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World Tribune: Al Qaida Commander Anticipates 'Huge' Attack Soon

Al-Qal'a (The Fortress) an Islamist Internet forum, posted the first of a two-part interview with a person who introduced himself as Abu Salma Al-Hijazi, one of the Al Qaida commanders closest to Osama bin Laden.(1) The interview was conducted in Iraq, south of Faluja. The article notes that Al-Hijazi was surrounded by five masked men carrying missiles as well as personal weapons. The following are excerpts from the interview:

In regard to rumors about a large-scale attack against the U.S. during the month of Ramadan, Al-Hijazi said that "a huge and very courageous strike" will take place and that the number of infidels expected to be killed in this attack, according to primary estimates, exceeds 100,000. He added that he "anticipates, but will not swear, that the attack will happen during Ramadan."

He further stated that the attack will be carried out in a way that will "amaze the world and turn Al Qaida into [an organization that] horrifies the world until the law of Allah is implemented, actually implemented, and not just in words, on His land... You wait and see that the balance of power between Al Qaida and its rivals will change, all of a sudden, Allah willing."

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Editors Note: MEMRI, the Washington based organization that translates Arabic political news has translated the first of a two-part interview with a person who introduced himself as Abu Salma Al-Hijazi, said to be an Al-Qaida commander close to Osama bin Laden. The interview was supposedly conducted in Iraq, south of Fallujah. The following are excerpts from the interview as translated and paraphrased by MEMRI. We remind our viewers that MEMRI is owned by an ex Israeli military commander and caution that this is not a confirmed report.