I will edit out parts of this, but it is worth going to read all of it. granny..........
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Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S)
November 6, 2005
Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center
THE PROJECT FOR THE RESEARCH OF ISLAMIST MOVEMENTS (PRISM)1
OCCASIONAL PAPERS
Volume 3 (2005), Number 8 (October 2005)
Director and Editor: Reuven Paz.
Rakan ben Williams:
The Next Generation of Jihadi Terrorists in Europe
By Reuven Paz2
Introduction
In October 31 st 2005 , the Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF) published in Jihadi web sites an interesting
threatening analysis of Al-Qaeda's strategy in planning its attacks and choosing the operatives that carries
them out. An imaginary person writes the analysis—Rakan ben Williams—or Wilyamz, as the name
mistakenly or deliberately is written. The threatening analysis is titled “The next Al-Qaeda soldier.” 3
We don't know who has in fact written the message, but the name chosen for the “Jihadi super
hero”—Rakan—reminds us of a legendary Islamic hero of the Middle Ages, who was born in Arabia, and fought
against the Mongols in Iraq and Persia . Recently he became a hero of a Middle Eastern comic series as
Rakan the “lone warrior.” 4
The Evolution of Al-Qaeda Warriors
The analysis is quite simple, yet sarcastic, and attempts to present a very clear and well-organized strategic
plan of the attacks against Western targets:
• The September 11 attacks were carried out by a group of mostly Saudi Arabians. The Western response
was to limit the entry of Saudis, search and follow them, until the Islamists had no choice but plan another
attack
• Following the September 11 attacks, while the United States was thinking that it was going to win the war
against terrorism, Al-Qaeda targeted Bali . The attack was carried out by Indonesians, and against
Australians. There were no Saudis and the CIA could not uncover the plot in advance. Therefore, they
started to follow Indonesians in addition to Saudis.
• The next phase was the simultaneous operations in Casablanca and Istanbul . The two locations were
chosen as the two extremes of Europe —to the east and west—and on the border with the Muslim world. The
attacks meant to declare that Al-Qaeda was directing its attacks against Europe and has reached its borders.
This was a warning sign, which the Europeans ignored.
• Then Al-Qaeda hit Madrid to tell Europe “we are here.” The attack in Madrid brought about the withdrawal
of the Spanish troops from Iraq and the Spanish support for the United States . The attackers in Madrid were
North Africans, which made Europe think that the Arab emigrants in Europe were the most dangerous threat
for it. Following the attack in Madrid , Osama bin Laden declared his offer for truce with Europe , stating that
Al-Qaeda is capable of hitting everywhere, whenever it likes to, and by which method it chooses. This offer
was ignored as well.
• The European countries tried to guess who is next in the line of attacks by Al-Qaeda, and the group did its
best to create the impression that Italy was the one. The impression was promoted by threats made by “Abu
Hafs al-Masri Brigades in Europe .”
• While Europe was expecting an attack in Italy by Arabs, Al-Qaeda attacked in an unexpected place—
London —and by British citizens of Pakistani origin. Once again the West was surprised by the Mujahidin, and
started planning the deportation of all extremist or illegal Muslims from Europe .
The response of Al-Qaeda to the steps taken by Europe against its Muslims is therefore, to use European
citizens—Christian converts to Islam who support global Jihad--in the next attacks. The model is “Rakan ben
Wilyamz”—born and raised in the West; has studied in its educational system; prayed in their churches; drank
alcoholic beverage; ate pork, and hated Muslims. But then he secretly became a devoted Muslim, adopted the
philosophy of Al-Qaeda, and now he and his alike are wandering in Europe and the United States, gathering
information and planning their next attacks. “Is the West ready for them?” asks Rakan Ben Wilyamz from
Europe , who is “thirsty for martyrdom.”
Conclusion
Between the lines of the sarcastic message of GIMF, one can feel above all a strong sense of self-confidence
by the anonymous author. The attacks against Western targets were not aimed at occupying the West or
liberating the Muslim world, but in order to highlight the Western lack of understanding of the Muslim mind;
and hence, its inability to wisely respond to the Muslim challenges; the flexibility and wisdom of Al-Qaeda in
finding solutions to every situation; and the advantages of the “new generation of Muslims” vis-a-vis the
ideological stagnation of the West and its “corrupted culture.” The message was not written just for Western
eyes, but for Muslim supporters of global Jihad as well. Rakan Ben Wilyamz is not only the “new secret
weapon” of global Jihad, but also a model of “super-hero” for Islamic youth. The fact that the name might
have been taken from a comic series, colors it with the heroism of an imaginary figure. Rakan is the Jihadi
answer to Superman, Batman, and their colleagues.
(The best part has been removed...LOL by granny)
The endocrinal nature of these messages is not less important than the threats against the West. In
Al-Qaeda's eyes it is a vital combination.
