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Terrorist specifies Japan as target of attacks The alleged mastermind of the October Bali bombings who has admitted links to al Qaeda said on his personal website that Japan could be a target of terror attacks. Foreign Ministry officials said this was the first case of Japan being named as a target of attacks by any individual or organization connected to Osama Bin Laden's al Qaeda terrorist network. In his website, Imam Samudra blamed the U. S. for destroying the Taliban in Afghanistan, and then claimed that he would attack and kill people in the U.S. and its allies such as Japan, Britain, Germany, Australia and France. After contacting police forces in Jakarta, the Indonesian Embassy in Japan confirmed that Samudra, 35, admitted to carrying the anti- U.S. statements on his site, written in Indonesian and in English, the ministry officials said Friday. The ministry has published an online statement notifying Japanese nationals about Samudra's threats against U.S. allies. The officials added that Muslim radicals have never specified Japan as a target, although the phrase, "allies of the U.S. and Britain," has often been used in their pamphlets. "Japan's pro-Washington stance has now generated enmity in the Islamic world," one of the ministry officials said. U.S. intelligence sources said Samudra joined a Muslim radical group in the 1990s and received military training in Afghanistan for two and a half years. He is alleged to be a mediator between al Qaeda and the Indonesian terrorist group, Jemaah Islamiyah. (Mainichi Shimbun, Dec. 28, 2002) -- Outgoing mail is certified virus free Scanned by Norton AntiVirus <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> 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://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>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
