Letter: Bin Laden Has Recruiting Problems

[jpak]

Letter: Bin Laden Has Recruiting Problems

http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/w-me/2004/feb/09/020908237.html

A letter seized from an al-Qaida courier shows Osama bin Laden has made little headway in recruiting Iraqis for a holy war against America, raising questions about the Bush administration's contention that Iraq is the central front in the war on terror.

The 17-page letter, cited as a key piece of intelligence that offered a rare window into foreign terrorist operations in Iraq, appealed to al-Qaida leaders to help spark a civil war between Iraq's two main Muslim sects in an effort to "tear the country apart," U.S. officials said Monday.

One senior U.S. officer, Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt, warned the plea could mean more "spectacular" attacks because the rebels were despairing that their devastating car bombs and the steady killing of U.S. troops were failing to shove the Americans from Iraq or spark massive discord.

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[radwriter0555]

1. Uh they fail to mention bin laden didn't write the letter... in fact. they

even say some other twit wrote it.

[Fixated]

4. ...

That's because it was supposedly sent to bin Laden.

[radwriter0555]

5. Well now that doesn't make any sense. Then how is OBL (the dead guy)

having trouble?

Oy.

[radwriter0555]

6. I'm sorry, but where did you get the idea the letter was TO OBL? I've

read and re-read it several times, and I don't get that at all.

In fact the article doesn't even reference OBL.. OTHER than alleging that OBL is having some trouble.

What am I missing? The headline is misleading, that's for sure.

[Just Me]

10. *LOL* "spooks"? *LOL*

,...round and round we go,...with those seeking to manipulate,...who knows who? :D

[Mari333]

2. Deflection from REAL news, this is another PR stunt by Rove

to keep people in line and make them think Iraq is connected to Al Queda..even Colin Powell went on TV today and said this vindicates the WH..horseshit..
the only reason any insurgents even entered Iraq was because WE attacked Iraq..we created , by pre emptively striking Iraq, a hornets nest and bUsh pretty much created MORE terrorism by doing this not less
in the meantime, our kids are sitting ducks over there

[DoYouEverWonder]

3. The letter writer is not connected to bin Laden, this is just more bs

The letter was believed written by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, a Jordanian suspected of al-Qaida links. Al-Zarqawi is the chief suspect in several recent bombings, and the Bush administration cited his presence in Iraq as evidence of Iraq's terrorist connections even before the war.

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The Americans insist that Zarqawi is a close associate of Osama bin Laden, but European intelligence agencies say that while he may share bin Laden’s ideology and pathological hatred of the West, and fought like the Al-Qaeda leader against the Soviet Army in the 1979-89 Afghan war, he operates independently and has his own fundamentalist organization, Al-Tawheed. The Palestinian-based group is dedicated to overthrowing the Jordanian monarchy and government.


http://www.lebanonwire.com/0312/03121313DS.asp

[Arbustosux]

7. I am surprised the letter did not say something like:

Dear Brother:

We cannot locate brave souls to combat the evil Bush. He is too brilliant a tactician and it is only because of his power that we cannot find warriors willing to fight against him. I can only pray that those stupid Democrats manage to get one of their own elected. Only then will we have a chance to attack and kill Americans again!

Praise be to Allah....

Blah, Blah, Blah!

[AZCat]

8. You forgot

the plea for money to be sent to an unnamed Democrats campaign!
Otherwise, how can the Repugs spin this into a money-raising campaign for them?

[Arbustosux]

9. very true

its all about the benajamins...