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Publication: The Middle East Media Research Institute
Date: August 25, 2006
URL: http://www.memri.org/bin/opener_latest.cgi?ID=SD126306
On August 4, 2006, the Al-Hesbah website published
instructions on "How to Kill a Crusader in the Arabian Peninsula."
The document was signed by Amer Al-Najdi, and dated June 15, 2006.
Al-Najdi instructs his readers in some possible
ways to kill a Westerner, from choosing the victim through following him through
the stage of the actual killing.
The following are excerpts from the document:
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"Before Carrying Out the Operation, Pray
for Guidance"
"Below I will explain the jihadist way
of action and the security measures to be employed by the jihad fighter [when
he wants to kill a Westerner]:
"First of all, before carrying out the
operation, pray [to Allah] to guide you on the good path.
"[Regarding your] external appearance
- Try as much as possible to look like someone who is not religious. For example,
wear [a kuffiyeh] with an 'aqal instead of a turban, and wear cheap dark glasses
during the day and regular glasses at night. Your clothes must be long, and
try if at all possible for them to be heel-length, or longer; don't be afraid
of this. Wear a sport suit or a regular suit. Similarly, it is greatly preferable
to be shaven.
"[Regarding] the items or the clothing
in [your] car - Immediately get rid of everything in your car that indicates
that you are religious, such as jihad cassettes, small papers such as post-its...
The most important thing there must not be anything in the car indicating
that the owner is a religious man... so that if the dogs of the security [apparatuses],
the emergency [apparatuses], or the other [apparatuses] stop you in a suspicious
place and search your car they will find nothing proving that you are religious,
and will release you right away.
"While you are carrying out the operation,
be careful not to take your cell phone with you - especially if it has a camera
- so that it won't cause you, or your friends whose numbers are in the phone,
problems with unknown consequences.
"Some Ways to Find a Crusader [i.e. a
Westerner] or a Dog From the Security Apparatus
"In order to carry out the operation
when the time comes, you must have a weapon (a pistol or a submachine gun)
or a good knife, if you are interested in slaughtering this infidel or this
[Saudi] dog...
"[How to find a target] in the Crusader
settlements [i.e. compounds] that are found everywhere:
"The first method: At about seven AM,
pass by the settlement and check only how these Crusaders leave it, and what
road they take. Beware, my jihad-fighting brother, to pass by only once, because
the military dogs at the gates [of the settlement] might suspect you and detain
you.
"Two or three days later, pass by the
[same] settlement, but don't go near it as you did the first time. That is,
go straight to the road where [the settlement residents] go, and wait for
them by the side of the road, and when you see one of these Crusaders, follow
him.
"It is best to change vehicles each time,
if you can. While following the Crusader, be very careful not to be exposed.
For the most part, especially these days, they are feeling safer, because
there are not many operations against them. But the jihad wave is approaching,
and Allah will conceal this matter from them....
"When [the Westerner you have selected]
stops at a traffic light, try to be behind him, in the same lane, with at
least two cars between you and him, or alongside him, but not exactly alongside
him. While waiting at the traffic light, refrain from casual glances, and
try to occupy yourself with something (such as arranging your 'akal...). When
you two turn onto the highway, try to pass the infidel on the right or left,
and then slow down so that he will pass you, so as to remove suspicion for
the next time.
"When you and the infidel move to the
secondary road, and you are following him and there is no one on the road
but the two of you, first slow down and pretend you're looking for a shop
or a place or a person, by turning your head right and left as if searching
for something, [thus showing] that this infidel does not interest you at all.
"A second way to find [a Westerner]:
Sometimes there is no need to follow the infidel first thing in the morning;
often we see them next to traffic lights or at the big marketplaces... (such
as Karfour, Extra, and so on); often, they shop there, particularly in the
morning, between 9:30 and 12:00. When you see [an infidel in one of these
places], follow him carefully, and you will [quickly] notice that for the
most part he will be going to a settlement or to a house in one of the neighborhoods...
"A third way to find [a Westerner]: Sometimes
when you, the jihad fighter, are sitting with your colleague or with family,
someone comes and says: 'We have an American working for the company, who
receives [a salary of] 150,000...' When you hear this, you must find out the
following things:
"1) If you know where your colleague
works - fine. But if you don't know where he works and where his company is,
immediately address your colleague, saying: 'That's not true, this [salary]
is exaggerated.' He will immediately say, 'You're wrong, and I can prove it.'
Tell him, 'I know someone who works for such-and-such a company (give a name)
and they have an American who gets [paid] 40,000, and their company is in
(give a place). Then tell him, 'Your company is probably in the such-and-such
area (north, for example).' And he will reply: 'No, our company is in such-and-such
a place.' If the description so far is [still] unclear to you, say to him:
'Oh... next to (give the name of a place)?' He will reply, 'No, our company
is in such-and-such a place' exactly. Then say to him, 'This American you
have must be a director if he gets [paid] such a sum,' and then he will tell
you what this infidel does [in the company]. Then say, 'Surely he has a fancy
car if he gets such a salary,' and then he will tell you the kind of car.
Thus you have gotten the information that will help you in the future, without
your colleague or anyone around him noticing. Then pretend that the matter
doesn't interest you, and try to change the subject immediately.
"2) If you know where your colleague
works but you are interested in information about this infidel, question him
in the manner I described above, and take care that they don't notice that
you are looking for this infidel.
"How to Kill the Infidel and What Security
Measures to Take
"The best way to carry this out is to
forge an ID card and a work ID, in order to rent a car. If you can't do this,
act as follows:
"1) Take the license plate from any car
that is the same model as your car. Be sure that the region from which you
take the license plate is far away from the region in which you live. For
example, if your car is a white Camry, look for a white Camry that is far
from the region [in which you live], and take its license plate.
"2) Take the car of one of the ordinary
people, in some easy way, and carry out the operation that day using [this
car]. Then leave the [car] in a public place, so that the infidels will find
it and return it to its owners...
"3) After obtaining a suitable car, kill
the Crusader, in accordance with the circumstances - if the Crusader works
at a company where you work, or at a company where someone you know works,
strike him on his day off, or somewhere far from [where the company is located]...;
if the Crusader lives next door to you or near you, and you want to kill him,
it is best to kill him when he is outside work, so as to distance you from
suspicion...
"4) Take care that the windows of the
car you use to carry out the [killing] operation are somewhat dark; this will
help you when you stop at traffic lights.
"5) When you carry out the [killing]
operation and make your escape, travel a route that you have planned in advance.
It is best [to go] by the highway for five minutes, and then to move to secondary
roads and then to neighborhoods, so as to distance yourself from the place
of the operation... [In order to avoid being followed,] look behind you (and
check) if anyone is tailing you.
"6) After... [you have evaded being followed]
park the car somewhere, [where] you have at your disposal another vehicle,
extremely clean, that you will use to return home safely.
"7) Take care not to say a word. The
tongue is what will lead you to the infidels' prison. Many brothers have been
arrested because they spoke near people.
"It is desirable to film the operation
so it can be presented by the media, so that it has a broader impact.
"After the operation succeeds, you will
realize that this is very simple, and that there is no need for an entire
squad [to carry it out] but that one, two, or three people are enough...
"You can look through the Mu'askar Al-Battar
and Sawt Al-Jihad publications, [to learn from them] important things that
I may not have clarified here...
"Your brother Amer Al-Najdi
"Arabian Peninsula
"Thursday
"The 19th day of the fifth month, 1427
[June 15, 2006]."
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[1] Alhesbah.org, June 15, 2006.
