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Al-Qa'ida Statements Introduction: This is a collection of 21 al-Qa'ida statements. At 131 pages long it is, at time of release, the most complete collection of statements available to the English speaking public. Normally such things are suppressed and then read only within law enforcement circles. A timeline of documents in this collection: 5 August 1999: Usama Bin Laden (Book) 1 September 2002: “The Raid on New York and Washington,” Majallat al- Ansar. 22 June 2003: Abu-Muhammad al-Ablaj, al-Qa'ida official in charge of training. 3 August 2003: Abu-Muhammad al-Ablaj August 2003: Yusuf Bin-Salih al-Ayiri (summary) (Video) 2004: Rap video produced by the British rapper Sheikh Terra ***Timeline is synchronized with IntelCenter after this point*** 3 September 2003: Abdel Rahman al-Najdi statement is unavailable. However, of historical interest is this statement by Saddam Husayn denying responsibility for the death of Mohammed Baqer al-Hakim (Book) 3 September 2003: "The Operation Of 11 Rabi al-Awwal: The East Riyadh Operation and Our War With the United States and its Agents" Islamic Studies and Research Center. 10 September 2003: Unavailable 21 September 2003: Abu-Muhammad al-Ablaj 17 October 2003: "The Wills of the Heroes: The Martyrs of the Two Holy Places", Sahab Institute for Media Production. Partial translation. 18 October 2003: Unavailable 24 October 2003: Abu-Muhammad al-Ablaj 27 October 2003: Sayf-al-Adl al-Masri, al-Qa’ida Chief of Military Operations 30 October 2003: Abu-Muhammad al-Ablaj 13 November 2003: Unavailable 15/16 November 2003: Unavailable 21 November 2003: Abu-Muhammad al-Ablaj (Video) 3 December 2003: “The Martyrs of the Confrontations in Bilad al-Haramayn (Saudi Arabia),” The Sahab Institute for Media Production. Partial translation, additional translation (pdf), full video: 1.ram 2.ram 3.ram. 19 December 2003: Unavailable 28 December 2003: Abu-Muhammad al-Ablaj 4 January 2004: Usama Bin Ladin 6 January 2004: Abu-Mus’ab al-Zarqawi (Video) 4 February 2004: “Badr al-Riyadh: The Assault on the Crusader al-Muhaya Settlement and Discovering Important Details,” The Sahab Institute for Media Production. Full video, divided into 6 parts: 1.ram 2.ram 3.ram 4.ram 5.ram 6.ram. Partial translation (pdf). 24 February 2004: Ayman al-Zawahiri 6 March 2004: Abu-Muhammad al-Ablaj 13 March 2004: Unavailable 25 March 2004: Ayman al-Zawahri, #2 in al-Qa’ida 29 March 2004: Abu-Hajir Abd-al-Aziz Al-Muqrin, and others. Full Arabic copy (pdf), translation (pdf). 15 April 2004: Usama Bin Ladin 22 April 2004: Unavailable 26 April 2004: Unavailable (Audio) 27 April 2004: Abu-Hajir Abd-al-Aziz Al-Muqrin, Al-Qa’ida Organization in the Arabian Peninsula (pdf). Full audio. (Audio) 29 April 2004: Abu-Mus’ab al-Zarqawi, leader of Tawhid and Jihad Group in Iraq. His real name is reportedly Ahmad Fadil Nazzal al-Khalayilah. Full audio. 2 May 2004: Abu-Muhammad Al-Ablaj, al-Qa’ida chief training officer 6 May 2004: Usama Bin Ladin 22 May 2004: Military wing of Tawhid (Monotheism) and Jihad Group in Iraq 30 May 2004: al-Qa’ida Organization in the Arabian Peninsula micah why-war.org Summer, 2004 Why War? why-war.com Transcript: Bin Laden Says Holy War Not His to Call STAFF | World News Connection | August 5, 1999 Takbeer: How far are these reports true that you are moving from "Countries like the United States Afghanistan to another country? determine right and wrong on the basis of their interests. If it is in their interest Usama: I consider Afghanistan my own country. Muslims living here are all to arrest General Noriega, they forget my brothers and are dear to me. They have been entertaining me for years. years of his faithfulness. If they have to leave the Shah of Iran, they forget years I don't want to put my brothers in any further trouble and endanger their of friendship." lives and their property just for my own life. That is why I thought of moving to some other place. Takbeer: Which country? Usama: Leave this for the time being. It is enough to say that the enthusiasm for jihad is spreading in the Muslim world like an electric current. Islam has once again broken all idols, eliminated distances, and joined hearts. Islam is the power that gives us the same color from Kabul to Morocco. In the Muslim world, thousands of Usamas have been born, and it is immaterial where one is born or lives. Takbeer: The United States has put your name on their list of ten most wanted accused. What do you say to that? Usama: To us the accused are persons who violate God's order, leave