Al-Qaeda Demonizes Shi'a "Threat" (Religion of Peace Alert)

MEMRI (by way of FrontPage magazine.com) ^ | May 5, 2003 | MEMRI

[Jacob Kell]

'Al-Nidaa, a website affiliated with Al-Qa'ida, recently published a series of articles about the war in Iraq. The eleventh[1] part of the series dealt with the dangers facing Sunni Islamists in the region. The article names a few such dangers, and refers to the emerging threat of the Shi'a to Sunni Islamists as "greater than the threat posed by the Jews and the Christians." The following is a summary of the main points of the article:

"The Crusaders Threat": This danger will be manifested primarily in the expected missionary activities in Iraq, in addition to the military activities that aim at "uprooting Islam."

[Jacob Kell]

I thought that AL-Qaeda wasn't really into the Sunni vs. Shi'a dispute, after all, they have some ties with Iran.

[xrp]

I thought all Muslims were brothers??? I guess it is OK for a Muslim to hate and kill a Muslim but no one else?

[johniegrad]

Reminiscent of the in-fighting amongst liberals now that they are out of power.

[mylife]

For a bunch of folks bent on winning they sure seem to be fielding a plethora of threats.
Looking at the odds that they themselves think they must overcome, I would guess that GW and the USA are the least of thier problems.

And yes it does sound just like the left when out of power!!

[ellery]

I notice they warn against Sufi Islam, as well. Looks like the good guys, so far, are winning!

[sheik yerbouty]

Thats about the size of it. Such is their ummah.