Hamas Captures CIA Documents
Hamas seizes PA intelligence materials, says Israeli tactics exposedAfter storming PA security headquarters in Gaza, Hamas officials say they've uncovered thousands of documents, including classified correspondence with Israeli forces. Hamas: 'These will help us battle Israel's surveillance tactics'
Ali Waked
Published: 06.14.07, 18:09 / Israel NewsAfter overtaking the Palestinian Authority's Preventive Security headquarters in Gaza City on Thursday afternoon, Hamas fighters report they have seized tens of thousands of highly valuable intelligence documents, including correspondence between the PA and others, including the CIA, regarding security issues.
A Hamas member told Ynet that he and his men removed thousands of documents, video tapes and other equipment from the compound: "I saw my name appeared at least four times in the intelligence documents – in attempts to take me out. I saw details of surveillance against me and joint Fatah-Israeli plans to thwart our attacks."
"These will help us battle Israel's surveillance tactics," he added.
"If we release these documents, the entire world will be shocked, not just the Palestinians. The dozens of armored vehicles, RPG launchers and rockets, the hundreds of thousands of bullets we have – they are all nothing compared to the documents and data discs we uncovered."There are video tapes of surveillance against our fighters and their homes, wiretaps on our calls, the PA's entire method of operation has been exposed," he said.
The implications of this may be huge. My sources tell me the CIA has been using the Fatah security office to run operations and now these documents have fallen into the hands of Hamas.
They will be able to roll up these operations which extend into Jordan and Egypt.
Even more important is that the revelation of these operations may and I stress may have the potential to be the start of events that could cause the governments of Egypt and Jordan to fall.
