An internet message from an al-Qaeda-linked group threatening "unbearable hell" for Americans in reprisal for President George W Bush's election victory appears authentic, a US official said on Friday. | Super. And here I was hoping to relax this weekend... |
The official said the Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades, which earlier claimed responsibility for the Madrid train bombings in March, previously had used the website where the latest message was posted. "So it appears to be them, given those credentials," said the official, who asked not to be identified. Some past claims by the group have not panned out, such as the August power blackout in New York. | I think they took credit for the Howard Dean campaign, too. |
But, the official said, "We are taking it seriously and watching it closely." The group, which takes its name from an al-Qaeda chief killed in Afghanistan in October 2001, said, "The coming days will show you that the one you preferred will lead you to an unbearable hell." It said appeared to threaten new attacks on the United States within the "next days". "The re-election of the criminal Bush, who is no different from the other leaders of this country who have devoted their efforts to killing Muslims everywhere in the world, will not dissuade the mujahedeen from striking the head of the line of infidelity," it said.| Aw, heck. I'm gonna go have that beer anyway. Cheers to our Commander-in-Chief. |
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