American Al Qaeda Operative Says Western Countries' Economies 'On The Brink Of Failure'
(As Sahab )
Gadahn's comments came in a one-hour and 30-minute video produced by al Qaeda's media wing As Sahab and released on the Internet on Monday.
"The enemy under the leadership of the unbelieving West has began to stagger and falter, and the results of its unabated bleeding has began to show on its economy, which is on the brink of failure," said Gadahn.
Gadahn appeared dressed in a greyish Pakistani traditional dress, and sitting at a desk with two computers to his right and a Kalashnikov and a suicide belt hanging on the wall behind him. He looked a little thinner than usual.
He dismissed efforts by U.S. President Barack Obama to improve relations with the Muslim world, saying that his predecessors had all made the same claim but all, including President Obama himself, have maintained the same policies and the same approach towards Muslims.
"Obama's own statements contradict his claims," Gadahn asserted, as he referred to the U.S. president's assurances to Israel that Jerusalem will remain its undivided capital, and his pledge to increase U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
Gadahn then went to claim that big U.S. corporations and financial institutions, which he said were mostly run by corrupt individuals, dictated America's domestic and foreign policies.
He mentions the case of Bernard Madoff and referred to books written by American author John Perkins, in which he talked about his efforts to spread U.S. political, military, cultural, and economic dominance, during the years he spent as what he called "an economic hitman."
The video also included a documentary-style historical introduction at the beginning that Gadahn described as being about crimes perpetrated by U.S. forces in the different wars it fought in the 20th century. He referred to the killing of Germans during World War II, the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the use of agent orange in Vietnam. "Agent orange contains Dioxin, one of the most poisonous substances on earth," he noted, adding that "just three ounces of it in the water supplies of New York, is enough to poison its entire population."
The video contained excerpts from statements released previously by other al Qaeda leaders, such as al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, his deputy Ayman al Zawahri, al Qaeda's leader in Afghanistan Mustafa Abu al Yazid and al Qaeda ideologue Abu Yahya al Libi.
Their statements all stressed on jihad as the only way to rid Muslim countries from their corrupt rulers and liberate them from Western occupation.
It also included footage of operations carried out by Arab and Afghan fighters against NATO and Afghan forces in Afghanistan, including a succession of rocket attacks, IED attacks and suicide bombings.
Gadahn pointed to a U.S. army handbook called "Route Clearance" that he said was seized during an attack on U.S. forces. A copy of the handbook has been distributed along with the video.
The book explains the various tools and techniques used by the U.S. army to minimize the damage caused by IED attacks. Gadahn noted that the procedures explained in the handbook were not being followed, and suggested that this was probably because the U.S. war budget did not allow its forces to have the necessary number of minesweepers to carry out such complicated operations.
He also deducted that the failure by U.S. minesweepers such as the Husky to detect the militants' mines was either caused by the inefficiency of the vehicle or that of its operators. He insinuated that the minesweepers' operators probably chose to sacrifice a "relatively cheaper Humvee, than a highly priced Husky."
"After all, what's wrong with a few soldiers dying to save uncle Sam from having to account for the waste of another few hundred grands," said Gadahn.
The tape also included footage showing preparations for an attack on Camp Salerno in Khost. This included reconnaissance pictures of the base, with U.S. helicopters taking off and landing, as well as pictures of the operatives who carried out the attack undergoing training, dressed in full military gear.
An attack fitting the description of that mentioned in this tape was reported in August 2008. According to the U.S. military, the militants failed to gain entry to the camp and 13 were killed.
The video also revealed a new technique used by the group for suicide operations, consisting of placing a number of rocket launchers on top of the vehicles, and firing those rockets before the suicide bomber detonates the car bomb.
Posted by Missyriver at 12:08 PM : Apr 14, 2009
there have been pirates for over 1000 years. Al Qaeda, Iran. NK have been our declared enemies since 2001. The only new one is China, and they have not declared themselves to be our enemy nor have we declared them as such.
The Chinese are our most prolific economic johns and financially we are joined at the hip with them.
For 800 years the Moors lived in peace with Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians. They developed our number system, and enjoyed great philosophy and architecture. At this time Europe was composed of illiterates, in huts, in wooden "fortresses?.
What we call our culture we got from the Muslims through the Crusaders. They brought our "civilization" back from the Middle East, as all science, history, education, philosophy and government in the West were lost at the collapse of Rome. If you have read any history, then you have encountered the "Dark Ages" called such because there are no known records of the West during that time because no one knew how to write. Of course the Crusaders, with the blessings of their god, also killed a lot of the people in the Middle East while learning from them, but what the heck, they were Muslim Infidels, and Christians killing infidels is always acceptable.
After being kicked out of the Middle East by Saladin, the Westerner?s turned, well, West and went to the New World, where they encountered the Mayans and Incas. These people didn?t have modern weapons and as such were easy prey for the heavily armored Europeans. They were also infidels, so killing them and taking their gold for the Christian Monarchy was all right. As usual, the Europeans immediately began rounding up the locals to be sold as slaves, which is also a good thing to do with infidels.
Then the loving Christians created the Inquisition!! For many centuries, some claim it is still around, the Inquisition tortured and brutally murdered people who did not love god correctly. I guess the Inquisitors knew what god wanted and how to give it to him/her. I guess god wanted lots of dead people, and slaves. He/She must have wanted slaves, because the Christians enslaved everyone they defeated, and all the minorities they could find. Slavery must have been acceptable.
And now we enter our time. Muslims bad, Christians good. Take no heed of the fact that both Radical Evangelists and Radical Islamists are very similar in their hates and dislikes. Both want women to be subservient second level humans, both distrust educated people, both enjoy killing gays, and neither thinks boys and girls should be alone together. The only thing that separates Radical Christians in the U.S. from Radical Muslims in Iran is a non-secular U.S. Constitution, and if the Christlamists get their way, that will be replaced with ?Natural Law?. Oh, did I forget to mention that the Radical Islamists want to replace non-secular law with Sharia Law? Check it out, another similarity!!
The Holy Wars are not won with men and machinery, but with kindness and thought... something most Americans seem incapable of.
Gee Nancy I guess in 1400 years no one every tried to be nice to Muslims. lol!! There will never be peace with them because of Islam. You might want to educate yourself on the subject.
We should be leaving Afghan. as it is nothing but an Islamic sewer that is not going to change. AQ is not the only threat, as political Islam is an even bigger threat to life as we know it. It is time to end Muslim immigration.
Child Marriage and More Child Abuse in the American Muslim Community~Audio!
http://islaminaction08.blogspot.com/2009/04/child-marriage-and-more-child-abuse-in.html
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http://islaminaction08.blogspot.com/2009/04/usmore-islamic-orgs-threaten-to-end.html
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http://islaminaction08.blogspot.com/search?q=american+muslims+no+different+from+the+rest
Now we are focusing on Afghanistan. Where we should have been for the last 8 years. Once again cleaning up the mess left by Bush and the republicans.
But Bush and the repubs were far more interested in stealing the oil than in protecting Americans.
As always republicans are Party First Country second.
Posted by schotzy81 at 7:23 AM : Apr 14, 2009
I guess you have forgotten that it was Bush and the republican cowards that decided not to pursue Bin Laden and Al Queda.
Instead he started a war with Iraq. A country that had nothing whatsoever to do with Al Queda
So now, we have switched our focus to the place where they are. The place that Bush ignored and allowed them to prosper.
I guess that is what you are in favor, seeing as how you still support George Moron Bush and the rest of the republican cowards.