Checked on 29 April, the Islamic militant Internet discussion forum, Al-Ansar Forum, located at http://www.al-ansar.biz, was observed to post in its Ansar al-Jihad (the supporters of Jihad) discussion room a 7-minute audio recording by Abu-Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, identified as the amir, or leader, of the Tawhid (Monotheism) and Jihad Group in Iraq. The audio recording was also posted on several other Islamic Jihadist Internet sites. Per 30 April check, it was available for downloading at the following links: http://www.koolpages.com/osama/hadi/mosabjo.zip http://alminbar.front.ru/mosabjo.rm ; http://sal002004.tripod.com/jordan.rm

Following is a full translation of the audio recording:

(Begin recording) (Unidentified announcer) In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful.

The Information Section of the Tawhid (Monotheism) and Jihad Group in Iraq presents:

(Al-Zarqawi) In the name of God, the compassionate, the merciful. From the poor slave of God, Abu-Mus'ab al-Zarqawi, to the nation of Islam: God's peace be upon you.

Praised be God, who honors Islam with His victory, who humiliates polytheism with his power, who controls all things, who beats infidels with his shrewdness, who decides who reigns supreme with his justice, and who will punish the faithful with his grace.

God's peace and blessings on he who raised the edifice of Islam with his sword (reference to Prophet Muhammad).

The world has heard the uproar and calamity stirred by the security agencies in Jordan as they were trying to portray the Jordanian people as a targeted victim, which the hands of terrorism are trying to reach to kill and murder, in a dramatic setting that moves feelings. They tried to show people that they are the invincible shield and the cutting sword against those who are lying in wait for the people's security in a failed attempt to cover the ugly face of the true role played by these agencies, which dug their nails and planted their teeth in the hearts of the people of Islam, torturing, expelling, murdering, and imprisoning them. The aim is to guard the state of the Jews and protect its security. Ridiculing one of the lions of Islam in their jails, an officer of these agencies confessed: Do not ever dream of liberating Jerusalem as long as the Jordanian Intelligence is there.

These were true words uttered by an impostor and liar that show a very clear fact, which only the blind cannot see.

And we should stop here to consider this. The Jordanian intelligence service lied twice: First, when it claimed that we were preparing to kill the people of Islam and innocent citizens. Second, when it claimed that it foiled a plot to defend the homeland and safeguard the blood of the people of Islam.

They only carried this out to cover up for their masters and to protect their Jewish and Christian guardians. And we, the people of Islam, would not have dared to unlawfully spill blood. We will die to protect you, sacrifice our souls for you, and spill our blood in defense of Islam and its people. The imaginary figures that were mentioned and the claim that there was a chemical bomb that can kill thousands of people are but sheer lies. God knows that if we were to possess, and we beseech God to facilitate this soon, this bomb we would not hesitate for one second to speedily attack the cities of Israel, such as Elat and Tel Aviv, and others.

The tonnes that were manufactured were raw materials that are sold in markets as brother Azmi al-Jayyusi said, may God set him free. As for the chemical bomb and poisons, they were fabrications by the Jordanian evil agencies. This became very clear when the signs of torture were evident on the brother's face and hands. Yes, the plan was to completely destroy the building of the General Intelligence. The operation was planned against the source of black evil in our states for the following reasons:

First: The Jordanian Government has publicly announced its infidelity and war against God and his prophet, disabled shari'ah, and promoted indecency and dissoluteness, thus overtaking all the Arab treacherous regimes in this domain and becoming subservient to all infidel enemies.

Second, Jordan has always been a rear support base for transporting supplies and equipment to the US occupation army in Iraq. It even surpassed Kuwait in this manner, and became a major source of support through an air route that extends to the Kurdish airfields in the north, starting from Jordanian bases, such as Al-Safawi, Al-Mafraq, Marka, Al-Jafr, and Al-Azraq.

Third, the Jordanian Intelligence service has kept its eyes and ears on the knights of Islam and exerted serious efforts to pursue them in all fields of Jihad. Its prison has become the Arab Guantanamo. When the Americans fail to interrogate some people in Pakistan and Afghanistan, they are sent to Jordan where they face all sorts of torture. There are brothers from the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen, Chechnya, Iraq, Egypt, and other countries who have been imprisoned in the cells of the Jordanian Intelligence service for more than two years. Among the imprisoned is brother mujahid Abu-Zubaydah, may God free them all from their imprisonment. The Jordanian Intelligence service has become a database and a major reference for every enemy of Islam, seeking to liquidate its mujahidin and eliminate its knights.

Four, on the Iraqi scene, the plan of penetrating the Iraqi institutions and society began by the Jordanian Mosad under a diplomatic cover by the Jordanian Embassy in Iraq by using passports, identity cards, and other things. The embassy has become a den for the Mosad, whose members are dreaming of the treasures of the land of the Euphrates. God knows that during the bombardment of Baghdad and before its fall, the Jordanian Embassy did not close its doors, although all other embassies and consulates closed before the beginning of the Crusader war.

Five, we should not forget the army of Jordanian agent translators who closely watch everyone in search of the Arab mujahidin, whom the Americans cannot distinguish or identify by themselves. In addition, there is a fleet of trucks loaded with supplies and prefabricated houses, which are transported by Jordanian trucks to the US Army in order to help it in its war against the Mujahidin.

In conclusion, the war has ups and downs, and as the days goes by, we will have more fierce confrontations with the Jordanian Government. The chapters of some of these confrontations have ended, but what is coming is more vicious and bitter, God willing.

And God hath full power and control over His affairs; but most among mankind know it not. (koranic verse) (end recording)

Translated from the original by WNC.