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Source: http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2004/s1212482.htm
Former Palestinian Militant: Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Disarray
(ABC-Australia)Mark Willacy and Tony Eastley - One wanted militant from the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades believes the Palestinian uprising has achieved nothing and says Israel has been successful in crushing the resistance, leaving his group a leaderless rabble involved in extortion and kidnapping. Abu Yasser, 29, used to be a gunman in the al-Aqsa Brigades and is wanted by the Israelis for carrying out a number of attacks against Jewish targets. "Our cell was made up of gunmen who would shoot at Israelis - both soldiers and civilians," he says. "The al-Aqsa Brigades here in the West Bank has lost its leadership. There's no one left to lead," he says. What remains has split into two groups - one that wants to stop the killing and start talking, and another made up of thugs. "These thugs steal, kidnap, and run protections rackets....The Palestinian people now fear the al-Aqsa Brigades rather than respect them."