Al Qaida warning: U.S. has infiltrated our 'holy warriors' (Turnabout Fair Play)

WORLD TRIBUNE.COM ^ | Sunday, September 28, 2003 | Not Provided

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LONDON — Al Qaida has warned its agents that they have been infiltrated by the United States.

An Al Qaida spokesman said the infiltration had been conducted by the United States in cooperation with unspecified Arab intelligence services.

"We warn of attempts to infiltrate the holy warriors in Iraq," the Al Qaida spokesman said. "There is a need to kill spies and make them an example for punishment after their presence and activities have been demonstrated."

The statement came in wake of the capture of several Al Qaida agents in the Sunni Triangle and Mosul area of Iraq, Middle East Newsline reported. The arrests have pointed to links between Al Qaida and loyalists of deposed President Saddam Hussein.

The statement was relayed by the London-based Center for Islamic Research and Studies.

This was the first time Al Qaida has acknowledged that its forces have been penetrated by Western agencies. Until now, Western intelligence analysts said the United States and its allies have failed to infiltrate the middle and senior ranks of the Islamic movement.

Al Qaida asserted that the penetration efforts first stemmed from Algeria. The statement by the unidentified spokesman said Algeria sent agents dressed as Islamic mujahadeen, or holy warriors, who identified themselves as members of the leading insurgency groups that operated in the North African country.

The latest appearance of spies in Al Qaida came from an unidentified Arab ally and neighbor of Iraq, the statement said. The Al Qaida infiltrators were detected several months ago and have infiltrated organization cells in Iraq.

Islamic sources close to Al Qaida said the reference was to Saudi Arabia. Over the last few months, thousands of Islamic volunteers have left Saudi Arabia for Iraq to participate in the Sunni insurgency war against the United States.

The United States was said to have placed tracking devices on the infiltrators to target Al Qaida cells in Iraq. The Al Qaida statement warned against accepting Islamic volunteers without screening them to ensure that they do not contain U.S. agents. Al Qaida said all Islamic volunteers must demonstrate a background in insurgency activities.

The Islamic sources said Al Qaida had suspected that the United States tried to infiltrate the upper echelons of the group after the suicide strikes in New York and Washington in September 2001. The sources said a U.S. air strike against the Al Qaida leadership in the Afghan city of Kandahar in October 2001 stemmed from information by a spy within Taliban.

[dirtboy]

You never can be too careful with this, so start killing as many as you can.

I'll provide the virgins for the martyrs.

[XHogPilot]

The statement was relayed by the London-based Center for Islamic Research and Studies.

And why is this organization allowed to exist in London?

[John Frum]

I ONLY HOPE THIS IS TOTALLY TRUE.

[TheCause]

All your terrorist base are belong to us!

[commandante_zero]

If your supposed fellow Holy Warrior is a 6' 6" Black dude, with a shaved head, has an M-16, listens to Willie Nelson rather than rap, thinks anyone short of a Ranger is a wussie and wears Master Blaster wings directly attached to his pectorial muscles (through the skin), and faces, not Mecca, but something called Ft. Benning while he prays, you might wonder if he is really one of yours

No, you've got it all wrong! It's Valerie Plame who's infiltrated AQ.

[cookcounty]

Dear Al-Qaeda brothers,

You can spot these crusader, imperialist, infidel spys by the fact that they wear turbans, pajamas, and make a show of speaking badly about the United States . They are dangerous and you should shoot to kill.

See You in Paradise,

---Your Sweet Osama

[denydenydeny]

NO thanks to Bob Torricelli.

[Defiant]

We should create fake cells in various places, and have them pull off fake terrorist attacks. Use Hollywood actors and special effects, and show the killing as though it really occurred. These fake terrorists get welcomed into the fold as heroes, and now we've got 'em.

Once on the inside, they could pretend to plan even more big attacks, but all of them would be coordinated with the handlers. They would be fake, but the public wouldn't know, at least until the trial of the bad guys we end up bagging.

[D. Brian Carter]

Have you never heard of CAIR?

[Tacis]

Spies are not hard to recruit. The Koran points out that "A new, willing woman with a few pieces of silver and cool water in your tent every night is worth 72 virgins in Paradise."

[VOA]

Al Qaida has warned its agents that they have been infiltrated by the United States.

Even if USA/Allied agents haven't really penetrated the group, this is a good sign
(but nothing to get complacent about).
It has the sound of the Nazis complaining that "sabotage" was the
reason everything was going wrong in the closing days of the war.

Personally, I wouldn't be really suprised if some of the best (smartest)
Al-Quida agents weren't sitting in a strip joint in the USA, throwing back double-scotchs
(like Mr. Atta did) and said to themselves:
"I've got $150,000 in cash from my Al-Quida masters sitting in my pocket,
and foreign visitors blend into the US populace all the time...I think I'll just
quit this terrorism bidness and see how many strip joints I can visit until
the money runs out."

[Redleg Duke]

Yeah, and their about to become holey warriors!

[Egon]

The arrests have pointed to links between Al Qaida and loyalists of deposed President Saddam Hussein.

Say it isn't so! It CAN'T be!

This ought to deeply sadden someone...

[cmsgop]

What do we make of this..

A Hat, A Broach, a Terradactile ???????

[RISU]

"Holy Warriors".

That will mean warriors full of holes, right?

[HenryLeeII]

I'd like to infiltrate these guys with a two-by-four and then carry them like a flag to the nearest incenerator...

[MonroeDNA]

God bless our brave boys in the CIA.

Can you imagine what it must be like to be in their camps?

Scary.

[DannyTN]

"And you know that there's only one way to deal with this - have all al Qaeda shoot each other to make sure they get the infiltrator. "

LOL, I think so. It's time for our infiltrators to point out some spies.

[Luke Skyfreeper]

"We warn of attempts to infiltrate the holy warriors in Iraq," the Al Qaida spokesman said. "There is a need to kill spies and make them an example for punishment after their presence and activities have been demonstrated."

Secret intelligence warning to al-Qaeda from an anonymous friend: I hate to tell you this, but every third al Qaeda operative is a filthy American infidel spy...

[blam]

"And why is this organization allowed to exist in London?"

That was my first thought too.