FIRST ON CNN: U.S. law enforcement bulletin on al Qaeda merger
By Carol Cratty
The merger of the Al-Shabaab terrorist group with al Qaeda could "diminish support" for Al-Shabaab within the American Somali community, but it does raise concerns it could further radicalize those sympathetic to al-Shabaab's cause, according to law enforcement officials.
An intelligence bulletin, which was obtained by CNN, was issued by the FBI and Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday. It says the Somali community in the United States "likely will perceive increasing influence from an outside terrorist organization in Somalia as an impediment to stability there."
The document says the merger could "undermine" efforts by Al-Shabaab supporters in the U.S. stating some have "previously claimed ignorance of al-Shabaab's designation as a foreign terrorist organization in court proceedings or otherwise indicated that they supported al-Shabaab primarily for nationalistic reasons.
"Law enforcement officials do say the merger could "increase al Shabaab's appeal to homegrown violent extremists –including some ethnic Somalis - particularly those who are consumers of [al Qaeda] propaganda."
The bulletin, which is sent to state and local law enforcement partners, notes messages appeared on Internet media forums last week in which an Al-Shabaab leader pledged loyalty to al Qaeda. That was followed by a video from al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri welcoming the group.
The two terrorist groups had less formal links before the announcements.
U.S. officials said there is no indication the merger announcement is related to any possible plotting against the United States. However, the bulletin says the merger "could rally some already radicalized individuals to travel to Somalia to join al-Shabaab or, over the longer term, to adopt al-Qa'ida's focus on anti-Western plotting."In the document, federal officials urge state and local law enforcement to be on the watch for any suspicious activity.
The bulletin, which is sent to state and local law enforcement partners, notes messages appeared on Internet media forums last week in which an Al-Shabaab leader pledged loyalty to al Qaeda. That was followed by a video from al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri welcoming the group. The two terrorist groups had less formal links before the announcements.
U.S. officials said there is no indication the merger announcement is related to any possible plotting against the United States. However, the bulletin says " the merger could rally some already radicalized individuals to travel to Somalia to join al-Shabaab or, over the longer term, to adopt al-Qa'ida's focus on anti-Western plotting."
In the document federal officials urge state and local law enforcement to be on the watch for any suspicious activity.
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Boy, and there I was, deeply worried that we were running out of drone targets. We need more drone factories. Please tell me that China is not building our drones?
Now that Iran has a drone they will just sell it to other nations for reverse engineering and mass production so your drones can get droned too! Military bases as well! tehhe
Did the SEC approve this merger?
what US" thinks or what US people think? Most people know its a fake group created by a mossad run govt of jewSA and is a complete and utter bs. just because people don't say it publicly doesn't mean they don't know. keep that in mind
spazzo is a good name for you.
For real your a spaz. Obviously your having an issue taking information and formulating a general picture. Please step away from having an opinion....
How about a sand merger? lob a small tactical nuke and merge them all with the sand!
Your name should be "spazzo", too.
yay, who cares, let the religious oppressor caveman merge. more targets for the drones, no reason to let perfectly good missiles expire, when they can be taking out the trash
Yes. Get rid of the religious opressor cave men - and make way for automatons - like you.
Could adapt-key words... Are we on CNN? go figure! scare the people into agreeing.......
Stay in school kiddo
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Why is the last paragraph listed in duplicate? Is it for emphasis?
they're just testing to see if you read the whole thing...good job.
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If al Queda were smart, they would focus on Russia and China as the new and real enemy of Islam, not the West, Israel nor the US......
?! You must be a Fox news follower, you realize this makes sense that China and Russia want America to stay out for security reasons. You to remember Iraq don't you?......not holding my breath here...
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Oh, there's nothing new about Russia's enmity towards the Muslim world.
I guess stock in Al Queada dropped a point in yesterdays merger announcement. Al Q. is leaderless without binLaden and is looking for a port in the storm...bad port throwing in with Pirates.
Doesn't the SEC have to approve all mergers this large?
But what I want to know is just who are those two ugly cunts?
the one on the left is your MOM, dolt
Nah, can't be.
Too sexy.
well coming from a homo, i could see why you'd have a problem with the two ladies.
I'm partial to women named Clyde.
So why do we still let Somalis immigrate to the U.S. no questions asked? Minneapolis is flooded with them.
Don't like it?
Then leave.
I think it's wonderful, and I wish them well.
Now that Al-Qaeda is basically yesterday's news, they are merging with the only real player on the map. The little fish in the big pond is muscling its way into becoming the big fish in a little pond. Sounds like AQ is throwing in the white flag and using whatever credibility it still has to butt into someone else's fight and hope to remain relevant.
didnt know al qaeda bought our stocks today.
