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Al-Qaeda HQ 'based in Pakistan'
2006-10-02
A letter found when al-Qaeda's chief in Iraq was killed said the group's leadership was based in Waziristan, Pakistan, the Washington Post reports.
The December 2005 missive is said to be the first to emerge from what the US military calls a "treasure trove" after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death in June.
It was reportedly sent by a member of Osama Bin Laden's high command, who said he wrote from Waziristan.
That's about where we thought they were.
Bin Laden is suspected of hiding along the Afghan-Pakistani border. If accurate, the letter would confirm the location of the al-Qaeda leadership at the time it was written, the newspaper said.

The missive was uncovered from Iraqi safe houses at the time of Zarqawi's death in a US air strike, according to the Washington Post. A 15-page English translation of the Arabic document was released last week by a US military counter-terrorism centre, the paper reported.

The author said he was writing from al-Qaeda headquarters in the restive border region, where Taleban and al-Qaeda fugitives have been active. The paper said the letter was signed by "Atiyah," whom counter-terrorism officials believe is Atiyah Abd al Rahman, a 37-year-old Libyan who joined Bin Laden during the 1980s. "I am with them," the letter says. "And they have some comments about some of your circumstances."

The letter described the difficulty of direct communications between Waziristan and Iraq, and suggested it was easier for Zarqawi to send a representative to Pakistan than the other way around, the Washington Post reported. It also warned Zarqawi that he risked removal as the leader in Iraq if he continued to alienate Sunni leaders and rival insurgent groups, the paper said.
He did and he was. "Removed" from the living, that is.
The "brothers wish that they had a way to talk to you and advise you, and to guide and instruct you; however, they too are occupied with vicious enemies here," Atiyah reportedly wrote. "They are also weak. And we ask God that He strengthen them and mend their fractures."

Counter-terrorism officials reportedly deemed the document authentic.
Posted by:Steve

#5   600,000 Pakis live in the US. Most of them are Punjabi oppressors, as in Mushy.

An interesting perspective. May I ask your connection, Snease Shaiting3550? I quite agree with your assessment of the MSAs -- not necessarily all the members, but certainly the noisy ones and the leadership.
Posted by: trailing wife   2006-10-02 22:42  

#4  Al-Qaeda HQ 'based in Pakistan'
DUH!!!!
Posted by: anymouse   2006-10-02 17:47  

#3  Binny's latest videos show Taliban garbed soldiers guarding an al-Qaeda compound. Taliban/al-Qaeda have been integrated since 1996. When Mushy recognized Taliban/al-Qaeda governance in Waziristan, he reconstituted the Afghan terror base on Pakistan soil. He should not have received the kiss-butt media coverage on his recent US trip.

Pakistan-America websites claim 600,000 Pakis live in the US. Most of them are Punjabi oppressors, as in Mushy. By indulging creation of a new al-Qaeda base, another 9-11 catastrophe is probable.

Check out your local Paki run Muslim Students Association. Media infiltrations - government agents leave them alone - of the MSA reveal terror advocacy.
Posted by: Snease Shaiting3550   2006-10-02 12:37  

#2  Bears "shit in Woods"
Pope "wears pointy hat"
Posted by: Bright Pebbles in Blairistan   2006-10-02 10:27  

#1  Master of obvious sign should be used for this article.

Everybody knows Taliban and Al Qaeda are operating with the protection of the dreaded ISI
Posted by: Cheregum Crelet7867   2006-10-02 10:25  

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