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antiimperialist

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Sat Sep-08-07 11:11 PM
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Al-Qaeda claims Algerian bombings

Source: BBC

Members of al-Qaeda's North Africa wing say they carried out two suicide attacks that have killed at least 50 people in Algeria in the past two days.

The group, which calls itself al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, made the claim in an internet statement.

In the latest attack, at least 30 people died on Saturday when a truck packed with explosives drove into a naval barracks in the port of Dellys.

Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6985672.stm

The war in Iraq continues to fuel acts of terror in other Arab countries, as more and more young men and women join the ranks of these evil organizations.

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ohio2007

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Sun Sep-09-07 11:09 AM
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1. Islam inspired them to attack the infidels

yet muslims die for the jihad cause ?

no 72 virgins for this Algerian feet I'll bet
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ohio2007

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Sun Sep-09-07 10:20 PM
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2. Thousands protest against attacks in Algeria

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Around 5,000 Algerians gathered in central Algiers on Sunday to protest against violence after two suicide attacks killed at least 57 people in the North African country.

Al Qaeda's north Africa wing said it was behind the two attacks, one of which was originally intended to target President Abdelaziz Bouteflika himself, according to an Internet statement on Saturday.

"Terrorists are not Muslims" and "The Algerian people reject terrorism and support President Abdelaziz Bouteflika," chanted the crowd,
made up mainly of women.

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"Algeria of 2007 is different from Algeria of the year 1997," said UGTA chief Abdelmajid Sidi Said, in reference to a year in which hundreds of civilians were killed in attacks the government blamed on Islamic rebels.

"Algeria is united against terrorism. The period of 1990s is over," he added, in allusion to divisions among politicians over whether to negotiate with rebels or focus only on military operations against them.

Conflict broke out in Algeria in 1992 after military-backed authorities scrapped elections that an Islamist party was set to win. Up to 200,000 people are estimated to have been killed.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070909/ts_nm/algeria_bomb_protest_dc;_ylt=AqWqFlubtDbmn6WqYAQgJtBg.3QA

Now why would so many women protest against Al Qaeda's attack on the sectarian regime in Algeria ?
AQ just wants to participate in Algerian democracy,come into power and make the most minor of changes.....
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?rn=49750&cl=4029868&ch=283293&src=news

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Supersedeas

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Tue Sep-11-07 10:55 AM
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3. nothing to see here -- Al Caca is on the run, OBL is virtually impotent

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