Note: This article is dated January 23, 2004 and is posted intact with the permission of the author, Jeremy Reynalds.
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Osama has not been Captured, says self- professed al Qaida Operative
Also admits Communication through Images
Although rumors are flying all over the Internet that 9/11 mastermind Osama bin Laden has been captured, self-professed al Qaida operative Daleel Almojahid says that is not the truth.
In a Yahoo Groups posting, Almojahid writes, "We would like to inform the mojahideen that Shaikh Osama Bin Laden is well and fine and leading the fight. These rumors will keep coming up in the coming few weeks so watch out and be informed. This is just another dirty game from the American administration."
Another post on the same bulletin board (
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Daleel_Almojahid_1/message/4) titled "Final Urgent Letter to the American Administration" is similar to one that Almojahid posted some weeks ago.
In the post Almojahid (or whoever authored the document) writes that it is "insane" to read the letter without coming to a "clear, wise and fast decision."
Almojahid appears to say that plans for the attack are in their final stages and that nothing will stop the preparations except God, and what he and his colleagues deem an appropriate response from the Bush Administration. When (if) the attack occurs, Almojahid writes, its outcome will be "unbelievable and unexpected."
Almojahid says that the name of the coming attack is the cave of darkness. While "apologizing" to the American people and to the European community for what he says will befall them, Almojahid says "You have stood hand in hand with your governments and left the Jews take control of the rest of the world."
Almojahid says that this document represents the last opportunity to head off the upcoming disaster, and as such the American administration needs to take fast action. Once that occurs, he says, "We will be all open ears to you and we will be up to date with your answer once you have decided to take the right decision from your side."
Almojahid presents a comprehensive list of demands. They include a demand that there will be no more "invasion" anywhere in the world of any Islamic lands and the return in gold of all "stolen" Muslim money. In addition, he wants all (presumably Islamic) prisoners released and the dismantling of the "so-called" United Nations.
He adds, "We share with you the importance of water and oil and we share the idea of it staying as it is but the pricing of oil is left to us and we promise you to make it available at a reasonable price for poor and for rich nations."
Almojahid warns the Administration to make a quick decision as that is the only way an impending attack will be averted. He writes, "We have given you the solution, so either you are with us or against us, that's your way of thinking isn't it! But we know that you are not with us but you will be forced to be (and we have warned)."
There will be a terrible punishment, Almojahid writes, if the Bush Administration fails to respond to his (organization's) demands. "You will then cry like women in your underground caves. And it will be fair enough for you to see that for us knowing that you will run away hiding in your underground caves, we will give you a prior few minutes notice before our blessed attack so that you will be able to watch your destruction with your own satellite as we would be by then have passed the sky's of the seventh sky to heaven and your nation to the fires of hell, and what and end for letting you govern them and move them to the direction of hell and what a direction!"
The document is signed by the Islamic Jihad Brigade, the 8th Squad of the Black Death Squad.
In another matter concerning Almojahid, a writer on an e- mail group that discusses Almojahid (who in some circles is practically becoming an internet legend) commented that a check of the images on Almojahid's group seems to indicate that they "could contain either non-visible steganographic information, or some other significant code variance. This variance could be used for communications or other purpose (including, but not limited to, the possibility of embedded malicious code.)
Responding to a request for information as to whether that was in fact true, Almojahid said "Yes ... and it has been already figured out by the home land security team two years ago. But the codes in the images can't be broken. They are useless if you don't have the other breaker code."
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1064052/posts "Bin Laden arrest "joke" causes uproar in Lebanon"
AFP/Yahoo ^ | Fri Jan 23,10:02 AM ET
Posted on 01/23/2004 3:47:14 PM PST by martin_fierro
"Bin Laden arrest "joke" causes uproar in Lebanon"
Fri Jan 23,10:02 AM ET
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "BEIRUT (AFP) - A television station caused panic in official circles by reporting the arrest in Lebanon of terror mastermind Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) ... before admitting the announcement was a "joke" in a comedy show.
"A wide security operation is taking place for the arrest of an important wanted Arab personality," journalist Bassam Abu Zeid announced late Thursday on an urgent broadcast on the private Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI).
In a second "flash" interrupting the weekly political satire show "Bass Mat Watan," the journalist reported that "bin Laden has been arrested in the attic" of former prime minister Omar Karame in the northern city of Tripoli.
Abu Zeid finally explained that the announcement was a joke and part of the comedy show whose name in Arabic can mean either "the nation is dead" or "the smiles of the nation."
During the announcements, the word "lie" appeared at the upper right angle of the screen instead of the term "live" that is usually used for news flashes."
Cindy- I keep going back and forth regarding the AQ threat. When I read the various posts and links- I'm convinced- and very worried. However, when I go about my daily routine, I feel that I'm being ridiculously paranoid.
So many issues have been raised. Recently, with such a focus on EOM and OBL, there has been less attention paid to a variety of the threats. For example, do we have any more information about the "AQ Navy"? Is there someone working at the CIA, in Middle Eastern affairs, with the name EOM mentioned?