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| A New Group That Seems to Share Al Qaeda's Agenda |
| 2006-07-08 |
| Until the capture nearly two weeks ago of an Israeli soldier, Cpl. Gilad Shalit, no one had heard of the Army of Islam, one of three Palestinian groups who say they together are holding the young soldier. Israeli intelligence officials doubt the significance of the group and lay responsibility for the capture squarely on Hamas, which runs the Palestinian government and is one of the two other groups claiming responsibility. In Jordan, however, some experts in Islamic militant groups say that the Army of Islam, even if small, represents something important — the first time a Palestinian group has adopted the agenda of Al Qaeda. They also say the group played a critical role in the soldier's capture. |
| Posted by:ryuge |
| #1 I thought this was going to be about the American Society of Newspaper Editors. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-07-08 10:06 |