the path of the Prophet (PBUH), and breach religious prohibitions. Countries like the United States determine right and wrong on the basis of their interests. If it is in their interest to arrest General Noriega, they forget years of his faithfulness. If they have to leave the Shah of Iran, they forget years of friendship. They remain silent on the death of the US ambassador killed with General Ziaul Haq and fired missiles at a pharmaceutical company in Sudan. Laws are not made by man, but made by God. As far as putting my name on the list of ten most wanted accused is concerned, I can only say that we should not be afraid of US clutches but of the clutches of God. The United States is mortal and God is immortal. If we recognize the difference between mortal and immortal, it will not be difficult to succeed in the world hereafter. Takbeer: The United States has targeted the Muslim world. Why don't you give a call for holy war? Usama: Our religion has taught us a way for everything. Transgressing that way would be abandoning the path of religion. I am a humble and weak Muslim. My job is not to lead but to follow. Giving the call for a holy war is not my responsibility but it is the responsibility of the real leaders of the Muslim nation, the religious leaders, and they understand their responsibility well, when and what they have to do. As far as Islam and the Muslim world is concerned, it is correct that we need Islam; Islam does not need us. The United States cannot harm us at all unless our God wants it so. Not only the United States, but also all powers of the universe together cannot even lift a straw if God's will is not included in it. Takbeer: It has been said that the United States is preparing to attack Afghanistan. Reports have also been published that it has sent commandos to arrest you. Usama: An attack on Afghanistan would cost the United States a lot. The attack would be considered an attack on the Muslim world. We hope that the United States will not take this step, whose consequences it will have to bear for a long time. As far as commandos are concerned, I don't have any authentic information on it. I can only say that we are indebted to God for our lives. No one other than God can add or subtract a single moment from our life. To us, the life hereafter is really important, not this life. Takbeer: Is there any message you would like to convey to young Muslim men who love you? Usama: They should devote their life to the religion and should opt for jihad. There are a lot of ways to earn this world, but there is only one way to earn the life hereafter. Follow that way, and the world will fall in your lap. (Description of source: Takbeer — weekly advocating Islamic society, provides good coverage of Afghanistan and Kashmir) toolkit.dialog.com/intranet/cgi/present?STYLE=739318018&PRESENT=DB=985,AN=102150E-mail this article Book Commemorates September 11 'Raid' GMP20031027000226 Internet http://www.cybcity.com/newss/index.htm in Arabic 01 Aug 03 in Arabic 01 Sep 02 [The book is published by Majallat al-Ansar posted on . It consists of four essays by Sayf al-Din al-Ansari, Abu Ubayd al- Qirshi, Abu Ayman al-Hilali, and Abu Sa'd al-Amili. ] [FBIS Translated Text] What happened to the United States came as no surprise. All of these devastating operations are only part of the harvest that the United States has sown throughout the world. The United States was struck once, yet the United States has struck other countries on numerous occasions. The US people suffered once, yet other peoples have suffered--and continue to suffer--many times from the criminal acts of its Zionist government. Why should the United States not suffer some of what it has inflicted on others? It also came as no surprise that behind this blessed raid(1) stood the international jihad movement embodied by al- Qa'ida. This organization has been working to this end for a long time. Its previous experience fighting the United States confirms that it is serious about going to whatever lengths necessary. The direct struggle with the United States began with the Al-Khubar explosions on the Arabian Peninsula. They were followed by the attacks on the US embassies in Tanzania and Nairobi and the incident with the destroyer Cole. All of these events prove the seriousness of al-Qa'ida's strategic intentions. It is determined to fight the United States and send it the way of the Soviet Union. Only the likes of al-Qa'ida dare to take on the United States, which inspires dread the world over.
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