I just heard on the radio that authorities feel that the tape that was released has the Al Qaeda stamp all over it. I take that to mean, the style.
I read earlier that the 72 hour demand was right out of the al qaeda handbook. Then I read this from blog JAWA Report:
http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/184410.php
(video) Terrorists Threaten to Murder Fox News Hostages
UPDATE: Not so fast. The video has an al Qaeda feel to it, but the content of what Wiig said was interesting. In the video Wiig implores his family and friends to pressure the local goernment in Gaza to get their release. Which is an odd request, if the demand is for the release of Muslim prisoners from U.S. jails--a common Islamist demand in Iraq.
But the statement by The Holy Jihad Brigades sounds very much along the lines of al Qaeda 3.0. UPDATE: And a group with a similar name has operated in the Palestinian territories, and is linked to al Qaeda. "Jihad Brigades in the Border Districts" is al Qaeda in Gaza.
Developing....scroll down for updates.
It is exactly as I feared. The Palestinian terror group that has taken Steve Centanni and Olaf Wiig belongs to the cult of Abu Musab al Zarqawi. They have given the 72 hours notice. If their demands are not met, they will be murdered
I have read that those in charge in Gaza have been worried about AlQaeda infiltrating from Egypt. I am terribly afraid for these two brave souls from Fox. The video does seem awfully like the videos from the recent past where the captives have suffered an ill fate. My prayers are with Mr.Centanni and Mr.Wiig and their families.