CNN reporting new Al Qaeda threat against NYC and DC

CNN | 11/16/02 | CNN

[finnman69]

Are we not having fun yet in NYC?

[Chad Fairbanks]

Al Qaeda has an official press office?

Wow.

[finnman69]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&cid=540&e=5&u=/ap/20021116/ap_on_re_mi_ea/attacks_al_qaida

Statement Attributed to Al-Qaida Wa
11 minutes ago

By ALAA SHAHINE, Associated Press Writer

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - A statement attributed to al-Qaida threatened more attacks in New York and Washington unless America stops supporting Israel and converts to Islam, an Arab TV reporter who received the unsigned document said Saturday.


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Yosri Fouda, correspondent for the satellite station Al-Jazeera, told The Associated Press he received the six-page document on Wednesday. That was a day after the TV station broadcast an audiotape purportedly made by Osama bin Laden (news - web sites).


Fouda, who is known for good contacts within al-Qaida, would only say that the statement came from his sources with the group. But he insisted he was certain it came from the terrorist movement's leadership.


Fouda, speaking by telephone from London, said the statement called on Americans to stop supporting Israel and other governments that "oppress" Muslims or face more attacks. The statement also called on Americans to convert to Islam, he said.


Fouda quoted the statement as saying: "Stop your support for Israel against the Palestinians, for Russians against the Chechens ... for corrupt leaders in our countries ... (and) leave us alone or expect us in Washington and New York."


He added the statement demanded U.S. troops leave the Arabian Peninsula, and justified the killings of American civilians because they pay taxes that finance military operations.


There was no immediate reaction from Washington. No officials were available for comment at the Pentagon (news - web sites) or the National Security Council Saturday afternoon. A report on the statement as described by Fouda was carried in The Sunday Times of London.


Fouda is a prominent Arab television journalist who has broken several important stories about al-Qaida. In September, Al-Jazeera broadcast Fouda's interviews with two top al-Qaida operatives hiding in Pakistan, Ramzi Binalshibh and Khaled Sheik Mohammed.


Binalshibh was arrested in Karachi, Pakistan, shortly after the broadcast and was transferred to U.S. custody.


Fouda said the statement also referred to the crisis between the United States and Iraq as one more reason to attack Americans.


"You are placing Muslims under siege in Iraq, where children die every day. Oh, how weird that you don't care for 1.5 million Iraqi children who died under siege, but when 3,000 of your compatriots died, the whole world was shaken," Fouda quoted the statement as saying.

Meanwhile, a militant Islamic Web site that carries news about al-Qaida has dismissed as lies a report that a senior member of the terror group is in U.S. custody.

U.S. officials in Washington said Friday that one of the leaders of al-Qaida had been detained in a foreign country and handed over to U.S. authorities.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, declined to identify the detainee, but said he was not al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden, his chief depity, his son or the suspected mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks.

The site scoffed at the U.S. officials' refusal to name the detainee. "Maybe they fear to announce a certain name, and al-Qaida would issue a denial so their (the U.S.) situation would become worse," it said.

[Libertarian4Bush]

bring it on, talibunnies

[ItisaReligionofPeace]

As if the Al Qaeda attacks have anything to do with our support of Israel. What B.S.

[Mo1]

If the try it .. Our full support will behind the President to wipe them off the face of the earth

[Republic]

This reporter needs to be tailed. Wonder if Scotland Yard is on top of things?

[concerned about politics]

The statement also called on Americans to convert to Islam, he said.

I think I've just joined the "Nuke Mecca" gang.

[ResultsNetwork]

Time for a pre-emptive strike. And, I'm not sure if I care too much if we hit the wrong terrorist base.

[Sacajaweau]

There was a recent statement from one of UBL's biggies that their communications system were in full operation. I'd say it was within the last month. I believe it included all forms of communication and was explicit to some forms.

It was the first time I had read an article from them on this CLASS of their operations and I believed it was for the ears of THEIR badmen and not really for us.

[error99]

Too bad its not another hot news item every time I think up with a new threat against them. They an threaten all they want to.

My point being, the fact they they "threaten" is no longer "news".

[blam]

"Fouda quoted the statement as saying: "Stop your support for Israel against the Palestinians, for Russians against the Chechens ... for corrupt leaders in our countries ... (and) leave us alone or expect us in Washington and New York."

Hmmm. I think I remember that they have already been to NY and DC. Kill all these SOB's!!

[livius]

Oh, please. They keep "releasing information" because they think they're scaring us.

They don't realize how angry it's making us. Although I do have to give them credit - for a bunch of stupid goat-fanciers, they've sure learned how to manipulate the media.

[tet68]

al-Qaida threatened more attacks in New York and Washington unless America stops supporting Israel and converts to Islam.

Yeah, right! Like that will ever happen.
Over your dead body ,sons of dogs.

[ALOHA RONNIE]

...Frankly speaking, I wouldn't want to be in BOSTON's place right now...

,,,after its beating out HILLARY RODHAM's NYC and slapping her in the face, for the 2004 Democrat Convention she so desperately covets to get a Presidential Nomination that year.

...The Enemy is now Within...

...and always has been...

...with control, power and revenge as her Goal.

[sarcasm]

Kill all these SOB's!!

Wouldn't that constitute profiling?

[VRWC_minion]

Since when does Al Qaeda give specific advance warnings ? This is not their MO.

[Ancesthntr]

There was no immediate reaction from Washington. No officials were available for comment at the Pentagon or the National Security Council Saturday afternoon.

They're trying to formulate a diplomatic way to say "Go ahead and try. If you do, and whether you succeed or not, we're going to nuke your ass and take your gas."

[HitmanLV]

Soem crap is going to go down before this coming week is up.

[Sacajaweau]

The use of the word "weird" in the statement is really boggling my mind.