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Al Qaida commander 'anticipates' 100,000 Americans dead in attack
World Tribune.com ^ | 11/13/03 | MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Posted on 11/13/2003 12:29:55 PM PST by Pikamax

Al Qaida commander 'anticipates' 100,000 Americans dead in attack

Special to World Tribune.com MIDDLE EAST MEDIA RESEARCH INSTITUTE Thursday, November 13, 2003 Al-Qal'a (The Fortress) an Islamist Internet forum, posted the first of a two-part interview with a person who introduced himself as Abu Salma Al-Hijazi, one of the Al Qaida commanders closest to Osama bin Laden.(1) The interview was conducted in Iraq, south of Faluja. The article notes that Al-Hijazi was surrounded by five masked men carrying missiles as well as personal weapons. The following are excerpts from the interview:

In regard to rumors about a large-scale attack against the U.S. during the month of Ramadan, Al-Hijazi said that "a huge and very courageous strike" will take place and that the number of infidels expected to be killed in this attack, according to primary estimates, exceeds 100,000. He added that he "anticipates, but will not swear, that the attack will happen during Ramadan."

He further stated that the attack will be carried out in a way that will "amaze the world and turn Al Qaida into [an organization that] horrifies the world until the law of Allah is implemented, actually implemented, and not just in words, on His land... You wait and see that the balance of power between Al Qaida and its rivals will change, all of a sudden, Allah willing."

Regarding Al Qaida detainees, Al-Hijazi said: "We follow their situation closely... the collaborating governments will pay the price for capturing these heroes who want to revive the glory of their nation and shake off the dust of humiliation and disgrace."

Al-Hijazi added that the "collaborating and treacherous" governments should know that Al Qaida has a long reach and its members enjoy popularity that will not end just because apostate governments detain hundreds of Al Qaida's members. "As soon as the governments detain one of our people, ten like him join us... this is no secret."

Al-Hijazi said that Al Qaida instructed its members not to confront the governments of Islamic countries and clarified that Americans are the main target of the organization, wherever they may be, in order to cause their disintegration and collapse, even if it takes a long time. "We are patient," he added, "our patience will only end with the collapse of America and its agents."

Al-Hijazi also said: "There is no doubt that the demise of America and its collapse will lead to the collapse of these fragile regimes that depend on it... We will not stop until we establish the Islamic Caliphate and until Allah's law is implemented in His land."

When asked about the recent bombing in Riyadh, Al-Hijazi referred to Saudi media reports — which claimed that in the attack Muslim women and children were killed — as "merely media deceit." He added: "This place was under surveillance for many months. Following a thorough investigation, it became perfectly clear to us that the people living there were at least 300 Americans and a large group of Lebanese Christians who had tortured Muslims there, in Lebanon, during the civil war. After consultation, we decided it was appropriate to attack this place and destroy it, including the people who lived there, because it housed Americans and a large majority of Christians holding Lebanese citizenship.

"Since the Saudi government is aware of the sensitivity of this place and that it is a declared target for Al Qaida, it surrounded it with very heavy security. However, we gave our people in Riyadh a green light to destroy it on top of those inside. Allah facilitated breaking into the place and bombing the part in which mostly Americans stayed. As a result, praise Allah, at least 40 Americans were killed, as well as 27 Christians from Lebanon, and a group of citizens who were Muslim; also, at least 70 Americans were injured, as well as more than 30 citizens of other countries, most of them Christians from Lebanon."

According to Al-Hijazi, a Saudi religious scholar who is wanted by Saudi authorities will claim responsibility in a televised communiqué for the bombing "and for other operations to come." He added that the wills of the attackers will be published, apparently, in the month of Shawwal — the month following Ramadan according to the Muslim calendar - when Al Qaida's main website, Al-Nida, is due to be reactivated.

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alqaeda; alqaida; ramadan2003; threats
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To: <1/1,000,000th%
"Abooboo who?"

Abdul Abubu Amir

241 posted on 11/13/2003 1:56:36 PM PST by BlueLancer (Der Elite Møøsenspåånkængrüppen ØberKømmååndø (EMØØK))
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To: Quix
I posted this on a duplicate thread - didn't see this one earlier. But a couple of weeks ago Vice President Cheney did say it could happen. Here's a quote from his speech:

WASHINGTON -- Vice President Dick Cheney said the United States still faces enemies that could inflict hundreds of thousands of American deaths in a single day, and he defended the Iraq invasion as a critical strike against such terror. The vice president said, "The ultimate nightmare could bring devastation to our country on a scale we have never experienced. "Instead of losing thousands of lives, we might lose tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands in a single day of war," Cheney said.

242 posted on 11/13/2003 1:56:44 PM PST by freeperfromnj
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To: Naspino
Or will people be on here yelling about big brother a month later?

Yes.

243 posted on 11/13/2003 1:57:22 PM PST by The Shootist
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To: oceanview
These folks seem to be fans of Tom Clancy's, as demonstrated by the 9/11 attacks. In "The Sum of all Fears," a smuggled nuclear bomb is detonated at a sporting event. What other scenarios are in Clancy's books?
244 posted on 11/13/2003 1:57:44 PM PST by X-Servative (Surviving in CA...)
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To: freeperfromnj
Quite Prophetic!!!!
245 posted on 11/13/2003 1:57:49 PM PST by Mossad1967
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To: chicagolady
Ominous. I believe the story of Moslems leaving DC

I read a character 35+ years ago who asserted that the USA Capitol would be moved to roughly the geographic center of our Republic. Hope it's not now from necessity.

Such cultures have extensive "grape-vines."

