Posted on 11/10/2005 11:49:24 PM PST by Straight Vermonter
As Jordan suffers the consequences for its friendship with the US and stance on Israel, intelligence experts have been dissecting a message from the al-Qaeda mouthpiece the Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF), unveiling its new secret weapon in the holy war. The warning comes in the form of a sarcastic and arrogant analysis of al-Qaeda's strategy, penned by an imaginary author calling himself Rakan ben Williams - or bin Wilyamz, as it is written in Arabic - published recently on Jihadi websites.
Rakan ben Williams himself is the weapon, or "The next al-Qaeda soldier", as the analysis is titled. "Al-Qaeda's new soldiers were born in Europe of European and Christian parents. They studied in your schools. They prayed in your churches and attended Sunday mass. They drank alcohol, ate pork and oppressed Muslims, but al-Qaeda has embraced them so they have converted to Islam in secret and absorbed the philosophy of al-Qaeda and swore to take up arms after their brothers," the message explains.
Firing its latest shot in the Jihadi media campaign GIMF goes on to warn: "They are currently roaming the streets of Europe and the United States planning and observing in preparation for upcoming attacks."
The warning ties in with a report in a British tabloid newspaper The Sun last week, which said that al-Qaeda "is recruiting white terrorists to attack the West". The report went on to explain that six websites with known links to al-Qaeda were running recruiting appeals and offering terrorist training manuals in English. It also highlights that 52-year-old British man Jack Roche was jailed last year for plotting a terror attack after being recruited in Australia.
Meanwhile, Arabic newspaper Asharq al-Awsat this week reported al-Qaeda as warning the British prime minister on one Internet forum, "Do not rejoice Blair, as you will not be able to follow or halt the movements or stop al-Qaeda's new soldier Rakan bin Williams."
The GIMF statement also offers a very clear and well-organised explanation of al-Qaeda's strategy in the attacks it carries out on Western targets.
The 11 September 2001 attacks were carried out mostly by Saudis, leading the West to start closely monitoring Saudis, searching and following them and limiting their entry into the United States. Then, when the US thought it was going to win the war against terrorism, the analysis continues, al-Qaeda hit Bali using Indonesians, who the West then began to monitor, as well as the Saudis.
Phase three was the almost simultaneous operations in Casablanca and Istanbul, to the east and west of Europe, but on the border with the Muslim world, as a warning that al-Qaeda had reached Europe's borders.
Next al-Qaeda hit Madrid using North African militants, forcing out Jose Maria Aznar's US-friendly government, and prompting new prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to withdraw Spain's troops from Iraq. This attack, the analysis points out, was followed by Osama bin Laden's offer of a truce with Europe, while stating that al-Qaeda is capable of attacking when, where and however it likes.
After this, the GIMF statement goes on to say that al-Qaeda's strategy was to make it look like Italy was next in line, by promoting threats from the 'Abu Hafs al-Masri Brigades in Europe'. But while Italy went on high alert for an attack by Arabs Britain was hit instead, by British citizens, three of whom were of Pakistani origin, prompting the West to start planning the deportation of all extremist or illegal Muslims from Europe, the analysis said.
Therefore, it explains, Rakan ben Williams is al-Qaeda's natural response to all the steps Europe has taken to protect itself.
Analysing the Global Islamic Media Front's latest statement, Reuven Paz from the Project for the Research of Islamist Movements (PRISM) in Israel, highlights the "strong sense of self-confidence" of the anonymous author, who seeks to highlight the Western lack of understanding of the Muslim mind and inability to respond well to the challenges al-Qaeda sets it. "But how serious is it, besides the propaganda?" Paz asks, pointing to its publication by GIMF before authenticating its serious nature.
As The Sun also pointed out, there have been cases of Westerners converting to Islam and joining al-Qaeda, who were later arrested in Afghanistan, Iraq, the US or Europe. "Al-Qaeda has 'kept its promises' very adequately, so far," Paz writes. "Therefore, intelligence and security services and the Western public should regard the message, despite its arrogant nature, carefully and take it seriously," but Paz adds, "The population of Western converts to Islam is not too big to handle for Western security services."
Time to take up Tom Tancredo's suggestion...
Yep, I see a very active world war soon between radical islam and the modern world.
Yes, they have recruited a lot of lily white nuts.
What are they planning? -Sounds like a hate-bomb.
AAWSAT.com: "AL-QAEDA REVEALS ITS LATEST THREAT: RAKAN BIN WILLIAMS" by Mohammed Al Shafey (ARTICLE SNIPPET: "London, Asharq Al-Awsat- The Global Islamic Media Front, the voice of al Qaeda on the internet, has revealed its latest threat which it identified as Rakan bin Williams, who would wreck havoc worldwide. The name refers to an English convert to Islam. Al Qaeda’s strategy "will depend on surprise such as when near simultaneous attacks were carried out in Morocco and Turkey. Al Qeada's aim was to target the border between Europe and the Muslim world, east and west, so let this serve as a lesson to the entire west, we have arrived at your borders and no one will be able to stop us", the group said on the internet. The British Sun newspaper indicated last week that al Qaeda was recruiting English men and pointed out six English-language websites affiliated with al Qaeda had published material encouraging Europeans to enlist and undergo military training.") (November 8, 2005)
E-PRISM.org: Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center THE PROJECT FOR THE RESEARCH OF ISLAMIST MOVEMENTS (PRISM) OCCASIONAL PAPERS Volume 3 (2005), Number 8, Director and Editor: Reuven Paz: "RAKAN BEN WILLIAMS: The Next Generation of Jihadi Terrorists in Europe" by Reuven Paz (November 2005) (pdf)
Source ? What's aki ?
So what was wrong with their two old jihadi weapons, liberals and the western media? Insufficient testosterone or just bad aim?
bttt
Bizarre. The first sentence - "As Jordan suffers the consequences for its friendship with the US and stance on Israel" - sounds eerily like an Al Qaeda statement, and the article itself sounds like it is written from a terrorist perspective, meant expressly to unsettle western readers.
What kind of publication is this?
Yup, like the entire democratic party leadership!
I agree with your assessment.
W need s to grow some balls. W's PC approach is pathetic. I'd put some atoms in place over Mecca; then ask the question, "Who's Next?"
ping.
"Yes, they have recruited a lot of lily white nuts."
Would the guy that tried to bomb the football stadium at University of Oklahoma be one of these?
It's an Italian news service. They do a nice job covering the WOT.
TIMOTHY MCVEIGH, anyone?
TIMOTHY MCVEIGH, anyone?
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