by Rod Dreher Belief Net Raymond Ibrahim, translator and editor of "The Al Qaeda Reader," points out that if you read Osama bin Laden's messages to the West, they're full of reciprocity -- the idea that we, al-Qaeda, go after the West to avenge sins against Muslims by the kaffir (infidels). But, Ibrahim says, if you read the words bin Laden and his followers direct towards … [Read more...]
Analysis: Al-Qaida’s video production unit
by Shaun Waterman United Press International (UPI) WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- A central plank of the al-Qaida resurgence noted by U.S. analysts is its sophisticated messaging and propaganda strategy, spearheaded by a state-of-the-art in-house multimedia production facility producing high-quality videos every three days or so. The as-Sahab Institute, as the terror network's … [Read more...]
Interview on the Al Qaeda Reader
Blog Talk Radio: Atlas Shrugs http://raymond.uhurunetwork.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/261.mp3 … [Read more...]
Peace to Whoever Follows Guidance
More al Qaeda double talk National Review Online As with every message directed to the West, Osama bin Laden's most recent address begins and ends with his hallmark sentence: "Peace to whoever follows guidance." What exactly are Americans and Europeans to understand by this simple statement? Considering that it is always anchored in messages rife with grievances and … [Read more...]
Brandace Simmons, Roll Call
The Al Qaeda Reader by Raymond Ibrahim New York: Doubleday, 2007. 352 pp. $15.95, paper. Reviewed by Brandace Simmons Roll Call A new book of never-before-translated documents and press statements by al-Qaida leaders offers new insight into the motives behind the group responsible for carrying out the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Raymond Ibrahim, a technician … [Read more...]