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Al Qaida recruits at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan. A German court on July 17 sentenced an Iraqi man to three years in jail for distributing messages by al Qaida leaders on the Internet.
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"Its objective is to gain wide Muslim support, empathy, financing, and
future recruits," the report by the Senate Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs Committee. "To help Al Qaida target U.S. citizens,
several radical websites in the United States have re-packaged Al Qaida
statements with American vernacular and commentary intending to sway U.S.
Muslims."
Officials said Al Qaida operatives has been posting appeals for
recruits. For the first time, the appeals outline steps to join Al Qaida.
"Al Qaida today is not only an organization seeking to fight the Jews
and Crusaders; rather it's an ideology and a mission calling on all Muslims
to uphold God's religion and rescue the weak monotheists," a person
who identified himself as Wali Al Haq wrote in an pro-Al Qaida posting.
In his posting, Al Haq said Al Qaida did not demand that Muslim
applicants be devout. Other Al Qaida supporters echoed the assertion.
"In ancient times, one of the prophet's companions was imprisoned for
drinking alcohol, but that didn't stop him from joining the Al Qadissiya
battle and practicing jihad," Al Haq, referring to Mohammed's defeat of the
Persians in 637, said.
The Al Haq posting was entitled "How to become a member of Al Qaida."
The posting urges Muslims to fight Christians and Jews in an Islamic war.
