blog:
http://jarretbrachman.net/?p=934
“LIFG’s Ideological Revisions Imminent’
SNIPPET: “T-minus 24 hours until LIFG’s ideological revisions get published in serialized format. They will be published here: http://www.oealibya.com/ – As I understand, it’s 421 pages and divided into 9 Sections, but don’t quote me on that. Either way, it’s supposed to be a rigorously researched tex.
I’ll be commenting on them as they come out. Remember, Abu Yahya al-Libi’s older brother, Abu Idris, is among the LIFG senior leadership signing their names to these revisions. I really hope the Libyans let Abu Idris get after his younger brother.
The impending publication of this document means that a firestorm is about to follow.”
blog:
http://www.jihadica.com/libyan-jihad-revisions/
“Libyan Jihad Revisions”
Thomas Hegghammer
“September 8th, 2009 | Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, Retractions, propaganda”
SNIPPET: “The text in itself is probably not a landmark work of Islamic jurisprudence, but it is important because it adds to what may now be called a corpus of treatises by former militants challenging al-Qaida on theological grounds. The trend started with al-Gamaa al-Islamiya in Egypt, continued with Dr Fadl and now it’s the LIFG’s turn. Credible MB figures like Yusuf al-Qaradawi have also chipped in. Of course, no one text is going to change the world, but put together, these treatises will constrain al-Qaida’s recruitment pool somewhat. The Libyan text has yet to make a big splash on the forums, though it is talked about. It will be very interesting to see if and how the AQ leadership will respond to the latest salvo.”
what is your take on this?