Eric
Mueller explains: THIS is my translation
of a statement that appeared on Saturday
on an Arabic
website which
frequently carries announcements from
militant Islamist groups which are
pro-Bin Ladin and which in the past
have apparently been linked to his
organization. Arabist Eric Mueller
is this website's expert on Middle Eastern
affairs. He is a featured speaker at this
month's Real
History weekend at Cincinnati, August
29-September 3, 2003. David
Irving adds: JUDGING by what the US
government now claims, the whole northern
US electric grid system is so rotten --
thanks to the de-regulation introduced by
George Bush Sr -- it only takes one
thoughtless and irresponsible pigeon to
crap on a powerline to bring the whole
system crashing down in a shower of clicks
and sparks. If I were living
up there I would be very nervous from now
on, and buy not just one but several
portable generators. Otherwise how would
we be able to watch "Friends", not to
mention Fox News and all the other pro-war
cheerleaders? This
communiqué would however be more
believable if this group had said some of
this in the few days before, e.g. "North
East USA, watch out for problems shortly."
To
which point Eric Mueller replies (Sunday,
August 17, 2003): YOU are right, of course. I should
mention, however, that the first of this
series of three communiques, issued on 21
July 2003 over the name of the Abu Hafs
al-Misri Brigades, included a somewhat
vague line that read as follows: "Let the Iraqi people rejoice that a
gift from the Shaykh of the Mujahids
Usamah bin Ladin (may God preserve him)
will reach Bush and his gang in the very
near future." The latest message (dated August 15,
2003) alluded to this "promise" in its
third paragraph. Incidentally, this same group also took
credit for the Jakarta Marriott bombing
(in a communique dated August 5, 2003.)
Yet in that announcement they did not say
that the blast in Indonesia was the "gift
to the Iraqi people," alluded to in their
first statement. |
[Communique,
Auust 15, 2003] In the name
of God, the Merciful, the
Mercy-giving Operation SUDDEN
LIGHTNING in the land of the Tyrant
of the Age (Communiqué No. 3) "If you are suffering, they are suffering even
as you suffer" -- the Qur'an, 4:104. Before we begin this communiqué, we would
like to remind the Muslims that just five days
after our second communiqué was issued the
American enemy could find no way to avoid
acknowledging openly, via one of the networks -
namely "Wan News" - that Indonesian security
sources, which had refused to disclose their
identities, had confirmed that a group of agents of
the American Central Intelligence Agency (C.I.A.)
were in the MaRriott Hotel in order to take part in
secret interrogations of Mujahid prisoners and that
the timing of the explosion there coincided with
the moment when that sinful group was leaving the
hotel. This is what we had stated in our
communiqué, a fact that proves the
credibility of our communiqués. God is
greatest! And praise be to God! In compliance with orders of the Commander of
the Mujahids, Usamah bin Ladin (may God
preserve him), to strike America's economic links,
the Abu Hafs al-Misri Brigades struck at two
important electricity generating targets in the
region of the American East, including the most
important economic cities of America and of Canada,
(its ally in the war against Islam), the cities of
Toronto and New York, and the regions around them.
