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| Bush gains Al-Qaeda endorsement, Entrants in next Survivor announced |
| 2004-03-17 |
| CAIRO (Reuters) - A group claiming to have links with al Qaeda said on Wednesday it was calling a truce in its Spanish operations to see if the new Madrid government would withdraw its troops from Iraq, a pan-Arab newspaper said. In a statement sent to the Arabic language daily al-Hayat, the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades, which claimed responsibility for the Madrid bombings that killed 201 people, also urged its European units to stop all operations. "Because of this decision, the leadership has decided to stop all operations within the Spanish territories... until we know the intentions of the new government that has promised to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq," the statement said. "And we repeat this to all the brigades present in European lands: Stop all operations." Skepticism has greeted previous claims of responsibility by the group for attacks in Turkey and Iraq. U.S. officials say its links with Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda network are unclear. An unrelated videotape of a man describing himself as al Qaeda’s European military spokesman also claimed responsibility for the Madrid bombing, saying it was in retaliation for outgoing Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar’s domestically-unpopular support for the U.S.-led Iraq war. In a shock election result three days after the Madrid bombs, Spain voted in the Socialist party, which has since said it will probably withdraw its troops from Iraq. "The Spanish people... chose peace by choosing the party that was against the alliance with America," the statement said. WE WANT BUSH TO WIN The statement said it supported President Bush in his reelection campaign, and would prefer him to win in November rather than the Democratic candidate John Kerry, as it was not possible to find a leader "more foolish than you (Bush), who deals with matters by force rather than with wisdom." In comments addressed to Bush, the group said: "Kerry will kill our nation while it sleeps because "Because of this we desire you (Bush) to be elected." Very conning of them The group said its cells were ready for another attack and time was running out for allies of the United States. "Whose turn is it next?Cue drumroll Will it be Japan or America, or Italy, Britain or Oslo or Australia?" the statement saiddisappointment in Copenhagen as Danish team eliminated in final selection, adding Pakistan Perhaps they could use targeting assistance and Saudi Arabia or Kuffir volunteers were also targets. The group is named after Muhammed Atef, also known as Abu Hafs, a close bin Laden aide killed in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan. |
| Posted by:Mr. Davis |
| #3 Oooohhh, reverse psychology! They're getting deep and clever. Next thing you know they'll do a reverse reverse double-hammer with a half twist and a side of ginger ale. I'm getting worried - we may not be able to keep up with these guys - they learn so fast. |
| Posted by: .com 2004-3-17 11:36:06 PM |
| #2 "Kerry will kill our nation while it sleeps because he and the Democrats have the cunning to embellish blasphemy and present it to the Arab and Muslim nation as civilization." Yeah, I'll admit: Kerry definitely does have the embellishment thing down to a science. |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2004-3-17 8:13:52 PM |
| #1 Al-Q is trying to influence the election by endorsing the person they don't want to win. How long before the DUmmies start saying "Bush is running on the Al-Q ticket"? |
| Posted by: Charles 2004-3-17 8:06:32 PM |