Article: Al Qaeda on the way to SA

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http://www.theherald.co.uk/news/oth..._aborted_after_death_of_al_Qaeda_director.php

A British Muslim directing a foreign terror mission had to abort his plans when his leader - al Qaeda's suspected number three - was killed, a court heard yesterday.

Rangzieb Ahmed, 33, of Fallowfield, Manchester, was part of a three-man active service cell which had flown from Pakistan to Dubai via China.

Manchester Crown Court heard they were then due to fly on to South Africa as part of a "major activity" but it was cancelled when Hamza Rabia, said to be al Qaeda director of operations, died.

Mr Rabia's phone number was later found on a note written in invisible ink at the Manchester home of Rangzieb Ahmed's associate, Habib Ahmed, said prosecuting counsel Andrew Edis, QC.

The jury heard that a computer recovered from Habib Ahmed's property in the Cheetham Hill area showed evidence of an internet search for "where Geoff Hoon lives".

Mr Edis said there may have been several reasons why he would want to contact the then-defence secretary: "It would be quite spectacular to do something at his home."

Rangzibb Ahmed, no relation to Habib Ahmed, was said to be involved in the mission in 2005 and 2006 with Mohammed Zillur Rahman and a man called Imran.

Rangzibb Ahmed denies directing terrorism between April 2004 and August 2006.

He denies being a member of al Qaeda but admits membership of a proscribed terror organisation, Harakat-ul-Mujahideen. He also denies possession of a rucksack which had traces of explosives.

Habib Ahmed also denies membership of al Qaeda and attending a place in Pakistan for terror training. His wife, Mehreen Haji, 27, of Cheetham Hill, denies sending money to her husband knowing its purpose was to be used for terrorism or suspecting a reason.
 
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This is not the first time I have heard of Al Queda operations or mentions of such in SA...
 
This terrorist group should come to an end; they continue destroying not only the world’s condition but also the lives of civilian people. They should be disbanded but it’s not easy as the group is multinational with members from numerous countries and with worldwide presence.
 
agentyumi, they derive a large amount of their funding from certain countries. Bring those countries down, you'll bring down Al Queda (and the Taliban).
 
I would be surprised if the SA government, or elements of it, are secretly funding Al Qaeda. Maybe they even come here for training, or to train.

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SA activist's Bin Laden ties

I think the words "on their way" is a little out dated.

SA activist's Bin Laden ties

A SA Islamic activist has forged strong ties with the Bin Laden family, receiving substantial funding from them and, in the process, meeting Osama bin Laden, the man named as prime suspect in this week's terror attacks.

Yousuf Deedat, 45, who triggered a storm when he distributed thousands of anti-Semitic handbills featuring a picture of Adolf Hitler during the World Conference Against Racism in Durban last week, said he first met Bin Laden in 1989.

Deedat and his father, Muslim scholar Ahmed Deedat, met Bin Laden on several other occasions in Saudi Arabia that year and in the 1990s while they were drumming up support for the Islamic Propagation Centre International in Durban.

"He was quiet-spoken, respectful and humble. When he met my father, he did not look him in the eye. That is the greatest honour an Arab can bestow on an elder," said Deedat.

The Deedats have had close links with the Bin Laden family since first meeting Osama's elder brother, Sheikh Bakr bin Laden, in 1986. Since then, many of the 27 Bin Laden brothers have contributed generously to the centre. Sheikh Bakr alone gave the centre $3.1-million over eight years to buy a building, print the Koran in English and Zulu, and print and distribute Islamic literature.

In appreciation, the Deedats named their building in Durban's Victoria Street after the family in 1988.

During his tenure as secretary-general of the propagation centre, the Bin Ladens reportedly paid Yousuf Deedat a monthly salary of R900 000.

Deedat said Bin Laden had invited him on a number of occasions to attend his lectures in Saudi Arabia. "He moved me to tears. He was a man of few words, but when he spoke in public, he had this magnetic effect on all who listened to him." Whether he was guilty or not, Deedat said, the US would always use him as a scapegoat".
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A South African who claims to have close links to international terrorist Osama Bin Laden has admitted responsibility for printing anti-Semitic handbills - featuring a picture of Nazi leader Adolf Hitler - which caused a storm at the World Conference Against Racism in Durban this week.
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They are hell bent on disproving the Bible, which is not an issue, but we al know what their reaction is if the same was directed at the Quran.
Note the link on their home page to this and many other such BS sites:
http://www.prisonplanet.com/articles/june2008/062008_smear_attack.htm
 
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Corrupt banana Republic with strong anti west tendencies. Of course Al Qaeda are in S.A
 
I find it very funny thinking AL Qaeda in this country :p

No wonder they are so poor at bombing shyte :p

Yes Mbeki is funding Al Qaeda, he had also setup training camps, supplied all materials and over-saw all training events, i think South Africa is so anti-west they are more than likely plotting against them and working closely with AL QAEDA to attack the west.

Watch this Space because South Africa is going to take over the world :p
 
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http://www.stratfor.com/weekly/20081001_al_qaeda_and_tale_two_battlespaces

Many analysts supportive of the view that al Qaeda has strengthened tend to lump the entire jihadist world into one monolithic, hierarchical organization. Others, like Stratfor, who claim al Qaeda’s abilities have been degraded over the years, define the group as a small vanguard organization and only one piece of the larger jihadist pie. From Stratfor’s point of view, al Qaeda has evolved into three different — and distinct — entities. These different faces of al Qaeda include:

1.The core vanguard group: Often referred to by Stratfor as the al Qaeda core, al Qaeda prime or the al Qaeda apex leadership, this group is composed of Osama bin Laden and his close trusted associates. These are highly skilled, professional practitioners of propaganda, militant training and terrorism operations. This is the group behind the 9/11 attacks.
2.Al Qaeda franchises: These include such groups as al Qaeda in Iraq and al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM). Although professing allegiance to bin Laden, they are independent militant groups that remain separate from the core and, as we saw in the 2005 letter from al Qaeda core leader Ayman al-Zawahiri to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, there can be a great deal of tension and disagreement between them and the al Qaeda core. These regional franchises vary in size, level of professionalism and operational capability.
3.The broader grassroots jihadist movement: This group includes individuals and small cells inspired by al Qaeda but who, in most cases, have no contact with the core leadership.
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Interesting that Stratfor also reports that Taleban has cut ties with Al Quada.
 
So i was right, i did see Osama the other night in Mayfair :D
 
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