Purported Al Qaeda Letter Calls Truce in Spain

[donsu]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/nm/20040317/wl_nm/security_spain_truce_dc

A group claiming to have links with al Qaeda said on Wednesday it was calling a truce in its Spanish operations to see if the new Madrid government would withdraw its troops from Iraq (news - web sites), a pan-Arab newspaper said.

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"Because of this decision, the leadership has decided to stop all operations within the Spanish territories... until we know the intentions of the new government that has promised to withdraw Spanish troops from Iraq," the statement said.

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"Whose turn is it next? Will it be Japan or America, or Italy, Britain or Oslo or Australia?" the statement said, adding Pakistan and Saudi Arabia were also targets.


The group is named after Muhammed Atef, also known as Abu Hafs, a close bin Laden aide killed in the U.S.-led war in Afghanistan (news - web sites).
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[goodhue]

1. wow

[kalian]

2. Smells of a setup....

this is bogus.
Somebody, acting like "Al Qaeda", is trying to create a situation
where a government capitulates to the "terrorist group". Somebody
is trying to create a scenrio that will be used by the bushistas
as we get closer to our general elections.

You know...if you vote for Kerry, you'll be voting for the
"terrorists".

Something wicked this way comes...