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http://osint.internet-haganah.com/archives/001598.html
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Note: Audio included.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106353618
MIDDLE EAST
“Rise Of Islamist Group Stokes Unease In West Bank”
by Peter Kenyon
SNIPPET: “The group had planned a rally in Ramallah on Saturday to celebrate the movement’s message that neither Fatah nor Hamas holds the answer for Palestinians. The group believes in restoring the Islamic caliphate, the religious government that dates back to the early years of the Muslim faith, and thereby spreading the influence of Islamic law around the world.
A Radical Ideology
Hustling through the crowded downtown streets Saturday, a nervous, well-dressed young man ducked into the Palestine Cafe to avoid being arrested by Palestinian security forces loyal to Abbas. He gave his name as Osama al-Ansari, a supporter of Hizb ut Tahrir from the West Bank city of Hebron.
Ansari, in town for the rally, said he was not surprised that the Palestinian Authority security forces turned out in force to derail it.
“The coming of the caliphate threatens the Palestinian Authority regime,” he says, “and threatens the American interests in the area, and therefore they are harassing us because a caliphate will not provide for the existence of the Palestinian Authority.”
In short, Hizb ut Tahrir does not recognize the authority of the Palestinian Authority or Hamas. The group also does not accept democracy or the very concept of the modern nation-state. In contrast to al-Qaida, the group officially rejects violence, and it condemned the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. But various counterterrorism agencies have argued that Hizb ut Tahrir’s radical ideology can be linked to a number of coup attempts and terrorist attacks.
Analysts note that while Hizb ut Tahrir is tolerated in Western countries, it has been banned by several Mideast regimes, and they wonder what the group’s future is in the Palestinian territories.”
Video:
http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2190.htm
“Title of Video: Lebanese Islamists in Favor of “Offensive Jihad” to Conquer the World and Impose Islam
Clip #2190 Broadcast: July 21, 2009”
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http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/027120.php
August 4, 2009
“”In principle, Jihad is an offensive Jihad, which was instated in order to spread Islam throughout the world””
SNIPPET: “An American branch of this group met recently in Chicago.”