Al Qaeda again threatens New York, Washington and Los Angeles - Daily Terror Threat

Debka ^ | 11-3-2003 | Staff

[tubavil]

Monday, November 3, 2003

A new message was posted in the last few hours by the Jeddah-based al-Qaeda-linked Al-Islah (Reform) society calling on Muslims to flee New York, Washington and Los Angeles in advance of major al Qaeda attacks in those cities. This is revealed by DEBKAfile.

The message accuses the United States of predetermining its end (doom) by its policies. ?The Jews rule the Pentagon by remote control and (are the cause) of Muslims being killed in every corner of the world. The United States should therefore expect more blows.?

The message is signed on behalf of the al Bayan (The Threat) movement by ?your warrior brother, Abul Hassan al Khadrami?.

Our Muslim expert identifies the name of the signatory as belonging to a Yemeni from Hadhrameuth, the Bin Ladens? place of origin where Osama enjoys substantial tribal support.

DEBKAfile?s counter-terror sources stress that warnings appearing on these forums are taken both very seriously and with caution by the intelligence services keeping track of the terrorist network?s electronic traffic.

Last November, Jeddah-based fundamentalist forums addressed a message to an Al Qaeda member, saying whoever understands ? understands; whoever knows, knows, but we are marching towards an operation that will take us to Paradise. Three days later, the Mombasa Paradise hotel was blown up killing 12 Kenyans and 3 Israelis and a failed shoulder-launched Strela anti-air missile missed an Israeli airliner at Mombasa airport.

Link to Thread 2

[HitmanLV]

You know, it's becoming clearer that Daleel had quite a bit of time on his hands. Compositions like this read more like a weak high schooler venting than someone with genuine dangerous info.

Just my instinct of late.

[texasbluebell]

Daleel says:

Americans refuse to see that the war against the Muslim world has been going on for more than a thousand years, and nothing has basically changed.

Seems to me this guy needs to get a more balanced education. As I recall, moslems have been attacking the western world for a 1000 or so years. What are we supposed to do? Just roll over? That's the only thing that will make them happy. Such a warped view, but not surprising, I suppose. Somebody needs to study up on his history.

[Cindy]

re post no. 2439...I believe you. I guess I'll take a look at how that works when I get a chance. Thanks.

[Cindy]

http://internet-haganah.us/harchives/001299.html

"Hamas North American Campaign off to a rough start
Meet Jamal Zakariya Abdel Al Aqel"


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Despite the claims of Aqel's lawyer that the charges are based solely on statements made by Aqel under duress, "...the prosecutor, Lieutenant Colonel David Binjamin, denied that Akkal's confession was extracted under duress and told reporters there was plenty of evidence to corroborate it, including videotapes."


The point I want to make is this: opening a North American front is a major escalation on the part of Hamas. It strikes me as highly unlikely that, having decided to undertake this course of action, they would rely on one person to carry out attacks.


So where are the rest of them?


source: Jerusalem Post, Reuters
Posted by aaron at December 16, 2003 10:12 AM"

[Cindy]

CNS NEWS.com: "WEBSITES ENCOURAGE FOREIGN DONATION$ TO LIBERAL ADVOCACY GROUP" by Susan Jones (December 16, 2003) (Read More...)

[jerseygirl]

Cindy, is there any updated information from Northeast Intelligence?

[Cindy]

You may want to go their website to check.
The url is on one of the posts in this thread.

[Cindy]

This article is dated December 16, 2003 and is posted intact with the permission of the author Jeremy Reynalds.

Jeremy Reynalds
P O Box 27693
Alb., NM 87125-7693
Tel: (505) 400-7145
www.joyjunction.org
 
The Coming Strike?
 
 
    Last weekend's successful capture of former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was portrayed in a different light by some radical Islamic extremists.
 
     Self proclaimed al Qaida operative Daleel Almojahid said people should not be fooled by the jubilation shown over Hussein's capture. Almojahid wrote in an e-mail (sic), "Don't let the happiness fool you, the Americans are in the worst situation ever since starting their war on Afghanistan and Iraq ... The trap of Baghdad will start showing its teeth soon, and as you all know al Qaida has issued a warning for all Muslims to start leaving parts of the US. We hope that the warnings have reached."
 
    Almojahid contended that (sic), "The (real) war with America did not start yet. The mojahideen are moving with certain planes. The timing of the start of the war will be decided (by) the mojahideen themself; but we can promise you that Bush and Blair and a lot of the crusaders don't know yet who al Qaida really is, but they will soon.  The coming strike will turn the table upside down and we promise all Muslims in the word that god's victory is very near if you just know. We will issue a demand letter after the first strike and we  advise America to answer all our demands right away."
 
