Walid Phares Op Ed in al Muharrer on Somalia's Mahakem

In an an Op Ed published in the Pan Arab al Muharrer edition of July 1-7, 2006 Walid Phares, Senior Fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies asserts that “The Islamic Tribunals of Somalia are linked to al Qaida.” The article explains how al Qaida Salafi supporters for over ten years have been able to penetrate Somali tribes, militias and former warlords groups and establish the “Mahakem.” These militias are linked via their ideological cadres to the international network of al Qaida.

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Interestingly, al Qaida web site is announcing that Bin laden will be issuing a video about Somalia to clarify his position towards the Mahakem.