Ok a few months ago i downloaded a big zip file of army field manuals and i was looking in it and i saw one called the al qaeda terrorist manual. Found there were 3 living iraqi men, the corpses of afew more that were being prepped for disposal, along with many things like power drills, hammers, cloths irons, and various chainsrestraints for beatings. He doesnt have to admit it, because the yoo torture memos are publicly available. Media totally ignore al qaeda torture manual newsbusters. The manual was translated into english and was introduced earlier this year at the embassy bombing trial in new york. The military also found drawings which it believes are part of a torture manual for al qaida operatives. Home the nco leadership center of excellence al qaeda training manual. One 82page manual included a notation that said it was published by al qaedas committee for recruitment and training. The torture manual can be viewed at the smoking gun.
The contents are very telling of their thoughts on humanity and the geneva convention. The manual teaches them to expect to be tortured, that their mothers and. He was ubiquitous and palpable, both in a physical and a cyberspectral form, to the extent that his death took on something of the feel of an exorcism. Torture, alqaeda style news and interesting articles. Jerrold post professor of psychiatry, political psychology and international affairs, george washington. Smoking gun is hosting a gallery of illustrated depictions of supposed al qaeda torture techniques, allegedly confiscated from a terrorist safe house in iraq. May 24in a recent raid on an al qaeda safe house in iraq, u. Shrouded as he was for a decade in an apparent cloak of anonymity and obscurity, osama bin laden was by no means an invisible man.
Science and art, and interrogation world war ii, vietnam, and iraq. Bin laden himself seems to know the al qaeda training manual chapter and verse. The manual was found in n computer file described as the military series related to the declaration of jihad. All of these have, in some way, been credited with setting off a rising. Inside the secret war against al qaeda by chris mackey and greg miller and torture. Forged documents identity cards, records books, passports. Mar 17, 2009 alqaeda torture manual found alqaeda terrorists use blow torches, electric drills and meat cleavers to torture and force information out of their victims, according to a howto book reportedly. Memorandum regarding interrogation of al qaeda operative author. Lets apply your reasoning to this al qaida torture manual. Inside the cias black site torture room us news the guardian. Is libis alqaeda manual a blueprint for arab spring.
Study of decentralized organization nicole hutchison, art pyster stevens institute of technology 1 castle point on hudson, hoboken nj nicole. The guide, with its scenes of medieval savagery, was seized by american troops in a baghdad torture chamber. To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or. Cia used manchester manual to justify water boarding telegraph. The images include depictions of gruesome acts of torture, like pressing a hot clothing iron against a detainees skin, removing eyeballs and placing a detainees head in a vise source. The read more here link depicts graphic pictures and sketched images of torture and torture victims in a recent safe house raid, a manual showing different tactics for torturing those who oppose al qaeda was discovered. The isis pdf will join a long list of existing readilyavailable materials on how to carry out attacks.
The us military raided an al qaeda safe house in iraq and found a very disturbing torture manual. Officials state that the document is a manual for how to wage war, and. What to read on bin laden and al qaeda foreign affairs. Us forces in a recent raid on an al qaeda safe house found instruments of real torture and and al qaeda manual illustrating a variety of techniques. Al qaeda training manual the attached manual was located by the manchester england metropolitan police during a search of an al qaeda members home. May 28, 2007 in a recent raid on an al qaeda torture chamber in iraq, us soldiers captured a set of drawings depicting crude torture methods like putting head on a vise, blowtorch to the skin, and the medieval favorite eye removal. A recent raid on an al qaeda safe house in iraq produced an illustrated alqaeda torture manual. The manual was translated into english and was introduced earlier this year at. Jul 30, 2014 al qaeda guide to kidnapping july 29, 2014 a chapter from a book book published in 2004 by a qaeda operative, abdelaziz almuqrin of saudi arabia, in which he prescribes rules for how to carry out. The pentagon this week released a gruesome page deck containing what it says are excerpts from a recentlyseized al qaeda in iraq torture manual as well as photos of what the pentagon says are iraqi victims of al qaeda torture and torture tools recovered from a coalition raid on an al qaeda torture chamber. On a hot summers day in 1996 a plane carrying osama bin laden and a few friends and family landed at a runway just outside. He has authored eight book chapters on terrorist psychology and the entry on terrorism and counterterrorism in the oxford companion.
