Hamza Vid Shows Training For Possible Civilian Attack
This 10-minute video is a hybrid of formats, featuring voiceover commentary in both English and Arabic by accused al Qaeda cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, currently under indictment in the UK for terrorism links. al-Masri is also being sought for extradition by the US. He is suspected of working with shoe bomber Robert Reid, accused al Qaeda pilot Zacarias Moussaoui and the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
In addition to numerous images from media reports, including September 11 and images of Western leaders, the video features what appears to be exclusive footage of terrorists training in hand-to-hand combat, firearms, heavy arms and explosives. A particularly troubling sequence shows a large group of masked terrorists in training for an apparent operation to seize control a civilian building. Abu Hamza was based in London; it's unclear where this training took place (or the location of any potential operations resulting from the training).
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'Crusader' Video Steps Up Religious Rhetoric
A new video released on Islamic extremist message boards seeks to portray the U.S. invasion of Iraq as a direct continuation of the Crusades.
The message itself is not new. Osama bin Laden and other al Qaeda leaders have repeatedly referred to Americans as "Crusaders" and drawn other explicit parallels between historical events and modern issues.
However, the video is a dramatic step forward in terms of presenting this viewpoint as propaganda. Presented in English and Arabic, the video offers only the barest editorial comment, and instead presents the unadorned words of President George W. Bush and other U.S. leaders, in audio and video clips, repeatedly casting the war in Iraq and the War on Terror as religious battles in which the U.S. and its allies are favored by God.
The video includes excerpts from controversial comments made by U.S. military leaders equating Iraqi insurgents with "Satan" and features images of soldiers engaged in Christian worship. Some clips show soldiers bearing the cross insignia into battle, an image that carries powerful historical associations for Muslims in Iraq, Afghanistan and neighboring countries.
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A Rare Look At The Face of Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi
Very little is known about terrorist mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, believed to be the leading instigator for some of the most brutally violent terrorist cells in Iraq. While the U.S. media has found little to say or show about the wanted terrorist, who now leads the al Qaeda organization in Iraq, global media have had more success in documenting Zarqawi's life. These efforts are frequently ripped to video files by terrorist sympathizers and distributed through the Islamic extremist Web underground. More than 100 megs of these files have been added to the Media Caps folder, including some rare footage and photos of Zarqawi that have not been seen much in the Western media. A sixth file will be added to the archive within the next day or so.
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Hoax Picture Exposed
The image above was posted to a message board used by Islamic extremists Thursday. According to the posting, the hoax was perpetrated by a 20-year-old Iraqi who made the photograph, along with some children.
The posting said the 20-year-old regretted the hoax posting. It was not clear whether the 20-year-old who took the photo also posted the false claims about a U.S. soldier being held captive, or if the photo found its way to the Web without his knowledge.
It is, of course, possible that this picture is itself a hoax, but I suspect it's the real deal. When you compare it to the original, the details and the angles add up convincingly. As for the story of the photographer, no details could be confirmed, but it's logical enough and its claim to veracity is enhanced by the accompanying picture.
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Photo Hoax Claimed Threat To Behead U.S. Soldier
Please note: This image is a hoax.
The image above was posted today on Web forums known to be used by Islamic extremists. The image was posted on at least four forums that typically carry insurgent messages. But several questions about the image's authenticity arose immediately.
Major questions regarding the image's authenticity were first reported by INTELFILES.com, including allegations that the image of a U.S. soldier might have been a photograph of a toy, which now appears to be the case.
Many of the message board postings were made under usernames created within the last few days. On one prominent forum, the "captured soldier" image was posted by a user identified as "Yasser" in English script. The image was the only posting under that username.
The beheading threat was made in the name of a previously unknown jihadist group supposedly in Iraq. On evening newscasts Tuesday, some reports acknowledged the hoax but still referred to the image as having been posted by Iraqi militants. Taken in context, that seems extraordinarily unlikely.
Participants on a French-language forum frequented by Islamic extremist sympathizers vigorously debated the authenticity of the image, as reported by INTELFILES, with some suggesting shortly after the image was posted that it looked like a mannequin or a toy.
As it turns out, the image was indeed a photograph of a toy. Media reports also indicated that the image may be a photo of a variant figure "Special Ops: Cody" (see image below).
The image may contain a combination of gear and body parts taken from more than one figure, as well as additional image manipulation.
A report from CNN also quoted a military analyst with serious reservations regarding the image's authenticity, including the outfitting of the supposed soldier. CNN also reported that the U.S. military said that no soldiers were missing and first identified Dragon Models as the likely maker of the action figure used in the picture.
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Major questions regarding the image's authenticity were first reported by INTELFILES.com, including allegations that the image of a U.S. soldier might have been a photograph of a toy, which now appears to be the case. 
Participants on a French-language forum frequented by Islamic extremist sympathizers vigorously debated the authenticity of the image, as reported by INTELFILES, with some suggesting shortly after the image was posted that it looked like a mannequin or a toy.