2 groups now 1. now the drones pilots will have a field day.
This will never pass anti-trust scrutiny!
Did the CIA authorize this merger?
They probably brokered it.
Wow a merger, the stock market will be up tomorrow.
I got news for ya all, The cia created al-quada. In arabic it means "the base" as in the database that the cia kept/keeps on islamic agents. During the war against russia the cia funded, trained, and armed them 100%. They are a cia group and the government has kept them close for decaides. All of the "evidance" that the cia does not control them is false circumstantial, or both.
We also never went to the moon..
The sinking of the Titanic was a government conspiricy..
The earth is coming to a end in less than a year and the government knows it...
Yes, I am lieing about all of that, but hey, Mickey1313 started it.
Thank you.
Hey, Mickey! Don't you know that it was the Jews who sunk the Titanic?
And yes, I'm being facetious.
Actually Al Quada was created as the new enemy. The Soviet Union fell apart, Russia was not a viable treat and China would not bite on the bait. The Industrial-Military complex needed an enemy so the American Public can be scared into forking over all the tax money for arms and the big pay for generals. Who are we going to fight if an enemy doesn;t show up. That would screw up the program. Yes Reagan put Bin Laden into "business" against the Soviets that created the conditions in Afghanistan. We also should note that lots of Saudi oil money (American money) used to build up the enenmy that killed lots of Americans.
Al Shabab is arabic for represser of desire for man-boy love. Seriously, we should adopt these names as euphimisms for the lowest and sickest society has to offer, at least then theirs names would fit the sh*tstain they are upon the earth.
A Jew did sink the Titanic. A. Iceberg.
*groan*
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also, before bush= largest national surplus in national history. After bush (if you include the wars he kept off the financial books) the largest deficet in history. And then all of the racest redneck republicans blame obama for putting bushs dirty wars on the books and racking up our (publicly known) debt. But ask yourself, where s the proof. Also it is funny that every single nation in europe still owes the US for saveing there collective butts from ww2, which we could have ended without any boot in europe (can you say nuke nuke nuke them all. But we didnt, we saved europe from extinction and they never paied there tab.
Surplus?? Your high. It was a projected surplus just as Obama figures we'll save billions from winding down the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. How are we going to save the money, we borrowd it and need it repaid.
Also mickey, we didn't have nukes til 1945, WW2 started in 1939, we entered in 1941. How would we have nuked them??
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The war in Iraq costed $212 billions. It could not have changed much to a debt of over $90 trillions. Also most of this money has been either soldier salaries which were spent by their families in the US or contracts with US high tech companies.
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the Iraq war cost 212 billion?? And our debt is at 90 trillion??
What rights have I had stripped from me. I smoke pot, the congress sucks and Obama is a molester. I guess free speach is still working.
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That marriage won't last because of internal power struggles. One leading nutcase won't want to cede power to the other nutcase.
Obama is a charlatan, nothing will happen
What is this? Famous last words from Osama Bin Laden.
Of course. It is what the US thinks not what the people of the US think. Doesn't really matter what we think. The powers to be have acted like they listened but in the end they do what they think is best for them to get elected another term. Bought and paid for.
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First of all, maybe you should learn how to use the english language and grammar before you espouse the foolishness you just stated. Secondly, there isn't a politician in office who doesn't take care of those who assisted them in getting elected. Third, too this day from the first time President Bush was elected that the essentially stole with the blessing of the U.S. Supreme Court, he was an idiot, albeit a fairly talented one. Lastly no matter how distasteful I believe Bush was I respect him as our former president. I also wouldn't second guess President Obama's resolve on dealing with the terrorist threat within or outside of the U.S. There is a whole list of individual's who are no longer walking this Earth because of the decision's he's made and the talented and well trained military and intelligence personnel that are taking the fight to them and not allowing it to come to our shores.
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No such thing.
All of it a bluff.
Mirrors . . . and plenty of them.
Traitors in the White House.
Congress, too.
Charitable endeavors are suspect.
A sinister plan unfolding.
Yikes!
Education led astray.
For whom?
Dirty, evil, selfishness.
Cattle.
Manipulation to the 5th degree.
Why?
Apathy runs long around swift curves.
Always lying, always lying.
War for us.
Stop pulling our chains.
Payback is coming.
It's neither here nor there.
Look at my thumb . . . gee you're dumb!
nothing like chasing little small pocket of bad guys and ignor the real threat of iran . obama is either very worried about the re-election or does not have the backbone to face iran nuke threats.
Or maybe it's just that it's a slow news day
Myoptic...
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shipping companies can not longer get insurance on carry Iranian oil.
but I thinks you wanna war, have any children to serve up?
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So sayeth the chickenhawk Sanctimonium.