Al qaeda torture manual found al qaeda terrorists use blow torches, electric drills and meat cleavers to torture and force information out of their victims, according to a howto book reportedly. By clicking on continue you confirm that you are 18 years and over. The men known as mohamed atta and marwan al shehhi were seen in a bar. The department is only providing the following selected text from the manual because it does not want to aid in educating terrorists or encourage further acts of terrorism.
Dec 14, 2001 al qaeda operations manual nprs barbara bradley reports on excerpts from the al qaeda operations manual released by the justice department last week. An al qaeda handbook preaches to operatives to level charges of torture once captured, a training regime that administration officials say explains. Memorandum regarding interrogation of al qaeda operative. Alqaeda torture manual howto manual found in al qaeda safe house shows disturbing torture methods thursday, may 24, 2007 the book guides followers of al qaeda how to interrogate and torture captives. The al qaeda handbook 1677t 1d is a computer file found by police during a search of the manchester home of anas alliby in 2000. The al qaeda handbook 1677t 1d is a computer file found by police during a search of the manchester home of anas al liby in 2000. The cia used a terrorist manual found in manchester to help justify their. A few al qaeda regional affiliates and jihadist networks have exhibited an intent or capability to attack inside the homeland. This series is designed to pull together key documents necessary to develop a solid understanding of how al qaeda and other terrorist organizations operate. The camp stood on a strategic intersection of the m4 highway, which traverses syria from the mediterranean sea to. Five complex wars shaping the 21st century from amazon. These are the gruesome images from an al qaeda torture manual that show the depths of the terrorists chilling barbarism.
The document, which has since been described by the fbi as the. Al qaeda al qaeda training manual inside the terror network. Now apparently over in the uk a group of extremist islams got their safe house raided and the police found and translated their manual. The famous manchester manual of captured alqaeda operative abu. Automobiles blogs books food education magazine mens style movies. A manual for modern torture, directed by stephen bennett by jean shaoul 20 february 2020 eminent monsters is a documentary by stephen bennett involving extensive research and. If youve got the stomach for it, the smoking gun has the pictures. The text was likely completed before al qaeda as such was even formed, and it was surely completed several years before osama bin ladens 1996 fatwa in which he first declared.
The smoking gun got its hands on the manual and published it along with photos of real kidnap victims who were victims of this torture may 24in a recent raid on an al qaeda safe house in iraq, u. The al qaeda torture manual torture, al qaeda style. Al qaeda al qaeda training manual inside the terror. Al qaeda torture manual found al qaeda terrorists use blow torches, electric drills and meat cleavers to torture and force information out of their victims, according to a howto book. One advantage of a transcontinental plane trip is that i got a chance to get through almost all of charlie savages new book. Torture, al qaeda styledrawings, tools seized from iraq safe house in u. Just because they write manuals saying what could be done doesnt mean they actually do it.
Al qaeda background al qaeda inside the terror network. The evidence taranto cites is an al qaeda training manual found in the home of a terrorist suspect in manchester, england, that includes a suggestion to former prisoners to spread false rumors. From antiquity to al qaeda combating al qaeda and the militant islamic threat al qaeda and u. The al qaeda reader should be required reading for any student of political science who wants to understand terrorism. Al qaeda manual the al qaeda manual the al qaeda manual states that the al qaeda manual cites as a source of inspiration the history of terrorism. The attached manual was located by the manchester england metropolitan police during a search. Al qaeda manual found in manchester translation view the full document. Compare sleep deprivation, standing in the corner, a few face slaps, and even waterboarding to this. They freed some victims and recovered various implements of torture along with a torture manual. Al qaeda manual found in manchester translation archive.
