SITE Institute May 10, 2005
Al-Qaeda in Algeria issued a letter on May 8th, 2005 decrying any action by militants towards surrender to the Algerian government during the government's amnesty period, implemented by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. The letter, written by Abu Soheib Miliani, describes a demoralized group "living in the mountain [and] in bad shape…[they]…are swinging between [accepting the Algerian government's offers of] forgiveness and humiliation or staying where they are". Despite demoralization of the movement, Miliani states that the "jihad in Algeria is ready…we are targeting the Jews and crusaders, individuals, embassies, and interests that are the enemy's…The [Islamic] nation is united in attacking them everywhere." They have "denounced any action which targets innocent civilians and all Algerian people"
Miliani extols the international jihadist front to remember "… the country which taught the world how to sacrifice" and not forsake the Algerian jihad movement. He further suggests that now is the time for al-Qaeda in Algeria to regroup as well as the time to grow. He writes that right now " is open for everyone who wants to in the field forming small cells… [however] They must show with every operation…. that they belong in a jihad organization in Algeria. They also must [arrange to] be covered by the media by sending videos of their operations to the station channels to publish or posting them on the internet."
Miliani finished his letter with a message "…to mujahid Sheikh Ali Ben Haj: the nation trusts you. You are the leader of the mujahideen….you can fix it [the jihad]…. The solution is that you disappear. It does not matter where… Hide where you can continue guiding and preaching through the statements and visual recording…The young men trust you, your leadership is very important, especially in creating sharia law…Thousands of people will follow, and Islam and Muslims will be glorious."
http://siteinstitute.org/bin/articles.cgi?ID=publications44205&Category=publications&Subcategory=0
MONTREAL (CP) - The RCMP have busted a fraud ring they say dealt in fake passports, health and social insurance cards, Ontario and Quebec driver's licences and thousands of credit cards.
The three alleged ringleaders who were arrested worked out of Montreal, Toronto and Cornwall, Ont. "They were equipped, they knew what they were doing," RCMP spokesman Andre Bacon said Tuesday. "They had the contacts to be able to sell these type of items, as well."
Bacon said RCMP seized 9,000 cards and $280,000 in counterfeit money.
Bacon said undercover cops investigating the ring paid a total of $3,000 for a passport, a social insurance card and a driver's licence.
The investigation began more than a year ago and more arrests are possible, Bacon said.
Thanks penguino.
I see some of my Algerian links off the 'net.
I just deleted 4 of them.
Looking around some more.
WASHINGTON TIMES.com (UPI): Algiers, Algeria - "FOUR TROOPS KILLED IN ALGERIA VIOLENCE" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "The French-language daily Le Quotidien Du Rhone quoted security sources as saying members of the notorious Salafi Group for Daawa and Fighting, Algeria's most feared armed group, attacked a military patrol in the town of Swanin, 110 kilometers (68 miles) east of Algiers, Sunday morning, killing four troops and wounding more than 10 others. A member of the local municipality guards was also killed in the attack in which bombs, grenades and automatic fire were used.") (April 4, 2005)