

[pankot]

Isn't this getting a little old? Warnings and more warnings--is Al Queda a paper tiger trying to scare us? Maybe they shot their only wad on 9/11?

[Howie66]

I really do hate to say this, but IF this were to happen, do you think that our government might just finally get serious about securing our borders, as well as take the gloves off when dealing with people like the Saudis?

I would have thought that 11 September 2001 would have had that effect, and I'm still waiting..............

[Ragirl]

I thought we were supposed to be attacked on Tuesday? They keep changing the date! Sheesh

[Free_at_last_-2001]

The group said Pakistan was the chief ally of the United States. - So don't look there for us!

[headsonpikes]

What was it said about these jaspers?

Oh yeah, all keffiyah and no jihad!

[MarMema]

Yeah. Sure.

[So Cal Rocket]

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[theDentist]

Come and get it you Al Queda pig-humpers. You think we fear you? I have more fear of an old toothless daschund than your kind. Your threats have all the substance of flatulence, and smell of cowardice.

[Johnny_Cipher]

I thought we were supposed to be attacked on Tuesday?

Me too. That thread was SO much fun.

[Prime Choice]

Bring it on, chumps. I'd prefer an all-out fight to all this skulking around.

Just one question to the al Qaeda creeps: you want your casket lined with pork bellies and pork rinds, or will you settle for bacon fat?

[Michael81Dus]

Well, 911 had indeed a deep impact on the airport security and the screening of passengers. I believe (!) that this has improved security a lot.