Discord In The Family
That the family in question is the premier Islamofascist al-Qaeda is most interesting. Rumours were circulating months ago that Osama bin Laden and his chief deputy Ayman al-Zawahri weren't too enthralled with what they are purported to have thought was the overly-vicious activities of al-Qaeda in Iraq whose murderous fanaticism evidenced in the fervour with which they slaughtered both Shi'ite and Sunni in that hapless country appeared to exceed even al-Qaeda's agenda of obliteration which, after all, focused primarily on jihad against unbelievers, the enemies of Islam.Things have slowly taken a nasty turn for al-Qaeda, in the realization that their counterparts in Iraq, in not distinguishing between Shia, Sunni and American troops when meting out their death dealing idealism have engendered a deadly backlash from Iraq's Sunni tribal leaders. Who found it difficult to deal with the reality that their brethren from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Lebanon and Jordan, in their terrorist incarnations committed their fanatical atrocities against Sunni Iraqis. If your closest religious, ideology-driven counterparts disown you, well there are always alternatives.
In this case, the blandishments of the leaders of foreign Western armies who pointed out that Iraq's Sunni population need not suffer this dishonourable insult to their people through the unkindly intervention of foreign Sunni terrorists inclined to send their brethren to their early graves. Aghast at the predations of the al-Qaeda-in-Iraq contingents, they saw fit to gradually, one, then another, align themselves with the invading forces which, after all, were actively attempting to persuade the entire population to a general accord and normalization within the country.
Comes a plaintive plea from al-Qaeda: "Where are the soldiers of the Levant and the reinforcements from Yemen? Where are the knights of Egypt and the lions of Hejaz (region in Saudi Arabia)? Come to the aid of your brothers in Iraq". Thus went the invitation expressed on the most recently-released audio recording and video posted on various Islamist websites and aired on Al Jazeera television, with its likeness of Osama bin Laden writ large on the background. "Increase (the enemy's) disarray and strike further at their necks and hit them with bone-cutting swords", bin Laden coos enticingly.
In the scenario of "how fare the troops?" it would appear that the original al-Qaeda is rather disquieted by the too far-reaching, ideology-dislocating activities of their Iraq-located branch in violating their principles of Sunni brotherhood. In the process severely alienating those in the vicinity they felt certain they could encourage to make common cause with them. But the fervently committed suicide bombers from elsewhere appear to view their fellow Muslims whatever their sect to be fair game in the ecstasy of jihad resurgent.
Gruesome doesn't gain adherents to the purpose of universal jihad. Viewing the spilled blood and guts of one's neighbours, friends and family members does not endear either the activities or the perpetrators to Sunni tribes people in Iraq. That they too are viewed as the enemies of the Islamofascists was a certain formula for incurring their wrath and revenge. From their initial hailing and supporting of the foreign-based al-Qaeda militants Sunni tribes in Iraq have turned their faces to support the Western-based foreign invaders. Bitter gall.
Yet despite al-Qaeda headquarter's urgent message to their deputies in Iraq to more carefully design and implement their attacks of jihad, their advice has been steadfastly ignored. That's how it goes when the passions of hatred and revenge unleashed to wreak total chaos with the intent of spilling as much blood as inhumanly possible takes precedence over the larger programme promulgated by the leaders who aren't actually on the scene, and therefore regarded as largely impotent.
Meanwhile the Islamic Army in Iraq is taking up the broader cudgel, diminishing the impact of al-Qaeda, which original terror group is not fond of taking a backseat to any other group in pursuing the Islamic agenda to annihilate heretics, foreigners and Jews.
Labels: Middle East, Terrorism
posted by Pieface @ Wednesday, October 24, 2007
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