1. The Project for the Research of Islamist Movements is part of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center. Site:
www.e-prism.org . Email: reupaz@netvision.net.il . All material copyright Reuven Paz unless otherwise stated. Credit if quoting; ask permission to
reprint. GLORIA is part of the Interdisciplinary Center , Herzliya , ISRAEL
2. Director and Editor of the Project for the Research of Islamist Movements (PPISM)
3. See on-line in: http://www.al-farouq.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3769
4. See his “profile” in: http://www.akcomics.com/Profiles/RakanUniverse/profilerakan.htm
5. Al-Qaeda University for Jihad Studies.
See on-line in: http://www.al-farouq.com/vb/showthread.php?t=2682
6 See on-line in: http://www.al-farouq.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3383
This website does not understand that the link for
LauraMansfield.com should always top the page and not end it.
I was impressed with what is listed here and when Laura's link was there, felt that all of us should have this link.
Right now, I am too used up to chase the articles on this site and the info that is listed here, resisted checking out the nov issue of a new jehad magazine.
So have at it......
http://www.e-prism.org/pages/1/index.htm
http://www.intelligence.org.il/eng/eng_n/al_ansar_e.htm
Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
at the Center for Special Studies (C.S.S)
October 23, 2005
Abu Mazen sponsors a funds distribution ceremony organized by the Iran-funded Al-Ansar Charity
Association, headed by a Palestinian Islamic Jihad activist who is directed by Hezbollah
In a ceremony held in
the Gaza Strip on
October 13, 2005, the
Al-Ansar Charity
Association distributed
a sum of one million
dollars, granted by
Iran, to families of
shahids (i.e., terrorists
killed during the
confrontation with
Israel) whose homes
had been demolished
and to families of
detainees in the Gaza
Strip.
The ceremony was
sponsored by Abu
Mazen, who was
represented by former
Minister of Prisoners'
Affairs Hisham Abd
al-Razeq , and attended
also by several
Legislative Council
members. In a speech
given on Abu Mazen's
behalf, Abd al-Razeq
stated that the
Palestinian Authority
formulated its “national
plans” to liberate the
Palestinian land and
issued a call to fight
against the (Security)
Fence, the settlements,
and the Judaization of
Jerusalem. 1
In a speech given
during the ceremony,
Nafez Uthman Abd
al-Rahman al-A'raj, a
Palestinian Islamic
Jihad activist who
heads the Al-Ansar
Charity Association,
stated that the
association had
resumed its activity
after years of hiatus
that resulted from “the
Israeli aggression”
against the
association's offices, 2
seizing its funds, and
closing its accounts in
several banks. 3
Al-Ansar Charity
Association Secretary
Nasser al-Sheikh
added that the Martyrs
Foundation, operating
in Iran , had extended
its patronage over all
the families of shahids
who had died defending
the Palestinian land.
Since the beginning of
the confrontation, said
Al-Sheikh, the
association assisted
some 3,996 shahids
(5,000 USD per family)
and 200 detainees
(1,000 USD per
detainee). He added
that the Al-Ansar
Charity Association
paid monthly salaries
to families of 1,940
shahids, ranging from
75 USD to a shahid's
son to 250 USD to a
shahid who had been
married. Furthermore,
Nasser al-Sheikh
announced that Iran 's
Martyrs Foundation
would provide funds 4
for a new project to
compensate families of
shahids whose homes
had been demolished.
Characteristics of the Al-Ansar Charity Association and its leader
The Al-Ansar
Association is an
Islamic charity
association founded in
2001 and declared an
illegal organization by
Israel in 2003. The
association operates in
the Gaza Strip, holds
close contacts with Iran
, and is a Palestinian
branch of the Iranian
Martyrs Foundation .
The association
operates under the
auspices of the
Hezbollah-owned
Martyr Institution in
Lebanon , the Lebanese
branch of the Iranian
Martyrs Foundation.
The association's
primary focus is
providing financial aid
to families of
terrorists, both shahids
and detainees, from all
the terrorist
organizations. It is
headed by Nafez
Uthman al-A'raj, a
Palestinian Islamic
Jihad activist directed
by the Hezbollah in
Lebanon . To the best
of our knowledge,
Al-A'raj has held
contacts with terrorist
operatives, assisted in
guiding terrorist
infrastructures in the
Gaza Strip, and been
involved in
coordinating arms and
ammunition smuggling
operations to terrorist
infrastructures in the
Gaza Strip.
The significance of Palestinian Authority representatives’ participation in the funds distribution ceremony
The Al-Ansar
Association, supported
by Iran (and Hezbollah),
is therefore part of the
broad civilian
infrastructure that
serves as a tool for
assisting terrorists
and their families
(families of shahids,
detainees, or families
whose homes were
demolished). The
participation of Abu
Mazen's representative
in the distribution
ceremony of one million
dollars (a substantial
figure in its own right)
originating in Iran
demonstrates that the
Palestinian Authority
continues to avoid
confronting the
terrorist-supportive
infrastructure, for the
most part operated by
Hamas and the
Palestinian Islamic
Jihad. Furthermore, the
very participation of
Palestinian Authority
representatives in the
funds distribution
ceremony provides
legitimacy for the
continued activity of the
Al-Ansar Charity
Association and other
associations run by
Hamas and the
Palestinian Islamic
Jihad.
