THE TELEGRAPH: The Jordanian doctor who killed seven CIA employees in a suicide attack in Afghanistan said in a video released on Saturday that the act was revenge for the killing of the Pakistani Taliban leader.
Humam Khalil Abu Mulal al-Balawi appeared next to the new leader of the Pakistani Taliban, Hakimullah Mehsoud, and explained how the "emigrants" – Muslim jihadists from abroad – were given shelter by the Pakistani Taliban and so should exact revenge for US attacks.
In August, Baitullah Mehsoud, the supreme commander of the Pakistani Taliban was killed by a CIA missile strike.
"We will never forget the blood of our emir Baitullah Mehsoud, We will always demand revenge for him inside America and outside," he said, addressing the "enemies of God" and Jordanian intelligence. "It is an obligation of the emigrants who were welcomed by the emir."
Al-Balawi, wearing traditional Afghan dress, spoke in Arabic during the minute-and-a-half video.
The IntelCenter, a US-based group monitoring extremist sites, said the video was released by the Pakistani branch of the Taliban. >>> Telegraph’s Foreign Staff | Saturday, January 09, 2010
