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By: paulsw
26 Feb 2003, 07:52 AM EST Msg. 60221 of 60265

A friend emailed this to me;

Subject: FW: Al Queda's plans, if true we are in deep trouble
This scary interview was passed to me by one of my very intelligent Swiss
contacts. If this is half true, it's no wonder Pres Bush is so determined to
root out these sicko's in spite of the peace movement.Do you think we can
negotiate with people who think like this? Any comments? Suggestions? Best
regards, Doug

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From: wydlerinvest@bluewin.ch[SMTP:wydlerinvest@bluewin.ch]
Sent: Sunday, February 16, 2003 4:10 PM

To: BenzCaspar
Subject: Al Queda's plans, if true we are in deep trouble

The following interview was conducted by a reporter for the Al-Jazeera
network with the third-in-command of the Al Queda organization, Mr. Mohammed
Al-Asuquf.
Al-Asuquf's background is impressive; a doctorate in physics and masters
in international economics.
In the interview, he talks of Al Queda's plans with total detachment, with
deep knowledge and an unshakeable commitment to his cause. This interview
was sent to Abel-Bari Atwan, chief editor of Al Quds, an Arabic-language
newspaper published in London, but was never printed, due to its highly
revealing
[inflammatory?] contents.

A copy of the interview came to Foz-do-Iguacu, and was translated into
Portuguese by a university professor in the city's Arab community. This is probably
the only existing version of this interview not in Arabic.
Al-Jazeera: What is the objective of the Al Queda network?
Al-Asuquf: To destroy the Great Satan, that is, the United States and
Israel.
Al-Jazeera: Why?
Al-Asuquf: The USA over the past 60 years has been impregnating
[infecting] the world with its arrogance, greed and malfeasance. It is the incarnation
of all that is evil. The people of this planet don't deserve this torture..
Al-Jazeera: Isn't this view somewhat one-sided?
Al-Asuquf: No; one only has to observe recent events. The disrespect of the
Kyoto treaty; the case of the Permanent Court of International Justice,
their inaction with regards to our Palestinian brothers; the financial
greed and absurd speculations in Third World countries; the complete
indifference to other oppressed people and countless other situations which all of the
world's leaders well know. And on top of all that, the Bush doctrine of
"shoot first and ask questions later." This is an unacceptable abuse and
will therefore have very grave consequences.

