THE MEDIA LINE: "THE AL-QA'IDA RECRUITS WOMEN FOR SUICIDE BOMBINGS, SAYS READY FOR MAJOR ATTACK" (March 12, 2003)
(ARTICLE SNIPPET: "When questioned about her role she stated "my duty is to supervise the training of the women fighters who belong to Al-Qa'ida and the Taliban." She explained that their orders pass through various supervisors and that often these directions are instigated by Osama Bin Laden himself. The idea of women warriors in the Muslim world is far from original. Umm Usama herself stated that past experience has even proved this method to be successful. Palestinian girls as well as Chechnyan women have successfully carried out "Martyr operations." The women’s network, she added, maintains communication via the internet. She warned the U.S. that members of this new unit in Al-Qa'ida will be arriving very shortly, announcing that the unit is prepared to strike its first blow declared by their leader, a strike that will knock the September 11th attacks into oblivion.")(Read More...)
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