al-Qaeda Comes to Gaza?

ABC News ^ | August 23, 2006 | Christopher Isham

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Who didn't see this coming?

[Angelas]

"We came to you with the intention of slaughtering or beheading."

Not good!

[PeteB570]

Convert to Islam?

This Major League Infidel says "NO".

[Honestfreedom]

This unilateral withdrawal from Gaza sure is working out well.

[rjp2005]

Interviews with AQ members have revealed that this is part of their plan for further "legitimacy" by moving operations to attacks on Israel. They say there will be more a focus on Israel, Syria and Turkey in the next few years.

[Mike Darancette]

All western media should leave Gaza and the West Bank it is no longer safe to be there. AQ has come to take over.

[Marine_Uncle]

I believe as you had suggested three months back that AQ has been setting up shop in the Gaza Strip. Now we shall perhaps see a bit of activities exposed. Pat yourself on the back to be the first Freeper to suggest they where Gaza bound.

[operation clinton cleanup]

One sentence states, "You infidels and masters of oppression: Convert to Islam and you will be safe…We came to you with the intention of slaughtering or beheading." The statement goes on to denounce "democracy" and the regimes that seek secular goals, such as "democracy and freedom."

But I thought the Democrat party said they hated our foreign policy, not Democracy and Freedom?

[pipecorp]

guess the moishe chamberlainberg plan was just as successful as the neville chamberlain plan was. History is a funny thing.

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"Their tactics of beheading and mass murder of innocent civilians have not been popular with the majority of Iraqis......."


Nooooo! Do tell.

Sometimes I think I'm reading something out of George Orwell.

[Steel Wolf]

There have been rumors of an 'al-Qa'ida in Palestine' group, and Abu Musab al Zarqawi himself was Palestinian. It'd be interesting if they decided to push the war further West, in order to continue their march into destabilizing the region.

[SE Mom]

This is a nightmare...and interesting that on FOX they didn't read the "slaughtering and beheading" part...

BTW- I was under the impression that Zarq was Jordanian, not Palestinian.....

[Nextrush]

The story I heard on BBC Radio 4 a few minutes ago mentioned that AQ maybe behind the kidnappings.

Of course it went on to say how this could hurt the Palestinian cause to have AQ in the neighborhood and that Palestinian leaders didn't want those kind of people around.

When you run a rats nest of terrorists exactly what kind of people do you expect to show up?

[Steel Wolf]

He grew up in Jordan, and is commonly described as Jordanian, but his family is considered Palestinian, and he had a hatred for Israel that was profound, even by extremist standards.

[KavMan]

BS! This is just an excuse so if they are killed the Palestinians won't be held accountable.

[jblair]

Al-Q is a franchise.

[SE Mom]

Exactly why I come to FR every day..always learn something I didn't know! Thanks:)

This is really pissing of the Palestinians too- very bad PR for them and it will make journalists think twice before venturing into their space to cover their side of things...

Al Q in Palestine is a whole other wrinkle..

[Earthdweller]

"BS! This is just an excuse so if they are killed the Palestinians won't be held accountable."

Convenient isn't it? And what's all this 'previously unknown group' crap.

The Pales don't know who is there?

[Myrddin]

"Palestinians" are rejected/ejected Jordanians who have squatted in Israel and taken on the title. The ones who choose not to behave in a civil fashion turn to terrorism privately and victimhood publicly.