[Cindy]

ARABIC NEWS.com: "IRAQI GROUP THREATENS TO ATTACK THE AMERICAN INTERESTS IN BAHRAIN Bahrain-USA, local" (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A statement carrying the signature of one Iraqi group and issued on one Islamic website threatened on Wednesday of targeting the American interests in Bahrain. The statement which bears the signature of "Ansar al-Islam, Bahrain branch" said that the group decided to launch "suicide attacks" targeting the " American non believers ( Kuffar) and their hirelings in the Kingdom of Bahrain."" (November 12, 2004) (Read More...)

[Cindy]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/1279541/posts

"Message on Web site warns of possible attack on Fifth Fleet"
Stars and Stripes ^ | November 13, 2004 | Stars and Stripes


Posted on 11/14/2004 12:47:10 AM PST by Former Military Chick


ARTICLE SNIPPET: "A message posted on an Islamic Web site claims that “suicide attacks” will be launched against Americans in Bahrain, including the U.S. Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters, the Associated Press reported on Thursday.

The statement claims to be from the Bahrain Branch of Ansar al-Islam, according to the report. The radical Islamist organization consists of Iraqi Kurds and Arabs who want to create an independent Islamic state in Iraq.

The U.S. State Department has listed it as a terrorist group with between 700 and 1,000 members. Al-Qaida is suspected of funding and supporting the group."