Posted on 08/27/2004 3:27:20 AM PDT by The Raven
CAIRO, Egypt -- A claim of responsibility for the downing of two Russian planes appeared on a Web site known for militant Muslim comment Friday. The statement, which accused Russians of killing Muslims in Chechnya, was signed "the Islambouli Brigades." A group with a similar name has claimed at least one previous attack, but the legitimacy of the group and the authenticity of such statements could not be verified. Russian officials have said terrorism was the most likely cause of Tuesday's plane crashes, which killed 89 people. "We in the Islambouli Brigades announce that our holy warriors managed to hijack two Russian planes and were crowned with success though they faced problems at the beginning," the statement said without elaborating on the problems. Friday's statement said five mujahedeen (Islamic fighters) were on board each plane and their wills will be published soon. The statement did not explain how the hijackers boarded the planes, how they downed them or give any other details. "Russia's slaughtering of Muslims is continuing and will only stop when a bloody war is launched," the statement said. "Our mujahedeen, with God's grace, succeeded in directing the first blow, which will be followed by a series of other operations in a wave of to extend support and victory to our Muslim brothers in Chechnya and other Muslim areas which suffer from Russian faithlessness." A July 31 Web statement signed the "Islambouli Brigades of al-Qaida" claimed responsibility for the attempt to assassinate Shaukat Aziz, Pakistan's prime minister-designate. Friday's claim did not refer to al-Qaida, the international terror network led by Osama bin Laden. Lt. Khaled Islambouli was the leader of the group of soldiers who assassinated Egyptian President Anwar Sadat during a military parade in Cairo in 1981.
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This means that the terrorist situation in Russia is really, really bad despite their censors and security apparatus' best efforts.
The 9/11 Commission Report told us not to distinguish between Islamic groups because they are all part of the same problem - fundamental Islam.
Can't wait for Putin to go to the UN to ask for permission to hunt these a$$holes down and kill them.
Surely there has to be a resolution and hearings and the measured response laid out to let them know the world is absolutely serious that "this will not be tolerated and there better not be a next time mister".
Maybe we can "ask questions" such as "Are you sure?", "Where's the proof?" and then use the ever popular, "I don't think you've made a convincing case."
Hey, maybe France will help!
Reality may show that the Russians on board were stomping Islamofascist ass and the Fascists crashed the planes ala flight 93.
bump
"The 9/11 attack on the U.S. was never repeated--thanks to President Bush!"
Please don't say that......yet. ;-)
They've attacked the two most powerful countries in the world. Gee, I wonder if they have a plan...
LOL!
I would be the last one to laugh at another's misfortune, but what is that I see lined up on those perches in that chicken house?
It is amazing that so many hundreds of thousands of people have our President to thank for their lives ... yet they continue to bash him daily and support the liberal media that is dead-set on taking him out.
Kill em all and let Allah sort them out!
I won't hold muh breath.
Does anybody know how to say "Let's roll" in Russian? LOL!
One can only hope.
Remember that Dr. Ayman Al Zawahiri, Al Qaeda's second in command, served time in prison in Egypt for being a part of the plot that assassinated Anwar Sadat.
You'll find a lot of the fingerprints of those early Islamic terrorist attacks in Egypt on later attacks by Al Qaeda, largely because many of the same people were involved in either the planning or the training of those involved.
The bus station bombing?
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