Tuesday, August 09, 2005
Bizarre "news" of the day
Coded electronic signals bandied in recent days among al Qaeda Middle Eastern elements across secret Internet sites all carry the same message: the supreme leader, Osama bin Laden, has come out of hiding in Afghanistan and set out, or is about to set out, for Iraq. This is the sense gained from this correspondence by DEBKAfile's exclusive counter-terror sources.(hat tip: Mark E). Make of it what you will. Debka is well known for, how shall we say it, strange stories from anonymous intelligent sources. If true, it would certainly give the whole new meaning to the concept of Iraq as a flypaper and a terrorist magnet.
Some of the signals schedule his date of arrival as the second half of September when Ramadan is estimated to begin. His arrival in Iraq is planned to signal the launching of the biggest offensive his organization has ever launched against the US army. If these signals are a true representation of bin Laden's plans and not a red herring, what is planned is a dramatic landmark battle in the global war on terror and the Iraqi conflict.
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