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| Hardline Hamas rebels have thrown in with al-Qaeda in Gaza |
| 2006-05-24 |
| Senior intelligence officials in the Palestinian Authority have indicated that Hamas terrorists who split with the leadership over its politicization may have well made their way into the Gaza-area infrastructure of the Al-Qaeda international Jihad movement. Contributing to the probability of this scenario is a special Egyptian Foreign Ministry release according to which the terrorists who carried out the suicide bombings in Dahab trained with help of Islamist elements from Gaza and El-Arish. Furthermore, an Egyptian authority on fundamentalist Islam, Abdelrahman Alian, told the Al-Arabiya television station that Al-Qaeda is working towards a three-point organizational structure, encompassing Amman, Gaza and Sinai, under the command of Iraq-based leadership. Alian said that Hamas rebels have joined the Egyptian-based Tawhid terror group and Al-Qaeda in Iraq. Hamas spokesmen have quickly condemned the bombings in Egypt at the time, saying that the organization is careful not to endanger the security of Arab states. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #8 As I recall, Hamas is the local branch of the Egypt-centered Muslim Brotherhood (although now getting funding from Iran), Hizb'allah is tied to Iran, the various PLO/Fatah affiliates used to be funded by the Soviets before the EU got in on the act, and the local Al Qaeda is the directly funded, fashionable newcomer. Under Saddam Hussein, Iraq used to give 5-figure checks to the families of successful suicide bombers, but I don't believe they funded the front end of things. This is not my area of expertise, but I'm not aware that Saudi funding was ever significant to any of these organizations, although the Saudis like to talk big. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2006-05-24 12:36 |
| #7 Wasn't us. It's Al Qaeda. |
| Posted by: gromgoru 2006-05-24 12:31 |
| #6 It's a win-win: the Paleos get a paycheck or two, Al-Q gets a fresh steaming pile of Number Threes. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-05-24 10:17 |
| #5 Exactly, Cap. The idea that there are multiple organizations is pure crap propaganda, intended to provide a measure of deniability. Hamas, Hezbollah, Al-Q - it's all the same. All organized by Saudi Wahhabi/Salafi clerics. |
| Posted by: mojo 2006-05-24 10:15 |
| #4 I'll wager al-Qaeda's paychecks not bouncing may have something to do with it. |
| Posted by: Steve 2006-05-24 09:55 |
| #3 Hmmm. Orville Redenbacher or Pop Secret? Decisions.....decisions..... |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-05-24 09:27 |
| #2 The Hamsters playing some razzle dazzle, rope-a-dope, me thinks. There is no distinction between supposed "hardline" Hamsters and any other kinda Hamster. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-05-24 01:31 |
| #1 Be still our shocked Shocked SHOCKED S-H-O-C-K-E-D HEARTS. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-05-24 00:56 |