Sean Walsh
09-28-2006, 11:54 AM
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060928/ap_on_re_mi_ea/iraq_audiotape
Iraq terrorist calls scientists to jihad
CAIRO, Egypt - In a new audio message Thursday, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq called for explosives experts and nuclear scientists to join his group's holy war against the West. "We are in dire need of you," said the man, who identified himself as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir — also known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri — the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq.
"The field of jihad (holy war) can satisfy your scientific ambitions, and the large American bases (in Iraq) are good places to test your unconventional weapons, whether biological or dirty, as they call them."
Also of note in the article: apparently al-Masri is commenting that at least 4000 foreign fighters (on his side) have died in this war in Iraq; and a recent UN report suggests the flow of foreign fighters is diminishing: due to, among other things, a lack of interest in these folks wanting to kill fellow Muslims.
Iraq terrorist calls scientists to jihad
CAIRO, Egypt - In a new audio message Thursday, the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq called for explosives experts and nuclear scientists to join his group's holy war against the West. "We are in dire need of you," said the man, who identified himself as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir — also known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri — the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq.
"The field of jihad (holy war) can satisfy your scientific ambitions, and the large American bases (in Iraq) are good places to test your unconventional weapons, whether biological or dirty, as they call them."
Also of note in the article: apparently al-Masri is commenting that at least 4000 foreign fighters (on his side) have died in this war in Iraq; and a recent UN report suggests the flow of foreign fighters is diminishing: due to, among other things, a lack of interest in these folks wanting to kill fellow Muslims.