Al Qaeda again threatens New York, Washington and Los Angeles

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.

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From JH Star Gazer

"A Breathtaking Pairing Of the Evening Star And The Moon On Christmas Night! And This Year's Winter Solstice"

Horkheimer: Greetings, greetings fellow star gazers. And mark 2:04 a.m. Eastern Standard Time or your local equivalent, Monday December 22nd as the first moment of winter, the winter solstice. And also mark Christmas night, Thursday December 25th on your calendar as an evening you absolutely must see the pairing of the brilliant evening star with an exquisite crescent moon which will be so beautiful it will knock your socks off.

O.K., in order to understand what the winter solstice, the first moment of winter is, we should understand that the word "solstice" is Latin for sol Sun and stice stand still. So on the winter solstice the Sun from our Earth perspective appears to stand still. Because it is the one day of the year when the Sun rises at its farthest point south of east and sets at its farthest point south of west. Which was of great concern to our ancestors because they believed that all heavenly objects were gods and that if the Sun god was displeased it might just continue to keep rising and setting farther south until it eventually disappeared.

So the day of the winter solstice was met with great anticipation, a bit of anxiety and a lot of celebration because right after the solstice the Sun invariably started rising and setting a little bit farther north each day. Meaning that the world would not be plunged into eternal winter and that spring would once again eventually come. You see on the first day of spring the Sun rises and sets exactly due east and due west and thereafter it rises and sets just slightly north of east and west every single successive day until it reaches its northernmost rising and setting points on the summer solstice when the Sun once again appears to stand still after which it retraces its steps, rising and setting a little farther south of north each day until the winter solstice when once again the Sun appears to stand still. So the winter solstice is the day when the Sun reaches its southernmost rising and setting point along the horizon and in the northern hemisphere is the day of shortest daylight and longest night time.

So it's easy to see why our ancestors could be frightened because many believed that if the Sun continued its journey south the world would be plunged into eternal night. In fact winter solstice celebrations were so widespread in our western culture that the early church decided to move Christmas to the time of the solstice. And speaking of Christmas, if you go out Christmas night Thursday December 25th 45 minutes after sunset and look southwest you'll see the dazzling "Evening Star" paired with an exquisite young crescent Moon complete with earth shine which will look like a dark full Moon cradled within the crescent. And although many people may mistake this "Evening Star" for the "Christmas Star" it is not a star at all but the brightest planet we can see from Earth, 8,000 mile wide Venus. Please don't miss this spectacular pairing on Christmas night! Take your family outside after Christmas dinner and marvel at this beautiful gift from the stars! Happy holidays! And Keep Looking Up!

"A Wonderful Sight On Christmas Night"

Horkheimer: Mark Christmas night on your calendar as an evening you absolutely must see the pairing of the brilliant evening star with an exquisite crescent Moon. After Christmas dinner go outside Christmas night, Thursday December 25th, 45 minutes after Sunset, look southwest and you'll see the dazzling "Evening Star" paired with an exquisite young crescent Moon complete with earthshine which will look like a dark full Moon cradled within the crescent. And although many people may mistake this "Evening Star" for the "Christmas Star" it is not a star at all but the brightest planet we can see from Earth, 8,000 mile wide Venus. Don't miss this wonderful sight on Christmas night. Happy holidays! And Keep Looking Up!

"When are we going to stop praying to some faceless "higher power" and realize that we are both in charge of our own destinies, and that ONLY we have the power to do something about the situation at hand? I don't intend to turn this thread into a religious free-for-all, but I also wanted to just point out that I find Christian verbiage just as annoying as Islamic verbiage. As I say, sorry if this comes across as personal - this is merely my opinion of what I think of the words you posted."

That is part of the post you are agreeing with.

So your argument is as fake as they get.

Now you calim to have Muslim faith. But you just agreed That your God can do nothing and so that you should not pray to him? I don't buy the argument that any Muslim would ever agree to that. As a Christian I know that I would never agree to such a thing. You cannot be who you claim to be.

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