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SYMPATHIZERS SEEK ANSWERS FROM AL-QAIDA

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SYMPATHIZERS SEEK ANSWERS FROM AL-QAIDA


[+] serious ballot by patch22us
ACTIVE Mon Jan 21, 08 - Thu Jan 31, 08

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) - Sympathizers submitted hundreds of questions to al-Qaida deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri's "on-line interview" before a recent deadline. Among them: Why hasn't al-Qaida attacked the U.S. again, why isn't it attacking the Israelis and when will it be more active in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria?

So far, there have been no answers.

Al-Qaida's media arm, Al-Sahab, announced in December that al-Zawahri would take questions from the public posted on Islamic militant Web sites and would respond "as soon as possible."

More than 900 entries—many with multiple questions—were posted on the main Islamist Web site until the cutoff date of Jan. 16. After the deadline, the questions disappeared from that site and no answers have yet appeared.

One thing is clear from the questions: Self-proclaimed al-Qaida supporters are as much in the dark about the terror network's operations and intentions as Western analysts and intelligence agencies.

Some of those posting questions sound worried: Does al-Qaida have a long-term strategy?

One, allegedly a former Arab al-Qaida fighter in Iraq, complained about Iraqi fighters discriminating against non-Iraqi mujahedeen.

Others wanted advice: Should followers be focusing their jihad, or holy war, against Arab regimes, or against Americans?

Like many in the West, the questioners appear uncertain whether al- Qaida's central leadership directly controls the multiple, small militant groups around the Mideast that work in its name, or whether those groups operate on their own.

Journalists also were invited to send questions and a few of the entries are labeled with the names of European and Asian newspapers. Diaa Rashwan, an Egyptian security expert in Cairo, also suggested some questions were probably submitted by intelligence agents looking for clues to al-Qaida's thinking, but there was no way to verify that.

The vast majority of questioners, identified only by their computer usernames, appear to be supporters of al-Qaida or the jihadi cause, often expressing praise for "our beloved sheik" and "the lion of jihad, Sheik Osama."

Many appear frustrated that al-Qaida is not doing more.

"When we will see the men of al-Qaida waging holy war in Palestine? Because frankly our situation has become very bad," writes one, with the username "Seeking the Path." "As for al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia," he asks, "are there efforts to revive jihadi action there after the blows that hurt us?"

Another, signed "Osama the Lion," asks: "Why doesn't al-Qaida open a front in Egypt, where there are wide opportunities and fertile ground for drawing in mujahedeen?"

Another, called "Knight of Islam," asks, "We are awaiting a strike against American soil. Why has that not been done? Why are the Jews in the world not struck?"


Do you find it odd that Al-Qaida uses the web to hold what almost seems like a membership annual meeting or something. It reminds me of this movie with a character named Dr. Evil. It seems like Al Qaida is almost like this organized, dark and evil organization you might see in a James Bond movie.

Does their use of modern technology impress you or scare you?

The whole thing frightens me
I'm impressed with their use of the Internet


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COMMENTS:
Voted : I'm impressed with their use of the Internet
AP huh? 012
They want to kill whom again? Why didn't this make the front page?

Very impressive. I wonder how they can keep getting away with it all these years without ever being captured. 017
by _Beelzebubba on Mon Jan 21, 08 9:12am [+]

Voted : The whole thing frightens me
But at least others get some clue as to what they're up to that way, maybe.
by skylab on Mon Jan 21, 08 9:23am [+]

Posting questions on a website isn't just common place for those in the west. Why should this surprise us?
by ClosetIguana on Mon Jan 21, 08 9:28pm [+]

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