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SNIPPET: "The NEFA Foundation has obtained a video recording released by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) paying tribute to a German national "Abu Safiyya" (a.k.a. Javaid Siddiqi) who was "martyred" in late October during fighting alongside mujahideen forces in Afghanistan. The video shows Siddiqi on the frontline along the Afghan-Pakistani border accompanied by other German recruits--and at a terrorist training camp that was organized last May."

Note: Photo included. SNIPPET: "A former Guantanamo detainee has emerged as a leading ideologue and theologian for al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula – one of the strongest al Qaeda affiliates in the world. Ibrahim Suleiman al Rubaish was captured by Pakistani authorities in late 2001 and then handed over to American officials who transferred him to Guantanamo. Rubaish was held there until Dec. 13, 2006, when he was transferred to Saudi Arabia and placed in the Saudi rehabilitation program for jihadists. At some point, Rubaish escaped from Saudi Arabia by fleeing south to Yemen. In February 2009, the Saudi...

SNIPPET: "I finally got around to reading this. Link to the article is here. It is in Arabic. The article starts off talking about the missing 82nd airborne soldiers earlier this month. This piece basically reiterates what Abu Walid al Masri wrote about in his July 2009 book wherein he outlined this strategy and suggested the Taliban adopt it. Key difference being this new piece is an article in an official Taliban publication. The July 2009 book was Abu Walid’s own work, not part of a Taliban sanctioned media publication that has processes of review and approval before things get...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Increasing numbers of English-language Web sites are spreading al Qaeda’s message to Muslims in the West. They translate writings and sermons once largely out of reach of English readers and often feature charismatic clerics like Anwar al-Awlaki, who exchanged dozens of e-mails with the Army psychiatrist accused of the Fort Hood shootings. The U.S.-born al-Awlaki has been an inspiration to several militants arrested in the United States and Canada in recent years, with his Web-based sermons often turning up on their computers.

Note: The following blog entry is a quote: Blog Details IRGC: Iran Views U.S. As No. 1 Enemy In a statement issued today, the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) lashed out at the U.S. for the numerous plots it has hatched against Iran's Islamic establishment since the beginning of the Islamic Revolution in the country. "The honorable nation of the Islamic Iran considers the U.S. – the Great Satan – to be the main contributor to problems in the Muslim world and the source of plots and conspiracies against the Islamic Republic and the Islamic Revolution," the IRGC statement said....

SIMFEROPOL, Ukraine, Oct 26 (Reuters) - SNIPPET: "Yuri Lutsenko said the men, Ukrainian citizens from the southern Crimean peninsula, were suspected of belonging to al-Takfir wal-Hijra, which originated in Egypt and is linked with activities in North Africa. Lutsenko said explosive materials, detonators, a Kalashnikov rifle and cartridges, firearms instruction manuals, and propaganda material propagating extreme Islam were found in seven places. Pamphlets also linked the men to Hizb-ut-Tahrir, a group that has said it wants to establish a global Islamic caliphate by peaceful means and is well known in Central Asia. "A network of the extreme Islamic movement al-Takfir...

A federal grand jury has indicted three Ohio men on terrorism charges alleging they plotted to kill U.S. and coalition military personnel in Iraq and other countries. The three men were arrested over the weekend and were to be arraigned in federal courts in Cleveland and Toledo on Tuesday afternoon, said Assistant U.S. Attorney David Bauer. According to the indictment unsealed Monday, the three suspects recruited others to train for a violent holy war against the United States and its allies in Iraq. The indictment says they traveled together to a shooting range to practice shooting guns and studied how...

"The powerful online voice of jihad Shadowy cleric revered by disenchanted Muslim youths throughout West cited in Toronto 18 case" CAPTION: "A Facebook page for Anwar al Awlaki has 4,800 fans. He has been cited as an inspiration for extremist plots." FACEBOOK SNIPPET: "In a snowy field near Barrie, a group of young Muslim men listened intently to the eloquent voice emanating from the laptop. Anwar al Awlaki preached in perfect Arabic and flawless English about the need to fight in the name of religion, because the "world is united in fighting Islam." The time for jihad is now, no...

