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Israeli 'Birds' An Effective Tool in Convicting Terrorists
Arutz Sheva ^ | 16/5/13

Posted on 05/16/2013 2:28:21 PM PDT by Eleutheria5

Arab terrorists who in the past served terms in Israeli prisons warned prisoners currently being held for terrorism to watch out for a group of undercover informers seeking to trip them up, who are known as “birds.” The network apparently stretches far and wide, with these "birds" tasked with wheedling out confessions that lead to convictions through a mixture of charm, camaraderie and favors. The “birds” usually pose as terrorists themselves, the Arabs said, as reported by AFP.

Ahmed Azzam, 30, says his first exposure to the "birds" was after several unsuccessful Israeli attempts at interrogating him. “When I was 18, I was arrested by the army and charged with setting fire to an Israeli bus. I was interrogated by the security services but did not confess," he said. "After three days of interrogation I was taken to a room with other Palestinian prisoners, who started talking to me and getting to know me. One said he'd shot at Israeli targets, and another said his brother had been killed, so I thought I was in a room full of revolutionaries," Azzam said.

“I mentioned I was craving sweets, and the next day they got me some," he said, noting it was a type that it was not possible to get hold of in prison. "They treated me well."

And it worked. "After this treatment and hearing of their heroics against the occupation, I told them what I did and how a friend and I burned the bus." Three days later, he found himself in court where he was convicted and handed a three-year sentence -- all based on what he had said in the "bird room," although none of it was brought up as evidence due to the secretive nature of the system, says AFP.

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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: birds; convictions; informants; watchout
So now that price-tag retaliations are to be prosecuted as terror, watch out for birds, guys. They'll speak Arabic and tell you all about their heroism fighting the occupation, and don't open up to them about how you smashed a car windshield in retaliation for murder.
1 posted on 05/16/2013 2:28:21 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

“Birds” as evidence are nothing compared to what’s in the Koran to be used against infidels.


2 posted on 05/16/2013 2:37:51 PM PDT by C210N (When people fear government there is tyranny; when government fears people there is liberty)
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You mean, they even convicted Mohammed using birds? How dare they read and understand Arabic. Those birds are almost as bad as MEMRI. And here I thought he blew town/ascended to heaven.


3 posted on 05/16/2013 2:48:49 PM PDT by Eleutheria5 (End the occupation. Annex today.)
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To: Eleutheria5

Ecclesiastes 10:20
Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.


4 posted on 05/16/2013 2:49:30 PM PDT by null and void (Republicans create the tools of opression, and the democrats gleefully use them!)
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To: Eleutheria5

Waiting for the left to call this torture......


5 posted on 05/16/2013 7:24:59 PM PDT by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite it's unfashionability)
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