"I would withdraw US troops from Iraq, and redeploy them in Afghanistan, then invade Pakistan."
Posted on 09/09/2008 9:01:45 PM PDT by neverdem
“AMONG all the bombs, explosives and guns, the number of martyred dead is rising. Though this is the will of Allah, it is nevertheless possible to cause the enemy greater damage without exposing the Muslims to danger. How is it to be done?”
This question, which appeared as a post in May on the Web site Al7orya, one of the most important of Al Qaeda’s closed Internet forums, is only one example of the evidence that has been accumulated by American and Israeli intelligence in recent months of a significant ideological change under way within Osama bin Laden’s organization. Seven years after 9/11, it may well be that we are witnessing the beginning of the end of suicide terrorism and a shift toward advanced technologies that will enable jihadist bombers to carry out attacks and live to fight another day.
Although Islamic suicide terrorism dates back to the anti-Crusader “assassins” of the 11th century, its modern history begins with statements made by Sheik Mohamed Hussein Fadlallah, the spiritual compass of Hezbollah, in an interview published in 1983. “We believe that the future has surprises in store,” he said. “The jihad is bitter and harsh, it will spring from inside, through effort, patience and sacrifice, and the spirit of readiness for martyrdom.”
A short time later, Sheik Fadlallah’s bodyguard, Imad Mughniyah, organized a series of murderous suicide attacks — first against Israeli military targets, than against the American Embassy in Beirut and finally, of course, against the barracks of the American-led multinational force in Lebanon, causing nearly 300 deaths. From there, it was a short march to 9/11.
Despite countless attempts by Western intelligence agencies, and the many projects by psychologists trying to draw the profile of the average suicide terrorist, we have failed miserably in finding...“poor man’s smart bomb.”
(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...
This A-wipe must not realize that the mooselimbs have not made a successful attempt here since they slaughtered 3,000 innocents on 9/11. Where have you been Mr. NYT puke??? Head up zerObama’s a$$.........
Actually, this is a fairly interesting OP-ED by this guy from Tel Aviv. I hope he is right about how he describes the current fortunes of Al Quada.
I agree with you this is interesting and a sign of the possible next stage of this war.
Allah, is of cours, a piece of shit!
any backwards camel knows this
Letters from Al Qaeda leaders show Iraqi effort is in disarray
The Long War Journal | 9/11/2008 | Bill Roggio
Posted on 09/11/2008 6:55:10 PM PDT by Tennessean4Bush
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2080455/posts
"I would withdraw US troops from Iraq, and redeploy them in Afghanistan, then invade Pakistan."
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