SMOKING GUN: ThinkProgress reporting Al Queda infiltrated UAE in 2002

[LSK]

"New evidence has emerged that key agencies of the United Arab Emirates may have been infiltrated by al-Qaeda. In May or June of 2002, al Qaeda officials wrote a letter to the UAE government claiming the emirates were “well aware” of the infiltration.

The letter, translated by the United States Government, is publicly available on the website of the West Point Combating Terrorism Center. "

http://thinkprogress.org/2006/03/01/aq-infiltrated-uae/

The letter:

http://www.ctc.usma.edu/aq/AFGP-2002-603856-Trans.pdf

"You are well aware that we have infiltrated your security, censorship, and
monetary agencies along with other agencies that should not be mentioned.
Therefore, we warn of the continuation of practicing such policies, which do not
serve your interests and will only cost you many problems that will place you in
an embarrassing state before your citizens. In addition, it will prove your
agencies’ immobility and failure. Also, we are confident that you are fully
aware that your agencies will not get to the same high level of your American
Lords. Furthermore, your intelligence will not be cleverer than theirs, and your
censorship capabilities are not worth much against what they have reached. In
spite of all this Allah has granted us success to get even with them and harm
them."

[holboz]

1. Kick and Recommended!

I was directed to the letter after hearing Randi Rhodes report on it; still reading it but giving it a kick so it won't get buried! Lots of bad news for Dumbya coming out this afternoon!!

[LSK]

2. thats where I heard of it - on Randi's show

[LSK]

3. Kick

The document is on a government website. Doubt its a fake.

[eridani]

7. So are the bin Laden post 2001 tapes, and those are fake

Not saying one way or another--more evidence needed.

[LSK]

4. kick

[Wordie]

5. Old news: NYPost story on 2-25; and letter not verified as being genuine

Here's the earlier DU thread on this (from February 25):
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=2131836

And if you'll notice, the article says this:

"Little is known about the origins or authorship of the message."

http://www.nypost.com/news/worldnews/64126.htm


I seem to remember some phony documents with false Niger uranium claims...

[silvershadow]

6. anybody want to forward this to Lou Dobbs?

Might be interetsted if it got some MSM attention.

[Roland99]

8. KICK!!!