PURPORTED AL QAEDA LETTER CALLS TRUCE IN SPAIN! (BLACKMAIL ALERT!)

Yahoooo via Reuters ^ | 3/17/04

[areafiftyone]

CAIRO (Reuters) - A group claiming to have links with al Qaeda said Wednesday it was calling a truce in its Spanish operations to see if the new government would withdraw its troops from Iraq (news - web sites), a pan-Arab newspaper said.

In a statement sent Wednesday to the Arabic language daily al-Hayat, the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades, which claimed responsibility for the Madrid bombings that killed 201 people, also urged its European units to stop all operations.

"Because of this decision, the leadership has decided to stop all operations within the Spanish territories... until we know the intentions of the new government that has promised to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq," the statement said.

"And we repeat this to all the brigades present in European lands: Stop all operations."

In a shock election result just days after the Madrid attacks, Spain elected the Socialist party, which has since said it will probably withdraw its troops from Iraq.

The Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades have previously claimed responsibility for bombings in Turkey and Iraq.

"The Spanish people... chose peace by choosing the party that was against the alliance with America," the statement said. The newspaper planned to publish it Thursday.

Outgoing Spanish Prime Minister Josa Maria Aznar was a staunch ally of the United States in the Iraq war, although a majority of the Spanish people were opposed to sending Spanish troops there.

"Praise be to God who gave us this victory in the conquest of Madrid... where one of the pillars of the axis of Crusader evil was destroyed," the statement said, affirming its earlier claim for the Madrid attacks.

A U.S. official in Washington has previously said the group's link with al Qaeda is unclear.

[Peach]

AQ send letter - blackmail - saying it would stop operations in Spain if they withdraw their troops from Iraq!

[Blood of Tyrants]

But there is no link between Iraq and Al Queda!!!!!!

[GAGOPSWEEPTOVICTORY]

Socialst scum partnering and giving into terrorists. I am soooooo shocked. When are they going to just hand over the keys to the Islomofacists all together?

[NativeNewYorker]

Thanks. I was trying to find this.

[prion]

Well, that's about as explicit as it gets.

[Betaille]

I somehow doubt Al Qaeda is actually so politically savvy. I think this is a hoax and they are gonna attack anybody they feel like attacking.

[Eala]

Praise be to God who gave us this victory in the conquest of Madrid...

There you have it.

[Dog Gone]

This is the same group that claimed the northeast blackout last year was their work, I believe.

[Lexington Green]

... and if America elects Kerry, we won't hurt you anymore...

[harpu]

When we find these terrorist bastards they should be drawn and quartered in public display.

BUT, instead, watch that cowardly, socialist Spanish government give it up like the weak sisters they are.

[NativeNewYorker]

The Dem line is that the liberation of Iraq put AQ on the Baathists' side. Got it?

[cajungirl]

A sad day for Spain as they make a pact with the devil. Reminds me of the days prior to WWII. Now will they agree to let the terrorists cart away some of their fellow citizens. And will they require certain citizens to wear markers, like armbands. And then will they all, en masse, decide to not see what is taking place. This is a very very sad day. I sympathise with our friends in Spain, and we do have friends there who hold our views. I would die of shame to see this happen here. Die, I mean it.

[grobdriver]

Gooooood Spaniards. Goooood! *pat, pat, pat*
Wanna bone?

[ladtx]

"Praise be to God who gave us this victory in the conquest of Madrid...

If I were AQ I would make the new government sign a non-agression pact with them, just to make it all legal n'all.

[Donna Lee Nardo]

Thanks Spain, NOT.

[Eva]

Al Qaeda has nothing to worry about, the Spainsh Socialists think that fighting is a spector sport that takes place in a bull ring.

[AntiGuv]

Oh, please. How much political savvy do they need to understand the patently self-evident?

[RonHolzwarth]

reply to: "victory in the conquest of Madrid... where one of the pillars of the axis of Crusader evil was destroyed,"

"conquest of Madrid"?

"pillars of the axis of Crusader evil was destroyed"?

I guess some extremist Muslims just simply don't understand what "conquest" really means.

and "destroyed"? Could someone please show them a photograph of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and tell them that their beloved Mecca and Medina might well meet a similar fate?

[1Old Pro]

Each and every day I give thanks that we have a President who recognizes that terrorists must be fought and conquered.