Al-Jazeera: But the isn't the development and influence of America the fruit
of its own competence?
Al-Asuquf: Competence in extortion, competence in subjugation, competence
in lying. After the Second World War, the USA was the only industrialized
country with its manufacturing infrastructure intact. Loaning money like
a good loan shark, it ended up becoming a very rich and powerful country;
however, its greed remained undiminished. Today, Americans live like
Maharajas [King], wasting more than any other people, spending more than 880 billion
per year just on gambling. They've lost any notion of spiritualityand live
in constant sin. With each passing day the USA demonstrates that it
doesn't know how to live with other peoples; for this, it deserves destruction.
Al-Jazeera: Wouldn't it be easier to simply assassinate President George Bush?
Al-Asuquf: In the first place, it would do no good, other than turning him
into a martyr. When you face a powerful enemy, the best strategy is not to
kill him, but to make him lose his leadership due to his incompetence,and
let him live to watch this unfold.
Al-Jazeera: Does the Al Queda network have the military capacity to make
war on the United States?
Al-Asuquf: If we analyze history, we will see that all great wars, before
they were started, were based on previously established concepts [of war]..
But if we observe well, we will see that these concepts and strategies
came to nothing, since a new type of war was ultimately waged. An example
is theconstruction of the Maginot line by the French before the First World
War, which, in reality proved to be completely useless against the
invading forces. Aircraft carriers, nuclear submarines, and spy satellites
will be useless in the next war.
Al-Jazeera: American authorities hold more than 1,000 people Suspected of
terrorism since September 11th. Won't this compromise AlQueda's plans?
Al-Asuquf: Of those imprisoned, perhaps 20 to 30 percent belong to Al
Queda.
Moreover, they are from the second echelon. We have more than 500 members
of the first echelon and 800 from the second, inside the United States.
Al-Jazeera: What do you mean by first and second echelons?
Al-Asuquf: In the first echelon are Al Queda members who have been in the
United States for more than 10 years, many married with children.They have
detailed knowledge of our plans and are just waiting for a phone call.
They are also known as"sleepers." Those of the second echelon have arrived in
the last five years and have no idea of our plans.
Al-Jazeera: Are even those who are married, with children, ready to die
with their families?
Al-Asuquf: Yes. All of them are ready to die. Long live September 11th..
Al-Jazeera: What was September 11th to Al Queda's overall plans?
Al-Asuquf: As a general step, it was just the beginning. It was a way of
calling the world's attention to what is still to come.
Al-Jazeera: How many members does Al Queda have?
Al-Asuquf: In the first echelon, about 5,000; in the second, about 20,000,
all over the world.
Al-Jazeera: In the detention camp at Guantanamo, are there any Members of
the first echelon?
Al-Asuquf: No, in fact, many of those there are not even Al Queda
members..
Al-Jazeera: How does Al Queda intend to destroy the most powerful nation
in history?
Al-Asuquf: It's a question of logistics. Using its own poison, that is,
attacking the heart of what they consider the most important thing in the world:
money.
Al-Jazeera: How so?
Al-Asuquf: The American economy is an economy of false appearances. There
is no real economic ballast to the American economy. The American GDP of
is something around 810 trillion, of which just 1 percent represents
agriculture, and just 24 percent represents industry. Therefore, 75
percent of the American GDP is service and most of this is financial speculation.
For those who understand economics, and it appears that the American
Secretary of the Treasury, Paul O'Neil, doesn't or doesn't see it, it's
enough to say that the USA acts like a huge"dot-com," and dollars, strictly
speaking, are its shares.
Al-Jazeera: Can you explain that?
Al-Asuquf: The value of a company's shares is directly proportional to the
profitability of the enterprise. When a business is just a service provider
and doesn't produce any durable goods, the value of itsshares depends on
its credibility. Which is to say that if the credibility of the USA were
shaken, its shares (the dollar) would fall with incredible rapidity and the entire
American economy would begin to collapse.
Al-Jazeera: How can you be so sure of this?
Al-Asuquf: On a smaller scale, it's exactly what large financial groups do
to the countries of the third world to reap profits in one month that
Swiss banks couldn't get in four or five years.
Al-Jazeera: So how will Al Queda shock the American economy to this point?
Al-Asuquf: By provoking a deficit of between 850 and 870 trillion dollars,
the equivalent of the United States' GDP for five to seven years.
Al-Jazeera: How will this be done?
Al-Asuquf: With the destruction of the seven largest American cities,
along with other measures.
Al-Jazeera: By what means will this be done?
Al-Asuquf: Using atomic bombs.
Al-Jazeera: With all of the security in the USA, how, hypothetically, will
these bombs be smuggled onto American soil?
Al-Asuquf: They won't be smuggled in, they're already there.
Al-Jazeera: What are you saying?
Al-Asuquf: There are already seven nuclear devices on American soil which
were put in place before September 11th and are ready to be detonated.
Al-Jazeera: How did they get in to the USA?
Al-Asuquf: Before September 11, American security was a fiasco, and even
after, were it necessary, we could manage to smuggle bombs into the United
States. They entered through seaports, as normal cargo.
Al-Jazeera: How is that possible?
Al-Asuquf: A nuclear device is no bigger than a refrigerator; therefore,
it can be easily camouflaged as one. Millions of cargo containers arrive
in seaports each day, and no matter how efficient security is, it's
impossible to check, search through and examine each container.
Al-Jazeera: Where did these atomic bombs come from?
Al-Asuquf: They were purchased on the black market.
Al-Jazeera: From whom?
Al-Asuquf: We bought five from the defunct Soviet Union and two more from
Pakistan.
Al-Jazeera: How is it possible to buy an atomic bomb? Isn't there security?
Al-Asuquf: Before 1989 it was practically impossible, however after the
fall of the Berlin Wall, the Russian army began a process of self destruction,
and some high generals began to lose their privileges, and therefore,
highly susceptible to corruption. Even General Lebeb, now deceased, and
Hans Blix, the head of the arms inspection commission of the United Nations,
have stated this, notwithstanding denials by Russian Defense Minister Seguey
Ivanov.
Al-Jazeera: How much does a nuclear bomb cost?
Al-Asuquf: Somewhere around 8200 million.
Al-Jazeera: How did Al Queda get this money?
Al-Asuquf: We have numerous sponsors.
Al-Jazeera: Who are they?
Al-Asuquf: There are a number of countries which support us, and also
numerous wealthy individuals.
Al-Jazeera: Are all of these countries Arab?
Al-Asuquf: No, there are some European countries as well which have an
interest in the fall of the USA.
Al-Jazeera: Who are these wealthy individuals?
Al-Asuquf: People who are also tired of watching the USA suck the wealth
out of the rest of the world.
Al-Jazeera: Is Saddam Hussein one of them?
Al-Asuquf: You could say that he's just one of the collaborators, through
Abdul Tawab Mullah Hawaish, his vice-prime minister and theperson
responsible for Iraq's arms program.
Al-Jazeera: Are these atomic bombs powerful ones?
Al-Asuquf: The five Russian devices are from the old T-3 missiles, also
known as RD-107s, and their potency is something around 100 kilotons each, that
is, 5 times as powerful as the Hiroshima bomb. The Pakistani bombs
are less powerful, somewhere around 10 kilotons.
Al-Jazeera: Can't the bombs be detected and disarmed by American
authorities?
Al-Asuquf: No, in spite of their age they've undergone modernization and
are well hidden. Even if they were found, they have autodetonation
provisions should anything get close to them. Even electromagnetic pulses would be
incapable of deactivating them.
Al-Jazeera: Don't they emit radiation? Can't they be detected?
Al-Asuquf: No. They are wrapped in thick leaden cases.
Al-Jazeera: A suspected Pakistani ship was recently searched and all that
was found were lead bars. Does this have anything to do with the bombs?
Al-Asuquf: Yes, however that lead was just an extra layer, and was not
essentially necessary.
Al-Jazeera: How will the bombs be detonated?
Al-Asuquf: There are numerous methods, a cell-phone call, radio frequency,
seismic shocks or by timer.
Al-Jazeera: Once detonated, how many deaths will be caused by these bombs?
Al-Asuquf: It depends, since our plans are very malleable.
Al-Jazeera: So what is the entire plan?
Al-Asuquf: The beginning will be the detonation of a nuclear device, which
will cause the death of between 800 thousand and one million people and
create chaos on a scale never seen before. During this chaos, two or three
cropsprayers that are now dismantled and stored in granaries [silos?]
close to little-used highways in the countryside will take off on suicide
missions to spray two or three large American cities with smallpox. That means that
once the smallpox has been identified, all airports and seaports will be
closed by quarantine. Land borders will likewise be shut down. Not one
airplane, ship or vehicle will enter or leave the United States. This will cause
total chaos. White House Press secretary Ari Fleischman will be very busy.
Al-Jazeera: But the American government has guaranteed that within five
days it could produce enough smallpox vaccine to inoculate the entire
population.
Al-Asuquf: There will be simultaneous suicide attacks against the Vaccine
production plants.
Al-Jazeera: Which will be the first city?
Al-Asuquf: The first city will be that in which optimal conditions present
themselves, for example, clear skies, and winds of eight miles-per- hour
or less in the direction of the country's center so that radioactive dust
can contaminate the maximum possible area.
Al-Jazeera: Will this attack annihilate the USA?
Al-Asuquf: No. But the process will have begun. Who will buy food products
from the United States knowing they may have been contaminated by
radiation? Who will travel to the United States knowing the possibility of
contracting smallpox? Who will continue to invest in American institutions? Just as
with the World Trade Center, it will be simply a question of time before the
entire economic structure collapses and turns to dust. If our objectives are
reached with one bomb and the smallpox, probably we'll save the lives of others,
however hat's risky [unlikely?], and it's probable that six more bombs
will be detonated, one per week, and other attacks with chemical weapons will
be carried out.


