US Creates Its Own Enemies - Terrorist Groups Still Growing
Al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri said a Libyan Islamist group had joined the militant organisation and he urged mujahideen in North Africa to topple the leaders of Libya, Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.
“Today, with grace from God, the Muslim nation witnesses a blessed step … Honourable members of the Fighting Islamic Group in Libya announce that they are joining the al Qaeda group to continue the march of their brothers,” Zawahri said in a recording posted on Saturday.
The Libyan group would be the second militant organisation to join al Qaeda this year after Algeria’s armed GSPC said in January it had won approval from Osama bin Laden to rename itself Al Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb.
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UP TO 150 Islamic radicals travelled from Britain to Iraq to join up with a “British brigade” that has been established by Al-Qaeda leaders to fight coalition forces.The flow of young Muslim men from western Europe to Iraq has increased dramatically in the past two years. The “pipeline” of suspected terrorists is being fuelled by growing resentment about American and British policy and scandals such as the mistreatment of inmates at the Abu Ghraib prison.
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King George has repeatedly touted how “ Thanks to the men and women of the United States military, our strategy is working — we are winning the war on terror. “
President Bush declared, “We have the terrorists on the run. We’re keeping them on the run. One by one, the terrorists are learning the meaning of American justice.” Several months later, Attorney General John Ashcroft claimed, “We are winning the war on terrorism.”
Just today, Bush made his case to confirm Judge Mukasey in his radio address: “In a time of war, it is vital for the President to have a full national security team in place — and the Attorney General is a key member of that team. The Attorney General is America’s top law enforcement officer, with critical responsibilities for preventing terrorist attacks and protecting our Nation.”
Oh yes. The hearts and minds of those poor folks we expected to throw roses onto the liberating forces are surely genuflecting at our occupation. They are so grateful for the sloppy bombs our air attacks provide. They trust the discretion of the American occupation forces who cannot tell a Sunni from a Shi’a. Americans, who have no preparation for the culture they have invaded, are insulting a heritage that existed thousands of years before America was a twinkle in someone’s eye. The more collateral damage, the more terrorists we create. This happens everywhere we send our forces. I blame the training. I blame the administration who accepts collateral damage as acceptable. From careful to careless we create our own enemies from what used to be our friends. Where did all those imaginary “surgical strikes” go? Why are we still so sloppy? This administration gives poor lip service to the orphans, widows and refugees it has created. Thank you George Bush for making sure a new generation of enemies will be available for your wondrous World War Three. You are fulfilling a sick prophesy at the expense of the planet.
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