Al-Queda claims to be holding Jewish hostage

[muman613]

This news just was reported today:


http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/al-qaeda-leader-zawahiri-us-hostage/story?id=15066701


Al Qaeda Leader Zawahiri Says He Has American Hostage

By RYM MOMTAZ
Dec. 1, 2011

In a newly released audio message, al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri claims that his organization is holding hostage Warren Weinstein, a 70-year-old American who went missing in August in Pakistan.

Zawahiri's statement is the first official claim of responsibility by any group in relation to the kidnapping, and a U.S. official said the statement buttressed earlier "indications" that al Qaeda might be holding the American.

"I tell the captive soldiers of Al Qaeda and the Taliban and our female prisoners held in the prisons of the crusaders and their collaborators, we have not forgotten you and in order to free you we have taken hostage the Jewish American Warren Weinstein," says Zawahiri in the 30-minute statement, which appeared on jihadi websites Thursday and otherwise focuses mainly on the situation in his native Egypt.

The leader of Al Qaeda addresses Weinstein's family, telling them that "your government tortures our prisoners, but we have not tortured your prisoner." He also warns them not to trust President Obama's assurances that everything is being done to secure Weinstein's release, accusing the president of wishing "[Weinstein] would be killed to get rid of his problem."

A U.S. official told ABC News that although there has been no "proof of life" offered by al Qaeda or its allies that proves they have Weinstein, there were already "indications" he may be held by al Qaeda.

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[maelgwyn]

Thats just about their cowardly mark, starting with a 70 year old man !

[muman613]

Thats just about their cowardly mark, starting with a 70 year old man !

Oh these bloody bastards love to kill old and infirm Jews.... I remember the MS Achille Lauro incident...

Back then they killed a Jewish American who was in a wheelchair and threw him off the cruise ship...


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS_Achille_Lauro
1985 hijacking

Main article: Achille Lauro hijacking

On October 7, 1985, four men representing the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) took control of the liner off Egypt as she was sailing from Alexandria to Port Said.

The hijackers had been surprised by a crew member and acted prematurely. Holding the passengers and crew hostage, they directed the vessel to sail to Tartus, Syria, and demanded the release of 50 Palestinians then in Israeli prisons. After being refused permission to dock at Tartus, the hijackers killed disabled Jewish-American passenger Leon Klinghoffer and then threw his body overboard.[2] The ship headed back towards Port Said, and after two days of negotiations, the hijackers agreed to abandon the liner in exchange for safe conduct and were flown towards Tunisia aboard an Egyptian commercial airliner.

United States President Ronald Reagan ordered that the plane be intercepted by F-14 Tomcats from the VF-74 "BeDevilers" and the VF-103 "Sluggers" of Carrier Air Wing 17, based on the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga,[3] on October 10 and directed to land at Naval Air Station Sigonella, a N.A.T.O. base in Sicily, where the hijackers were arrested by the Italians[4] after a disagreement between American and Italian authorities. The other passengers on the plane (including the PLF leader, Abu Abbas) were allowed to continue on to their destination,[5] despite protests by the United States. Egypt demanded an apology from the U.S. for forcing the airplane off course.


I wonder why they let this 'abbas' go? Sounds like he had a lot of Jewish blood on his hands.

Since its inception in 1977, the Abbas-led P.L.F. was a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization and received support from both the P.L.O. and Yasser Arafat's Fatah movement. Unlike the P.F.L.P.-G.C., the PLF has supported peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. Zaidan was elected to the Executive Committee of the PLO in 1984 and represented the Palestinian National Council (P.N.C.) in 1989 during peace negotiations with Israel. Although Zaidan was wanted by Israel for his involvement in guerrilla attacks against Israel (including attacks against civilians) throughout the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, Israel allowed him to travel freely in the Gaza Strip throughout the 1990s because he supported the peace negotiations. One notable attack by the PLF under Zaidan's leadership resulted in the murders of Danny Haran (age 28) and his two daughters, Einat (4) and Yael (2) in April 1979 in their Nahariya, Israel home by Samir Kuntar.[citation needed]

[maelgwyn]

I have never forgot that wheel chair victim !

[mord]

But what business does this alter cocker have in Pakiland helping qurapiggys

[maelgwyn]

Who Knows whats going on ?

[heyuguys]

But what business does this alter cocker have in Pakiland helping qurapiggys

thats what i want to know... was he in pakistan helping the pakis?