The grapevines are probably trusted more than the news.

HELLOOOOOO

ANYONE AWAKE? ANYONE PAYING ATTENTION?

Please pray for the safety of our President and our Nation.
246 posted on 11/13/2003 1:57:52 PM PST by Quix (DEFEAT the lying, deceptive, satanic, commie, leftist, globalist oligarchy 1 associate at a time)
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So do we take this seriously, or is it just another empty threat.

It's not even a threat. It's apparently just a fairly desperate al Qaeda recruitment effort. They have to fluff themselves up like housecats to make themselves appear bigger than they actually are in order to attract young unemployed male malcontents to their cause. I am sure they noticed the huge dip in their recruitment levels.

What testosterone-pumped anti-American boy would be attracted to an organization that didn't at least sound tough? None, of course, particularly when word is getting around that testosterone-pumped anti-American radicals are getting killed and captured in droves, and this is reinforced each time Khalid or Abdul comes back from a trip into Iraq with wet pants and a healthy desire to stay out of any American's and Brit's way. Or didn't come back at all.

Hence, al Qaeda's need to launch attacks where there is media to see. They need extensive hysterical media coverage of their very small 'successes' to appear bigger than they are, all to attract interest from the humiliated extremist Muslim or even the not-so-religious malcontented radical, be they Arab or Asian or even western.

Without the media's witting or unwitting support, and its hysterical descriptions of each terrorist attack, al Qaeda cannot survive. Their recruitment would dwindle to nothing, and most importantly, there wouldn't even be money coming in to support them. Without the relative ease of getting news coverage simply by choosing small targets near press stations and journalists' hangouts, people would notice that the now homeless al Qaeda's capabilities are apparently much smaller than before. Were the media still covering Gitmo and arrests with as much enthusiasm as they cover each coalition casualty, al Qaeda would be hurting just from that. Who wants to join al Qaeda if the only known benefits of the job are going to be ankle bracelets, orange jumpsuits and an extended vacation in sunny Cuba with some unpleasant attendants?

They have been reduced from spectacular economy-shattering hits on glitzy and prestigious targets on American embassies or inside America itself to rather pathetic rocket launches and bomb incidents well away from our shores. If they can make the stock markets jittery by exaggerating their ambitions, then so be it, but so far they sound like they are all fur and no alleycat.

This latest rant just sounds much more desperate- they used to keep their mouth shut until AFTER they had succeeded in an attack.

247 posted on 11/13/2003 1:57:59 PM PST by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: chicagolady
ChiChick . . . thanks for filling in some of the blanks . . . that makes your comment so much more credible . . . and intriguing . . . and I understand what you're saying, that the person who said it apparently had no agenda and no clue, just shared an observation . . .
248 posted on 11/13/2003 1:58:17 PM PST by LikeLight ( ___________________________________ it's a line)
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To: Naspino
...I'm not one to cling to old ways...

Which rights to you imagine as counter to security? I find nothing in the first ten ammendments that would prohibit an efficient solution.

249 posted on 11/13/2003 1:58:49 PM PST by GingisK
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To: LikeLight
Nobody can ever back these fourth or fifth hand rumors up. Why they stay so pervasive is anyone's guess.
250 posted on 11/13/2003 1:58:53 PM PST by diamondjoe
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To: oceanview
Read on , sorry for being so vague at first, My girlfriend who was AT the meeting the night before told me what Gwen Shaw had mentioned.
251 posted on 11/13/2003 1:58:59 PM PST by chicagolady
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To: Quix
if the DC and NYC mosques were empty, someone would notice and the press would be right on it.
252 posted on 11/13/2003 1:59:49 PM PST by oceanview
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To: oceanview
Nuke threats that many MIGHT feel were more convincing coupled with President away from DC and condition RED

. . . .

are you saying there would be 0% likelihood of panic?

Nuke freaks a lot of people out whether reasonably or not.
253 posted on 11/13/2003 2:01:04 PM PST by Quix (DEFEAT the lying, deceptive, satanic, commie, leftist, globalist oligarchy 1 associate at a time)
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To: piasa
good point. where were all the "we're going to fly planes into buildings" warnings before 9/11.
254 posted on 11/13/2003 2:01:41 PM PST by oceanview
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To: Pikamax
I recently conducted an interview with an American known as “The Booger”, who claims to be in the know about our anti-terrorist activities.
He told me about an upcoming operation that will result in the death of thousands of Al Quida operatives.
255 posted on 11/13/2003 2:01:42 PM PST by R. Scott
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To: Pikamax
I emailed the editor of that web site about his report not being available. He promptly replied that referral from Drudge had overloaded his server.

I take these threats very seriously even though many Freepers do not.

256 posted on 11/13/2003 2:01:45 PM PST by ex-Texan (CBS [SeeBS] Deserves a Long Double Flush . . . Pull the Chain!)
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To: diamondjoe
I don't want you to believe it! I was just sharing some information...take it or leave it! You are leaving it, I won't stay up tonight worried about it.
257 posted on 11/13/2003 2:03:34 PM PST by chicagolady
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To: freeperfromnj
He should certainly know better than I do!
258 posted on 11/13/2003 2:03:44 PM PST by Quix (DEFEAT the lying, deceptive, satanic, commie, leftist, globalist oligarchy 1 associate at a time)
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To: Naspino
If you want to be safe, move to Cuba. If you want to be free, grab some ammo and come with us. You aren't going to change any minds here, this is "Free Republic" after all. Most of us here would rather be dead than enslaved.
260 posted on 11/13/2003 2:04:13 PM PST by Constantine XIII
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