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Al Qaeda's Interoffice Memos

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From today's Los Angeles Times, Penalty for Crossing an Al Qaeda Boss? A Nasty Memo:

"I was very upset by what you did," Atef wrote. "I obtained 75,000 rupees for you and your family's trip to Egypt. I learned that you did not submit the voucher to the accountant, and that you made reservations for 40,000 rupees and kept the remainder claiming you have a right to do so. . . . Also with respect to the air-conditioning unit, . . . furniture used by brothers in Al Qaeda is not considered private property. . . . I would like to remind you and myself of the punishment for any violation."

Laura Conaway

12:44 PM ET | 04-16-2008 | permalink

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So do you suppose Al-Qaeda has a Milton? "I was told that I could listen to the radio at a reasonable volume..."

Sent by Stewart | 1:13 PM ET | 04-16-2008

LOL...You see people? We are all the same. (Well, okay, we are not murderous terrorists like Al-Qaeda) BUT we are just as prone to write inane, self-righteous, and "intimidating" office memos. {A VOUCHER...!!!)

Nice post, Laura C.

(By the way, are you folks going for a format that can be appreciated through various methods: radio only, web only, or a combination of both?)

Sent by Phillip | 7:33 AM ET | 04-17-2008

The only difference is that if the subject of the memo commits another infraction, they'll, you know, kill him and his whole family.

Sent by Greg | 9:52 AM ET | 04-17-2008

AND this story made it onto NPR's "Wait Wait Don't tell me"...

Sent by Phillip | 12:04 PM ET | 04-19-2008

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