February 1, 2010 |
The following is research published today from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch Series, the MEMRI TV Project, and MEMRI’s Jihad & Terrorism Threat Monitor, as well as from the Iran Media blog.
*Special Dispatch Series
Special Dispatch No. 2783—Iran /Saudi Arabia/ Jihad & Terrorism Studies Project
Saudi Columnist: There Are Hundreds of Al-Qaeda Operatives in Iran
Recently, it was discovered that several of Osama bin Laden's children have been in Iran since 2001, where they have been held under house arrest. The discovery was made after bin Laden's daughter Iman called one of her brothers from the Saudi embassy in Tehran, to which she had fled after evading her jailors. Subsequently, it was reported that the Saudi authorities were negotiating with Iran to permit her to leave the country and return to Saudi Arabia.
In a sarcastic article, Saudi columnist Muhammad Al-Milfy wrote that this incident sheds light on the ties that exist between Iran and Al-Qaeda.
To read the full dispatch, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3945.htm.
Special Dispatch No. 2782—Iran/U.S. & the Arab & Muslim World/Conspiracy Theories
Conspiracy Theories in Iranian Dailies: Al-Qaeda, Taliban Are Operational Wing of the U.S.; U.S. Caused Haiti Earthquake
Two leading Iranian dailies recently published articles promoting conspiracy theories against the West, particularly against the U.S. The daily Jomhouri-ye Eslami stated that the Taliban and Al-Qaeda are an operational wing of the U.S. and Britain, and the daily Kayhan stated that the "American-Zionist empire" had caused the earthquake in Haiti.
To read the full dispatch, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3944.htm.
Special Dispatch No. 2781—Islam & the West
Jermaine Jackson in Al-Arabiya TV Interview: I Tried to Convert Michael to Islam; The U.S. 'Has a Bit of Dictatorship'
The following are excerpts from an interview with American musician Jermaine Jackson, older brother of Michael Jackson. The interview, which conducted in English, aired on Al-Arabiya TV on January 21, 2010.
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2363.htm.
To read the full dispatch, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/3943.htm.
*From MEMRI TV
MEMRI TV Clip No. 2362
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak Attacks Hamas and Its Supporters: 'If We Wanted We Could Have Paid Them Back in Spades, But We Do Not Bother with Small Fry'
The following are excerpts from an address delivered by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, which aired on Egyptian TV on January 24, 2010.
To view clip, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2362.htm.
MEMRI TV Clip No. 2366
PA Security Chief Muhammad Dahlan Threatens Hamas and Admits Spreading False Rumors to Instigate Anti-Israeli Riots
The following are excerpts from an interview with Muhammad Dahlan, former PA security chief in Gaza, which aired on Palestinian Authority TV on January 4, 2010.
To view clip, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2366.htm
*From The Jihad & Terrorism Threat Monitor
Jordan Arrests over 40 Salafis in Connection to Khost CIA Attack
A daily reports that over 40 Salafi-jihadis have been arrested by the Jordanian authorities in connection with the Khost attack.
To read the full dispatch, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=2788¶m=GJN.
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Uzbek Islamic Jihad Union Video Features "Little Mujahideen"
A new video from the Waziristan-based Uzbek "Islamic Jihad Union" contains footage from an IJU madrasa in which young children are shown undergoing military training. The video, which runs slightly over 20 minutes, was produced by ElifMedya, a Turkish media company affiliated with the Islamic Jihad Union (but which is apparently distinct from the IJU's official media wing, Badr Al-Tawhid). The main purpose of the video appears to be to thank contributors for their donations to the group and to show what it has done with the funds ElifMedya frequently conducts online fundraising campaigns to support orphans and widows of mujahideen in Afghanistan-Pakistan, and the current video references some of the themes used in these fundraising messages. In addition to orphans from Andijan, the group claims that it helps refugees from Tatarstan who fled from Russian colonialism to Afghanistan.
To read the full dispatch, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=2784¶m=GJN.
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Ahmadinejad: 'Iran Will Deliver Telling Blow To Global Powers On February 11'
According to the Iranian Press TV, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that Iran will deliver a harsh blow to the "global arrogance" on this year's Islamic Revolutoin anniversary. "The Islamic Revolution opened a window to liberty for the human race, which was trapped in the dead ends of materialism," Ahmadinejad said during a cabinet meeting yesterday. "If the Islamic Revolution had not occurred, liberalism and Marxism would have crushed all human dignity in their power-seeking and money-grubbing claws. Nothing would have remained of human and spiritual principles," he added.
