al-Qaida Warns of Painful Strike Against Americans, According to E-Mail Written by Terror Group

ABC News ^ | The Associated Press

[freeperfromnj]

CAIRO, Egypt Oct. 31 — A purported al-Qaida leader said in an e-mail sent before latest the string of bombings in Iraq that the terrorist network was preparing devastating attacks against Americans during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, an Arab magazine reported Friday. The London-based weekly Al-Majalla has published statements in the past from the purported al-Qaida operative, identified as Abu Mohammed al-Ablaj. Among them was one the magazine said it received a day before the May 12 suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia warning of al-Qaida attacks in Saudi Arabia.

The Al-Majalla reporter in the United Arab Emirates who has received the e-mails, Mahmoud Khalil, told The Associated Press that he received the latest al-Ablaj e-mail last Friday, too late to make that week's edition.

Al-Qaida "is getting ready to stage devastating attacks during the month of Ramadan against Americans that will make young boys' hair turn gray," said the e-mail, whose authenticity could not immediately be verified. It added attacks in Iraq were possible.

Three days later, as Ramadan began, a series of vehicle bombings killed scores of people in Baghdad. Attacks have continued daily since then in the capital and elsewhere in Iraq, where the U.S.-led coalition that ousted Saddam Hussein has been struggling to restore order.

Doubt remains over who is coordinating the attacks, which U.S. officials say are becoming more sophisticated and organized. U.S. and Iraqi officials point at shadowy "foreign fighters," but commanders on the ground say they are uncertain what role, if any, such figures play. Senior officers have avoided tying recent attacks to al-Qaida.

In an audiotape aired Oct. 18, a voice purporting to be that of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden said suicide attacks would be launched "inside and outside" America and threatened nations that are helping the U.S.-led occupation of Iraq.

Al-Majalla began receiving purported al-Qaida operative al-Ablaj's e-mails earlier this year. A U.S. counterterrorism official has said al-Ablaj was believed to be a leading al-Qaida figure also known as Abu Bakr.

In the latest e-mail, al-Ablaj said bin Laden "has issued new orders to his followers about waging a guerrilla war against Arab and Islamic countries ... in which the United States has military or commercial presence."

Another e-mail purported to have been written by al-Ablaj, which Al-Majalla received May 11, warned that al-Qaida was about to carry out major attacks in Saudi Arabia. Suspected al-Qaida attackers used car bombs the next day to attack guarded compounds housing Westerners in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Those bombings killed 35 people, including nine attackers.

[xrp]

Our guns are bigger than yours!

[joyful1]

It WILL happen, bank on it. Sooner than later.

[Sabertooth]

Islam Eclipse Now? - Ramadan 2003 and Muslim Prophecy

[freeperfromnj]

11/9?

[appalachian_dweller]

I fear you are right. Only thing we can so is to be prepared and stay alert.

I post this link all the time so my apologies for repeating myself so much. The link will take you to FEMA's docs on preparedness.
http://www.fema.gov/pdf/areyouready/supplies.pdf

xrp, cool pic! What kind of missile is that?

[js1138]

Is this the one where the birds of the air descend to destroy us, or is it the Big Meal? With or without fries.

[xrp]

MX missile.

[Skooz]

Another day, another "warning" from the side that is getting it's butt kicked.

Yawn.

Guess since it's Ramadan, it's time to sit on the throne, face Mecca, and take Mohommad's picture.

[mewzilla]

Or 11/11. Isn't that Veterans' Day?

[FlatLandBeer]

This war will not be won by large armies on the battlefield, but by men and women working in the shadows who do violence on our behave.

[TomGuy]

I read something in a post yesterday about Tuesday, Nov 11, being the "watch out" day. They do apparently have something in the works. But, we've been hearing of that "something big" every 2-3 months since 9-11-01.

It is difficult to conceive what a group of terrorists who want to drive all of civilization back to the 7th Century might try.

[Skooz]

Or 11/11. Isn't that Veterans' Day?

Yeah. I'll be home cleaning out the understairs closet if any Islamofascists want to drop by and terrorize me.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

...men and women working in the shadows who do violence on our behalf.

That's just what Bob Simon said on "60 Minutes" two years ago...

"You'll know we're winning this war when a stranger falls over dead while waiting in line for a movie somewhere far away."

Same as it ever was.

[diamondjoe]

Oh good lord. For the past two years I've heard one prediction after the other..."they're sure to attack this July 4...certainly they'll hit us on Christmas...without a doubt we'll be hit the week before Christmas so that holiday shopping is destroyed...it's definite that we'll be hit leading up to Easter...they will attack the malls during Halloween" and so on. I don't think there is any method to their madness--they simply wait for the right moment, then attack.

[Billthedrill]

I'll be home cleaning out the understairs closet if any Islamofascists want to drop by and terrorize me.

I think you have to sign up for that sort of thing in advance. There's a lot of us to terrorize and only so many rabid Islamofascists, and you'll just have to wait your turn.

I tried to get a Friday appointment but they have that day off - union rules. I'm having a pedicure on Saturday so that's out, and they get overtime on Sundays. By the time they can get around to me the fresh ammo I bought last week's gonna be stale and it'll stink up the whole house. Honestly, this whole terrorism thing's getting to be just too dang much trouble. Why can't they just use street puppets like all the other kooks?

[jerseygirl]

Very interesting compilation of articles. What are the dates for Ramadan? (I do anticipate that we will be attacked...otherwise, AQ will lose its credibility.)

[Cindy]

September 11, 2001: "Attack on America!" (UPDATED DAILY.)
http://www.truthusa.com/911.html

[Cindy]

FOX NEWS.com (AP): "E-MAIL WARNS OF AL QAEDA RAMADAN ATTACKS"
Friday, October 31, 2003


ARTICLE SNIPPET: CAIRO, Egypt — A purported Al Qaeda leader said in an e-mail sent before latest the string of bombings in Iraq that the terrorist network was preparing devastating attacks against Americans during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, an Arab magazine reported Friday.

The London-based weekly Al-Majalla (search) has published statements in the past from the purported Al Qaeda operative, identified as Abu Mohammed al-Ablaj. Among them was one the magazine said it received a day before the May 12 suicide bombings in Saudi Arabia warning of Al Qaeda attacks in Saudi Arabia.

The Al-Majalla reporter in the United Arab Emirates (search) who has received the e-mails, Mahmoud Khalil, told The Associated Press that he received the latest al-Ablaj e-mail last Friday, too late to make that week's edition."
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,101843,00.html



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[Cindy]

Adding to post no.19...

ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The Al-Majalla reporter in the United Arab Emirates who has received the e-mails, Mahmoud Khalil, told The Associated Press that he received the latest al-Ablaj e-mail last Friday, too late to make that week's edition."

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