Archives for the 'al qaeda' Category
Vexed, AQ Ties, Videotape
Published on 8 Dec 2007 at 8:57 am.
5 Comments.
Filed under Intel, al qaeda.
Because it is now the policy of the United States that the nation’s wartime intelligence business will be conducted in public, it was wrong of the CIA to deprive al-Jazeera of this B-roll offering. NYT:
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GETOSAMA
Published on 29 Nov 2007 at 11:16 pm.
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Filed under al qaeda, moronocy.
NY DMV is concerned vanity plate might be “obscene, lewd, lascivious, derogatory to a particular ethnic group or patently offensive.” Not clear to whom or what ethnic group capturing a murderer might be obscene, lewd, lascivious, derogatory or patently offensive, but I’m looking forward to hearing what the DMV has to say in court.
Tide Ebbing
Published on 29 Nov 2007 at 11:05 pm.
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Filed under Europe, al qaeda.
Osama gives the Euros their marching orders. As usual, the blatherfest is somewhat irony-laden.
AQ in Iran
Published on 10 Nov 2007 at 7:43 pm.
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Filed under Iran, al qaeda, saudi arabia.
Not exactly news. Some interesting detail, if real. I’m trying to think of a reason why it wouldn’t be. MEMRI:
Crusaders Shattered, Byzantines Crushed
Published on 26 Oct 2007 at 4:08 pm.
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Filed under al qaeda.
OK, here’s a long version of the Osama rant from earlier this week, and all I have to say is, that guy needs to get out of the cave. I think the reason al-Jazeera didn’t run the whole thing is they found it too embarrassing. MEMRI:
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Suicide-Bombing the Messenger
Published on 25 Oct 2007 at 10:13 pm.
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Filed under al qaeda, media.
Well, not yet, but it’s only a matter of time. Al-Jazeera slammed by jihadis.
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Infidel Alert!
Published on 25 Oct 2007 at 10:55 am.
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Filed under Afghanistan, al qaeda.
MEMRI: Jihad Commander in Afghanistan Sheikh Al-Ustadh Yasser in New Al-Sahab Video: “The American is an Infidel Fighting the Muslims – Hence, the Muslims Must Fight Him Everywhere.”
Osama Lied
Published on 22 Oct 2007 at 11:34 pm.
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Filed under Iraq, al qaeda.
People died:
Pakistan
Published on 18 Oct 2007 at 11:48 pm.
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Filed under Pakistan, al qaeda.
… meet Iraq. UPDATES, ANALYSIS added below:
Success < Victory
Published on 15 Oct 2007 at 8:11 am.
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Filed under Iraq, al qaeda, military.
Washington Post reports the military is ready to declare victory over al-Qaeda in Iraq, but:
Answering The Call
Published on 11 Oct 2007 at 11:41 pm.
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Filed under al qaeda.
An American Jihadi in Somalia. Al-Jazeera:
9 Kids Killed
Published on 11 Oct 2007 at 11:03 pm.
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Filed under Afghanistan, Iraq, al qaeda, military.
By al-Qaeda. You have to be patient, but eventually in this AP article, you will learn that:
Read It And Weep
Published on 1 Oct 2007 at 10:34 pm.
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Filed under Iraq, al qaeda.
Famous last words from AQ’s late al-Tunisi, in note to other AQ leaders:
”We are so desperate for your help.”
War of the Villages
Published on 22 Sep 2007 at 6:35 pm.
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Filed under Iraq, al qaeda.
Omar at Iraq The Model mulls al-Qaeda’s most recent attacks:
This campaign I will call a campaign of self-destruction.
Down For The Count
Published on 22 Sep 2007 at 10:00 am.
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Filed under Afghanistan, Sesame Street, al qaeda, media.
Simmins at Terrorist Death Watch on the difficulties of keeping an accurate count in the ‘Stan. This is a happy story. Someone tell Zawahri. This is a job for that infidel, that instrument of Shaitan, Count von Count.
Meanwhile, accuracy-related issue of a Rather different sort.
Blah Blah Blah Mohammed Jihad
Published on 21 Sep 2007 at 1:14 am.