Newly released illustrations drawn this year by guantanamo bay detainee abu zubaydah depict in graphic detail how he was tortured in 2002. The longest war also draws on these interviews and looks at al qaeda after 911, but most of the text focuses on u. Intelligence reports from those interrogations state that al qaeda was plotting. Per the jawa report, an al qaeda torture manual was recently found in a safe house in iraq. After all this time blowing abugrab out of proportion and turning fraternity pranks into torture, now we see what real torture is. The drawings and cartoons depict ways to use electric drills and irons, meat cleavers and other devices to force victims to talk or harm them. Howto manual found in al qaeda safe house shows disturbing torture methods sunday, may 27, 2007 washington al qaeda terrorists use blow torches, electric drills and meat cleavers to torture and force information out of their victims, according to a howto book discovered in a terrorist safe house in iraq. The attached manual was located by the manchester england. Warning thread al qaeda torture might contain content that is not suitable for all ages. The most truthful saying is the book of allah and the best. Indeed, though it may well have served as a reference for al qaeda members, the common description of the document as an al qaeda manual is clearly a misnomer. May 24, 2007 may 24in a recent raid on an al qaeda safe house in iraq, u.
The following excerpts are from a document found by the police in manchester, england, during a search of an al qaeda members home. This manual was located by the manchester, uic metropolitan police during a search of a suspects home. The amendments main goal is to prohibit torture by demanding that all u. Drawings from an al qaeda torture manual found during a raid in may, 2007. The manual combines advice like stay psychologically and mentally calm and. Nov 16, 2001 al qaeda documents, manuals found in kabul. Soufan describes multiple interrogations in which he earned the trust and cooperation of al qaeda operatives, only to have. Officials state that the document is a manual for how to wage war, and according to the american military, was written by osama bin ladens extremist group, al qaeda.
One drawing shows how to gouge out a victims eyes while another is of a man hanging upside down as he is whipped. Military photos al qeada torture manual warning graphic. Additional valuable information on every aspect of interrogation and torture, including material from the al qaeda torture manual, is found in two great documents from the national defense intelligence college. Newly released illustrations depict post911 torture techniques.
To link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this object, paste this html in website. Al qaeda was headquartered in the sudan from approximately 1991 until approximately 1996 but still maintained offices in various parts of the world. The execution of my duties will be swift and violent when. An al quaeda torture house, where they were actively torturing kidnapped people was found and raided in 2007 in iraq. But it also requires the manual to be revised, within a year, to reflect current, evidencebased best practices for interrogation that dont involve the use of force. I stand ready to bring the full spectrum of combat power to bear in order to achieve my mission and the goals established by my country. In their own words, al qaeda tells the western world why they are attacking western interests and what they want. Also, the last few pictures show torture victims that were freed during the raid. Us forces have captured an al qaeda torture chamber. Al qaedas torture manual recovered may 24, 2007 by bruce carroll just in case you forgot that war was declared on the usa b y islamist terrorists, and that they are serious about killing and torturing civilians. Brian naylor 2wayupdate on anthrax cases npr reporter dr. Roger aldrich, the al qaeda manual, and the origins of. The series of books was compiled by moolvi noor muhammad ludhyanvi.
Al qaeda will continue its efforts to encourage key regional affiliates and jihadist networks to pursue a global agenda. Al qaeda terrorists use blow torches, electric drills and meat cleavers to torture and force information out of their victims, according to a howto book discovered in a terrorist safe house in. The manual was found in a computer file described as the military series related to the declaration of jihad. But these newly released drawings depict specific c. A translation has been provided by the american federal bureau of investigation. This approach makes for a harder read but allows the different views of bin laden and al qaedas history to shine forth, helping the reader understand the organizations complexity. It makes guantanamo waterboarding seem like a slap on the wrist. It is used to teach children how to read the quran. The qaida has further more categories including noorani qaida, madani qaida, etc.
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