Iran Is Found To Be a Lair of Al Qaeda: Intelligence Estimate Cites Two Councils

The New York Sun ^ | July 17, 2007 | Eli Lake

[2ndDivisionVet]

One of two known Al Qaeda leadership councils meets regularly in eastern Iran, where the American intelligence community believes dozens of senior Al Qaeda leaders have reconstituted a good part of the terror conglomerate's senior leadership structure.

That is a consensus judgment from a final working draft of a new National Intelligence Estimate, titled "The Terrorist Threat to the U.S. Homeland," on the organization that attacked the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001. The estimate, which represents the opinion of America's intelligence agencies, is now finished, and unclassified conclusions will be shared today with the public.

The classified document includes four main sections, examining how Al Qaeda in recent years has increased its capacity to stage another attack on American soil; how the organization has replenished the ranks of its top leaders; nations where Al Qaeda operates, and the status of its training camps and physical infrastructure.

The judgment that Iran has hosted Al Qaeda's senior leadership council is likely to draw some criticism from those outside the government who doubt Iran plays a significant role in bolstering Sunni jihadist terrorism. Iran's Shiite Muslims are considered infidels by the Salafi sect of Sunnis that comprise Al Qaeda.

[2ndDivisionVet]

But, but...Al Qaeda and Iran have nothing to do with each other and Iran is Shiite and Al Qaeda is Sunni and...

[GOPJ]

But, but...Al Qaeda and Iran have nothing to do with each other and Iran is Shiite and Al Qaeda is Sunni and...

Yeah, it would be as strange as Methodists and Baptists fighting on the same side...

[Billthedrill]

Iran here is performing the role to which Saddam aspired and would cheerfully have assumed were he other than worm meal at the moment.

[brigadoon]

I wouldn’t be surprised if Russia is involved in this Iran-Al Qaeda axis as well. After all, fascists are drawn to fascists. They are probably training Al Qaeda at Revolutionary Guards bases in Iran.

[CJ Wolf]

With Chinese weapons and ammo.

[rjp2005]

If I’m not mistaken, Ken Timmerman wrote about this like 5 years ago, but nobody was listening.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Thanks for posting this.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

They have run out of places to meet:

50 Diyala Tribal Leaders Meet To Fight al-Qaeda

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

But they may need to move on:

Iran Ready To Replace al-Qaeda As Prime Concern In Iraq

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks E.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

fyi

[Fred Nerks]

We came here to achieve something great, and this great thing is your tribal influence on your people,” said Kareem.

“I have seen the greatness of the sheiks,” said Sutherland, “I have seen the greatness they can bring. The courage of the tribes is based on the courage of the sheiks, many of whom are disgusted and disillusioned by the hatred al Qaeda brings.”

Citing examples from the Koran and Iraq’s history, Kareem emphasized that “everybody in Diyala is supposed to be united - to work as one hand fighting the enemy.”

hats off to Sutherland and Kareem, identifying the enemy!

[null and void]

Inconceivable!

[piasa]

2000 : (MALAYSIAN TERROR SUMMIT : FUTURE 9/11 HIJACKERS KHALID ALMIDHAR & NAWAF ALHAZMI STAY AT THE RESIDENCE OF IRAN’S AMBASSADOR TO MALAYSIA-— also see IRAQI HIKMAT SHAKIR) The Defense Intelligence Agency in 2000 uncovered information linking al Qaeda to Iran’s government.  Intelligence from Malaysia showed that two of the September 11 hijackers, Khalid Almidhar and Nawaf Alhazmi, attended a key meeting of al Qaeda terrorists in Malaysia that year. The two men were the suicide hijackers of American Airlines Flight 77 that hit the Pentagon. The 2000 intelligence showed they stayed at the Kuala Lumpur residence of Iran’s ambassador to Malaysia.——————Bin Laden son, al Qaeda terrorists spotted in Iran
Washington Times ^ | 2/15/03 | Bill Gertz

[piasa]

That would be the first week of January 2000.

[piasa]

In fact, many reports indicated that Sudan's National Islamic Front (NIF) government has collaborated with bin Laden to provide sanctuary as well as training to radical Islamist groups operating worldwide. Trainees came from as far away as the Philippines. Meanwhile, Iran and Iraq have each also backed the NIF. Tehran sent mainly political advisors and in 1992, it sent thousands of advisors who helped restructure Sudan's army, police and civil service.
  Iraqi experts in chemical weapons were helping the Sudanese army.  A military program has been developed in "the Military Industries Complex" in Khartoum. The Clinton administration accused Sudan of developing chemical weapons. The Sudanese were also accused of storing chemical weapons for Iraq at the Yarmouk Military Manufacturing Complex in Sheggera, south of Khartoum. However, this last accusation was never verified by the Americans.-------- "Syria – Al Qaida Connection," by Dr. J. R. Albani, Senior Official in the Guardians of the Cedars, via the lebanese foundation for peace, Established to promote a lasting peace between Lebanon, Israel, and Syria. Saturday, May 24, 2003 , http://www.free-lebanon.com/LFPNews/2003/May/connection/connection.html+%22Hamid%22+%22Afzal%22+pilot&hl=etn

So, what is NIF?

* National Islamic Front (NIF) : the al Qaeda-affiliated Sudanese group led by Sudanese strongman Hassan al-Turabi ------ extracted from "The U.S. government's secret memo detailing cooperation between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden. ," by Stephen F. Hayes, 11/24/2003, the Weekly Standard, Volume 009, Issue 11 ***

[Dog]

Some of us oldtimers around here remember Dan Darling....freeper Angelus Errare.. who said the same thing....Dan even named the bases he thought the leadership was hiding in.....they match this NIE..

Dan nailed it.

[Dog]

Confirmation sir..

[sono]

PING

[Gritty]