Report: Iran Builds Air, Coast Command-and-Control Defense Systems
According to the Iranian news agency Fars, Iran announced today that it has managed to build air and coast command-and-control defense systems, following its great tactical and strategic achievements, especially in the production of defensive tools and equipment. Iranian Defense Minister Brig.-Gen. Ahmad Vahidi declared the success during a ceremony to inaugurate 36 electronic and communications projects of the ministry to mark the launch of the "Ten-Day Dawn" ceremonies celebrating the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran in 1979.
Iranian Daily: We'll Strike Qatar, Bahrain, And UAE – Not Only U.S. Forces
The conservative Iranian daily Qudsdaily said that if it is attacked, Iran would immediately strike the Gulf countries, not only U.S. forces on their soil. The paper warned Qatar, Bahrain, and the UAD that their hosting of the U.S. forces is a "dangerous game" against Iran and that the immediate results would be harsher than they could bear.
Source: Qudsdaily, Iran, February 1, 2010
Iran Manufactures Its First Unmanned Helicopter
Researchers from Iran’s Amir Kabir University of Technology have successfully manufactured the country’s first light unmanned helicopter. The helicopter weighs 10 kg and can fly for one hour on airplane fuel. It is remotely operated, and the researchers have planned to equip it with an automatic system. The helicopter could be used for transmission of information, taking photos and films of oil, gas, oil platforms, pipelines, intercity traffic, traffic control, and firefighting.
Source: IRNA, Iran, February 1, 2010
Larijani: Islamic Countries Should Have Nuclear Technology
Iranian Officials Respond to Deployment of U.S. Defense System in Gulf
Iranian military sources told a Lebanese website that about 180,000 U.S. troops were within the range of Iran's fire, and that the resistance forces in Iran, Lebanon, Iraq, Palestine and Afghanistan were ready to confront the U.S. and Israel. In response to America's deployment of anti-missile defense systems in the Gulf states, Tehran IRGC commander Hossein Hamedani said that the message of the Revolution Day celebrations to the "Global Arrogance" (i.e., the West headed by the U.S.) is that the revolution's fourth generation would fight even more fiercely that the first.
Source: Mehr (Iran), Nowlebanon.com (Lebanon), January 30, 2010
‘Al-Quds Al-Arabi’ Notes Signs Of War With Iran
In light of reports on the acceleration of the implementation of U.S. arms deals withS. and Saudi Arabia and the Gulf states, and on visits by senior U.S. officials to Israel, the London daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi predicted in an editorial that war would be launched against Iran. The paper also stated that the Gulf states would be the biggest losers in U.S.'s and Israel's conflict with Iran.
Source: Al-Quds Al-Arabi, London, February 1, 2010
Rafsanjani Warns: I'll Release Sensitive Information About Ayatollah Yazdi
Iranian Assembly of Experts head Hashemi Rafsanjani has threatened to release sensitive information about Ayatollah Mohammad Yazdi, who is also a member of the Assembly and an associate of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, after Yazdi cast doubts on Rafsanjani's loyalty to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.
Assembly of Experts member Ahmad Khatami, another Ahmadinejad associate, entreated Rafsanjani not to make good on his threat, due to the need for unity in the country, but denied that he had told Rafsanjani that Yazdi had retracted his criticism. According to Khatami, the two had agreed to settle their dispute between themselves, for the sake of regime unity.
Source: Safir News, Fars, Iran, January 28, 2010
In Friday Sermon, Iranian Ayatollah Jannati Urges Death Penalty For Demonstrators, Slams U.S. 'Military Buildup' In Haiti
In his Friday sermon, Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, Guardian Council head and interim Friday prayer leader for Tehran called on Iran's judiciary to speedily implement the judicial rulings issued in the case of the post-election rioters and to make swift decisions in the matter. Saying that the inaction about the cases would have severe consequences for the country, he urged Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani to deal firmly with "rioters of the recent unrest, and in particular the 'Ashura desecrators."
Iranian Official Meets Privately With Hizbullah Leader
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's deputy Mehrdad Bazerpash met privately with Hizbullah secretary-general Hassan Nasrallah yesterday evening in Beirut, and also with Lebanese President Michel Suleiman and other ministers. Bazerpash also visited the tomb of Imad Mughniyeh, the senior Hizbullah official who was assassinated in February 2008.
Source: Parsine.com, Iran, January 29, 2010
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