Intercepted al-Qaida Letter Reveals Tactics, Strategy
Page 8 of the document focuses on instigating fights between coalition forces and Iraqi groups, especially Sunnis who have rejected foreign extremism and terrorism in droves in what has been referred to as “Awakening Groups.” Safyan suggested infiltrating the Sunni cadres before planting and detonating mines “in their villages and streets.”Bergner said the author’s call for violence against the Awakening movement typifies the kind of extremism many Iraqis have turned against. The confiscated document also reveals the threat such groups present to terrorists, he added.
“These writings are further examples of the corrupt ideology that Iraqis are broadly rejecting,” he said. “We have seen about 100,000 men choose a different path and join local volunteer groups like the Sons of Iraq instead.”
Later in the briefing, Bergner told reporters that coalition forces had captured or killed 53 al-Qaida in Iraq leaders since his most recent news conference early this month.
Lovely group of people. What's their motivation again?
Posted by: Mississauga Matt at April 17, 2008 3:17 PMOn the topic of AQ letters, there's a bright side: bureaucracy seems to be taking root in the organization.
I can just imagine some bomb-maker sweating it out in a Baghdad safe-house cursing the REMF's who are questioning his expense account submission.
The more they're slowed down by the machinations of internal politics, the better.
Posted by: Damian at April 17, 2008 3:21 PMDivide and conquer tactics.
Once this document is made public in Iraq, the citizens there will be able to judge for themselves.
It's not enough just to turn their backs on these thugs, it's important that sane Muslims point out, again and again, how the jihadists are killing innocents.
Posted by: set you free at April 17, 2008 3:29 PMThese are obviously rabid sub-humans with no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
Saddam Hussein may have been evil incarnate ... but at least he was able to keep these animals on a leash.
Eradication is the only answer.
Posted by: Biff at April 17, 2008 3:30 PMfacinating stuff from a terrorist beaucracy.
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-qaedaculture16apr16,1,4892591.story
we cant even get reconciliation from the ADSCAM scandal yet. the libs still owe millions and millions.
biff, that is the only answer.
Posted by: old white guy at April 17, 2008 3:44 PMBiff!!
Posted by: richfisher at April 17, 2008 5:33 PMJust heard on Fox news that Hamas endorses Obama -- go figure!
Posted by: Orlin at April 17, 2008 9:19 PMSend them Jack LAYDOWN....
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Poke the troll time!
"addled brained"
is as bass-akwards as:
"misunderestimated"
dorks!
Posted by: jwkozak91 at April 19, 2008 1:30 AM