Al-Qaeda Communication Targets London Based Editor For Assassination -

3 December 2003--According to an outspoken Sheik in Saudi Arabia, a communication will be made on an Internet jihad site that will be transmitting information about a "planned assassination" of the Editor-in-Chief of a London based Arabic newspaper, the coming hit to the US, and will name the “martyrs” killed by Saudi forces in recent battles. It is also being reported that Osama bin Laden will address the confrontation in Saudi Arabia, which appears to be related to our analysts' find of a tape by bin Laden that is purportedly in the hands of at least two media outlets. MORE

Entire article: 3 December 2003--According to an outspoken Sheik in Saudi Arabia, a communication will be made on an Internet jihad site that will be transmitting information about a "planned assassination" of the Editor-in-Chief of a London based Arabic newspaper, the coming hit to the US, and will name the “martyrs” killed by Saudi forces. It is also being reported that Osama bin Laden will address the confrontation in Saudi Arabia, which appears to be related to our analysts' find of a tape by bin Laden that is purportedly in the hands of at least two media outlets. The talk of assassination is against Abdul Rahman Al-Rashad, the London based Editor-in-Chief of the Arabic Newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat. The following is a preliminary translation of the Arabic text (posted below). Note: Readers should be advised that the Northeast Intelligence Network has forwarded the complete communication to the London based editor and the applicable federal authorities. He mentioned through sites ( jihad ) on the Internet, of the [withholding/clouding] of the transmission [release] of videotapes to Al Qaeda Network that will be forthcoming in a number of days, a videotape about the confrontations with martyrs in the Arabian Peninsula, and will include the names of those killed such as Yousef Alabidi and Abd Al-Elaah Al-Otaibi in the confrontations with the Saudi securities forces, in addition to comments by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden concerning these confrontations. In addition, he identified a new site ( jihad ) that was recently established and appears to be in close contact with "the rule" and transmitted through this jihad site are communications concerning al Qaeda's greatest hitting inside America itself, and he transmitted a statement to one of organization leaders (called the Yemeni Abu Assem), criticized him in the Arab newspapers especially in the Middle East that threatened the Editor-in-Chief Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed with assassination. And being informed of the site of the Islamic general yesterday from a source inside the Al-Qaeda, that the mujahid completed the stage of preparation and readiness and that they started with the countdown for the execution of the attacks according to the suitable zero hour, and he confirmed that the next attacks the United States will cause them to lose the control over itself and they will lose the ability to contact and control their armed forces in Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula, saying: they deceive and Allah will punish the best of planners [head of command] . And the transmission of the site also a permit of one of organization leaders, and the one that described it that it is a trusted source of the purpose that confirmed that the next attacks will be violent to the purpose and will amaze America, and the Yemeni Abu Assem said that the United States was arrogant and tyrannized and attacked and ascended a difficult ascent and shed the Muslims blood everywhere and was stubborn while he is named the Security Council to keep off the limits, but and the matter has ended with it in issuing decisions through this incapable council...and launched the wars in the name of the cross as their senior who taught them the hamlet ( the young Bush ) who now has been made aware that there is a huge event that will take place... and criticized the Arab newspapers especially from the Middle East that threatened the editor-in-chief with assassination, and who in the world doubts that he boasts the picture of Bush and puts it in the front page, provoking feelings from their sons who are jailed in Cuba. And he called on all Muslims worldwide to increase prayers for revenge on Bush and his nation, Blair and his country, liars. First this statement confirms besides what the rule transmits from audio and visible tapes between the instant and the other that Al Qaeda Network succeeded a great success in the interest in the propagandistic side and the media person, and this shows the wit of these leaders . Also he shows the adoption of the Al Qaeda Network of the psychological warfare means, and no becomes obscure about the intelligent the power of the psychological warfare influence on the enemy, then she exhausts it moral and material. As for the moral, then apparent and clear, then the Americans soldiers are in the worst stages of psychological collapse. As for the materialism, then these repeated threats incite the enemy to its taking the approach of the seriousness persistence, until events 11 Septembers do not recur . And the enemy taking meaning is these threats on an interpretation the seriousness oh that it consumes its abilities and the financial resources, and he tires it continuously and a chance does not give it to the taking of its breaths . Second attacks that took place the indication of it he preceded the declaration of it, and they include the severe threat that attracts the attention of any political analyst or military, then Al Qaeda Network will not go back on its promise or its threats, then it appears the next attacks that will be violent to purposely amaze America!! . And how will that attack take place? !! . The news says that the Americans expect this attack, as that they expect its occurrence by sea or by the commercial airlines . But more important than the method is the target that will be hit !!. Then will it be aimed at the nuclear plants and the sensitive regions? !! . As they conclude that attacks will include the use of nuclear unconventional weapons will take place, or a biological or a bacterial . Likely all that, then Al Qaeda Network proved to all that it has the scientific and material ability and the executive one on fascinating the world with its painful hitting !!. Third and new in this statement the new tactics noticeable to the attention in the interaction of the rule with the Arab masses media specially Middle East that threatened its dead editing president Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed with the assassination . And undoubtedly that al Qaeda's reach is very long within the superpowers ( America ) that for it the Orient and the west kneel, she has insulted it and slapped it on its nape an unprecedented slap, and she continues its challenge to any an arrogant by its power, then its threat of the hypocrite newspapers and the labor flag stand are green an Aldmn ( Middle East ) undoubtedly these customers and on their head the hypocrites senior will injure Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed by the urination not to a voluntary in its trousers, and I do not exclude that for it its Americans masters provide the personal protection of a period from the time, of what he will notify it of the confidence in himself and increases its barbaric war against the mujahid and with its foolishness this that will incite the mujahid to its settlement instead of its making repent . And as I think me that this warning will be for it a double reaction at the journalists all, then some journalists wises that were involved in the campaign against the fighting will be the more neutrality demanding of the safety . And some the bravado with غلاة العلمانية and the severe malice against the Islam and the Muslims is proverbs this dead Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed and Hani Al-Nakshabandi and Jamal Khashoqujy … and so on he will spit the devil in their hearts and exploit this statement... And undoubtedly the al Qaeda Network will incite what he will transmit - the terror between the journalists and the opening of a new yard for the easy confrontations and that he procrastinated that is for it the great media effect . And Allah is triumphant on its matter but he increased the people they do not know ( Yousef : 21 ) . Oh Allah support the mujahid everywhere, and wheels with your clear support Oh Allah ! the worlds . Oh Allah ignite the land a fire from below the feet of the cunning Zionists, and the envious crusaders, and the betraying customers . Oh Allah answer the martyrs, and have mercy the weak, and the relief of the excellence .