     Almojahid's contention about forthcoming strikes was also echoed by the latest press release from al Muhajiroun, a radical Islamic group based in London. The group has been  linked to the  British suicide bombers in Israel and has also issued calls to overthrow the British government.
 
    A writer for the group commented, "Many are now openly admitting from amongst the military and elsewhere, that the attacks won't cease because of Saddam's capture. The recent car bombs directed at pro-U.S. Iraqi police units has shown this to be true. The U.S. cannot blame Saddam anymore for the many attacks by the Mujahideen, as he is now in custody. Though in order to save face, they have resorted to blaming Saddam's number two aide, Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, who they claim is still at large."
 
    The same release even speculated that Hussein was actually arrested some time prior to last Saturday.  The writer commented (sic), "Unconfirmed news reports coming out from Iraq ten days ago had muted the possibility of U.S. forces having captured Saddam. These reports were promptly denied by U.S. officials at the time."
 
    Al Muhajiroun suggested that the reason for the recent announcement about Hussein's capture was that "the Bush administration decided to capitalize on the political impact of his arrest now."
 
    The release writer claimed that Bush needed "political capital in the countdown to the U.S. presidential elections."
 
     Attempting to explain his rationale, the writer commented that some hours before the announcement of Hussein's capture, President Bush had approved economic and political sanctions against Syria over its failure to act against terrorism.
 
    That action, the release writer commented, "prompted calls from the Democrats in the U.S. to claim Bush was ‘in over his head' and slammed his administration's foreign policy in Afghanistan and Iraq as ‘cowboy diplomacy.' Much was made of the fact that neither weapons of mass destruction had been found, nor had ‘terrorists' like Saddam or Usama been captured."
 
    President Bush's problems were compounded, the writer claimed when in a  video aired Thursday by the Arab satellite channel Al Jazeera,  Gulbuddin Hekmatyar (leader of the armed opposition Hizb e-Islami group inside Afghanistan) warned there would be no peace in Afghanistan under U.S. occupation and vowed to continue to fight the U.S. forces there.
 
     According to the al Muhajiroun report, the video showed pictures of opposition fighters training in military camps in the North of Afghanistan, as well as regrouped Taliban units. Hekmatyar challenged  U.S. troops to allow reporters unhindered access inside Afghanistan so that they could report on what was really going on there.  The writer said that Hekmatyar "explained how US forces had failed to bring any stability and safety to the country after the overthrow of the Taliban regime. Amongst Democrats, this was further ammunition to pummel Bush with."
 
     "The announcement of Saddam's capture therefore took the Democrats (and other opposition parties) by surprise, such that they had to concede this success to Bush publically." Thus nabbing Bush, the group claimed, "has earned Bush some much needed domestic respite."
 

[Cindy]

LINKS OF INTEREST:

Muhajiroun.com - AL-MUHAJIROUN

AL MUHAJIROUN (www.muhajiroun.com) Press Release: "RAMADAN: MONTH OF JIHAD" (November 26, 2003)

GAWAHER.com - Islamic Discussion: "Al-Muhajirun, good or bad?" (November 22, 2003)

BUSH COUNTRY.org: "RADICAL BRITISH-BASED ISLAMIC GROUP WARNS OF POSSIBLE ATTACK DURING PRESIDENT BUSH'S UPCOMING VISIT TO LONDON: SAYS SECURITY IS JUSTIFIED" -Column by Jeremy Reynalds (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A Nov. 14 2003 press release from Al-Muhajiroun says there is an "overriding grave and very real threat of an operation, similar to 9/11, against the U.S. President."") (November 15, 2003) (Read More...)

Groups.Yahoo.com - almuhajiroun_uk: "DECLARATION OF THE 'MAGNIFICENT 19' PRESS CONFERENCE" -from Al-Mhuajiroun UK (almuhajiroun_uk@yahoo.com) (September 11, 2003)

YAHOO! Groups - ALMUHAJIROUN_UK: " BUSH & BLAIR CHOKE ON THE FALLOUT AFTER SEPTEMBER 11TH" (August 17, 2003)

YAHOO! Groups: "almuhajiroun_uk" (Discussion Forum)

AL MUHAJIROUN.com.pk - Harkat-ul-Khilafah (Discussion Forum)

"AL-MUHAJIROUN Harkat ul Khilafah" (Pakistan Branch)

KHILAFAH.com.pk: "COMMUNIQUE FROM HIZB UT-TAHRIR: 'And wage Jihad against those who fight you' [Al-Baqarah 2:190] ANNIHILATE THE FOURTH CRUSADE"

mitglied.lycos.de/BLCREW: "BIN-LADEN-CREW" (E-Mail Address: "bin-laden-crew@al-qaedah.org")

mitglied.lycos.de/BLCREW: "WWW.BIN-LADEN-CREW.DE"

mitglied.lycos.de/BLCREW: "BL-PHOTOS"

