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A Wahhabi sheds his disguise
Boston Globe ^ | July 16, 2003 | Ellen Barry

Posted on 07/16/2003 2:15:26 AM PDT by sarcasm

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:10:30 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

AGHDAD -- When Rifa'at Jassem told his parents the path he had chosen, his mother wept and his father raged, his classmates jeered, family friends grew distant. At 14, he set aside his love for soccer and began learning the skills of an underground resistance network.


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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: iraq; iraqifreedom; rebuildingiraq; saudiarabia; wahabbi; wahabi; wahhabi; wahhabism

1 posted on 07/16/2003 2:15:26 AM PDT by sarcasm
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LINKS OF INTEREST:

WASHINGTON TIMES.com: "SAUDI MEA CULPA" -Commentary by Arnaud de Borchgrave (July 16, 2003) (Read More...)

ANANOVA.com (AP): "RUSSIAN ROCKET LAUNCHERS STOLEN" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "At least eight shoulder-fired missile launchers have been stolen in Russia. The Strela missile launchers were stolen from an arsenal near St Petersburg. Defence Minister Sergei Ivanov said last month a Russian Strela system was used to fire missiles that narrowly missed an Israeli charter plane after it took off from Mombasa, Kenya, last November with 271 people on board. US officials believe al-Qaida launched the attack.") (July 15, 2003) (Read More...)
CNS NEWS.com: "PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT EMBARRASSED BY ESCAPE OF TOP TERRORISTS" (July 14, 2003) (Read More...)

ALBAWABA.com - The Middle East Gateway: "US SOLDIER KILLED IN BAGHDAD AS GROUP RELATED TO AL QAEDA VOWS MORE ATTACKS" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Meanwhile, a group claiming to be an Iraqi branch of the al-Qaeda network said Sunday it, and not followers of Saddam Hussein, is behind the frequent attacks on US troops in Iraq. In a video broadcast on Al-Arabiya television channel, the group also warned of more attacks in the coming days. The group called itself the Fallujah Branch of the Armed Islamic Movement for Al-Qaeda. "I swear by God no one from his (Saddam Hussein) followers carried out any jihad operations like he claims... they (attacks) are a result of our brothers in jihad," said the voice on the audio tape. (Albawaba.com)") (July 14, 2003) (Read More...)
GOOGLE Search Term: "ARMED ISLAMIC MOVEMENT"

NY POST.com: "JUDGE FINDS OSAMA-SADDAM LINK" by Brian Blomquist (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "WASHINGTON - A federal judge helping to rebuild Iraq's judicial system says he's come up with an intriguing document linking Saddam Hussein to Osama bin Laden. Federal appellate Judge Gilbert Merritt, who is currently in Iraq, said an Iraqi lawyer brought him documents that included the name of an Iraqi officer in that country's embassy in Pakistan who was described as "responsible for the coordination of activities with the Osama bin Laden group." "It seems to me to be strong proof that the two were in contact and conspiring to perform terrorist acts," Merritt, a Democrat and longtime family friend of Al Gore, wrote in a dispatch for The Tennesseean newspaper - charges similar to those previously reported by The Weekly Standard. "Until this time, I have been skeptical about these claims," wrote the Cincinnati-based judge. "Now I have changed my mind."") (July 12, 2003) (Read More...)
eSTRIPES.com - STARS AND STRIPES (European Edition): "MILITARY-STYLE TRAINING FOR IRAQI POLICE RECRUITS" by Juliana Gittler (July 12, 2003) (Read More...)

WASHINGTON TIMES.com (UPI): "HIT MAN STALKS U.S. SOLDIERS IN IRAQ" (July 11, 2003) (Read More...)

JIHAD ONLINE.net ("Source: Albawaba"): Iraq: English Articles: "UNKNOWN IRAQI GROUP RALLIES AND VOWS FOR JIHAD" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Unknown Iraqi group issues death threat for Iraqis cooperating with US-led administration. An unknown Iraqi group has started to rally Iraqis for jihad against US occupying forces, issuing a death threat to all Iraqis working with the US-led administration, according to a pamphlet reportedly distributed at a Baghdad mosque this week.") (July 11, 2003) (Read More...)
INSIGHT On The News online: "FBI POLARIZED BY 'WAHHABI LOBBY'" by J. Michael Waller (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "Since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, a favorite self-proclaimed victim has been an aggressive band of Washington-based groups that purport to represent the nation's Muslims and hyphenated Arabs. That constituency is known as the "Wahhabi lobby" for many of its members' alleged ties to Saudi Arabia, whose state religion is considered by many to be an extremist and violent Wahhabi sect of Islam [see "'Wahhabi Lobby' Takes the Offensive," Aug. 5, 2002].") (July 11, 2003) (Read More...)

SEPTEMBER 11, 2001: "ATTACK ON AMERICA!" (Read More...)


2 posted on 07/16/2003 2:28:02 AM PDT by Cindy
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He has begun to feel an intense hatred of America, and calls attacks against American troops ''regal.''

Liquidate him before he reproduces.

4 posted on 07/16/2003 4:43:14 AM PDT by wideawake (God bless our brave soldiers and their Commander in Chief)
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I guess Jassem is unlikely to walk up to a US soldier and tell him "thanks for liberating me". What an ungrateful bunch. (This leaves out the majority of Iraqis who are glimpsed in a few reports as happy about their new freedom.)
5 posted on 07/16/2003 4:53:48 AM PDT by Moonmad27 (Sorry, fresh out of new tag lines. Check again tomorrow - we're expecting a new shipment.)
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