Al-Qaida Blamed for Basra Carnage That Killed 68

[maddezmom]

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“As for who is behind Basra attacks, it is clear that that the fingerprints of the parties that were behind the massacres in Iraq as in Irbil and Karbala can be seen in today’s attacks.”

US officials have pointed to al-Qaida linked Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi for last month’s suicide bombings at Shiite shrines in Karbala and Baghdad that killed at least 181.

Ansar al-Islam, an extremist group based in the north, is suspected in February bombings in Irbil that left 109 dead.

Al-Zarqawi has outlined a plot to attack Shiite religious sites to foment civil war between Iraq’s Shiite Muslim majority and Sunni minority, say US officials pointing to a letter from al-Zarqawi to al-Qaida leaders that the military says it intercepted earlier this year.
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more:http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=2812878

[acmavm]

1. Al Quaeda linked JORDANIAN militant. Okay, any connection to the

fact that the ruler of Jordan just happened to refuse to meet with bush*?

[OMFG i h8 bsh]

2. it was probably isreal!

we know that they bomb muslims

the bsh administration is just trying to give Al-Qaida a bad name, probably is the reason they blamed them for 9-11 too

[aquart]

3. For fun? Why?

When the Sunni and Shia are working together to destroy the Americans, why would al qaida choose this moment to ruin an effective alliance?

Not that I credit al qaida with common sense, but I don't get the benefit doing it now.

[Moderator]

4. This has been reported in this thread as well

Please update this story here.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=500442