Another recent
expression of Abu
Mazen's preference not
to confront the terrorist
organizations can be
found in a reference he
made in a speech given
to the Legislative
Council (October 26) to
Luay Saadi and Majed
al-Ashqar, two senior
Palestinian Islamic
Jihad terrorist
operatives killed in an
exchange of fire with
IDF forces in Tulkarm
(October 24, 2005). Abu
Mazen chose to refer to
those terrorists, who
had stood behind the
terrorist attacks at
Tel-Aviv's Stage
nightclub (February
2005) and a shopping
mall in Netanya (July
2005) as “excellent
fellows” (Al-Jazeera
Television, October 26).
The Iranian Martyrs Foundation
The Martyrs
Foundation was formed
in Iran in 1980, in the
wake of the Iran-Iraq
War, in order to help
the families of those
killed, missing, or
taken captive. As one of
Iran 's means of
exporting the
revolution, the
foundation has
branches worldwide.
Iran considers the
generous support it
provides to “charity
associations” in the
Palestinian Authority
administered territories
(such as Al-Ansar) a
means to support the
terrorist organizations,
mainly the Palestinian
Islamic Jihad and
Hamas, and an
instrument for acquiring
influence among the
Palestinian population.
The Al-Ansar Charity Association
(Source: www.el-ansar.org, June 23, 2004)
1 Al-Ayyam, October 13, 2005.
2 A possible reference to the IDF Air Force strikes on the association's offices (May 12, 2004 and September 29, 2004).
3 A possible reference to Operation Green Torch carried out by Israeli security forces on February 25, 2004, during which Arab Bank and Cairo Amman Bank branches in Ramallah were raided and
terrorist funds in those banks' accounts in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank were confiscated.
4 Al-Ayyam, October 13, 2005.
Money and terror reports.....
http://www.intelligence.org.il/eng/
KFI.com Radio, am 640, from California, LA area, I think.
There was a liquor stored trashed yesterday, 2 races of people were involved.
I just heard the owner of the liguor store say " I know they were "Black Muslims", as they were wearing a (color) and a
"Bow Tie".
So now bow tie's are a gang singnal?
KFI radio is saying that the Ontario Policemen who was shot, was shot in a traffic stop, the shooter got out of the car, shot the Officer in the lower extermities twice, the Officer did fire shots at him.
The shooter got back in his car and drove off.
The shooter is still free and driving on the California freeways..........or will he report that his car was stolen?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1528639/posts
Highway patrol officer shot on Interstate 15 near
Ontario
AP ^ | 11/25/5
Posted on 11/25/2005 6:09:32 PM PST by SmithL
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1528271/posts
Oakland liquor stores under siege (Possibly Muslims
attacked the store)
The Argus ^ | 11/25/2005
Posted on 11/25/2005 4:17:32 AM PST by F14 Pilot
Police say Black Muslims may have warned business owners
not to sell alcohol to African Americans
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1528681/posts
Former Black Panther ordered back to U.S.
ap on Bakersfield Californian ^ | 11/25/05
Posted on 11/25/2005 7:58:24 PM PST by NormsRevenge
TORONTO (AP) - A suspected former Black Panther member accused
of shooting a Chicago police officer more than 35 years ago was
ordered extradited to the United States Friday.
Court officials said Joseph Pannell, a former Toronto library worker
who spent more than two decades living in Toronto, allegedly shot
when he was 19 and a member of the black militant group.
After the Toronto court ruling, Pannell's wife and four children stood in
protest outside the downtown U.S. Consulate.
"We all have bleeding hearts right now, but this is not over," said
Pannell's wife, Natercia Coelho. She said they would appeal.
The 1969 shooting of patrolman Terrence Knox, who was left
paralyzed, came at the height of notoriety for the Black Panthers.
Pannell was arrested but fled the country after he was freed on bail in
1973. He apparently lived in Montreal for several years before moving
to Toronto.
Continued at above link.
On the 9 pm KFI radio news, there was a report of a man who rammed a police car several times, the Police shot him, a woman in the car was also injured.
Did not report on how she was injured.
This happened at Whitter, Calif. should be near Ontario, Calif.
In the middle of last night, the KKOB 770 radio news, said they would give the details fo a bomb scare at Las Cruces,
New Mexico......when they returned.
They did not return, as a network program came on the air, so no further details.
Have switched to KOA radio in Denver.....Laughing, as now I get a report on a fight at a ball game, football?
Had to stop the game for 15 minutes, as fans threw things in the field.
ye, gads, the world has gone mad.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1528625/posts
American company to fight pirates off Somalia
Reuters ^ | 11/25/05
Posted on 11/25/2005 5:38:09 PM PST by DogBarkTree
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1528740/posts
Whittier police wound driver following car chase