Letter intercepted.

Morgeruat · 10-12-2005, 04:18 PM

A letter from the #2 Al Qaeda man Al Zawahiri to Zarqawi has been intercepted. The letter is of note because it details the future course of actions that Zawahiri (and by extension Bin Laden) desire to see in action in Iraq. As well as long-term goals for Al Qaeda in Iraq and elsewhere.

http://www.centcom.mil/extremistssay.asp#a1

Sir Degrader · 10-12-2005, 07:14 PM

How can we know it's real?

johnny · 10-12-2005, 08:41 PM

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Originally posted by Sir Degrader:
How can we know it's real?

Write him a letter back and ask ?

Felix The Assassin · 10-12-2005, 08:59 PM

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Originally posted by Sir Degrader:
How can we know it's real?

How do we know if it's forged, fake, or just a flat out farce?

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Timber Loftis · 10-13-2005, 09:47 AM

Why do I keep seeing this thread title and thinking "girl interrupted."???

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shamrock_uk · 10-13-2005, 10:17 AM

I'm sceptical more of the fact it's addressed to Al-Zarqhawi - something of a nebulous figure at best and one who many believe is simply used as a convenient public relations 'figurehead' by the coalition for the public to easily identify with.

A bit of googling turns up the official US government press release. There's also a BBC article with nothing to add. They do point out however that the last letter said to have been intercepted (in 2004) never had its "authenticity confirmed beyond doubt".

johnny · 10-13-2005, 06:17 PM

They say it's fake, no source as of yet though, at least not one i could post here, it's in Dutch. An Al Qaeda spokesman claims they know nothing of said letter, and that it's probably Pentagon propaganda.

Sir Degrader · 10-13-2005, 06:52 PM

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Originally posted by johnny:
An Al Qaeda spokesman claims they know nothing of said letter, and that it's probably Pentagon propaganda.

Well no guff, they aren't not going to say "Good work, we should try better next time".

Morgeruat · 10-13-2005, 09:10 PM

I think it's more likely that they send multiple copies of a letter, with the real message encoded in it, but then again if I was running a worldwide terror network being hunted by the most powerful government in the world I'd be a bit paranoid.

Whether or not our code breakers can break code written in Arabic I don't know, I would also like to know who the translators were and where their loyalties lie...

Larry_OHF · 10-13-2005, 10:05 PM

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Originally posted by Timber Loftis:
Why do I keep seeing this thread title and thinking "girl interrupted."???

Dang...now you got me thinking it.

10-12-2005, 04:18 PM	#1
Morgeruat Jack Burton Join Date: October 16, 2001 Location: PA Age: 44 Posts: 5,421	A letter from the #2 Al Qaeda man Al Zawahiri to Zarqawi has been intercepted. The letter is of note because it details the future course of actions that Zawahiri (and by extension Bin Laden) desire to see in action in Iraq. As well as long-term goals for Al Qaeda in Iraq and elsewhere. http://www.centcom.mil/extremistssay.asp#a1 __________________ "Any attempt to cheat, especially with my wife, who is a dirty, dirty, tramp, and I am just gonna snap." Knibb High Principal - Billy Madison

10-13-2005, 09:47 AM	#5
Timber Loftis 40th Level Warrior Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 11,916	Why do I keep seeing this thread title and thinking "girl interrupted."??? [img]graemlins/Nothing_funny_to_add.gif[/img] __________________

10-13-2005, 06:17 PM	#7
johnny 40th Level Warrior Join Date: April 15, 2002 Location: Utrecht The Netherlands Age: 59 Posts: 16,981	They say it's fake, no source as of yet though, at least not one i could post here, it's in Dutch. An Al Qaeda spokesman claims they know nothing of said letter, and that it's probably Pentagon propaganda. __________________

10-13-2005, 09:10 PM	#9
Morgeruat Jack Burton Join Date: October 16, 2001 Location: PA Age: 44 Posts: 5,421	I think it's more likely that they send multiple copies of a letter, with the real message encoded in it, but then again if I was running a worldwide terror network being hunted by the most powerful government in the world I'd be a bit paranoid. Whether or not our code breakers can break code written in Arabic I don't know, I would also like to know who the translators were and where their loyalties lie... __________________ "Any attempt to cheat, especially with my wife, who is a dirty, dirty, tramp, and I am just gonna snap." Knibb High Principal - Billy Madison

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Sir Degrader Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: November 3, 2001 Location: Canada Age: 64 Posts: 2,871	How can we know it's real?

10-13-2005, 10:17 AM	#6
shamrock_uk Dracolich Join Date: January 24, 2004 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 3,092	I'm sceptical more of the fact it's addressed to Al-Zarqhawi - something of a nebulous figure at best and one who many believe is simply used as a convenient public relations 'figurehead' by the coalition for the public to easily identify with. A bit of googling turns up the official US government press release. There's also a BBC article with nothing to add. They do point out however that the last letter said to have been intercepted (in 2004) never had its "authenticity confirmed beyond doubt".

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