Al Qaeda has announced the establishment of a new branch, called "Qaedat al-Jihad in the Indian Subcontinent." The group reports to Mullah Omar, the head of the Afghan Taliban, and is led by a former commander in the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan who also served as a sharia official in al Qaeda's branch in Pakistan. The ultimate goal of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent is the same as al Qaeda's: to establish a global caliphate and impose sharia, or Islamic law.As Sahab, al Qaeda's official media outlet, released a lengthy video promoting the creation of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent today. The video, which was published on various Internet video sites, including YouTube, features Ayman al Zawahiri as well as Asim Umar, the new emir of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, and Usama Mahmoud, the group's spokesman....
Zawahiri says the group will defend the "vulnerable in the Indian subcontinent, in Burma, Bangladesh, Assam, Gujurat, Ahmedabad, and Kashmir ..." and "your brothers in Qaedat al-Jihad did not forget you and that they are doing what they can to rescue you from injustice, oppression, persecution, and suffering."...
Al Qaeda has promoted the Asim Umar, the new emir of Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent, in several propaganda releases by As Sahab in the past two years. Umar was previously identified by al Qaeda as a commander in the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, a jihadist group closely linked to al Qaeda, in a video released by As Sahab in July 2013.
In the video, Umar called on Indian Muslims to participate in the "global jihad to give a final push to the collapsing edifice of America."
Umar also identified the US as a prime enemy and said "lives are being sacrificed in this jihad to defeat America and its allies everywhere."
He focused on the growing jihad in Syria, and said that "[a]fter Iraq, the black flags of Khorasan are heading for Syria." The Khorasan is a region in Asia that includes Afghanistan and Pakistan, and is considered a key battleground by al Qaeda.
Umar also indicated in that speech that al Qaeda was integrating with other jihadist groups and traveling to Syria to fight.
"Al Qaeda and other Mujahideen have taken the leadership of this movement in their own hands," he said. "Several groups have gone to Syria from Afghanistan and are leading the Jihad there."...
I'm so glad our "master chess player" president who is, like, the smartest guy alive, is so hell-bent on getting these guys and really wrecking them with his superior Smart Power that, you know, they aren't able to pull off any major expansions, or anything....
The reference to Mullah Omar is a deliberate delineation of authority that will also serve as a bit of a slap in the face to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the ISIL commander. Like Highlanders, there can only be one Emir of the Faithful. Also worth remembering is the reference to Khorasan.[/FONT][/COLOR]
I though Al Qaeda was on the run and decimated? Isn't that what Obama said, and the Democrats repeated endlessly?
Muslims in Hindu India? What are they about 9 percent of the population?
India will annihilate them. India doesn't tolerate terrorists very well. And India doesn't have much love for Muslims. Just look how much they loath their neighbor Pakistan a predominately Muslim country.
I call bull****.
I though Al Qaeda was on the run and decimated? Isn't that what Obama said, and the Democrats repeated endlessly?
I though Al Qaeda was on the run and decimated? Isn't that what Obama said, and the Democrats repeated endlessly?
As pointed out, a few people with an internet connection can claim to "open a branch". Is it something that needs to be kept on eye on? Absolutely. Should we be ****ting in our pants? No.
I question the magnatude of this situation and it could very well be this is a PR campaign by Al-Qaeda to keep from being irrelevent since the rise of ISIS. It does need to be kept in observation though for the time being.
They announced a branch? Are they like a bank, with tellers and everything?
Seriously, all it takes is 10 guys and an Internet connection, and AQ can say it has a "branch." Issuing a communiqués is not a show of strength.
We just weren't told that AlQaeda was on the run. all right - to India and Syria to lead the jihad there, it appears. :thumbdown:
I though Al Qaeda was on the run and decimated? Isn't that what Obama said, and the Democrats repeated endlessly?
George Bush was saying the same thing a decade ago. Think only democratic presidents spoon feed you bull****??
Excellent point. Yet in the case with our current President it's more about the vast quantity of bull**** and the variety.
Whatever indeed.Whatever dude.
Yes narrowly looking at one specific instance one could claim equivalency. Yet my point was looking at Obama broadly, the variety and vast amount of bull**** that comes from his administration dwarfs possibly most if not all past Presidents.This thread was started to ridicule Obama for saying that al Qaeda is decimated, while pointing out that actually they are expanding. I then pointed out that 6 months into the Iraq war, Bush was saying the same thing, using the exact same language, which demonstrates the partisan nature of the op.
Whatever indeed.
Yes narrowly looking at one specific instance one could claim equivalency. Yet my point was looking at Obama broadly, the variety and vast amount of bull**** that comes from his administration dwarfs possibly most if not all past Presidents.
The op was posted to specifically ridicule Obama for declaring the very same thing Bush did eleven years ago, and proves the partisan nature of the thread. This thread, very specific, not broad.
The intent of the OP is irrelevant. If you want to complain about it - complain to the poster who posted it.
George Bush was saying the same thing a decade ago. Think only democratic presidents spoon feed you bull****??
Except that Bush Junior corrected himself.....then explained that out with the War on Terror and it would not be like any other war we fought. Then explained that he knew Americans were War weary. But this was a War we cannot lose. That we must stay vigilant no matter how long the time.
He also mention Americans may not want the fight and the war to be over.....doesn't mean our enemy does.
In which he was correct and as our Enemy has shown.
That's precisely what I did, remember, you injected yourself, admitted my point was "excellent" and then in order to still find some way to criticise Obama, threw out your silly, and unprovable assertion that Obama bull****s more than Bush did. Which serves to prove my point, as with the op poster, you too are a mere partisan! What an asinine comment. The intent of the op in this thread is irrelevant!! Lol.
Improvable? Hardly. Youtube has tons of it. I've posted a list of lies this administration has made - totally provable. News flash: everyone's partisan, and I've never claimed I was not partisan especially about Obama. In fact, I've been a very harsh critic BECAUSE of the amount and variety of lies by this administration. Again, complain about the intent of this OP to someone else....
Your news flash flopped. Most people are partisan. But not everybody.
Wtf. GWBush specifically declared that al Qaeda was decimated, and "not a problem any more"! And that was six months into the Iraq war. Are you blind to your partisan bull****. Both of these presidents have been full of ****. But in your typical partisan crap. Bush gets excused for saying the same thing that Obama gets roasted for. Jeeeesus dude. How will we ever fix ANYTHING when partisans are on the loose.
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