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%u200B%u200B%u200B%u200B%u200B3 December 2003--According to an outspoken Sheik in Saudi Arabia, a communication will be made on an Internet jihad site that will be transmitting information about a "planned assassination" of the Editor-in-Chief of a London based Arabic newspaper, the coming hit to the US, and will name the %u201Cmartyrs%u201D killed by Saudi forces. It is also being reported that Osama bin Laden will address the confrontation in Saudi Arabia, which appears to be related to our analysts' find of a tape by bin Laden that is purportedly in the hands of at least two media outlets. The talk of assassination is against Abdul Rahman Al-Rashad, the London based Editor-in-Chief of the Arabic Newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat.

The following is a preliminary translation of the Arabic text (posted below). Note: Readers should be advised that the Northeast Intelligence Network has forwarded the complete communication to the London based editor and the applicable federal authorities.

He mentioned through sites ( jihad ) on the Internet, of the [withholding/clouding] of the transmission [release] of videotapes to Al Qaeda Network that will be forthcoming in a number of days, a videotape about the confrontations with martyrs in the Arabian Peninsula, and will include the names of those killed such as Yousef Alabidi and Abd Al-Elaah Al-Otaibi in the confrontations with the Saudi securities forces, in addition to comments by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden concerning these confrontations.

In addition, he identified a new site ( jihad ) that was recently established and appears to be in close contact with "the rule" and transmitted through this jihad site are communications concerning al Qaeda's greatest hitting inside America itself, and he transmitted a statement to one of organization leaders (called the Yemeni Abu Assem), criticized him in the Arab newspapers especially in the Middle East that threatened the Editor-in-Chief Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed with assassination.

And being informed of the site of the Islamic general yesterday from a source inside the Al-Qaeda, that the mujahid completed the stage of preparation and readiness and that they started with the countdown for the execution of the attacks according to the suitable zero hour, and he confirmed that the next attacks the United States will cause them to lose the control over itself and they will lose the ability to contact and control their armed forces in Saudi Arabia and the Arabian Peninsula, saying: they deceive and Allah will punish the best of planners [head of command] .

