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Message to Bin Laden: Al Qaida has begun 'to behave strangely'

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Friday, October 20, 2006

An Iraqi Jihadist leader last week called on Al Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden to "disown" the Al Qaida group in Iraq because of its practice of killing Muslim leaders and teachers.

A Jihadist said Al Qaida in Iraq, headed by bu Ayoub Al Masri, is even terrorizing worshippers in mosques.
"The organization in Iraq has deviated in the full sense of the word from your principles," Abu Usamah al Iraqi stated in a message posted on a Jihadist website. "It completely ignored your words and the words of the Mujaheed Shaykh Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, may God protect over him, and Shaykh Abu-Muhammad al-Maqdisi."

After it aligned with Al Qaida, the group functioned well but then "the organization suddenly, and in a weird manner, began to behave strangely," the posting stated. Abu Ayoub Al Masri, is head of the Al Qaida network in Iraq.

The statement went on to complain that Al Qaida in Iraq terrorists were blowing up houses, schools, hospitals and electric generators.

The group also seized funds from public service personnel and terrorized worshippers in mosques, "killing scores of imams and preachers."

The statement also said Jihadists remain silent on the actions.

"You either disown the organization's branch in Iraq while we, your sons, will not fall short from leading the war and jihad in Iraq or you would remain silent," the posting said. "If this would be the case, then don't expect us to remain on good terms with them or to remain silent because the money and blood of Muslims in Iraq is the responsibility of every Mujaheed. We shall make them our harvest and we shall humiliate their noble ones. You hold the keys to the lock of sedition. You either close it or open it. We are people endued with great might. The Mujaheed tribes — we don't say the collaborating tribes — support us, waiting ..."


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