It's an offer always made to enemies, according to Islamic rules of war. Convert, surrender or die. Bruce http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=131091 <http://www9.sbs.com.au/theworldnews/region.php?id=131091®ion=6> ®ion=6 AL-QAEDA'S CALL FOR CONVERTS Al-Qaeda has called on non-Muslims, especially in the United States, to convert to Islam and abandon their "misguided" ways or else suffer, according to a videotape posted on a website.
The speaker was identified as Azzam the American, also known as Adam Yahiye Gadahn - an Islamic convert from California wanted for questioning by the FBI and who US authorities believe is involved in a propaganda campaign for al-Qaeda. "To Americans and the rest of Christendom, we say either repent (your) misguided ways and enter into the light of truth or keep your poison to yourself and suffer the consequences in this world and the next," Gadahn said in English. He appeared in the video dressed in a white turban and seated in front of a computer and books. "But whatever you do don't attempt to spread you misery and misguidance to our lands," he said. Al-Qaeda's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri made a brief statement at the beginning of the tape - dated September 2006 - urging viewers to listen carefully to the message, entitled: "An Invitation to Islam". Zawahri last appeared in a video in August in which he said that some leaders of Egypt's Gama'a Islamiya have joined al-Qaeda. Gama'a Islamiya later denied his statement. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: osint@yahoogroups.com Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