RAMADHAN.tk

www.oblcrew.tk: "MAKTAB AL JIHAD"

MAKTAB AL-JIHAD.com

www.almuk.com: "AL JIHAD"

www.almuk.com: "REMEMBER, REMEMBER THE 11th OF SEPTEMBER"

ALMUK.com: "FATWA AGAINST THOSE WHO ALLY WITH THE DISBELIEVERS AGAINST MUSLIMS" -"Fatwa Released by the Shari"ah Court of the UK" (September 11, 2003)

[Cindy]

FRONT PAGE MAGAZINE.com: "INTERNET JIHAD" by Robert Spencer (December 16, 2003) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

http://www.alpalsam.com/

Even if you don't speak Arabic, you can view the banner with UBL on a horse behind a military tank on this site.

[Cindy]

U.S. STATE DEPARTMENT - Public Announcement: "WORLDWIDE CAUTION"
http://travel.state.gov/wwc1.html

*Note: The information on this page changes as updates become available.

[Cindy]

http://travel.state.gov/saudi_warning.html

Travel Warning
United States Department of State
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Washington, DC 20520



This information is current as of today, Wed Dec 17 2003 13:39:10 GMT-0800.


Saudi Arabia



December 17, 2003


This Travel Warning is being issued to alert Americans to the fact that, due to security concerns, the Department of State has authorized the departure of family members and non-emergency employees of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates on a voluntary basis. Private American citizens should evaluate their own security situations and should consider departing the country. This Travel Warning supersedes that of December 8, 2003.


The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer travel to Saudi Arabia. Americans are reminded of the potential for further terrorist actions against U.S. citizens abroad, including in the Persian Gulf region. U.S. citizens who travel to, or remain in, Saudi Arabia despite this Travel Warning should register at the Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy in Riyadh or at the Consulates in Jeddah and Dhahran, and enroll in the warden system (emergency alert network) to obtain updated information on travel and security in Saudi Arabia.


Due to ongoing security concerns, on December 17, 2003, the Department of State authorized the departure, on a voluntary basis, of family members and non-emergency personnel of the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Saudi Arabia. U.S. consular personnel remain available to provide emergency services to American citizens.


The U.S. Government continues to receive indications of terrorist threats aimed at American and Western interests, including the targeting of transportation and civil aviation. American citizens in Saudi Arabia should remain vigilant, particularly in public places associated with the Western community.
Terrorists have attacked residential housing compounds in the Riyadh area in 2003. Credible information indicates that terrorists continue to target residential compounds in Saudi Arabia, particularly in the Riyadh area, but also compounds throughout the country.


From time to time, the U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Saudi Arabia may restrict the travel of official Americans or suspend public services for security reasons. In those instances, the Embassy and Consulates will keep the local American citizen community apprised through the Warden System and make every effort to provide emergency services to U.S. citizens. The U.S. Mission in Saudi Arabia continues to restrict the travel of its American employees and their dependents to residential compounds in the Riyadh area to between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Restrictions on travel to other destinations have been lifted in conjunction with the Department’s approval of voluntary departure status. Warden messages can be found on the US Embassy Riyadh website: http://usembassy.state.gov/riyadh/


As the Department continues to develop information on any potential security threats to U.S. citizens overseas, it shares credible threat information through its Consular Information Program documents, available on the Internet at http://travel.state.gov. U.S. travelers can also get up-to-date information on security conditions by calling 1-888-407-4747 in the U.S. or Canada or on a regular toll line at 1-317-472-2328.


U.S. citizens should also consult the Department of State's Consular Information Sheet for Saudi Arabia, the Worldwide Caution Public Announcement, and Middle East and North Africa Public Announcement at http://travel.state.gov.



Return to Consular Information Sheets and Travel Warnings Page

[Cindy]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,106041,00.html
FOX NEWS.com (AP): "16th SHOOTING LINKED IN OHIO" (December 17, 2003) (Read More...)

http://news.yahoo.com - Search Term: "OHIO"
http://search.news.yahoo.com/search/news/?c=&p=Ohio

[tubavil]

Great article.

[tubavil]

Interesting...

[tubavil]

The terrorism continues...

[Cindy]

Yep. Yep. Yep...sad to say.

[Cindy]

MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Special Dispatch Series - No. 630: "ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT ON EDITOR OF KUWAITI DAILIES - ALLEGATIONS OF SYRIAN INVOLVEMENT" (December 18, 2003) (Read More...)

MEMRI.org - MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Special Dispatch Series - No. 626: "EDITOR OF KUWAITI DAILY: 'THE U.S. IS NOT GOING TO QUIT... IT WILL CONVERT POLES OF JIHADI FLAGS INTO ARROWS TO PIERCE THE HEARTS OF TERRORISTS'" (December 10, 2003) (Read More...)