This strike resulted in a cut off of electricity
from more than fifty million persons. (For security
reasons, it is not possible to clarify the manner
in which the sabotage of these two points was
carried out, in case the mujahids might need to use
the same innovative method again soon, if God
wills. In fulfillment of the promise of the Shaykh of
the Mujahids, Usamah bin Ladin (may God preserve
him), in an earlier declaration that he would
present a gift to the Iraqi people, here is the
gift, presented to the Americans at a time of
preparedness and expectation. This is to let the
criminal Bush and his gang know that the penalty
will be suited to their action. The soldiers of God
cut off power to the above named cities, plunging
the lives of Americans into darkness, just as the
criminals had plunged the lives of the Muslim
peoples of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Palestine into
darkness. The Americans lived one black day that
they will never forget. The lived a day of terror,
alarm, and fear so that they might come to know
that the penalty will suit the action. This act had
its clear effect on this people in spite of all
their security agencies that receive unimaginable
amounts of funding squeezed out of the hearts'
blood of the Americans. The above named cities
endured a state of chaos and tumult. There was
looting and theft. Cities were robbed just as
Baghdad, the capital of the Caliphs, was robbed;
and just as chaos was spread in Afghanistan and
Palestine, in order that the American people would
have a taste from the same cup. We heard the surprise expressed in the statement
by the American and Canadian enemy, where there are
universities of science that teach nuclear physics
and where there are space agencies, etc., we heard
them say that it was slandered lightning that had
destroyed the two targets. We are supposed to be
obedient and believe this drivel, but God knows
that the lightning and lightning bolts are innocent
of that, just as the wolf was innocent of the blood
of Joseph the son of Jacob. If the cut-off of
electricity had been limited to one or two cities,
their lie would be believable to most people. But
reality has demonstrated that the cut off of
electricity affected the whole East of America and
a whole section of Canada. . . . . Among the benefits of this strike are (and the
news media have perhaps mentioned what we are going
to say here): 1. It showed that America would not live in
security until the conditions that were mentioned
in the first and second communiqués have
been met. Among them are the release of all
prisoners, including Shaykh Umar Abd
ar-Rahman, and the departure of [enemy
forces] from the land of the Muslims, including
Jerusalem, the Arabian Peninsula, and Kashmir. 2. It brought dread to their hearts, just as
they do to the Muslims. 3. It cut off electricity from fifty million
people in America and Canada causing material and
moral losses. It is not just our brothers and
sisters in Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, etc., who
should suffer from such things. The American people
must taste the same punishment. 4. It struck at the chief stronghold of the
American economy (the world stock exchange). 5. It was a message delivered to the United
Nations against Islam, whose headquarters is in New
York. 6. It was a message to all investors that
America has become an insecure country for their
money, for as is known, the American economy is
totally dependent on investor confidence. 7. It shut down seven major airports, which
constituted a blow to the airline companies. 8. It put nine nuclear reactors out of action,
something that has never happened before and is
regarded as a powerful blow to the economy since
the nine reactors are located in the states of New
York, New Jersey, Ohio, and Michigan. 9. It shut down transport - trains, cars,
trucks, etc., - which resulted in heavy losses. 10. It put the Internet, which is the chief
thing that they depend on in commercial
transactions, out of action. 11. It put the world banks, whose headquarters
are in New York, out of action. 12. It caused huge losses to insurance
companies. 13. It caused losses due to the extensive
deployments of police and security personnel. 14. Economists confirmed that the cut off of
electricity in America and Canada will cost the
American treasury at least US$10 billion. And just
so that the hearts of American officials might
burn, the cost of the mujahids' operation to
sabotage the power generating lines cost only
$7,000. So go choke to death in your rage! 15. It caused the decline of the American dollar
in relation to other currencies. We say to the Muslims that this is not the
strike that has been expected. This is something
called a war of skirmishes (to wear down the
enemy). The American vipers are massive and big and
must be worn down and broken up in order to
facilitate their destruction. We say to the people of Afghanistan and Kashmir
that the gift of the Shaykh of the Mujahids, Usamah
bin Ladin, is on its way to the White House. Then
there will be the gift in honor of al-Aqsa Mosque
in Jerusalem. And how will you come to know the
nature of the gift for al-Aqsa; when and where will
it come?? Wait to see the answer!! "And on that day the Believers will rejoice at
God's help to victory. He helps to victory whomever
He wills, He is the Mighty, the Mercy-giving"
[Qur'an, 30:4-5] - God is
Greatest!
- God is
Greatest!
- Islam is
coming!
To bring might to the mighty and contempt to the
contemptible! The Abu Hafs al-Misri
Brigades (al-Qa'idah) Friday, 17 Jumada ath-Thani 1424H [the
equivalent of 15 August 2003 CE]. |