February 07, 2008
More from al-Fida, UBL's Son to Lead al-Qaeda
Following up on yesterday's post where Yemeni militant Abu al-Fida says al-Qaeda did not perpetrate the tourist attacks in Yemen, today he announced the line of sucession for bin Laden. So apparently Al-Fida is in touch with his old buddies in Afghanistan. Al-Fida speaks on behalf of al-Qaeda frequently. In June 2006, al-Fida negotiated on behalf of al-Qaeda with Yemeni President Saleh and gained many concessions.
Its quite tribal of Usama bin Laden to appoint his son as his sucessor:
Saana, 6 Feb. (AKI) - Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden's youngest son Hamza is being groomed to take over from his father as leader of the terror network, says former Islamist Yemeni militant, Muhammad Sayd.Sayd told the Arab satellite TV network Al-Arabiya that the 16-year old had been selected for the role. "Young Hamza bin Laden, son of Osama, has been chosen to lead the al-Qaeda organisation in the future," said Sayd, who has been close to the al-Qaeda leader in the past.
"I have met Hamza several times and the last time was 20 days before the '9/11' attacks. He is a very religious boy, he learnt the Koran by heart at a young age and has been educated in Jihad (Holy War)," Sayd told Al-Arabiya, the Saudi-backed based in the United Arab Emirates.
