Eavesdropping on Jihad
Tue, Dec 9, 2003 at 3:43:12 pm PST
Here’s something truly extraordinary, by way of Alphabet City; transcripts of wiretaps conducted by Italian authorities during an investigation into the Ansar al-Islam terror gang’s activities in Italy. The transcripts are a rare glimpse into the mentality and plotting of a jihad organization with deep roots in European countries:
In the context of the investigation in Milan into the Ansar al-Islam transnational terrorist organization, what has emerged is a "fresco" of the world of radical Islamism full of secret projects but also a propensity for subversion that is completely different from the one that we were accustomed to seeing here in Italy in connection with our own form of domestic political terrorism.Thus over and above the more strictly investigative aspect, a thorough read through some of the documents or wiretaps conducted in the course of the investigation can be revealing in terms of the group's plans but also, and above all, in terms of its political, religious, and social implications. We can gain a clear idea of the prestige and program of Emir Krikar, the acknowledged leader of Ansar al-Islam, a group that is in turn linked to al-Tawid whose leader is Emir Abu Musab al-Zarkawi, still a leading member of Al-Qa'ida.
In this section, recorded at the offices of the Islamic Community in Milan on June 15, 2002, the Muslim conspirators discuss the countries where they have established cells:
[Man] But the mosques have too high a profile; they must be left alone. We need new structures; we are seeking from seven to nine buildings. We recently bought a four-story building.[Abu Umar] Are we not concerning ourselves with the mosques?
[Man] Yes, we are concerning ourselves with them. We are also concerning ourselves with financing them, but money has to generate money because the aim is also to form an Islamic army with the name of Force 9 (source translator's note: the term used is Kawa )
[Abu Umar] How are things going in Germany?
[Man] I cannot complain. There are 10 of us; we are taking an interest in Belgium, Spain, The Netherlands, Turkey and Egypt, Italy and France, but the nerve center is still London... Shaykh Adlen has given a great deal of money; as I told you this plan has no need of any further comments or words.
[Abu Umar] I hope that this will cause our youth to shine.
[Man] That is our objective; each of us has a task, for instance if one has 10 operatives available, he becomes their leader and then it is up to him to decide whether to organize them into smaller groups or to keep them like that. The important thing is to use one's intelligence.
[Abu Umar] Even if they are foreigners (source translator's note: not Arabs)?
[Man] That is not important. We need also foreigners; we have Albanians, Swiss, British... It is enough that they be of a high cultural level. In Germany we have interpreters and interpreters that translate books; we have also in telecommunications [as published], also in Austria; the important thing is that their faith in Islam be sincere.
[Abu Umar] We have never had any problems with them; on the contrary, we have noticed that they are very enthusiastic and they participate.
[Man] Besides, neither you nor I are the ones who decide whether to take them or not; those who make the decision are the people with Hizb al-Tawid.
[Abu Umar] I am very enthusiastic about this plan.
[Man] Never worry about money, because Saudi Arabia's money is your money; the important thing is not to rush ahead, because it is all new; there are old things too, but the training is completely new. The man who wanted to set up the plan is close to Emir Abdullah and we are grateful to Emir Abdullah. Get prepared.
Forget conspiracy theories; this is a very real, well-organized conspiracy, well-funded with Saudi money (as the wiretaps clearly show) with one purpose: to infiltrate and destroy the societies of the West.
