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Hamas militant Mohammed Irman: "The Engineers of Death"

• From: J Flenner <varney@[redacted]>
• Subject: Hamas militant Mohammed Irman: "The Engineers of Death"
• Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 10:39:56 -0400

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http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/world/17225373.htm

Mon, May. 14, 2007 | McClatchy

Hamas member reveals details of attacks

By Dion Nissenbaum and Mohammed Najib, McClatchy Newspapers

McClatchy Newspapers special correspondent Najib translated "The 
Engineers of Death" in preparation for this story.

[The image]
A street corner book seller in Ramallah sells copies of "The Death 
Engineers," a new booklet written by imprisoned Hamas militant Mohammed 
Irman. The book's cover reads "The Engineers of Death: Detailed 
information revealed for the first time about the most dangerous Qassam 
cell that operated in the West Bank during the Second Aqsa Intifada." 
(Dion Nissenbaum/MCT) 
<http://www.realcities.com/images/realcities/krwashington/17225/296708771425.jpg>

    * PDF | Excerpt 1: Founding a terror cell
      <http://www.realcities.com/multimedia/nationalchannel/archive/mcw/pdf/mideast-hamas1.pdf>
    * PDF | Excerpt 2: The cell fails its first mission
      <http://www.realcities.com/multimedia/nationalchannel/archive/mcw/pdf/mideast-hamas2.pdf>
    * PDF | Excerpt 3, Suicide attack on Cafe Moment
      <http://www.realcities.com/multimedia/nationalchannel/archive/mcw/pdf/mideast-hamas3.pdf>
    * PDF | Exceprt 4, The Israelis break up the cell
      <http://www.realcities.com/multimedia/nationalchannel/archive/mcw/pdf/mideast-hamas4.pdf>


RAMALLAH, West Bank - The first time the "Engineers of Death" tried to
attack an Israeli army checkpoint, they accidentally set off their 
roadside bomb while laying the trap. Undaunted, they devised a new plan, 
to kill an Israeli police officer. This time, the car bomb's detonator 
failed.
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Now, in an effort to cement the group's place in the Palestinian 
pantheon, one of the imprisoned cell leaders has written a history of 
the group's actions, revealing previously unknown details about some of 
the region's best-known attacks.

Bluntly titled "The Engineers of Death," the 80-page booklet by Hamas 
militant Mohammed Irman offers a remarkable window into the evolution of 
Hamas strategy as the group tried to demoralize Israel, derail regional 
peace talks and establish itself as the dominant Palestinian political 
movement.

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