So much for the notion that Sunnis and Shias can never cooperate. They certainly can -- at least where infidels are concerned. The-Enemy-Of-My-Enemy-Is-My-Friend Alert (a, coincidentally, Arabian proverb):
"Iran receives al Qaeda praise for role in terrorist attacks," by Con Coughlin for the Telegraph, November 23 :
Fresh links between Iran's Revolutionary Guards and al-Qaeda have been uncovered following interception of a letter from the terrorist leadership that hails Tehran's support for a recent attack on the American embassy in Yemen, which killed 16 people.Delivery of the letter exposed the rising role of Saad bin Laden, son of the al-Qaeda leader, Osama as an intermediary between the organisation and Iran. Saad bin Laden has been living in Iran since the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, apparently under house arrest.
The letter, which was signed by Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's second in command, was written after the American embassy in Yemen was attacked by simultaneous suicide car bombs in September.
Western security officials said the missive thanked the leadership of Iran's Revolutionary Guards for providing assistance to al-Qaeda to set up its terrorist network in Yemen, which has suffered ten al-Qaeda-related terror attacks in the past year, including two bomb attacks against the American embassy.
In the letter al-Qaeda's leadership pays tribute to Iran's generosity, stating that without its "monetary and infrastructure assistance" it would have not been possible for the group to carry out the terror attacks. It also thanked Iran for having the "vision" to help the terror organisation establish new bases in Yemen after al-Qaeda was forced to abandon much of its terrorist infrastructure in Iraq and Saudi Arabia.
There has been intense speculation about the level of Iranian support for al-Qaeda since the 9/11 Commission report into al-Qaeda's terror attacks against the U.S. in 2001 concluded that Iran had provided safe passage for many of the 9/11 hijackers travelling between Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia prior to the attacks.
Scores of senior al Qaeda activists - including Saad bin Laden - sought sanctuary in Iran following the overthrow of the Taliban, and have remained in Tehran ever since. The activities of Saad bin Laden, 29, have been a source of Western concern despite Tehran's assurances that he is under official confinement.
But Iran was a key transit route for al Qaeda loyalists moving between battlefields in the Middle East and Asia. Western security officials have also concluded Iran's Revolutionary Guards have supported al-Qaeda terror cells, despite religious divisions between Iran's Shia Muslim revolutionaries and the Sunni Muslim terrorists.
Iran is active in Yemen, Osama bin Laden's ancestral homeland. The country has been a focal point for al-Qaeda, which has found relatively easy targets in its lawless environment. "Yemen is now a key strategic base for al-Qaeda's operations, as well as being fertile recruitment territory," said a senior Western security official. "Iran's Revolutionary Guards have provided important support in helping al-Qaeda to turn Yemen into a major centre of operations."
Apart from the terror attacks against the US embassy al-Qaeda has also threatened to attack the British and Saudi Arabian embassies in Yemen.
"...the missive thanked the leadership of Iran's Revolutionary Guards for providing assistance to al-Qaeda to set up its terrorist network in Yemen, which has suffered ten al-Qaeda-related terror attacks in the past year, including two bomb attacks against the American embassy."
So the Iranians and al-Qaeda are in cahoots, eh? I hope this information is brought to the attention of the Yemeni-in-the-street, so that he can give proper credit to his fellow Moslems, who in two attacks: killed 11 Yemenis, blew up a school, injured 13 school-girls, and killed 0 Americans. Way to go, a-Q and Iran, you're so much help to your fellow believers. Meanwhile the Great Satan hasn't harmed a single Yemeni. I wonder if any of them will think of this.
It5 is only a secret to the american news media iran and al quada work together.
Its like al quada and saddam didnt have anything to doi with each other except of course saddam useing al qiada kurds in the mountains to attack kurds.
there are no secrets about al quada and iran our treasonous news just doesnt report things you could fill volumes every day every single day with all the relevent s hit our news will not refuses to inform us of.
"First, we'll kill all the infidels, then we settle the question of who is the heretic."
Even if Muslims conquer the world, there will still be random slaughter. After all, who has killed the largest number of Muslims? (hint: not Unititarian-Universalists)
Yep, Muslims have killed more Muslims then anyone else.
Well tanstaff unfortunately we stopped the civil war in iraq so we are not helping them achieve there goal of killing each other off.
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OT - CAIR served with summons at CAIR's 14th Annual Dinner Sunday night in Arlington, Virginia.
Congressman Keith Ellison was speaking at the podium while the summons was served alleging criminal fraud and racketeering against CAIR.
CLICK HERE for video and Press Release.
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P.S. - Yes, sign in is timing out.
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A little weird that the only source this story gives is "Western security officials." Which ones? Why so vague? Can we trust this story, or is it some kind of a plant?
An update to my previous comment:
While Keith Ellison WAS at CAIR's banquet when the summons was served, it was N.C. state Senator Larry Shaw (also a member of CAIR) who was speaking at that time. The Press Release for the story has been updated to reflect this change and is available by CLICKING HERE.
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Oooops! I see that Robert has the updated Press Release. My bad.
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Doc,
You scooped JW by at least 32 minutes; I heard the news from you here first!
Iranians trained al Qaeda in Sudan. Just as Arafat's Fatah trained what would become the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, in Lebanon. Bin Laden even met with Imad Mugniyah, Hizballah's arch terrorist (who had himself been a member of Arafat's Force 17 security guard). Iranians were involved in Khobar Towers and the 1998 East African embassy bombings (one of the al Qaeda leaders, Saif al-Adel, took refuge in Iran after)... Not to mention all of the Hamas leaders who, it has recently been admitted, have been training in Iran. Haven't these Sunnis & Shia read our rulebook? They would never work together
Not only should Infidel troops be withdrawn from Iraq, Afghanistan and all dar ul Islam, but even all Infidel embassies should be closed, so that there are absolutely no Infidels for Mohammedans to target. Then you'll have the genuine intra-Mohammedan fissures playing out in all its beautiful Islamic tapestry everywhere - whether it's Shia vs Sunni in Iraq, Bahrein, KSA and Yemen, Baathists vs Ikhwan in Syria (Lebanon is more complicated since Maronites can't be withdrawn), Hamas vs Fatah in 'Palestinian'-occupied territories, Pashtuns vs Tajiks in Afghanistan, Panjabis vs others in Pakistan, and so on. And if Gadaffi makes good on his resolve to resurrect the Shia Fatima sultanate, expect a denominationally Sunni, but pro-Shia Libya taking on Egypt and Algeria - another windfall.
Just need to think about how to spread this intra-Islamic fissures to Bangladesh, Malaysia and Indonesia. Any idea, Hugh?
Any and all protestations from Sunni countries about the danger Iran poses ring hollow. They all follow the same faith. While they may disagree on who was supposed to lead the cartel upon the death of its founder, all agree on one thing: there is no god but god and mohammed is his prophet, which makes all of us the enemy.
I had sign in trouble yesterday and contacted notepad directly. I don't know what they did but it worked.