Black flag is fluttering atop courthouse: Al-Quaeda makes its presence known in Benghazi, 29.10.2011

[jakeXT]

Run time: 00:23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sIrshtYKNs4   Posted on YouTube: October 29, 2011 By YouTube Member: forestgamertube Views on YouTube: 3347   Posted on DU: November 01, 2011 By DU Member: jakeXT Views on DU: 1323

 

Earlier this week, I went to the Benghazi courthouse and confirmed the rumors: an al Qaeda flag was clearly visible; its Arabic script declaring that “there is no God but Allah” and a full moon underneath. When I tried to take pictures, a Salafi-looking guard, wearing a green camouflage outfit, rushed towards me and demanded to know what I was doing. My response was straightforward: I was taking a picture of the flag. He gave me an intimidating look and hissed, "Whomever speaks ill of this flag, we will cut off his tongue. I recommend that you don't publish these. You will bring trouble to yourself.”

He followed me inside the courthouse, but luckily my driver Khaled was close by, and interceded on my behalf. According to Khaled, the guard had angrily threatened to harm me. When I again engaged him in conversation, he told me "this flag is the true flag of Islam," and was unresponsive when I argued with him that historically Islam has never been represented by a single flag. The guard claimed repeatedly that there is no al Qaeda in Libya, and that the flag flying atop the courthouse is “dark black,” while the al Qaeda flag is charcoal black. To many locals, it’s a distinction without a difference. One man approached me with a friendly warning: "I recommend that you leave now; (the Islamist fighters) could be watching you."

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http://www.vice.com/read/al-qaeda-plants-its-flag-in-libya

[tabatha]

1. NO Al Qaeda flag on courthouse in #BENGHAZI

clemgermany Clem Germany
@JeremyArmour NO Al Qaeda flag on courthouse in #BENGHAZI, Watch the Photos from yesterday: bit.ly/va9z3P #Libya #Feb17
13 hours ago

clemgermany Clem Germany
@Roger_Pociask It's not an "Al Qaeda Flag" in staged #Benghazi video. It's a "Black Flag of Khorosan". Try Google! #Libya #Feb17
13 hours ago

clemgermany Clem Germany
@Roger_Pociask So called "Al Qaeda flag" was staged up at rest time 3-5pm by protesters. goo.gl/dhrIk, filmed and removed. #BENGHAZI
13 hours ago

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A Black Flag of Khorosan was briefly flown from the top of the Benghaizi courthouse for a demonstration. There is no flag there now.

[riverwalker]

2. I think this was debunked

a couple days ago

[jakeXT]

3. Telegraph and ynet are reporting it now, citing the original story

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4142491,00.html


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/libya/8861608/Libya-Al-Qaeda-flag-flown-above-Benghazi-courthouse.html

[tabatha]

4. The fake-reporter who fabricated the AQ-flag-story is #MAHDI #NAZEMROAYA

The fake-reporter who fabricated the AQ-flag-story is #MAHDI #NAZEMROAYA , the
pro-G-fake-reporter from #RIXOS who just lost his financier. #Libya #Feb17
#Rixos"
From a well informed poster :)

AFreeHuman AFreeHuman
#Trollcalypse NOW - The 1 who fabricated t AQ-flag-story is #MAHDI #NAZEMROAYA , t fake-reporter from #RIXOS. #Libya #Feb17 #Benghazi
13 minutes ago

[jakeXT]

5. If you listen to the video you can hear his name Raymond Pagnucco

Sightings of the black al-Qaeda flag flying atop the courthouse of Benghazi only days after the declared “liberation” of Libya on October 23 have raised concerns about the role being played by the Islamic terror organization in post-Qaddafi Libya. For pictorial evidence and eyewitness accounts, see Sherif Elhelwa’s report at Vice here and Raymond Pagnucco’s video on CNN’s user-generated iReport here. But according to a report in the Arab press, the so-called “Islamic Caliphate” flag — the basis of the al-Qaeda flag — was already being flown by anti-Qaddafi forces during the siege of Sirte that would lead to the deposed Libyan leader’s capture and death three days earlier.

http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/281760/anti-qaddafi-forces-flew-al-qaeda-flag-during-siege-sirte-john-rosenthal

[tabatha]

6. Apparently the flag was up for a couple of hours

for a demonstration - and it was not an AQ flag.

Multiple people have checked out the courthouse and there is no AQ flag there.

"was already being flown by anti-Qaddafi forces during the siege of Sirte" - do you have a source?

[jakeXT]

7. The flag can be with yellow or white letters and is hand-made

This flag sometimes has been used by cells of the extremist Arab terrorist organization al-Qaeda, who have been responsible for many senseless bombings and deaths. It is black with the "long version" of the Shahada in a yellowish color and a yellowish circle in the center. A variant has the lettering and circle in white. The flag is never flown, but usually hung on a wall. This flag was used in the background of several beheading videos. In the videos it is not clear enough to tell whether the lettering and circle is white or yellow, but it probably differs depending on who made the particular flag. The flags are not machine-produced, but hand-made, usually from two pieces of black nylon with embroidered lettering and circle
http://www.loeser.us/flags/hate.html

[tabatha]

8. More information .... more to come

@Marguer_d
Marguerite Dehler
@clancycnn @JomanaCNN Is this site legit? ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-695280 This guy sounds so much like pro-g rixos idiot mahdi...
5 hours ago via HootSuite

HSimbad Hilde Sim
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@Marguer_d @clancycnn @JomanaCNN Great! Someone else spotted it. The voice struck me immediately, have been looking for confirmation!
3 hours ago
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