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Afghanistan
Web site claims message from Binny, Omar
2002-02-23
  • A new Arabic language Web site offering information on the post-Taliban Afghanistan has started carrying statements and messages it says are by Osama Bin Laden. Earlier this week, the site -- www.alneda.com -- placed a joint condolence message it said was from Bin Laden, his Egyptian lieutenant, Dr. Ayman l-Zawahiri, and Taliban leaders Mullah Mohammad Omar and Mullah Mohammad Hasan on the death of Pakistani religious scholar Shaikh Hamza Dani. Dani died in Karachi, Pakistan, last week.

    Although the content of the six-page message could not be independently verified, it is the first such message attributed to Bin Laden. It also may be the first joint statement by Bin Laden, Omar and other senior Taliban and al Qaida leaders.

    "If the condolence message was indeed sent by the four men, it could be taken as evidence that they were alive," wrote senior Pakistani journalist Rahimullah Yusufzai in Thursday edition of the News newspaper. "It would also mean that they were in contact with each other and also with those who maintain the Web site." The Web site was said to have been launched a few weeks ago, but it is not clear who runs it or where it is based. The News quoted an Arab source as saying that "the Web site is run from somewhere in Afghanistan."
    Hmm. The domain name seems to have been registered December 20th. Seems like it should be well within the realm of feasibility for the Feds to track down the proprietors and find out whether the messages are genuine or made up. Hitting them very many times might help. I tend to guess the messages are made up.
    • Posted by:Fred Pruitt

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