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Al-Qaida Commander Ibn-ul-Khattab on Babar Ahmad/Azzam.com

By Evan Kohlmann

In light of the decision by the British "Peace and Progress" party to name Londoner Babar Ahmad (a.k.a. Abu Ibrahim al-Brittani)--currently awaiting extradition to the U.S. to face terrorism charges--as its protest candidate in upcoming national elections, I am re-posting a link to a video I originally posted online last August.  The video features Commander Ibn-ul-Khattab (an old friend of Usama Bin Laden and the Saudi founder of the Islamic Army of the Caucasus) discussing his close relationship with Ahmad and his organization known as Azzam Publications (http://www.azzam.com).  Khattab (who was eventually killed by an assassin) is infamous for having participated, among other things, in the televised executions of wounded Russian soldiers captured in Chechnya.

Also, for those with further interest, here is a link to a 2004 dossier c/o Globalterroralert.com on Azzam Publications.

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