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Jihadism: The Grassroots Paradox
Stratfor Global Intelligence ^ | March 18, 2010 | Scott Stewart

Posted on 03/18/2010 7:23:48 AM PDT by The Truth Will Make You Free

In the message, which was titled “A Call to Arms,” Gadahn starts by telling jihadists to strike targets that are close to them. He repeats the al Qaeda doctrinal position that jihad is a personal, religiously mandated duty for every able-bodied Muslim. He then tells his audience that “it is for you, like your heroic Mujahid brother Nidal Hasan, to decide how, when and where you discharge this duty. But whatever you do, don’t wait for tomorrow to do what can be done today, and don’t wait for others to do what you can do yourself.”

As the message progresses, Gadahn’s praise of Fort Hood shooter Hasan continues. Gadahn lifts up Hasan as an example for other Muslims to emulate:

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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: islam; jihad; terrorism
The good news in the article is that centralized al Queda jihadism is diminishing, but the bad news is a spread of amateur terrrorism, death and destruction
1 posted on 03/18/2010 7:23:48 AM PDT by The Truth Will Make You Free
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To: The Truth Will Make You Free

I found the article well worth reading.


2 posted on 03/18/2010 8:33:06 AM PDT by marktwain
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To: marktwain

Stratfor has some of the best in-depth analysis around, especially regarding security issues.


3 posted on 03/18/2010 6:12:22 PM PDT by The Truth Will Make You Free
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