[Excerpt: Speaking on Thursday after being sworn in as the Iraqi leader, Mr Talabani said: "We must find a political and peaceful solution with Iraqis who have been led astray by terrorism."....The internet statement from Zarqawi's group, issued in the name of the al-Qaeda Organisation for Holy War in Iraq, said the president had called on militants to "enter into atheism, polytheism and the political game".]
http://212.58.240.132/1/hi/world/middle_east/4430579.stm Last Updated: Sunday, 10 April, 2005, 15:02 GMT 16:02 UK Zarqawi 'rejects amnesty offer' A militant group led by Jordanian rebel Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has rejected a call from the new Iraqi president to lay down its arms. President Jalal Talabani was an agent of the US, it said, and he would never be forgiven for his "infidelity" and "spilling of the blood of Muslims". The statement, which could not be verified, was posted on a website used by Islamist militants. Mr Talabani had said that some insurgents could be offered an amnesty. Zarqawi, Iraq's most wanted rebel, has claimed responsibility for many bombings and beheadings in Iraq. 'Political game' Speaking on Thursday after being sworn in as the Iraqi leader, Mr Talabani said: "We must find a political and peaceful solution with Iraqis who have been led astray by terrorism." Insurgents "should be invited to participate in the democratic process", he said, according to the AFP news agency. If their crimes were not too serious, they could be offered an amnesty, he added. The internet statement from Zarqawi's group, issued in the name of the al-Qaeda Organisation for Holy War in Iraq, said the president had called on militants to "enter into atheism, polytheism and the political game". "We only reserve the sword for you, agents of Jews and Crusaders. We will never give up jihad until Islamic law is established," it said. He has declared his group's allegiance to the al-Qaeda terror network of Osama bin Laden, and the US has put a $25m (�13m) bounty on Zarqawi's head. enditem ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Take a look at donorschoose.org, an excellent charitable web site for anyone who cares about public education! http://us.click.yahoo.com/_OLuKD/8WnJAA/cUmLAA/TySplB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -------------------------- Want to discuss this topic? Head on over to our discussion list, [EMAIL PROTECTED] -------------------------- Brooks Isoldi, editor [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellnet.org Post message: [email protected] Subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] *** FAIR USE NOTICE. This message contains copyrighted material whose use has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. OSINT, as a part of The Intelligence Network, is making it available without profit to OSINT YahooGroups members who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information in their efforts to advance the understanding of intelligence and law enforcement organizations, their activities, methods, techniques, human rights, civil liberties, social justice and other intelligence related issues, for non-profit research and educational purposes only. We believe that this constitutes a 'fair use' of the copyrighted material as provided for in section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Law. If you wish to use this copyrighted material for purposes of your own that go beyond 'fair use,' you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/osint/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
