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| North Africa |
| Deader in Algeria was Qaeda Big Shot... |
| 2002-11-25 |
| An Islamic militant killed by Algerian security forces in a raid more than two months ago has been identified as a man Washington considers to be a top al-Qaida operative in Africa. Emad Abdelwahid Ahmed Alwan, sometimes known as Abu Mohammed, was shot and killed in a Sept. 12 raid in the eastern Batna region, about 270 miles east of Algiers. Ahmed Alwan, a 37-year-old native of Yemen, was identified after a two-month investigation by government experts. He was a leader of the al-Qaida network for northern and western Africa. A lot of the big shots seem to be Yemenis, almost as many as are Soddies. The Paks, filling the cheap muscle ranks, don't seem to mind. It's nice that they defer to the Master Race like that... In Washington, a U.S. official said Ahmed Alwan was among the top al-Qaida operatives in North Africa and that U.S. authorities would consider his death a positive development. Actually, when any of them start decomposing, it's a positive development... Ahmed Alwan had played a central role in setting up an organization in Yemen of Arab militants who had fought against the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan in the 1980s. He had been active in northern Africa since June 2001, and traveled extensively throughout the region, visiting Algeria, Chad, Niger, Nigeria, Mauritania and Mali. Spreading joy and contentment and enlightenment everywhere he went... Ahmed Alwan acted as an adviser for militant groups in the region and a liaison with operatives in Yemen. He was especially active in Algeria, where Islamic insurgents have fought with the government for 10 years. Ahmed Alwan worked with the 4-year-old Salafist Group for Call and Combat, a militant group suspected of links to bin Laden, APS said. It's also probably the most vicious terror group in the world. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #4 Kinda like Monoco? |
| Posted by: Chuck 2002-11-26 07:38:19 |
| #3 Let's make it the Libertarian Paradise. We can bring in the liquor, the Jesuits, the MOSSAD and a small government that delegates power back to the ruling families. Stranger things have happened... |
| Posted by: Brian 2002-11-25 21:59:46 |
| #2 Wow, now that's an insult. |
| Posted by: Tripartite 2002-11-25 18:55:03 |
| #1 Yemen is the part of Saudi Arabia that the House of Saud didn't want. And the Brits couldn't find any Hashimite prince that wanted it, either. |
| Posted by: Chuck 2002-11-25 13:50:03 |