Global Crisis Watch : : As-Sahab and al-Eklhaas Media Network Release 9/11 Videos

As-Sahab and al-Eklhaas Media Network Release 9/11 Videos
By Nick Grace
September 10, 2006

The highly anticipated as-Sahab 9/11 anniversary video, "The Manhattan Raid," was released this afternoon in two parts. Part 1 (55:18) focuses on al Qaeda's justification for the attacks, an argument that is practically lifted from Michael Moore's works, and features heavy use of b-roll. Part 2 (36:23) focuses on the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks and includes footage of the hijackers as they trained for the operation. Predictably, there is little mention of United 93. Adam Gadahn and Ayman al-Zawahiri appear in the video, discussing the hijackers and the attacks. Archival footage of Usama bin Laden is prominently featured. Both segments are subtitled in English.

Part 1: http://www.globalcrisiswatch.com/aq/060911a_assahab.rm [21 Megs]

Part 2: http://www.globalcrisiswatch.com/aq/060911b_assahab.rm [14 Megs]

"The Manhattan Raid" was released in 2 different file formats and in 3 different sizes across exactly 500 individual file transfer links. 374 Real Media file links and 126 3GP file links.

As-Sahab Media has now begun to promote its next propaganda package, a new video of al Qaeda operations chief Ayman al-Zawahiri.

Shortly before the as-Sahab release, the al-Ekhlaas Media Network posted a 19-minute video "on the anniversary of the invasion of the country of the brave Americans" that features never before seen clips of the hijackers, including B-roll of Ahmed al-Haznawi al-Ghamidi's martyr video and shots of muscle hijacker Ahmed Alnami.

Subtitled in English and posted in 4 different file sizes (123, 31.5, 14.1 and 7.7 Megs) across 242 file transfer links. The video spends 7 minutes eulogizing the 19 hijackers and 12 minutes on news footage of the attacks with a war nasheed soundtrack.

Production is poor in comparison to recent as-Sahab products but standard with Global Islamic Media Front and al-Boraq Media products, which now produces materials for the Islamic Army of Iraq.

http://www.globalcrisiswatch.com/aq/060910_ekhlaas.wmv [125 Megs]

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