The following are reports published today, from MEMRI’s Special Dispatch series and the MEMRI TV Project.
- In Videos Posted On YouTube, Seattle Terror Suspect Abu Khader Al-Latif, Praises Anwar Al-Awlaki, Osama bin Laden, and Jihad
- Egyptian Screenwriter Wahid Hamed Attacks the Muslim Brotherhood, Says: Both a Military Regime and a Religious Regime Will Lead to Dictatorship
- Turkish Columnist Bekdil Compares Turkish, Israeli 'Conquests,' Asks: 'Why Is Jerusalem Palestinian, If It Was [First] Conquered From Its Ancient Possessors?'
- Hamas Leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar Stresses that Hamas Is Not Following in the Footsteps of Fatah: We Do Not Recognize Israel and Do Not Give Up the Rest of Palestine
- Anonymous Threat of Attacks on U.S. Embassy and Interests in Saudi Arabia
Special Dispatch No. 3958—Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor
In Videos Posted On YouTube, Seattle Terror Suspect Abu Khader Al-Latif, Praises Anwar Al-Awlaki, Osama bin Laden, and Jihad
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The following are transcripts from a compilation of webcam videos made by Seattle-area terror suspect Abu Khader Al-Latif. They are dated May 1 and April 18, 2011; November 18, 2010; and March 5, 2011. In them, he says that the Muslims "need to establish jihad with the tongue, with the heart, and with the hand," asks when Muslims "will recognize, even as a martyr – from the first drop of blood – that our sins are forgiven?" and claims that U.S. President Barack Obama has "made war against Islam." He also says that the uncovered body parts of women who do not veil themselves will burn in Hell.
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5420.htm.
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Special Dispatch No. 3957—Egypt/Democratization and Reform in the Arab & Muslim World
Egyptian Screenwriter Wahid Hamed Attacks the Muslim Brotherhood, Says: Both a Military Regime and a Religious Regime Will Lead to Dictatorship
Following are excerpts from an interview with Egyptian screenwriter Wahid Hamed, which aired on Al-Hayat TV on June 5, 2011.
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2996.htm.
Wahid Hamed: "In my view, the [Muslim Brotherhood] uses Islam for its political purposes. Personally, as a Muslim Egyptian, first and foremost, I say 'no' to a religious state."
Interviewer: "The Muslim Brotherhood have also declared that they are against a religious state."
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5419.htm.
Special Dispatch No. 3956—Turkey
Turkish Columnist Bekdil Compares Turkish, Israeli 'Conquests,' Asks: 'Why Is Jerusalem Palestinian, If It Was [First] Conquered From Its Ancient Possessors?'
In a two-part column titled "A Tale of Two Cities: Istanbul vs. Jerusalem," in the Turkish daily Hurriyet Daily News, published June 2 and June 7, 2011, Burak Bekdil ponders the question of "why would something taken by force from someone else belong to its occupier?... Why is Jerusalem Palestinian, if it was [first] conquered from its ancient possessors?"
In the first column, he "visits" Jerusalem in 1967, examines the events that led to the Six-Day War, and concludes by noting that "the Arabs should be able to understand that they can always enjoy lunch in Tel Aviv, like Israel's peaceful Arab citizens, once they overcome their religious and ideological hatred of the 'Jooos' and make peace with them."
He writes in his second column, which "takes the miniseries to Istanbul in June 2011, aboard the Mavi Marmara," that "IHH President Bülent Yıldırım said that the new mission is not aid but 'justice.' But which justice?" He continues, "Why are the conquests of Istanbul, Trabzon and Anatolia by the Turks, and of Jerusalem by [Saladin Al-]Ayyubi, good – but the repatriation of Jerusalem to Israel by re-conquest bad?"
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5418.htm.
Special Dispatch No. 3955—Hamas
Hamas Leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar Stresses that Hamas Is Not Following in the Footsteps of Fatah: We Do Not Recognize Israel and Do Not Give Up the Rest of Palestine
Following are excerpts from an interview with Hamas leader Mahmoud Al-Zahhar, which aired on Al-Aqsa TV on June 23, 2011:
To view this clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/3002.htm.
Interviewer: "Your positions are not that different, and this is acknowledged by Fatah. You are in favor of a state within the 1967 borders, with Jerusalem as its capital. What is the difference between you and Fatah?"
To read the full report, visit http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/5417.htm.
From the MEMRI JTTM Project - Anonymous Threat of Attacks on U.S. Embassy and Interests in Saudi Arabia
On June 29, 2011, an ultimatum to the government of Saudi Arabia was posted on the jihadi forum Ansar Al-Mujahideen, threatening to attack U.S. targets in the country unless four female jihadi prisoners were released within 72 hours of noon the same day. The four are Haila Al-Qasir, a women arrested last year for collecting money for Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, and three wives of imprisoned jihadis who were arrested on June 20 in Meccah. The message, which was posted by a member of the forum using the tag "Qahir Tawaghit Aal Sa'ud," was not signed by any group.
To read the full report, visit http://www.memrijttm.org/content/en/blog_personal.htm?id=5138¶m=APT.
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