http://counterterror.typepad.com/the_counterterrorism_blog/2006/03/al_qaedas_expan.html
March 03, 2006
THE COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG: "Al Qaeda's expansion in the Palestinian territories"
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Another possible sign of Al Qaeda's expansion in the Palestinian territories has been revealed by the Emirati daily Al Ittihad. A so far unknown Palestinian group named " Jihad's Army and fight against corruption" (maybe sounding a little bit like an Al Qaeda offshoot) has been sending messages to foreign diplomatic representations in Gaza demanding that all personnel leave within a month. The communique calls for all non-Muslim foreigners to leave Gaza. It also denounces a Western style democracy on Muslim land and affirms its determination to impose sharia law.
Finally it mentions that a man like Saladeen, Ben Laden or Zarqawi is "on its way to Palestine to fight the symbols of corruption and the supporters of the infidels' democracy"."
ON THE NET...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=hamas
http://www.internet-haganah.com/jihadi/hamas.html
http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S5&P1=151
http://www.memritv.org/Search.asp?ACT=S5&P1=139
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ON THE NET...
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/04/zawahiri.tape/
"On new tape, Bin Laden's No. 2 congratulates Hamas"
Saturday, March 4, 2006 Posted: 2251 GMT (0651 HKT)
ARTICLE SNIPPET: "(CNN) -- In a videotape released Saturday, Osama bin Laden's deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, complimented the Islamic militant group Hamas on its Palestinian election victory and spoke against published Prophet Mohammed cartoons that have sparked violence throughout the Muslim world.
The tape was released by the Arabic-language satellite television channel Al-Jazeera.
CNN could not immediately authenticate the recording, and it was unclear when it was made.
Al-Zawahiri was the target of an unsuccessful January 13 CIA airstrike on a home in Damadola, Pakistan, where al Qaeda members were thought to be attending a dinner.
The Egyptian doctor has released numerous taped messages in recent months."