Posted on 09/29/2006 6:23:07 PM PDT by neverdem
ASSOCIATED PRESS
BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Al-Qaida in Iraq's leader, in a chilling audiotape released Thursday, called for nuclear scientists to join his group's holy war and urged insurgents to kidnap Westerners so they could be traded for a blind Egyptian sheik who is serving a life sentence in a U.S. prison.
The fugitive chief of the terrorist group said experts in the fields of "chemistry, physics, electronics, media and all other sciences -- especially nuclear scientists and explosives experts" -- should join his group's jihad, or holy war, against the West.
"We are in dire need of you," said the speaker, who identified himself as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir -- also known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri. "The field of jihad can satisfy your scientific ambitions, and the large American bases (in Iraq) are good places to test your unconventional weapons, whether biological or dirty."
The 20-minute audio recording was posted to a Web site that frequently airs al-Qaida messages. The voice could not be independently identified, but it was thought to be al-Masri's. He is believed to have succeeded Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who died in a U.S. airstrike north of Baghdad in June, as head of the al-Qaida-linked organization.
Thursday's message focused on Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman, 68, an Egyptian cleric who was convicted in 1995 of seditious conspiracy for his advisory role in a plot to assassinate Egypt's president and blow up five New York City landmarks, including the United Nations. Abdel-Rahman is considered the leader of Egyptian Islamic militants.
"I appeal to every holy warrior in the land of Iraq to exert all efforts in this holy month so that God may enable us to capture some of the Western dogs to swap them with our sheik and get him out of his dark prison," said al-Masri, who is also Egyptian. He also said more than 4,000 foreign militants have been killed in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 -- the first known statement from the insurgents about their death toll.
It was unclear why al-Masri would advertise the loss of the group's foreign fighters, but martyrdom is revered among Islamic fundamentalists, and could be used as a recruiting tool. Analysts said the announcement was likely a boast aimed at drumming up support.
The audio message came on a day that saw the killings of at least 23 people and the discovery in the capital of 40 apparent victims of sectarian death squads. To stem the violence, the government announced it will soon lock down traffic access to Baghdad.
Thursday's attacks in the capital included a car bombing that killed five and wounded 34 near a restaurant in the city's center, and a suicide car bombing on a military checkpoint that killed two Iraqi soldiers and wounded 10.
Jest in case some a you 7th century-loving jihad alchemists happen to be brewin' up a mess of anthrax, or have a few spare fuel rods from yer atomic pile. Or mebbe jest an ailin' uncle with a bad case of the flu.
It's going to be really uncomfortable, walking around with nuclear bombs strapped to your waist.
Sickening.
It is UNclear if this job opportunity would be posted at the UN.
BTTT
And Paki-Stan. don't forget about that guy (I forget his name) who had that nuclear technology ring going that Bush shut down, and Bill Clinton ignored. He's under "house arrest" In Paki-Stan, so who knows what he's selling still.
No way. Drop it at the hieght of Ramadamadingdong, or whatever it is that sees masses of terrorists gather once a year in Mecca by the millions. Get a whole bunch of them with one stone.
I suggest the use of 'field' in this translation has been used as in the English phrase 'field of battle'. So, field of jihad means field of holy battle. It's not a field of study but a place to make war.
That guy - A.Q. Khan. The Atlantic Monthly did a great 2-part article on him a few months back. We can thank him for a lot of what's going on now re: nukes and the third world.
Time magazine about a year ago (I think), also had an article about him and the nuclear smuggling ring he ran. we still don't really know who has what, except for the stuff Kadaffi turned in. We do know Iran, and N Korea recieved alot of it.
Yet, Clinton is NEVER questioed by MSM about it, and it all happened during his presidency. For that RAT to claim Bush did nothing during his first 8 months in office, never mind having to scrub the stains out and sterilize the oval office, Bush shut this down quickly, without any media fanfare. He also got Mussraff under his thumb and made inroads so Afghanistan could be taken out, as well as Taliban in Pakistan.
Time and the Atlantic - but remember, we're mind-numbed conservative bots who watch nothing but Fox news, and in our pajamas.
Either way, I am betting that they would be stupid enough to return to the radioactive hole in the ground because of the religious importance. Radiation should finish off the rest.
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