"Transcript: Message from the "Emir" of the "German Taliban Mujahideen" Abu Ishaq al-Muhajir" By Evan Kohlmann SNIPPET: "The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new document from the designated terrorist organization known as the “Islamic Jihad Union” (IJU), offering a message from the “German Taliban Mujahideen.”" T

Quote: 19 October 2009 ATTACK ON GERMANY? IN OCTOBER? At al-Faloja they've passed the Insha'allah stage, are deep into Buqra, and heading towards Ma'alesh at a rapid rate of speed... Posted on 19 October 2009 @ 01:38

SNIPPET: "I was over at the Pest's website today and noticed that he recently posted a link to a new video of Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi astride a steed." SNIPPET: "In the end, it's just more raw material for the jihobbyist toiling away with their video editing software in their parents' basements. From this point on every video production featuring everyone's favorite scholar will include his moment astride a steed."

SNIPPET: "The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new communiqué from Al-Qaida's network in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) announcing the foundation of a specialized media wing known as the "Andalus Foundation." According to the statement, "due to our belief that the battle of pen is no less important than the battle of the sword, and in continuation of our development of jihadi media,...""

SNIPPET: "New Abu Yahya al-Libi video released on 6 OCT – I havent had a chance to blog for awhile so I thought I’d go through the transcript line-by-line, pulling out anything that I find of note, and then annotate as I go through it. One quick note: Abu Yahya is no longer wearing his pinky ring, the one that he’s been wearing since late 2005 – this is the first video that I havent seen it (although it may just be at the shop getting cleaned) – here’s a screen cap:" SNIPPET: "Wow, could I be any more right...

Note: The following text is a quote: Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York SECURITY COUNCIL AL-QAIDA AND TALIBAN SANCTIONS COMMITTEE ADDS NAME OF ONE INDIVIDUAL TO CONSOLIDATED LIST On 27 May 2009, the Security Council Al-Qaida and Taliban Sanctions Committee approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Consolidated List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 1822 (2008) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. C. Individuals associated with Al-Qaida QI.H.269.09....

"RevolutionMuslim.com Calls on Allah to Kill Jews" SNIPPET: "Revolutionmuslim.com, a U.S. Web site registered in Bellvue WA also incites hatred of Sufis, glorifies killings of American soldiers and other acts of terroristic violence"

My Op-ed in The Australian By Leah Farrall, Australia I have an op-ed piece out in today’s edition of The Australian called “Detentions come back to bite” It’s about Guantanamo blowback now having very real strategic consequences: the formation of a new strategy to kidnap civilians in Afghanistan in order to secure the release of prisoners taken by America. Sally Neighbour has a front page piece derived from my op-ed here “Afghan foreigner kidnap order by al Qaeda leader Mustafa Hamid”. I haven’t seen the broadsheet yet, so I’m not sure if the photos I provided of Hamid are on...

Special Dispatch - No. 2576 October 4, 2009 New Threat Message Warns: Al-Qaeda Will Attack Germany on a Sunday in October Introduction The Al-Falluja jihadist forum has posted a new threat message to Germany specifying that attacks will be carried out on one of the Sundays in October. It is titled "To the Infidel German Nation: We Bestow on You the Kindness, for the Third Time, of Specifying the Appointed Day!" The message, which is being heavily promoted by Al-Falluja, is the latest in a series of threats to appear on the forum [1] following the release of Al-Qaeda videos...

Namouh was arrested in September 2007 for engaging in more than 1,000 online conversations and producing videos praising violent attacks on US soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as helping distribute ransom demands for kidnappers of a British journalist in Gaza. In online postings, he also touted his explosives expertise and threatened future attacks in Germany and Austria because of their military roles in Afghanistan. According to prosecutors, Namouh was a member of the Global Islamic Media Front, which is said to be involved in propaganda and jihad recruitment for Al-Qaeda. He faces possible life in prison.

