US embassy cable - 05OTTAWA237

UNCLAS OTTAWA 000237 
 
SIPDIS 
 
TERREP 
 
STATE FOR DS/ITA, DS/IP/WHA, DS/IP/NEA AND DS/PII 
POSTS FOR RSO, CIA FOR CTU 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PTER, ASEC, Terrorism 
SUBJECT: POSSIBLE POISON PEN, ANOTHER ONE? 
 
1. (sbu) ON JANUARY 21, 2005, US CONSULATE MONTREAL RECEIVED 
A LETTER FROM AN INDIVIDUAL IDENTIFYING HIMSELF AS OSMAN 
TATLICILAR, KIMYA YUK.MUH, KISLA CAD. 2 GENC HAN, SIT. 
NO:115/40, RAMI-ISTANBUL, TURKEY.  THE FOLLOWING REPRESENTS 
FULL TEXT OF THE TYPE WRITTEN, ONE PAGE LETTER DATED 22 
DECEMBER 2004. 
 
START: 
 
"DEAR SIR, 
 
"YOU TO BEHEAD AMERICAN HOSTAGES" 
"BY DOING SO, YOU STAY MOST INFLUENTIAL" 
DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHO GAVE ME THAT ORDER TO A TERRORIST 
GROUP WHO IS MOST ACTIVE IN MOSUL AND BAGHDAD AND FELLUJAH? 
 
THIS IS: 
 
MR. EMIN BALAY 
 
A MOSLIM MIGRANT NOW LIVING IN OTTOWA AND WORKING AS 
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER WITH CANADIAN COMPANY. 
 
PLEASE CHECK HIS PAST: 
HE WAS IN BAGHDAD 
HE WAS IN TRIPOLI 
HE WAS MIDDLE-ASIAN COUNTRIES. 
THERE HE ESTABLISHED HIS CONNECTIONS FOR HIS ILLEGAL 
ACTIVITIES: 
TRAFFICKING AND TERRORISM. 
 
HE WAS PURSUED BY POLICE, AND VERY CLOSE TO BE IDENTIFIED, HE 
FLED TO CANADA. 
 
HE WAS BACK TO ISTANBUL RECENTLY AND HAD MEETING WITH A 
TERRORIST GROUP UNDER HIS AUTHORITY. 
 
HE ORDERED BEHEAD AMERICAN HOSTAGES TO BE INFLUENTIAL AGAINST 
USA. 
 
THIS IS BEGINNING OF VIOLENCE. 
 
IN CASE YOU CAN MANAGE TO MAKE HIM TALK, YOU'LL ILLUMINATE 
SOME DARK CORNERS OF TERRORISM IN IRAQ.  CONSEQUENTLY, YOU'LL 
SAVE THE LIVES OF MANY INNOCENT AMERICANS.  BECAUSE HE IS IN 
PREPARATION OF NEW EVILS AGAINST USA. 
 
END 
 
2. (U)  COPIES OF THE LETTER WILL BE PROVIDED TO CANADIAN 
AUTHORITIES AND ALL RELEVANT US LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES 
REPRESENTED AT POST TO INCLUDE CONOFF.  RSO CONDUCTED RECORD 
CHECKS, NEGATIVE.  RCMP/CSIS PENDING. 
 
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http://www.state.sgov.gov/p/wha/ottawa 
 
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