Thursday, December 08, 2005

Al-Qaeda Explains Amman Bombings / MEMRI, 8 Dec 2005

http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=SD104305
"Following the November 9, 2005 hotel bombings in Amman, Jordan, Al-Qaeda in Iraq posted several communiques on Islamist forums in an attempt to explain the killing of innocent Muslims. The first of these communiques [1], posted November 10, was a mere claim of responsibility for the bombings. The second communique [2], also from November 10, explained the reasons for choosing the particular locations that were targeted. The third [3], from November 11, gave details on the operation and on the individuals who carried it out.
On November 18, the organization again referred to the bombings: Al-Qaeda Leader in Iraq Abu Mus'ab al-Zarqawi issued an audio recording in his own voice, in which he reiterated the reasons for the attacks. Addressing the Muslims directly, he explained that that the killing of the celebrants at the wedding feast was totally accidental, and that his organization would never even consider harming innocent Muslims. Al-Zarqawi also set preconditions for stopping the terrorist attacks in Jordan, and threatened to assassinate King Abdallah. "