POSSIBLE POISON PEN, ANOTHER ONE?

UNCLAS OTTAWA 000237 SIPDIS TERREP STATE FOR DS/ITA, DS/IP/WHA, DS/IP/NEA AND DS/PII POSTS FOR RSO, CIA FOR CTU E.O. 12958: N/A TAGS: PTER ASEC SUBJECT: POSSIBLE POISON PEN, ANOTHER ONE? ¶1. (sbu) ON JANUARY 21, 2005, US CONSULATE MONTREAL RECEIVED A LETTER FROM AN INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS OSMAN TATLICILAR, KIMYA YUK.MUH, KISLA CAD. 2 GENC HAN, SIT. NO:115/40, RAMI-ISTANBUL, TURKEY. THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS FULL TEXT OF THE TYPE WRITTEN, ONE PAGE LETTER DATED 22 DECEMBER 2004. START: "DEAR SIR, "YOU TO BEHEAD AMERICAN HOSTAGES" "BY DOING SO, YOU STAY MOST INFLUENTIAL" DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO GAVE ME THAT ORDER TO A TERRORIST GROUP WHO IS MOST ACTIVE IN MOSUL AND BAGHDAD AND FELLUJAH? THIS IS: MR. EMIN BALAY A MOSLIM MIGRANT NOW LIVING IN OTTOWA AND WORKING AS CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER WITH CANADIAN COMPANY. PLEASE CHECK HIS PAST: HE WAS IN BAGHDAD HE WAS IN TRIPOLI HE WAS MIDDLE-ASIAN COUNTRIES. THERE HE ESTABLISHED HIS CONNECTIONS FOR HIS ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES: TRAFFICKING AND TERRORISM. HE WAS PURSUED BY POLICE, AND VERY CLOSE TO BE IDENTIFIED, HE FLED TO CANADA. HE WAS BACK TO ISTANBUL RECENTLY AND HAD MEETING WITH A TERRORIST GROUP UNDER HIS AUTHORITY. HE ORDERED BEHEAD AMERICAN HOSTAGES TO BE INFLUENTIAL AGAINST USA. THIS IS BEGINNING OF VIOLENCE. IN CASE YOU CAN MANAGE TO MAKE HIM TALK, YOU'LL ILLUMINATE SOME DARK CORNERS OF TERRORISM IN IRAQ. CONSEQUENTLY, YOU'LL SAVE THE LIVES OF MANY INNOCENT AMERICANS. BECAUSE HE IS IN PREPARATION OF NEW EVILS AGAINST USA. END ¶2. (U) COPIES OF THE LETTER WILL BE PROVIDED TO CANADIAN AUTHORITIES AND ALL RELEVANT US LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES REPRESENTED AT POST TO INCLUDE CONOFF. RSO CONDUCTED RECORD CHECKS, NEGATIVE. RCMP/CSIS PENDING. Visit Canada's Classified Web Site at http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa CELLUCCI