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Today’s clashes in Lebanon with “Fatah Al-Islam” [a split group from a Fatah Al-Intifada group which is also a split from Fatah, western media mistakingly associate them with Al-qaeda, read: A new face of Al Qaeda emerges in Lebanon], one of many Mushroom spreading Islamic groups in the Middle-East, opens a question:

Who are these organizations? And are they really associated with Al-Qaeda?

In an interview with Al-sharq Al-awsat newspaper, “Shakr Al-Absi” leader of the “Fatah Al-Islam” [former Jordanian-Palestinian pilot, who stayed in Lebanon after the Israeli invasion, disappeared from the memory of history for years to appear again in Iraq about two years ago, fighting with the resistance, and later recruiting Mujahdeen to Iraq].

Al-absi denied that he fought in Iraq [as Jordan claims] but he said that he fought in Nicaragua, which confirms his later remarks of the communist nature and the background of this organization [Fatah Al-Intifahda was the communist split of the Palestinian Fatah].

What is more interesting is what Le Monde wrote in 30-3-2007 “L’apparition du Fatah Al-Islam sème le trouble dans le camp palestinien de Nahr Al-Bared”

Estimates the number of their members from 50 to 200…They are all not Palestinians. There are among them Saudis, Libyans and the Lebanese ….

Last paragraph in the article reveals very confusing information about the behaving of the group inside Nahr Al-bared [Arabic: cold river] refugee’s camp, which is contrary to Al-qaeda behavior by enforcing strict Islamic rules on the citizens:

The members of Fatah Al-Islam are very nice; they help people and do not frighten them, they are not Palestinians. After all, they are Arabs who want to defend the Palestinian cause.

The question about: Who is financing the group? was never answered.

Another shadow Palestinian organization called “Jaish Al-Islam” [a split group from Hamas] issued a statement yesterday [Pic. Above] saying:

The going on battle between Hamas and Fatah is a competition battle for power, the victims of this conflict are the misguided youth and not the politicians…. We issue a direct message to those who seek the right path to leave this parliament and the government (..) and refer to the side of Jihad.

Reminder: They are the same group who claimed the kidnapping of BBC journalist Alan Johnston [Interesting that Haaretz knew who kidnapped Johnston before "Jaish Al-islam" announced it].

Although western media are trying to affiliate the group with Al-qaeda but their speech shows non-Al-qaeda ideology, For example, in a television interview with the leader of the group “Mumtaz Daghmash”, “Army of Islam,” used terms such as “The brother, late President Yasser Arafat” This can not be a speech “Al Qaeda”, the group rejected the killing of Israeli prisoners, Gilead Shalit, for legitimate reasons.

It is obvious that “Al-Qaeda” usually announce that if any of the Islamic groups joins the organization, as has happened with regard to the Salafi groups in Algeria, and some elements of the Islamic groups in Egypt.

These groups have no link to Al-qaeda, but this does not mean that we must undermine their danger since they do not have specific positions or ideology, has changed direction, according to the circumstances.

The real danger with the emergence of these groups is that they are already recruited by extreme organizations or any intelligence services from neighboring countries, derived by depression, desperation and economical reasons.