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25 November 2005
The 'Rakan ben Willyamz' threat to Berlusconi and friends
alfirdaws.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&t=9116 [archive]
The statement is an explicit threat against Berlusconi, John Howard, Koizumi, Blair and Bush.
It was published on al-Firdaws forum by 'ialam al-islami and distributed broadly by him or others associated with the GIMF.
Arguements against the credibility of the statement include the poor quality of the Arabic as compared to the first 'Rakan ben Willyamz' statement. One analyst is reminded of the discredited statements of the "Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigade in Europe.
Arguements in support of the statement (if not the threat) being credible include the fact that it *was* distributed by the Global Islamic Media Front. That this "Rakan" is a different and less-literate individual doesn't necessarily make the statement non-credible. Since when are terrorists great examples of human intelligence?
Certainly there is no disputing that the countries in question are all in al-Qaida's sights.
We recommend against dismissiveness. Increasingly the global jihad is waged by ignorant thugs, and their statements are likely to reflect that.
Posted on 25 November 2005 @ 13:25
AAWSAT.com: "AL-QAEDA REVEALS ITS LATEST THREAT: RAKAN BIN WILLIAMS" by Mohammed Al Shafey (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "London, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Global Islamic Media Front, the voice of al Qaeda on the internet, has revealed its latest threat which it identified as Rakan bin Williams, who would wreck havoc worldwide. The name refers to an English convert to Islam. Al Qaeda’s strategy "will depend on surprise such as when near simultaneous attacks were carried out in Morocco and Turkey. Al Qeada's aim was to target the border between Europe and the Muslim world, east and west, so let this serve as a lesson to the entire west, we have arrived at your borders and no one will be able to stop us", the group said on the internet. The British Sun newspaper indicated last week that al Qaeda was recruiting English men and pointed out six English-language websites affiliated with al Qaeda had published material encouraging Europeans to enlist and undergo military training.") (November 8, 2005)
E-PRISM.org: Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center THE PROJECT FOR THE RESEARCH OF ISLAMIST MOVEMENTS (PRISM) OCCASIONAL PAPERS Volume 3 (2005), Number 8, Director and Editor: Reuven Paz: "RAKAN BEN WILLIAMS: The Next Generation of Jihadi Terrorists in Europe" by Reuven Paz (November 2005) (pdf)
"We recommend against dismissiveness. "
Thanks, Cindy.
I agree with their assessment.
We must not become complacent. There is too much at stake.