Special Dispatch - No. 2573 October 1, 2009 Saudi Sheikh Muhammad Al-Munajid Describes the Virgins of Paradise, Says That In Paradise, A Man Has the Strength of 100 in Eating, Drinking, and Sex Following are excerpts from an interview with Saudi Islamist lecturer and author Sheikh Muhammad Al-Munajid, which aired on Al-Majd TV on July 25, 2009 (To view this clip, visit http://www.memritv.org/clip/en/2237.htm .) Sheikh Al-Munajid is known for his controversial statements and fatwas - including a fatwa stating that Mickey Mouse should be killed. He called the 2008 Beijing Olympics the "bikini Olympics" and referred to them as "satanic,"...

Note: Photos included. Quote: New Shabaab al-Mujahideen Video: "At Your Service, O' Osama" (featuring Abu Mansour al-Amriki) By Evan Kohlmann The Shabaab al-Mujahideen Movement in Somalia has released a new propaganda video titled, "Labayk Ya Osama", or "At Your Service, O' Osama." The video includes footage of the "Abu Suleim" training camp in southern Somalia and new scenes of "Abu Mansour the American" (a.k.a. Omar Hammami).

WHIT3Y PRESENTS... Taliban Suicide Bomber Academy SNIPPET: "How much you want to bet that "Umar Studio" is really LEE Media?"

The following text (minus the graphics) is a quote: ‘Eid gifts from the Jihadi Media that we can expect September 19, 2009 Posted by admin in : Al-Fallujah, Ansar al-Mujahideen Network, As-Saha�b Media, Global Islamic Media Front, Jiha�d, Shabaab al-Muja�hideen, Videos,trackback Here are some of the officially announced ‘Eid gifts from the Jihadi Media: We can also expect something to come from al-Furqan Media, In Sha’ Allah.

Note: Photos included. SNIPPET: "Basically he’s saying if Germany pulls out of Afghanistan, al Qaeda will turn a blind eye to Germany and not attack it, which he intimates it will do soon otherwise."

"GIMF:: The Response will be Harsh, Cross-worshipers and Puppet Salafis September 16, 2009 Posted by admin in : Global Islamic Media Front, Jiha�d , trackback" SNIPPET: "And we say to the enemies - you well know the size of what we can o, and the response will be harsh and the testimony will be in what you see, not in what you hear. The fever has begun Allah is the Master of His domain, but most people know this not General Leadership, GIMF"

"LALA PRESENTS A VIDEO FROM THE IMU" 13 September 2009 SNIPPET: "Yes, the forum user's name is 'Lala' and the video is called Al-Thabat wal-Aidad (Jundullah).AVI. Titles are in German."

SNIPPET: "Whatever the number is, at some point you must assume that the people admitting online that they wish to emulate the 9/11 conspirators represent a larger pool of people who not only wish this, but who are at some stage of the process leading to "martyrdom". I'm not saying Google's lax policies in policing this kind of file filth will lead directly to another 9/11 style attack. But it is clear that one of the common denominators between all -- and I mean all -- homegrown jihadis is that they like to spend their free time watching these types...

A website often used by al Qaeda supporters said it would soon carry a "present" to Muslims from Osama bin Laden on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan.

Note: The following blog entry is a quote: TALIBAN PROPAGANDA WATCH: Their Stats for the Month The Taliban Info Machine has published an English-language version of its latest summary of their stats, shared via a pro-terrorist web page here (PDF of chart available at non-terrorist page here). Also, another attempt at video-izing the stats is available at YouTube here. Same concept as last month – theunjustmedia.com intro & extro, followed by black screen, white text and Stephen-Hawking-esque audio reading the headings and numbers – with a couple of differences. 1) This month’s was WAY shorter (~2 minutes), as opposed to...

