Captured Qaeda Document Shows Weakness

WHAT EXTREMISTS ARE SAYING

COMMENTLINE
I've been waiting for a few days this story to show up in the mainstream media.

The document in question, a review of Qaeda's strategy in Iraq, was captured with videos on April 16 near Yusufiya, just southeast of Baghdad. The document expresses Qaeda's hash criticisms of its own methods in Iraq.

It's both telling and unfortunate that the mainstream has neglected this story. Unlike the in-your-face images of death and human suffering in Iraq, news like that linked below makes up the larger backstory, which remains a mystery to most consumers of traditional media.

The document is presented in Arabic and translated into English.

NEWSLINES
"The policy followed by the brothers in Baghdad is a media-oriented policy without a clear comprehensive plan to capture an area or an enemy centre."

The document expresses criticisms of the car bomb and other "surprise attacks" that are "the main strength of the brothers in Baghdad."

NEWSBYTES
Coalition Forces Discover Key AQIZ Documents during April raid
BAGHDAD, Iraq (CENTCOM) -- During an Apr. 16 raid in the Yusifiyah area, Coalition Forces discovered a large amount of documents and videos ranging from plans to critiques including al Qaida in Iraq's strategy in Baghdad, and how the terrorist organization lacks leadership, military capability and Iraqi support. Read more.

U.S. says captured Qaeda document shows weakness
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- The U.S. military published on Monday what it said was a captured al Qaeda document showing the Sunni Islamist guerrillas recognised they were weak and unpopular in Baghdad.

US claim of Qaeda Iraq weakness may reflect reality
BAGHDAD (Reuters) -- A purported al Qaeda document published by the U.S. military may or may not be authentic but its message that the Sunni Islamist guerrillas face problems in Iraq could reflect reality, security experts said on Tuesday.

Seized Papers Said to Show Qaeda in Iraq Is Worried
BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 8 (AP) -- The Council of Holy Warriors, Al Qaeda's branch in Iraq, is worried that its cells in the Baghdad area are ineffective, with one militant describing their activities as nothing more than a "daily annoyance" to the Iraqi government, according to two documents released Monday by the United States military.

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