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Filed under al qaeda.
Remember that guy from that post yesterday who likes listening to al-Qaeda? I like listening to al-Qaeda, too. Listen to this, from al-Zawahri:
“Do not ask President Bush when the soldiers will return; ask instead how many of them will return.”
That guy needs to check in with Terrorist Death Watch and get back to his speech writer.
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How Come?
Published on 15 Sep 2007 at 10:32 am.
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Filed under al qaeda, saudi arabia.
Saudis scratch their heads, try to figure out why just about everywhere you find Islamo-terror, you find Saudis. Are Saudis not blessed with wealth that bubbles out of the ground?
Why They Hate Us Again
Published on 14 Sep 2007 at 1:55 pm.
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Filed under al qaeda.
I thought I was already pretty clear on the subject, but apparently AQ feels the need to belabor the point. New vid from Blackbeard to ”present reasons, motives for attacks on New York, Washington.”
Rock Garden Press Conference
Published on 8 Sep 2007 at 9:52 am.
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Filed under Al Stooges of Three, al qaeda.
Following his 9/11 anniversary speech mocking the Crusader dogs, the Spiritual Head of the As-Yet Unresurrected Caliphate and Sheikh in Chief of Umma Martyrdom Forces faces an adversarial Islamic Press Corps in the Rock Garden.
Sheikh in Chief:
OK, I’ll take some questions now. Hey there, Farouk, I see you have a rocking new keffiyeh … where may I find myself one like that? Heh heh.
Farouk, [...]
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Al Qaeda Gag Shop
Published on 7 Sep 2007 at 4:43 pm.
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Filed under al qaeda.
UPDATE: TPM’s Josh Marshall gets the OBL memo, chimes in with the talking points …
As I skimmed the transcript of the new bin Laden tape with its discussion of global warming, subprime credit woes, Noam Chomsky, Richard Perle, the low tax nirvana of Islam and a bunch of other stuff, I could not help feeling sad again [...]
Terror Talk
Published on 6 Sep 2007 at 9:54 pm.
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Filed under al qaeda.
OBL wants to talk. The worst part is, we have to listen. Need to know what the bearded old goat is yapping about. Now I know how people who hate Bush feel when he gets up to speak. You know, the world’s greatest terrorist. Must feel the same for them, having to listen to him.
Stop Me If You’ve Plotted This One Before …
Published on 6 Sep 2007 at 9:26 am.
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Filed under al qaeda.
I’m waiting for our loyal opposition to start mocking this foiled terror plot. It’s not a real terrorist threat when you arrest them. Terror arrests are good for yuks! Except for the part about when the Cheney-Rove administration starts torturing them and denying them civil jihadi rights. That’s more like … how many oppressed Islamic militants [...]
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Leb News
Published on 3 Sep 2007 at 11:33 pm.
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Filed under al qaeda, lebanon.
Gateway, your go-to place for happy Leb news, like the end of Fatah al-Islam and the death of Absi.
Here’s your other go-to place. Blacksmiths of Lebanon has the vid, and the names and faces of more than 160 fallen in the effort. A great toll, and Lebanon is to be commended for turning on the terrorists [...]
Combat Deaths Down
Published on 3 Sep 2007 at 8:47 am.
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Filed under Iraq, al qaeda, military.
Apparently it’s a mystery:
WASHINGTON — American combat deaths in Iraq have dropped by half in the three months since the buildup of 28,000 additional U.S. troops reached full strength, surprising analysts and dividing them as to why.
Your Jihad
Published on 3 Sep 2007 at 7:53 am.
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Filed under al qaeda.
… Should you choose to accept it. Irritate the Danes:
Call To Jihad
Published on 2 Sep 2007 at 10:07 am.
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Filed under al qaeda.
Reportedly hosted in Minnesota. MEMRI on the latest web missive from Al Qaeda. Turns out you can be part of AQ without even knowing the secret handshake. To be AQ requires only that you do like AQ:
Like Chicken and Ham, Peachy
Published on 2 Sep 2007 at 9:53 am.
