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The threat of worldwide Jihad, Directives for worldwide attack appear on internet
10/3/2008 4:37:03 AM
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The threat of worldwide Jihad, Directives for worldwide attack appear on internet
Once again we have received information of a possible imminent major
al Qaeda attack on American soil. And once again we are challenged to
make a decision based on the credibility of the sources involved as to
whether or not to post this information. We have chosen to err on the
side of caution and post any information which seems at all credible.
We are certainly very aware of all of the projected dates for major
attacks on the US which have - thankfully - come and gone uneventfully.
However, each case must be judged on its own merit.
And this particular
information does, unfortunately, comes to us with some undeniable
credentials.
This time the fateful date is to be October 7, 2008, just a couple of weeks from now.
Read it yourself and make your own judgement. I made mine when I decided to post it. - rg
Cross posted from Homeland Security US.com
SPECIAL REPORT: "Commandments Before The Strike"
ALERT: Instructions for actions Muslims are to take before, during & after an attack in the U.S. posted;
Message suggests activation of worldwide jihad following U.S. attack;
Message indicates large-scale attack within the U.S., perhaps early October;
Text, posting under analysis by U.S. Intelligence officials
Analysis by Douglas J. Hagmann, Director & By Randy Taylor, Independent Analyst
Intelligence provided by "Archangel"
24 September 2008: A posting uncovered in an Arabic language
is currently raising a few eyebrows in the intelligence community. The
single posting, which is presently being scrutinized by intelligence
officials, appears to provide detailed instructions for Muslims living
within the United States, giving them specific actions to take before,
during and after an upcoming attack in the U.S. The communication was
discovered by "Archangel," a well-known independent intelligence analyst active within the intelligence community.
The
post was initially published on August 2, 2008 under the title
“Commandments [Directives] Before the Strike,” and appears to be a sort
of a conflict management guide, or instructions on what Muslims should
do prior to the attack, actions that should be undertaken concurrent
with the attack, and well as additional instructions following the
attack.
The text addressing the nature, location and timing of
the planned attack, although specific to the U.S., appears otherwise
ambiguous. For instance, the timing appears to focus on the Tuesday
following the end of Ramadan, which would be October 7, 2008.
The nature of the attack is less clear. Although the author appears to
talk about a strike greater in magnitude than the 9/11 attacks and
makes reference to the possibility of it being nuclear in nature, the
text references to the nuclear aspect of the attack appear somewhat
muddled.
In terms of the location of the attack, it is clear
that the author identifies both New York, as the financial capital of
the U.S., and Washington, DC, as the nation’s capital, as being both
desirable and affected. It is interesting that under analysis, the
details of “the attack” referenced by the author are nestled within the
text of instructions, rather than being prominently placed to serve as
an overt warning as seen in the past. The relative subtlety in which
the targets and type of attack was referenced is most interesting from
a historical and analytical perspective.
The author who wrote
the posting appears to be well established and respected by the
community of terrorists and their supporters who frequent such forums.
Research of the various membership profiles within that community
indicates the author could be a sheik or other Muslim with leadership
status. To be clear, research indicates the author has a level of
credibility within the forum community. Accordingly, it would be
completely consistent for the author to be able to issue a set of
instructions that could be expected to be followed by the readers of
the forum.
An investigation of the post, in terms of placement,
links and replies, also provides significant insight with regard to its
weight and credibility. Looking at a specific patterns of posting on
Arabic language forums over the last seven years, investigation and
research takes into account the number, type and authorship of
follow-up postings or replies, for example to the original
communication.
What makes this post particularly interesting is the
limited number of replies to date – a total of three- despite the
length of time it has been posted. Further, the replies in this case
are general blessings, such as “May Allah Bless You” and general wishes
of support for the operation. Based on extensive research of historical
posting patterns over the last seven years suggest that this posting
could be classified, recognized and acted upon as an order, as opposed
to being a point for further discussion.
The commandments or
directives are written as a set of instructions to an audience the
author has divided into six groups as follows, most if not all having
some presence in the United States:
1. Muslim scholars, students, followers of Islam;
2. Various Islamic movements.
3. Islamic peoples not belonging to any specific movement.
4. “Dubai Islamic Emirate of the Caucasus” the Islamic State of Iraq and other jihadist movements;
5. Sleeper cells and potential recruits;
6. The general command of al Qaeda.
Various
directives are issued to each of the groups referenced above, providing
direction to each group on activities that need to be conducted before
and after “the” attack. For example, members of “sleeper cells” should
immediately seek out those who are already activated – known by some
Islamic scholars and religious leaders – for further tactical
advancement.
Specific instructions were also given to the Muslim
people to move Muslim children to the safety of training camps at a
time that would correspond to the Tuesday after Ramadan – a date that
was established as the potential attack date within this posting.
In
addition to the varied instructions within this post, there is an
additional directive that appears to serve as a worldwide activation
order for Islamic terrorists to carryout maritime missions subsequent
to the attack, with the obvious intent on disrupting all major maritime
supply routes.
Instructions were given to jihadists in the following areas for such operations:
"[T]he
Philippines - Indonesia - Maldives - the coast of Yemen - the coast of
Somalia - the coast of Chinguetti - and perhaps the coast of Algeria;"
"The
skyline of the Islamic many important straits and sea lanes that have
articulated by the march of trade and military forces of infidelity:"
"The Strait of Malacca between Malaysia and Sumatra, one of the most important corridors of the world trade."
"[The] Torres Strait, which lies between New Guinea and northern Australia..."
Perhaps
the most disconcerting aspect of this posting might not be the message
itself, but the message when viewed through the prism of historical
patterns exhibited subsequent to the 2001 terrorist attacks. While the
contents of the message are revealing, they become even more relevant
when analyzed in tandem with the threat of worldwide jihad in advance of the bombings in Yemen and Pakistan.
We
are seeing a resurgence of Islamic jihad previously before unseen, with
few notable exceptions. Those exceptions, however, are indeed notable:
the time periods before the London & Madrid bombings, both
described as each country's own 9/11
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