Note: The following SNIPPET is a quote: Al-Qaeda's "Islamic State of Iraq" Calls on Muslims to Join Uighur Jihad against China On August 22, 2009, the media division of Al-Qaeda's "Islamic State of Iraq" organization (ISI) released the sixth video in its "Knights of Martyrdom" series, which celebrates jihadists killed in the war in Iraq. This time, the video was dedicated to the Muslims of East Turkestan, i.e. the Uighurs of China's Xinjiang Province. The clashes that took place in Urumchi in July between Uighurs and the Chinese authorities and other Han Chinese elicited a large wave of popular support...

"GIMF:: ‎”Don’t worry, for the Islamic United States is at the door” ‎- Dr. John Boutros August 29, 2009" SNIPPET: "Posted by admin in : Da�r al-Murabiteen, Global Islamic Media Front, Jiha�d , trackback" SNIPPET: "All these questions were rushing through my mind as i saw the united states of America totter and ‎the flowers of the Islamic caliphate bloom at its doors and open up. Believe me, it is only the ‎matter of a single bunt or two, and then that once great nation will become a page from forgotten ‎memories, and then you too will have the right...

Amir Dokka Abu Usman: ''Ramadan is the best time for Jihad!'' . In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Praise be to Allah, Who created us as Muslims and blessed us with Jihad, giving us a chance to earn Paradise. Peace and blessings be upon the Leader of all Mujahideen, Prophet Muhammad, his family, his companions and all those, who follow his path up to the Judgment Day. And then… Another month of Ramadan has come, the month of our Lord’s Mercy, of hope, repentance and righteous deeds. And the best deed for the Umma today is fighting...

SNIPPET: "Readers, we have a glitch in the al-Qaida Matrix. This is a 30 minute audio by, Shaykh Mansur al-Shami, entitled, “Advice to the People of Jihad.” I’ve seen his name a bunch over the past several years but only in writing, when he pens articles for the magazines, The Vanguards of Khorasan and Al-Sumud. There is also an “Abu Mansur al-Shami” whose poetry has been quoted by Bin Laden himself and whose work appears in the jihadist magazines. I don’t know if they are one-in-the-same. If so, the below list is incomplete as I have not included his writings...

"The document 'Jihad Recollections - Issue # 3' has been deleted"

03 August 2009 "TOP TEN" LIST OF JIHADI FORUMS FOR 03 AUGUST 2009 It's been almost a year since a failure of truly epic proportions brought down the most significant websites of the global jihad, on or about 10 September, 2008. A year before that failure, the same sites were the target of a citizen-based effort to drive them off of the Internet. This 2007 campaign against the jihadi forums had the effect of encouraging the creation of a number of new sites, while other forums (e.g. al-Hanein) loosened their membership requirements. The net result was that the events of...

SNIPPET: "The leader of the al Qaeda-linked Chinese terror group has threatened to attack Chinese interests around the world to avenge the death of Uighurs in the eastern province of Xianjiang. Abdul Haq al Turkistani, the leader of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Party, threatened to attack Chinese embassies worldwide as well as targets within the country. Haq made his threats on a video that was released on an Islamist Internet site." SNIPPET: "Haq, who is also known as Maimaitiming Maimaiti, became the leader of the Eastern Turkistan Islamic Party in late 2003 after Hassan Mahsum, the group’s previous leader, was...

SNIPPET: "FANATICS led by a sponging Islamic extremist enraged MPs yesterday by publicly demanding the Queen is prosecuted - for GENOCIDE." SNIPPET: "Labour MP Andrew Dismore said of the shameful attack that appeared on a website linked to Choudary: "Never mind calling for the prosecution of the Queen. "The Queen should prosecute HIM. It's about time he was busted."..."

