Al Qaeda group claims responsibility for latest London bombings

[bassman79]

http://www.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1189884,00.html

GROUP CLAIMS BOMBINGS
A group linked to al Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the latest London bombings, as forensic teams examine the rucksack bombs found on a bus and in Tube trains.

The group, Abu Hafs al Masri Brigade, also claimed responsibility for the explosions on July 7.

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A little background on Abu Hafs al Masri Brigade:

http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/03/13/officials_group_tying_self_to_blasts_may_not_be_real/

Officials: Group tying self to blasts may not be real

By Bryan Bender
and Farah Stockman, Globe Staff, 3/13/2004

WASHINGTON -- A group purporting to be part of Al Qaeda that claimed responsibility for the Madrid train bombings and warned of a looming attack on the United States seems to be a phantom organization, according to US intelligence officials and terrorism specialists.

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hmmmm....

[maddezmom]

1. from the globe:

Venzke said: "They started claiming responsibility for just about everything in the world. We've never been able to determine if it is just one person sitting at a computer having fun or if it really is a group."

The editor of Al-Quds, Abdel Bari Atwan, could not be reached yesterday, but a woman who identified herself as a receptionist said that e-mail messages from the brigade came in Arabic and that she has no other information about the group. When asked whether the letter seemed credible, she said: "That's the problem. Probably not.

"There is no proof of anything, if such a thing exists or is being made up by America or someone else."

[StrafingMoose]

2. I call this BS..

"They started claiming responsibility for just about everything in the world. We've never been able to determine if it is just one person sitting at a computer having fun or if it really is a group."

How about hacking the forum/site in which they post that, get the IP adress and give a call to the ISP for further info on the ISP's subscriber? Jees...

And with a warrant, they wouldn't even need to hack, just ask for the databases.

Internet claiming is BS if you ask me, I hope the authorities will never lower their credulity to this level.