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Filed under Iraq, al qaeda.
What did Peachy Carnahan tell Daniel Dravot, the Man Who Would Be King?
“For Gord’s sake, leave the women alone! … Remember the Contrack, and keep clear o’ women.”
Australian LTC David Kilcullen, having just ended his tour as counterinsurgency advisor to Gen. Petraeus, reports that women have been the undoing of Al Qaeda in Iraq. Anatomy [...]
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The Cycle of the Seasons
Published on 27 Aug 2007 at 6:03 am.
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Filed under Iraq, al qaeda.
Every year for the last four years violence has spiked towards the end of summer. There are many reasons for this; Ramadan comes in the late summer and early fall, this year starting 13 September; the weather is favorable to insurgent operations, with no large command structure there is no institutional discipline to compel the [...]
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Fatwas Upon You All!!!
Published on 26 Aug 2007 at 3:28 pm.
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Filed under GWOT, Islam, al qaeda, impending doom!.
By the Beard of the Prophet!
Infidels! Blasphemers! May your Stomachs roast in Hell for all eternity! How long must the Anointed Ones suffer the infernal blathering of Lying Liars Who Lie, like this monstrous Badger-person, who possesses the head of a monkey and snorts entire cattle like crack cocaine!
Throw down your diabolically stupid [...]
No Military Solution
Published on 25 Aug 2007 at 2:28 pm.
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Filed under GWOT, Iraq, al qaeda.
Even as the “surge” progresses across Iraq and it becomes more difficult for those counting on defeat to deny that military progress is being made, we are sagely advised by those same people that even as we are being successful in establishing security and killing the enemy that there is no “military solution” to the [...]
Foolish Myths and a Quick Review of Why Iraq Makes Sense
Published on 13 Aug 2007 at 11:31 pm.
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Filed under Afghanistan, Iraq, al qaeda.
Brilliant as usual, Hitchens debunks myths re al-Qaeda in Iraq, which of course is one of the central bickering points about the war. *
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Math Problem
Published on 9 Aug 2007 at 9:14 am.
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Filed under al qaeda, illegals.
OK, this one is going to require algebra to fully understand the ramifications, and I didn’t do too well at that in high school. But here we go. Pinkerton, Islamic extremists partner with Mexicans:
Darned Zionists
Published on 5 Aug 2007 at 10:40 am.
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Filed under Israel, al qaeda.
Apparently they’re responsible for the destruction of the Golden Mosque in Samarra. Saudi Minister of Culture and Information: The Fatwa for the destruction of Shiite’s holy sites and shrines has been made up by the Zionists and enemies of Islam.
GWOT and Suicidebomb
Published on 4 Aug 2007 at 8:57 am.
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Filed under al qaeda, song.
“I Wanna Be Like Osama.” Libretto in the finest tradition of those pork-eating infidels Gilbert and Sullivan. Must-see vid.
h/t everybody’s favorite Norfolk tractor jockey, Theo. And yes, he’s got your Saturday totty, you perv.
Derka Derka Mohammad Jihad
Published on 31 Jul 2007 at 12:27 pm.
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Filed under Afghanistan, al qaeda.
Jawa with an appreciation of Taliban graduation ceremony vid. In order to more greatly terrify the infidels, they make the speeches in English. Jawa makes an unflattering comparison to Apu. Hey, don’t be dissing Apu! Memo to Taliban: It works better in the original Derkaderkastani. And throw in some ululating next time. Memo to Jawa: its [...]
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Good Ideas, Bad Ideas
Published on 26 Jul 2007 at 11:53 am.
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Filed under GWOT, al qaeda, pols.
WSJ on Guantanamo’s usefulness, and Kondracke on why Dem/GOP should just get along vs. terrorism. WSJ first:
Cracking Elusive AQI Nut(s)
Published on 26 Jul 2007 at 10:40 am.
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Filed under Iraq, al qaeda, military.
Big win for good guys in Iraq. It’s depicted in AP’s effort to grasp the resilience of elusive al-Qaeda in Iraq, Down but Not Out. Valiant effort leaves some key details for last, omits others that might aid to understanding:
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Tribe of Al-Ameriki
Published on 24 Jul 2007 at 10:33 am.
