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EXCLUSIVE REPORTS
Osama Bin Laden in Audio Message 'To the People of Europe'
A new audio recording by Osama bin Laden, titled in English "A Message to the People of Europe from Shaykh Osama bin Laden" and in German "Botschaft an die Völker Europas" was posted September 25, 2009 on Islamist websites. The recording was produced by the Al-Sahab production company.
The following is a transcription of the original English subtitles accompanying the audio; in the recording, the audio plays against a backdrop of a still photo of Osama bin Laden.
Osama bin Laden: "All praise is due to Allah, who forbade injustice for Himself and made it forbidden among humans. As for what comes after: To the European peoples; peace be upon he who follows the guidance. You are aware that oppression topples those who commit it and injustice has unhealthy consequences for the unjust, and that one of the greatest forms of injustice is to kill people without right, yet this is exactly what your governments and soldiers are committing under the umbrella of the NATO alliance in Afghanistan. They are killing women, children, and elderly men whose only crime was that Bush became angry with them, although you know that they didn't perpetrate any aggression against Europe and had no connection to the events in America.
"So on what basis are you violating what you talk about holding in high esteem, like justice and human rights?"
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http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3649¶m=APT
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Al-Qaeda's Pre-Elections Warning to the German People: Unless the Next Government Withdraws from Afghanistan, "Bitter Times Are Ahead"
On September 19, 2009, Al-Qaeda's distribution network, released a video warning the German people of attacks in Germany unless it elects a government that will withdraw its troops from Afghanistan. Germany is holding parliamentary elections on Sunday, September 27. The message was delivered in German by Al-Qaeda operative Bekkay Harrach, aka Abu Talha, who has appeared before in videos addressed to the German people.
In the 26-minute recording Abu Talha says that Al-Qaeda has no interest in fighting Germany; he states that if it had wanted to target Germany for no reason, Muhammad 'Ata could have "spared himself a lot of trouble." Abu Talha says Germany has become a target only because it has troops in Afghanistan, and that the German people bear the blame for this. If the Germans do not elect a government that will withdraw from Afghanistan he promises them a "rude awakening." He specifically tells Muslims in Germany that in the event of such election results they should stay away from public places in the two weeks that follow, but he promises that the city of Kiel will be left untouched.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1954¶m=APT
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Alerts, Planning, & Training
New Al-Qaeda Video "The West and the Dark Tunnel": 9/11 Caused the Economic Crisis; Germany in the Crosshairs; Obama Is Continuing Bush's Policies (Part I)
Al-Qaeda's media wing Al-Sahab released, on September 22, 2009, a feature-length video titled "The West and the Dark Tunnel," in honor of the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. With the exception of bin Laden - who recorded a separate audio message released earlier - all members of the top Al-Qaeda command make appearances:
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/report.htm?report=3635¶m=APT
Al-Qaeda Maghreb Adopts Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi as Shari'a Authority
The Emir of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), Abu Mus'ab 'Abd Al-Wadoud, has asked the Jordan-based jihadist cleric Abu Muhammad Al-Maqdisi to rule on shari'a matters for the organization.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1947¶m=APT
Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen Video: "We Are At Your Command, oh Osama"
On September 22, 2009, the Al-Qaeda-affiliated Somali jihad group Al-Shabab Al-Mujahideen released a 50-minute film titled Labbaika Ya Osama (We are at your command, oh Osama [bin Laden]), which was produced in honor of Eid Al-Fitr and furnished with English subtitles by Al-Shabab's media division.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1944¶m=APT
Global Jihad News
New AQAP Video Justifies Assassination Attempt against Prince Muhammad bin Naif; Threatens Further Attacks on Saudi Royal Family
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has issued an 18-minute video titled "The Descendents of Muhammad bin Maslama," produced by the Al-Malahem production company. It deals with the August 28, 2009 assassination attempt against Saudi Deputy Interior Minister Prince Muhammad bin Naif, which was carried out by a suicide bomber, and for which the organization has taken responsibility...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1960¶m=GJN
Moroccan Authorities Break Up Al-Qaeda-Connected Moroccan Terrorist Network
Moroccan security agencies have arrested 24 members of an Al-Qaeda-connected "terrorist network" that specialized in recruiting individuals to carry out suicide operations in Iraq as well as in Afghanistan and Somalia.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1953¶m=GJN
In Pictures - Youth Mujahideen Movement: Sheikh Ali Mohammed Hussein the Governor of Banadir, Somalia Leads The People in the Eid Prayers 09/22/09
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1951¶m=GJN
ISI Announces Composition of New Government
In a 10-minute video posted on a jihadist website, the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) Communications Ministry spokesman announces the composition of the ISI's second government, on behalf of the Emir of the Believers Abu Omar Al-Baghdadi...
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1948¶m=GJN
Former Head of the Salafi Movement in Kuwait Sheik Hamed Al-Ali: Jihad against Occupiers Is the Only Option; Violence against Arab Regimes Forbidden
Following are excerpts from an interview with Hamed Al-Ali, former head of the Salafi movement in Kuwait, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on September 14, 2009.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/clip.htm?clip=2234¶m=GJN
Urdu Pashtu Media Project
Report: 10 New Terror Training Camps Came Up In Pakistani Kashmir After 2008 Mumbai Attacks
Indian intelligence agencies have told the government that 10 new terror training camps came up in Pakistani Kashmir after the Mumbai terror attacks of November 26, 2008, according to an Indian daily.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1964¶m=UPP
10 Afghan Militants Killed In U.S. Drone Attack In North Waziristan
A U.S. unmanned aircraft killed at least ten Afghan militants and wounded six more near Afghanistan’s border in Pakistan’s tribal district of North Waziristan, a Taliban stronghold, according to an Urdu daily.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1962¶m=UPP
Taliban Website: Roundup Of Reports From The Afghan Battlefield
A Taliban website, run by the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, has published the latest reports of attacks on Afghan and U.S./NATO troops in Afghanistan.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1950¶m=UPP
TalibanMilitantsBombPrimary School In Peshawar
The Taliban militants have bombed a primary school in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan’s North West Frontier Province (NWFP), according to a Pakistani website.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1949¶m=UPP
Pakistani Daily: Former Pakistan Army Commando/Al-Qaeda Militant Was The Blue-Eyed Boy Of Pakistani President General Pervez Musharraf
Ilyas Kashmiri, an Al-Qaeda militant killed in a U.S. drone attack recently, was once a blue-eyed boy of President General Pervez Musharraf and got a cash award from the president for slitting the throat of an Indian Army officer in the year 2000, according to a Pakistani daily.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1943¶m=UPP
Report: Uzbek Militants Main Victim Of U.S. Drone Attacks In Pakistani Tribal Region
A security official in Pakistan has claimed that the majority of the militants killed in the U.S. drone attacks in the Pakistani tribal region during the past year were Uzbeks, according to a Pakistani daily.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1942¶m=UPP
Report: Pakistan’s 83 Most Wanted Terrorists
Pakistan’s Interior Ministry has prepared a list of 83 high-profile terrorists wanted for various crimes, ranging from the attack on former President Pervez Musharraf to fanning the secessionist movement in Baluchistan province, according to a Pakistani daily.
http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=1941¶m=UPP
