[CTRL] Fwd: Tale of Two Brothers: One Works for Al Qaeda, the Other Works for Mossad

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-Caveat Lector- Begin forwarded message: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: July 18, 2006 8:46:57 PM PDT To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Tale of Two Brothers: One Works for Al Qaeda, the Other Works for Mossad Lebanon exposes Mossad network The Australian, June 17, 2006 http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19494999-601,00.html BEIRUT: Lebanese authorities have broken up an Israeli spy ring whose members have claimed responsibility for a string of killings of leading Hezbollah and Palestinian militants since 1999. The spies' confessions, reported extensively in the Lebanese media, provide a rare glimpse into the clandestine battle between the Israeli Mossad intelligence agency and the Hezbollah group and its militant Palestinian allies. In a bizarre twist, Hussein Khattab, a Palestinian member of the spy ring who is still at large, is the brother of Sheik Jamal Khattab, an Islamic cleric who has recruited Arab fighters for al-Qa'ida in Iraq. The Israeli network was discovered after the killing last month of two Islamic Jihad officials, the brothers Nidal and Mahmoud Majzoub, in a car bomb blast in Sidon, Lebanon. Lebanese intelligence officers last week arrested Mahmoud Rafeh, 59, a retired policeman from the Lebanese town of Hasbaya, his wife and two children, and discovered bomb-making materials, code machines and other espionage equipment in his home. Rafeh confessed to the killings of the Majzoubs and to working for Mossad since 1994. He also confessed that his cell was responsible for killing three leading Hezbollah commanders since 1999, as well as Jihad Jibril, the son of Ahmad Jibril, the head of the Damascus-based Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, who died in a car bomb blast in2002. The discovery of the ring is being hailed as Lebanon's most successful counter-espionage operation in years. It is also opportune for Hezbollah, which says its military wing must keep its weapons to counter the threat of Israeli aggression. The Times = www.ctrl.org DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/ctrl@listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om