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Filed under Iran, Iraq, al qaeda, media.
Al-Ameriki tribe as we speak is sitting down with the Persians. More on that later. Meanwhile, some light Iraq reading.
McCallister, IIMEF’s tribal advisor in Anbar with four years behind him, at SWJ on counterinsurgency in a tribal society:
Pak Ops
Published on 24 Jul 2007 at 9:20 am.
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Filed under Pakistan, al qaeda.
US rumblings about attacking AQ in Pakistan, where containment isn’t working. Usually, this kind of talk prompts Pak action. Paks distracted at present.
News Flash
Published on 19 Jul 2007 at 9:47 am.
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Filed under Iraq, al qaeda, media.
Terrorists lie:
Help Wanted
Published on 18 Jul 2007 at 10:11 am.
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Filed under Iraq, al qaeda.
Dynamic global organization seeks CEO for key subsidiary in critical market. Must enjoy a challenge, be prepared to make personal sacrifices for the good of the organization.
Enemy of Their Enemy
Published on 17 Jul 2007 at 9:42 am.
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Filed under Iran, al qaeda.
Eli Lake at NY Sun on a new NIE claim that Iran is hosting al-Qaeda:
Qaeda Said What?
Published on 14 Jul 2007 at 11:20 pm.
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Filed under Iraq, al qaeda.
Hoyt and Nance minimize al-Qaeda. Roggio minimizes Hoyt and Nance.
Roggio has a sneaker party all over Nance, doesn’t get into Hoyt. Re Hoyt, all I have to say is this is a precious line coming from the New York Times:
Military experts will tell you that failing to understand your enemy is a prescription for broader failure.
Mrs. Bin Laden
Published on 12 Jul 2007 at 9:49 am.
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Filed under al qaeda.
Touching tale of autumn-spring love, at the foot of the pyramids at Giza, no less:
MOULTON, England - A British granny says she met the latest love of her life on horseback in the shadow of the pyramids at Giza.
And the 51-year-old mother of three and grandmother of fivesays her sixth husband is none other than [...]
AQ Enroute
Published on 10 Jul 2007 at 11:16 pm.
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The latest ABC Blotter terror alert is a lot like that last ”Spectacular” one. It doesn’t tell us much we didn’t already know:
War With Iran
Published on 9 Jul 2007 at 7:54 am.
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Filed under Iran, Iraq, al qaeda, military.
I thought us Crusaders were the hated occupier, the common enemy. Al Qaeda, on the outs with Sunnis in Iraq and eager to change the subject, declares war on Iran. Moqtada al-Sadr, on the outs with Shiites in Iraq, runs there. Fascinating topic, but first, something about Iran’s great concern over the “psychological abuse” of detainees. No, silly, not [...]
“Spectacular”
Published on 1 Jul 2007 at 11:30 pm.
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Filed under al qaeda, courage.
Al-Qaeda has summer plans for you. ABCNews.com’s Blotter:
Dadullah High, Class of 2007
Published on 19 Jun 2007 at 12:03 am.
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Filed under GWOT, al qaeda.
ABC’s Blotter: Teams of suicide bombers on their way. Including 12 year olds. Under the command of Mansoor Dadullah. Could be. I’m more worried about the ones whose graduation ceremony didn’t make the news.
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Awakening
Published on 31 May 2007 at 10:39 pm.
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Filed under Iraq, al qaeda.
It’s not just for Anbar anymore. Roggio notes formation of councils in four provinces around Baghdad … Anbar, Diyala, Salahadin and now Babil … with a threatened al-Qaeda going after the tribal chiefs. This in addition to Sunnis voting with their cellphones in Baghdad, to call in U.S. troops.
It would be wrong to deny support to [...]
Iraq vs. Al-Qaeda
Published on 31 May 2007 at 10:36 pm.
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Filed under Iraq, al qaeda.
Big fight in Baghdad. AP writes with a note of grudging astonishment about Iraqis who actually want American help.
