Alleged al-Qaida Tape Claims Iraq Attacks

AP My Way ^ | April 6, 2004 | MAGGIE MICHAEL

[Gerasimov]

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A man claiming to be a senior al-Qaida figure that the United States believes is operating in Iraq has released a tape calling for the country's Sunni Muslims to fight Shiites and claiming responsibility for high-profile attacks there.

The 33-minute audiotape appeared Tuesday on a Web site known as a clearinghouse for militant Islamic messages. The speaker introduced himself as Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian also known as Ahmed al-Khalayleh who is thought to be a close associate of Osama bin Laden. It was the first tape of any kind attributed to him to be made public.

The tape's authenticity could not be verified immediately. Terrorism experts say that even when such statements cannot be traced to al-Qaida, they serve the group's cause by inspiring sympathizers.

Al-Zarqawi's whereabouts are unknown, but the Web site on which the tape appeared had a transcript heading that said al-Zarqawi was in Iraq.

[Gerasimov]

But I thought Al Qaida didn't have anything to do with Iraq!

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[DustyMoment]

Anyone who doesn't believe that the current outbreak of violence in Iraq is orchestrated needs to pull their head out of the sand and take a look at the real world. Non-stop negative coverage by the lamestream media in Iraq has encouraged AQ and other Muslim insurgents to perpetrate this violence to make the news being reported agree with the reality of life in Iraq.

Can we say "aid and comfort to the enemy"?

[Gerasimov]

President Bush made it clear to us way back in 2001 that this would be a war, and that there would be casualties, and that the war would be long term. The short memory of the many Americans blows my mind.

[Texasforever]

Yep. More and more we are learning who all of these foreign "leaders" are that want Kerry elected.

[alloysteel]

Sunni=Wahhabi=Saudi Arabia=al-Qaeda

Shi'ite=Iran=Hezbollah

But never, ever, believe that their mutual hatred of each other exceeds their hatred of the secular West. And certainly, not their hatred of Zionists and Israel.

These Islamofascists are so far beyond rational, they have moved into another universe.

[Lunatic Fringe]

Soon the Rebellion will be crushed and young Skywalker will be one of us.

[sarasota]

Makes me think that Sadr, whose father was killed by Saddam, was in cahoots with AlQ. A little father/son rivalry perhaps?

[CHICAGOFARMER]

This Blog from a man in Iraq tells the true story. http://iraqataglance.blogspot.com/

Wednesday, April 07, 2004
Thieves and idiots !

Surely you’re watching what’s happening now in some neighborhoods in Iraq.. let me explain something about this militia.. ( you’ll never hear a similar explanation in any TV channel or radio stations… but this is the truth and the real picture of Muqtada’s group)..

First of all:

That angry dumb and silly boy is not respected by many religious leaders here in Iraq and consider him as a child , he don’t have the right to be a religious leader and he don’t have any ‘logical and legislative Islamic studies’ regarding Islam and ‘Sharia’..

Second.. that foolish boy has many thieves following him.. why? Do you know that neighborhood ‘ Althawra’ or ‘ Al-Sadr city’ in Baghdad? This is the worst place in Iraq.. yes .. all Iraqis hate that place and never ever reach there.. More than 75% of this neighborhood are thieves and murders .. they are responsible for the looting and robbery acts last year.. and of course due to their rapid and uncontrolled reproduction ( just like the rabbits) ,they have many relatives in some neighborhoods in Iraq, so when they felt that Muqtada is so permissive and may encourage such robberies; they followed him.. they love him.. they feel that he’s one of them and his laws are very compatible with their disgusting thoughts and mean goals..
Now we have a silly angry boy and thieves..

The third point .. many idiots still remember his father and they feel that he continues his father’s message in Islam.. the crowds are always around that boy listening to his words that incite and urge them to disobey whatever the GC and CPA say..

Now we have a silly angry boy, thieves and idiots..!
Wow.. what a group!!


I’m afraid the world will say that Iraqis don’t deserve the liberation because of those people..

Here in Basra, few Muqtada’s men are preparing themselves, hiking among the people and in front of banks and shops waiting for another looting and robbery acts and spreading rumors about the situation in other provinces.. they say that the governmental institutes are robbed and everything lost..etc..trying to breach the peace.. some of them are carrying sacks to rob the bank if their ‘leader’ will succeed and control Iraq!!

Got the picture of this militia?!

Of course there’s no one channel can interview an educated Iraqi who dares to say all of that about this militia ..
BTW I’m sure that Al-Jazeera is dancing now!



The good things are:
It’s told that the British troops came to the banks and took all the money to be kept in safe places until the chaos comes to an end..

And some districts here in Basra came to a great idea, the Sheiks of many tribes held a meeting and decided to sign on papers promising that any person dares to breach the peace in their areas will be arrested or killed immediately and no one will protect him even if he was one of their tribes.. this meeting relieved the people so much…

Nearly a similar situation happened in 1999 in ‘Al-Sadr city’ when Saddam killed Muqtada’s father.. the angry people in that disgusting neighborhood made a simple chaos in the beginning , do you know what happened ? do you know how Saddam dealt with them?... a few cars went there immediately and a few men got out of the cars carrying different types of guns and rifles and started to fire continuously at them until all those people entered their houses and many of them were killed and left on the streets… then Saddam’s men completed their mission and went back..

I don’t want to say that the same thing should be done.. but I just want to say that the GC and CPA must control this freedom because it’s used improperly..

[camas]

thanks for the insight.

[camas]

suggest forwarding this to fox news. their "experts", retired military, know fighting etc. but know little or nothing about people\cultures in this part of the world.

[CHICAGOFARMER]

suggest forwarding this to fox news. their "experts", retired military, know fighting etc. but know little or nothing about people\cultures in this part of the world.

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Go for it. You have my blessing and support.

[Heatseeker]

Makes me think that Sadr, whose father was killed by Saddam, was in cahoots with AlQ. A little father/son rivalry perhaps?

That could be. Or, as I suggested in another thread, there's a reason Saddam's guys whacked his guy's father and both his brothers - but not him. Wonder how you say "weasel" in Arabic?

[camas]

would if i could. i do not know how to forward it.

[sarasota]

Yes, the black sheep of that family, perhaps. And, now that Saddam is in custody, this 30 year old animal thinks he can become the new head of Iraqi terror.

[LisaFab]

Thanks for the info. If anyone wants the skinny on al Zarqawi in his own words click here.