SANAA, Yemen — The Yemeni wing of al-Qaida, in a statement published yesterday on an Islamic Web site, vowed to attack the United States to avenge the 2002 killing of its leader by a CIA drone aircraft.
The statement, which could not be authenticated, said Osama bin Laden's network had over the past year prepared a "devastating and crushing blow in the United States that will happen soon" in retaliation for the death of Ali al-Harthi, who was killed by a missile the pilotless CIA aircraft fired at his car in eastern Yemen.
english.ALJAZEERA.net: "YEMEN'S AL-QAIDA PROMISES ATTACKS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: ""The military wing of al-Qaida in Yemen - the Abu Ali al-Harthi Brigades - has for a year been preparing to carry out a devastating strike," the group warned, according to al-Sahwa. The group also warned of an "impending major strike in America," adding that the attacks on the Cole and the Limburg had been in revenge for the killing of Islamist leaders in Yemen. Yemen has been engaged in a crackdown on suspected members of al-Qaida since the 11 September 2001 attacks in the United States for which bin Ladin's organization was blamed, but its government denies that there is such a thing as a Yemeni branch of Al-Qaida.") (January 25, 2004)
groups.yahoo.com/group: "SlavesOfTheMostMerciful - vs. ThEpArTyOfSaTaN" (POSTED ON THE FRONT PAGE: "May the Peace of Allah and His Mercy and Blessings be upon the muslims. The struggle of good and evil will continue between the Party of Allah and the Party of Satan until the Day of Reckoning. The call to the Truth has never gone unhindered or unopposed. Messengers were killed & tortured, the Mo'min were persecuted, & the Religion made a mockery of, to such an extent that even the Messengers themselves beckoned for the victory to come. But we can look back now & know that Allah's victory did come, after the Mo'min had proven their faith in deeds, actions & intentions. And when they sacrificed all they had. Nothing makes the enemies of Allah more happy than a dormant Muslim, who has given up hope from forbidding the evil & enjoining good. This allows evil to spread unhindered. Our enemies go about demolishing Islam without fear. But Islam came to put a halt to the progression of evil, whatever the circumstances, and it is incumbent upon a Muslim to help another Muslim who is in need and oppressed. And the checking of Fitnah comes about through the Jihad & the Da'wah. Fighting is prescribed for you and you may hate it. And it may be that you hate a thing which is good for you and that you like a thing which is bad for you. Allah knows but you do not know. 2:216 Among the believers there are men who have been true to their covenant with Allah: of them some have completed their vow through sacrificing their lives, and some others are waiting for it, and have not changed their determination in the least. 33:23 Therefore, do not be fainthearted crying for peace, for you will surely gain the upper hand. Allah is on your side and will never let your deeds be wasted. 47:35")