And the transmission of the site also a permit of one of organization leaders, and the one that described it that it is a trusted source of the purpose that confirmed that the next attacks will be violent to the purpose and will amaze America, and the Yemeni Abu Assem said that the United States was arrogant and tyrannized and attacked and ascended a difficult ascent and shed the Muslims blood everywhere and was stubborn while he is named the Security Council to keep off the limits, but and the matter has ended with it in issuing decisions through this incapable council...and launched the wars in the name of the cross as their senior who taught them the hamlet ( the young Bush ) who now has been made aware that there is a huge event that will take place... and criticized the Arab newspapers especially from the Middle East that threatened the editor-in-chief with assassination, and who in the world doubts that he boasts the picture of Bush and puts it in the front page, provoking feelings from their sons who are jailed in Cuba.

And he called on all Muslims worldwide to increase prayers for revenge on Bush and his nation, Blair and his country, liars.

First this statement confirms besides what the rule transmits from audio and visible tapes between the instant and the other that Al Qaeda Network succeeded a great success in the interest in the propagandistic side and the media person, and this shows the wit of these leaders .

Also he shows the adoption of the Al Qaeda Network of the psychological warfare means, and no becomes obscure about the intelligent the power of the psychological warfare influence on the enemy, then she exhausts it moral and material.

As for the moral, then apparent and clear, then the Americans soldiers are in the worst stages of psychological collapse.

As for the materialism, then these repeated threats incite the enemy to its taking the approach of the seriousness persistence, until events 11 Septembers do not recur . And the enemy taking meaning is these threats on an interpretation the seriousness oh that it consumes its abilities and the financial resources, and he tires it continuously and a chance does not give it to the taking of its breaths .
Second attacks that took place the indication of it he preceded the declaration of it, and they include the severe threat that attracts the attention of any political analyst or military, then Al Qaeda Network will not go back on its promise or its threats, then it appears the next attacks that will be violent to purposely amaze America!! .

And how will that attack take place? !! .

The news says that the Americans expect this attack, as that they expect its occurrence by sea or by the commercial airlines .

But more important than the method is the target that will be hit !!.

Then will it be aimed at the nuclear plants and the sensitive regions? !! .

As they conclude that attacks will include the use of nuclear unconventional weapons will take place, or a biological or a bacterial .

Likely all that, then Al Qaeda Network proved to all that it has the scientific and material ability and the executive one on fascinating the world with its painful hitting !!.

Third and new in this statement the new tactics noticeable to the attention in the interaction of the rule with the Arab masses media specially Middle East that threatened its dead editing president Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed with the assassination .

And undoubtedly that al Qaeda's reach is very long within the superpowers ( America ) that for it the Orient and the west kneel, she has insulted it and slapped it on its nape an unprecedented slap, and she continues its challenge to any an arrogant by its power, then its threat of the hypocrite newspapers and the labor flag stand are green an Aldmn ( Middle East ) undoubtedly these customers and on their head the hypocrites senior will injure Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed by the urination not to a voluntary in its trousers, and I do not exclude that for it its Americans masters provide the personal protection of a period from the time, of what he will notify it of the confidence in himself and increases its barbaric war against the mujahid and with its foolishness this that will incite the mujahid to its settlement instead of its making repent .

And as I think me that this warning will be for it a double reaction at the journalists all, then some journalists wises that were involved in the campaign against the fighting will be the more neutrality demanding of the safety .

And some the bravado with %u063A%u0644%u0627%u0629 %u0627%u0644%u0639%u0644%u0645%u0627%u0646%u064A%u0629 and the severe malice against the Islam and the Muslims is proverbs this dead Abdul Rahman Al-Rashed and Hani Al-Nakshabandi and Jamal Khashoqujy %u2026 and so on he will spit the devil in their hearts and exploit this statement...

And undoubtedly the al Qaeda Network will incite what he will transmit - the terror between the journalists and the opening of a new yard for the easy confrontations and that he procrastinated that is for it the great media effect .

And Allah is triumphant on its matter but he increased the people they do not know ( Yousef : 21 ) .

Oh Allah support the mujahid everywhere, and wheels with your clear support Oh Allah ! the worlds .

Oh Allah ignite the land a fire from below the feet of the cunning Zionists, and the envious crusaders, and the betraying customers .

Oh Allah answer the martyrs, and have mercy the weak, and the relief of the excellence .

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