'Unbearable Hell' Threatened By Al-Qaeda

Bahrain Tribune:

DUBAI: A group linked to Al Qaeda threatened the US with reprisals after the re-election of President George W. Bush, warning of "unbearable hell," in a Web site statement yesterday [11/05/04].

"The coming days will show you that the one you preferred will lead you to an unbearable hell," said the group calling itself the Abu Hafs Al Masri Brigades after the Al Qaeda military chief killed in Afghanistan in October 2001.

It was not possible to verify the statement. The same group claimed responsibility for the train bombings in Madrid in March that killed 191 people and injured 1,900.

"Although the criminal Bush has spilt blood of Muslims during the last four years and despite the butcheries that he committed and continues to perpetrate in Afghanistan, in Palestine and in Iraq, we see that ... the applause of his people is increasing," it said.

"This shows the nature of the American people who approved the war against Islam led by criminal America," it added.

The statement comes after a video message from Osama Bin Laden - broadcast just days ahead of the US election - warned the US of new attacks similar to those of September 11, 2001. The new message said it was of no consequence which of the candidates won the election and appeared to threaten new attacks on the US within the "next days."

It's interesting that President Bush is being blamed for 'spilt blood' and 'butcheries' against the Palestinians. Who knew?