November 19, 2007
Lacking Their Own Gandhi, al Qaeda Tries to Kidnap One
We're always asking, "If Muslims are so oppressed, where are all the Muslim Gandhi'?".
The Australian:
A SENSATIONAL plot by al-Qa'ida-linked terrorists to kidnap Rahul Gandhi, scion of India's leading political family, was disclosed last night as police said they had arrested three men trained at terror camps in Pakistan and Afghanistan.If you can't produce a Gahdhi yourself, just kidnap the closest one.The men are said to be members of the Jaish-e-Mohammed, which has long been at the forefront of jihadist militancy in India and the disputed territory of Kashmir.
The organisation is closely allied to al-Qa'ida. Indian newspapers said police had been tracking the men for six months and that when they were arrested on the weekend, they were found to have an arsenal of weapons, including grenades and AK-47 assault rifles and RDX explosives, as well as detonators.
It was claimed the men also had a list of 42 jihadi terrorists being held in Indian prisons whose release they would demand in return for sparing the life of Mr Gandhi - including Afzal Guru, who is on death row in New Delhi following his conviction for the December 2001 attack on the Indian parliament.
File under: surreal Thanks to various readers.
