AMERICAN NGO REPRESENTATIVE FORWARDS INCITEMENT

S E C R E T SECTION 01 OF 02 SANAA 001565

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DS/ICI/PII, DS/ICI/CI, DS/IP/ITA, DS/IP/NEA, S/CT

E.O. 12958: DECL: 06/23/2014
TAGS: ASEC PTER YM COUNTER TERRORISM
SUBJECT: AMERICAN NGO REPRESENTATIVE FORWARDS INCITEMENT
LETTER TO EMBASSY - 6/22/04

REF: SANAA 1536

Classified By: A/RSO Jonathan M. Cullen, for reasons 1.5 (B),(C) and (
D)


1. (S/NF) SUMMARY: On 6/22/04, a U.S. non-governmental
organization (NGO) representative forwarded an incitement
letter to the RSO, explaining that copies were delivered
anonymously to an Islah party leader. The letter calls for
supporting Jihad with money and fighting Jews and Christians.
The NGO representative assessed that the message was
intended for Islah leaders who have condemned terrorism. The
Islah leader believes the author may be Iranian. The
translated text is provided below. RSO notified appropriate
Embassy and host nation officials. END SUMMARY.


2. (SBU) On 6/22/04, the Sanaa-based director of a U.S.
NGO, who has resided in Yemen for the last three years,
passed the RSO a letter entitled "Iraqis Girls are being
raped by the American Soldiers." The letter specifically
calls upon "scholars of the nation" to support Jihad by
providing money and "fighting our enemies the Jews and the
Christians and their supporters."


3. (S/NF) According to the NGO representative, an
unidentified, presumably Yemeni individual placed
approximately 11 copies under Islah Party Director Mohammed
Qahtan's door. The letters were addressed to senior Islah
members, including Sheikh Zindani and Sheikh Abdullah
Al-Ahmar. (Note: Islah is an Islamic-oriented political
party, constituting the main opposition to the leading
General People's Congress party.)


4. (SBU) The NGO representative opined that the letter is
intended to send a message to influential Islamists in Yemen
who, since the bombing of the USS Cole in 10/2000, have
published statements condemning acts of terrorism.


5. (S/NF) Qahtan told the NGO representative that he
believes the author could be Iranian based on the tone and
diction of the Shia-oriented language. Further, the letter
is written in high-level Arabic by an educated individual.
Finally, one of the addressees has been dead for three years.


6. (U) The letter opens with one verse each from the Quran
and the Hadith. In addition, five icon-size photographs
depicting Iraqi prisoner abuse in Abu Graib prison are
attached to the top of the page.


7. (U) Begin translated text:

In order to clear our conscience, we write this letter to the
heirs of the prophets, to the keepers of the land and leaders
of the nation, who received the leadership role from the
supreme leader prophet Mohammed who at the time of his
leadership expelled the Jew of Qaino'qa and took their women,
children, money and lands as spoils of war because they
exposed a Muslim woman's loin. But where are those who hold
the leadership position from the Prophet Mohammed when the
honor of Muslim women in Palestine, Kashmir, Afghanistan,
Chechnya, Iraq and other places is assaulted.

Don't you see? Aren't you ardent about your religion and
your sisters? We ask you to think and don't be like those
living who don't recognize it. Wake up; scholars of the
nation, without you the nation will never rise. Realize the
dimension of the danger and the rapid momentum of events that
are going on. Apply the duty assigned to you by Allah to
defend the religion and save the nation, by supporting Jihad
with money, incitation and fighting our enemies the Jews and
the Christians and their supporters.

You should learn that the best Jihad is a righteous and true
word to an unjust Sultan (ruler).

People of interests and corruption, what is more of a blight
than destroying the foundation of Islam and assaulting our
honor. We say to those who mouth isn't able to speak the
truth and who are unable to prevent hard descending on their
families, leave us alone, we are moving on with the
protection of Allah. End translated text.


8. (SBU) Legatt, Political/Economic and Political-Military
offices were notified.


9. (SBU) RSO raised this issue with high-level Ministry of
Interior contacts on 6/23/04.


10. (U) Point of contact for this report is RSO Timothy
Laas, tel: 011-967-1-303-155/9, ext. 2218.
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