THE LONG WAR JOURNAL - Threat Matrix - blog: "THE CONTINUING APPEAL OF SUCIDE ATTACKS" by Lisa Lundquist (SNIPPET: "The report is more upbeat with regard to the US, noting that "[f]ew US Muslims voice support for suicide bombing or other forms of violence against civilians in the name of Islam; 81% say such acts are never justified, while fewer than one-in-ten say violence against civilians either is often justified (1%) or is sometimes justified (7%) to defend Islam." But without digressing into the topic of Islamist attacks against civilians in America, it is important to note that the Pew study appears to corroborate the dismal experience of the Afghan High Peace Council in trying to get regional Islamic scholars to issue a fatwa condemning suicide attacks.") (May 3, 2013) (Read More…)
Stepping back in time...A Reminder:
http://www.sofir.org/sarchives/006334.php
05 July 2011
“JIHADIS ONLINE: A FEW THOUGHTS”
SNIPPET: “I. When considering the matter of jihadis online, remember that most of what we think we know is based on analyses of the comments made by an handful of vocal activists. The vast majority of jihadis online, be they on forums or social networking sites[i], say nothing. Skillful translations and insightful analyses by definition tell us little about this potentially lethal yet silent majority.”
Sooner or later, the idea has to be that when somebody does a suicide bombing, you grind whatever is left of him up with the body of a pig, publicly, and then inflict some sort of punishment on his immediate family which is serious enough that nobody ever again thinks they are going to help their family in such a manner.
As seen on Twitter.com:
Quote:
twitter.com/IntelTweet/status/364104988055699456
Evan Kohlmann
@IntelTweet
Users on jihadi chat forums are cheering that an IMU video of a female suicide bomber has been downloaded more than 19,200 times in 3 weeks.
12:26 PM - 4 Aug 13