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| Former repentant terrorist leader seriously wounded |
| 2007-08-15 |
| A former Islamist repentant chief has been seriously wounded Tuesday at dawn in a bomb explosion claimed by a terrorist group, security services unveiled. The 55-year old Mr. Kartali was to ride his car when leaving the Mosque in El Arbaa in the eastern suburb of Algiers after accomplishing the first prayer in the daily ritual. The bomb exploded in his car, according to the same sources. The former repentant terrorist chief was transported to the nearest hospital in Al Harrach south east of Algiers. To recall, Mustapha Kartali was the former mayor of El Arbaa, elected from the dissolved Islamic Salvation Front FIS, he joined the Islamic Salvation Army AIS, FIS armed wing after the diversion of the democratic process in 1992 and the cancellation of the legislative election won by FIS. He became the "Katibat Errahmane" Emir, i.e. a political-religious leader of "God Phalange". In 1999, he surrendered to the authorities and benefited from civil concord measures initiated by President Bouteflika. Noteworthy, Kartali is the third former FIS repentant leader to be targeted by a murdering attack by al Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb terrorist organization that rejects the national reconciliation endeavor. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #5 TW, yes, but what if there's no choice, in the sense that someone lives within a society with a lopsided moral compass not based a golden rule but on delirious hallucinations and pathological deeds of their respective profit. Walid Shoebat comes to mind. One may say that before he's got his epiphany, he did not know any better (although he may have been gnawed by some form of suspicion at the time and thus some rudiment of compass semed to present). Despite that he picked rather uncomfy path of educating about that evil as opposed to "comforts of mainstream society", they may still get him. The rule still applies, but wrapped in a coarse sandpaper. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-08-15 19:44 |
| #4 And TW this is the problem in our own sports society with the likes of Michael Vick, Pacman Jones, et.al. They can't seem to shake off their "homeys" who become part of the enterouge even though they didn't earn a college scholarship or a sports marketing deal. You are the company you keep. Best to leave them behind quickly. Never go back to the hood and never give away your house. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-08-15 11:17 |
| #3 Words of wisdom, tw. |
| Posted by: treo 2007-08-15 10:20 |
| #2 It seems to be an unfortunate aspect of human nature that when a member of a criminal/terrorist organization deserts his fellows for the comforts of mainstream society, his fellows are likely to act on the insult they feel. Which is why, boys and girls, we must always avoid evil companions lest we pay the consequences of deserting them later. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-08-15 06:02 |
| #1 Bow bow bow... (um, do that again) Bow bow bow... Have you ever heard of a wish sandwich? a wish sandwich is the kind of a sandwich where you have two slices of bread and you, hee hee hee, wish you had some meat... Bow bow bow... Ummm... the other day I had a ricochet biscuit bomb. a ricochet biscuit bomb is the kind of a biscuit bomb thats supposed to bounce back off the wall into your mouth. if it dont bounce back... you go hungry and live! Bow bow bow... Umm, umm, umm... the other day I had a cool water sandwich and a sunday-go-to-meetin bun... Bow bow bow... Hee hee hee hee... what da ya want for nothing? ... a rubber biscuit and life? Bow bow bow... |
| Posted by: Red Dawg 2007-08-15 04:48 |