SNIPPET: "Looks like Ayman al-Zawhiri’s targets for this interview include: Vladimir Putin, Jack Straw, Muhammad Khatami and Barack Obama…. Should be out within a day or so… The jihadis are buzzing about it -"

Jihadi journals, Jihadi media SNIPPET: "The Global Islamic Media Front released the 35th volume of “Sada al-Jihad” or “Echo of Jihad.” The table of contents includes:" SNIPPET: "The Turkistan Islamic Party released the fourth volume of the “Islamic Turkistan” journal. Its table of contents includes:"

The IDF this week revealed a recruitment video produced by a Hamas terror "academy" in Gaza. The training included techniques for the abduction of IDF soldiers, a wide range of other terrorist activities, and the teachings of an al-Qaeda ideologue. As publicized by the government-sponsored Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, the hour-long video was discovered during Israel's counterterrorism operation in Gaza, Cast Lead, in 2008. Hamas produced and distributed the captured video in 2007 as a recruiting tool for a training academy it established the previous year, in an effort to improve its The battle they are to wage is...

Note: Photos included. SNIPPET: "The statement can be boiled down to these three questions:" SNIPPET: "In short, this was a pep talk for AQ’s supporters in Pakistan, a warning to those who oppose them, and a rallying cry to jihadists worldwide."

SNIPPET: "While Hizb ut-Tahrir, a pro-jihadist group which met openly near Chicago last weekend, is surprisingly candid about its desire to re-establish an Islamic Caliphate, literature available at its conference shows the group also views Christians and Jews as untrustworthy enemies of God. More than a dozen issues of a Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT) newsletter called The Shield were obtained from the conference by the Investigative Project on Terrorism. The publication repeatedly condemns interfaith "outreach initiatives" and shows HT believes in the death penalty for Muslims who leave the faith. HT pushes a radical ideology that is similar to Al Qaeda,...

KABUL (Reuters) – The U.S. military denounced on Sunday the release of a video showing a soldier captured in Afghanistan, describing the images as Taliban propaganda that violated international law. The video shows Private Bowe Bergdahl in traditional Afghan dress, being prompted in English by his captors to call for U.S. forces to be withdrawn from Afghanistan.

ABC News: The American soldier who went missing June 30 from his base in eastern Afghanistan and was later confirmed to have been captured, appeared on a video posted Saturday to a Web site by the Taliban. Two U.S. defense officials confirmed to The Associated Press that the man in the video is the captured soldier. The video provide the first glimpse the public has had of the missing soldier.

The evolution toward smaller, more autonomous and decentralized organizational structures has been identified as a key trend in jihadi terrorism during the past few years [1]. Confronting amorphous structures and networks, which lack clearly identifiable organizational linkages and command structures and in which self-radicalization and self-recruitment are key elements, is a formidable challenge for security services [2]. The jihadi decentralization trend is clearly a result of counter-terrorism successes. These "defeats" have been scrutinized and digested in the writings of key jihadi theoreticians during the past few years. New roadmaps and operational concepts are being explored as the jihadis search for...

New Audio from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri: “A Message to My Muslim Brothers and Sisters in Pakistan” By Evan Kohlmann SNIPPET: "The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new audio recording produced by Al-Qaida's As-Sahab Media Foundation of Al-Qaida Deputy Commander Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri titled, "A Message to My Muslim Brothers and Sisters in Pakistan." During the recording, al-Zawahiri appealed to Muslims in Pakistan to support Al-Qaida and the Taliban..."

"Message to the People of Pakistan from the Sheikh and Mujahid: Sheikh Usamah bin Ladin (Hafidhullah) July 12, 2009 by ummahmedia"

"The Beginning of the End…(a response to Barack Obama) by Abu Mansoor al-Amriki" July 9, 2009 by ummahmedia

ANOTHER TIRESOME ENGLISH-LANGUAGE JIHAD MAGAZINE Introducing Defenders of the Truth

"Winds of Paradise 4: Observation 1" SNIPPET: "Al-Qaida really outdid itself with Winds of Paradise 4. Two things up front. On the one hand, this video confirms that we’ve killed a lot of their young guns. That’s undeniably awesome. On the other hand,they have a much deeper bench than I had suspected. And I’m talking about guys out there doing it jihadi-style, not sitting in their mom’s basements. This is undeniably not awesome. This video, in fact this whole series, is dissertation worthy (hint hint all grad students out there looking for a good topic). There’s so much material here,...