I just simply cannot believe that the "terrorist masterminds" such as these guys are resorting to having questions posted online. It seems so "My Space-ish". But alas, here's some gems:
"When will we see the men of al Qaeda waging holy war in Palestine? Because frankly our situation has become very bad,"
"As for al Qaeda in Saudi Arabia," he asked, "are there efforts to revive jihadi action there after the blows that hurt us?"
"Things got worse after the organization joined the Islamic State, when Iraqis took over all the issues," he wrote.
The Iraqis care "only about liberating Iraq not about establishing God's law," an apparent reference to the al Qaeda goal of a single Islamic state. "Indeed, they neglected many of the [non-Iraqi] brothers since they care only about the safety of Iraqis and Iraq."
Many others simply asked for advice on how and where to join jihad. One man said he is a 23-year-old living with his divorced mother.
"I want to travel to join jihad and I sought my mother's permission, but she would not give it to me," he said. "Can I go without her permission?"
I wish I were making these up. My favorite is the "jihadi" asking if he should go without his mommy's permission. They are all evidence that Al-Qaeda has gotten it's ass whipped in just about every area, and now the "troops" are starting to revolt a little bit:
In his videos, al-Zawahiri always depicts al Qaeda as moving steadily toward victory -- something none of the questioners directly challenged. But they seemed in need of reassurance, pressing for more specifics about al Qaeda's plans than al-Zawahiri normally gives.
"I think they [al Qaeda's leaders] were aware [that] ... everyone was no longer buying into the propaganda about how great they are," said Jeremy Binnie at Jane's Terrorism and Insurgency Center. "This was put forward as a propaganda exercise and to make it look like they are responding to these concerns."
To me, the only thing that would make me happy is Osama and al-Zawahiri's head on a pike in front of the White House. That will deal a crippling blow both in terms of leadership as well as a symbolic blow to the organization.
Until that day arrives, we all wait with baited breath.
Travis
No comments:
Post a Comment