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-->Ich würde das nicht zu ernst nehmen. Es entspricht arabischer Mentalität manchmal großartig zu übertreiben, und dabei ein wenig ins Reich der Märchen abzurutschen. Nichtsdestotrotz ist es aber eine interessante Analyse der USA und ihrer Anfälligkeiten. So ähnlich werden Terroristen denken, und das ist gar nicht dumm.

Das spannenste an der Sache: Wäre eine solche Bedrohung real, könnte Bush rein gar nichts dagegen tun. Greift er den Irak an, wird dies die Entschlossenheit der Terroristen nur steigern. Selbst wenn 7 US-Städte zu Glas geschmolzen würden, könnte Bush kaum Vergeltung üben, weil die Terroristen kein Land repräsentieren, ihm kein Ziel geben.

Die einzige Chance wäre rechtzeitig gegenseitig zu deeskalieren. Am Anfang zählt der Interviewpartner auf, warum sie die USA hassen (Kyoto, Ausbeutung armer Länder usw.). Die einzige Chance der USA bestünde im Falle einer realen Bedrohung darin, in diesen Punkten auf den Gegner zuzugehen. Cowboy-Mentalität führt in einer solchen Krise direkt in den Untergang.

Wenn diese ganze Al-Quaida kein Fake ist, sitzen da derzeit bestimmt ein paar Strategen in Washington, und wünschen sich die Sowjetunion zurück. Damals waren die Verhältnisse klar, und irgendwie alles viel leichter. ;-)

-->hätten die terroristen amerikanische städte mit atombomben bestückt, hätte ihre strategie, spätestens bei der bombardierung afghanistans, ganz anders ausgesehen