Al Qaeda Web Site (Message Board) Claims U.N. Bombing in Baghdad

[stickdog]

This takes the cake.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A42490-2003Aug25.html

Al Qaeda Web Site Claims U.N. Bombing in Baghdad

Reuters
Monday, August 25, 2003; 1:28 PM

By Amil Khan

CAIRO (Reuters) - A statement posted on the Internet in the name of Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network has claimed responsibility for an attack on the U.N. headquarters in Baghdad last week that killed 23 people, including the head of mission.

It was posted in Arabic late Sunday on the discussion Web site www.myislah.org and dated Aug. 19, the day of the attack on the U.N. headquarters.

The statement's authenticity could not be verified. On Thursday, an Arabic television channel reported a previously unknown Iraqi group had claimed responsibility for the attack.

Written in heavily symbolic and oblique language, the statement was signed by Brigades of Abu Hafs al-Masri and followed by the words al Qaeda in parentheses.

[Hawkeye-X]

1. What a joke.

It isn't Al-Quaeda. It's some moron in the UK.

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Results:
Registrant:
Islah
21 Blackstone Road
London, London NW2 6DA
UK

Domain name: MYISLAH.ORG

Administrative Contact:
AL-Fagih, Saad [e-mail]
21 Blackstone Road
London, London NW2 6DA
UK
0208 4520303
Technical Contact:
Technical, Host Europe [e-mail]
Portland Street
Beeston
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire NG9 2LP
UK
[phone] Fax: [phone]

[DavidDvorkin]

2. It states up front that it's in the U.K.

The bottom of the English page gives an address in London.

There are a lot of political refugees from the Middle East in Britain. The fact that the Web site is hosted there and that the people behind it live there doesn't make it a joke. It may be quite serious.

Ayatollah Khomeini ran the Iranian revolution -- very successfully -- from France.



http://www.dvorkin.com

[radwriter0555]

10. I samspade.org'd it to TEXAS... looks like a SCAM TO ME!

But hey, I could be wrong, right?

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

5. (random fact) Saad Al-Faqih & Ahmad Chalabi

The website is that for the "Movement for Islamic Reform in Arabia", headed by Dr Saad Al-Faqih (fagih) & ex-CIA agent Robert Baer makes the following observation in his last book "See No Evil":

"In 1997, British authorities were furious when they found my old Iraqi friend Ahmad Chalabi had rented his studio on Barlby Road in London to a Saudi dissident, Dr Sa'd Al-Faqih, one of Osama bin Laden's soulmates. Faqih's platform called on overthrowing the Al-Sa'ud family in Saudi Arabia and expelling Britain and the US from the Middle East. ... it was wrenching to see the people who wanted to be our allies make common cause with our enemies." (p351)

(long time lurker, going back into hiding, but thought some of you might find that info mildly interesting; I read "See No Evil" last week & the stuff about Chalabi really made me queasy given his adoption by the 'PNAC' lot)

[stickdog]

6. I'd say that's slightly better than random.

Thanks.

[Oilwellian]

7. Glad you stuck your head out

Welcome to DU. I'm currently researching the connection between PNAC, Chalabi and islamic fundamentalist groups in the Middle East. It IS "mildly interesting" (to say the least) to see those in power cavorting with islamic extremists. I thought they were the enemy, not allies. :eyes:

[Monkey see Monkey Do]

9. Thanks -- yeah, it's a murky world

If you haven't read it, I think you'd find a book called "Dollars for Terror" by Richard Labeviere interesting going; it basically looks at the covert financing between the US, Saudi Arabia & Islamic extremists from the (US initiated) guerilla war in Afghanistan, to the Balkans & Central Asia. To put it mildly, it makes me wonder what is really going on right now.

[newyawker99]

11. Hi Monkey see Monkey Do!!

Welcome to DU!! :toast:

[mth44sc]

3. Lets do a test

Suppose we add a message here saying the butler did it and see if that unverified report shows up in tomorrow's Post

[stickdog]

4. Good idea.

The butler claims responsibility for bombing the UN hotel in Iraq.

[AP]

8. If true, why do Al Qaeda attacks always help Republicans?

?

[NNN0LHI]

12. And why are all Anthrax attacks aimed at liberals, Democrats, and...

...guys who publish embarrassing photos of the Bush twins in the National Enquirer? Odd?

Don