Al Qaeda using women suicide attackers as convenient scapegoats

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin | Permalink 0

If women suicide bombers expect respect from their male counterparts, they are sorely mistaken. It appears that women are being inducted into terrorist ranks to mock the masculinity of Muslim men. Professor Mohammad Hafiz, an expert on Islamic terrorism, informed MSNBC about this startling fact. Women, he points out, are just baits for men to join in increasing numbers into jihadi groups. Traditional Islamic society prohibits unrelated women and men from mixing, leave alone engaging in any physical contact. This taboo is being used by unscrupulous terrorist groups who are arming women with explosives. Guards in the Middle East and especially Iraq are mostly men. They will hardly ever frisk a woman. So women terrorists have an easy entry where male terrorists have hard times entering. In 2005, Sajida al-Rishawi along with her husband tried to blow up a hotel in Jordan. Her husband succeeded in blowing himself up but she failed. Her case attracted a lot of attention from the international media at that time. Then there was the revengeful attack by a woman belonging to Saddam Hussein’s Baath party. Her two sons were killed by Iraqi security forces while fighting for the al Qaeda. Women have been known to periodically rise during peak male militancy. In fact, we have global mythology and history replete with references to the power of militant women. Diana and her female warriors, in Greek myths; the Amazons in South America and the matriarchies run by Sappho and Lesbia, all exalt female power. Are our jihadi women too in the same line? And is there anything new about this entry of women into the ranks of the terrorists? Pundits declare that this increased recruitment of women show a desperation in militant ranks. The female insurgents are a sign that the numbers of male terrorists are declining. This argument is rooted in a naive patriarchal bias. The ferocity and violence which women are capable of are underestimated. The truth is more chilling. Women are being inducted into terrorist ranks for two reasons. Women are protected by Islam. Terrorists being only hypocritical sado-masochists show their true colors when they disregard every Sharia injunction by admitting women to their ranks. The male terrorists are not decreasing, but they are getting increasingly afraid of dying. In sync with their policy of oppressing women, they are now asking women to even do the dying for them. Terrorism involves big money and no doubt, the men want to live to enjoy that cash. So women are convenient scapegoats forced to pander to perverted passions.

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Al Qaeda releases jihad training book

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Besides attracting Muslim youth from madrassas, the Al Qaeda has gone a step ahead in drawing and instigating young boys by releasing a military field manual propagating how to be a jihadi. The Al Qaeda has gone the academic way for inspiring young Muslims to take to jihad. The manual published in Pashto language uses pictures of militant training. Guess who is the first to receive the book? Pakistan, of course, and that too, tribal Wajiristan, the most supportive to militant training camps, often considered to be safe haven for them. The new development comes after Al Qaeda’s Omar’s missiles last year, a code of conduct for jihadis preaching suicide bombings. But, the new avatar comes in the form of a book, which ranges from suicide bombing tactics to safe bomb attacks, from blowing infrastructure to forming suicide battalions, from attacking enemy vehicles to exploding with a gun, from using nature (trees, forests) in their savage means to attracting youth from all strata of the society by inciting against other religions. The book preaches jihad in every means. Jihad, which the Al Qaeda militants term as the holy war, has taken innumerable lives around the globe, the Kashmir violence, the 9/11 attacks, London attacks, Madrid bombings, Mumbai train attacks and the most awesome going on in Iraq. Al Qaeda is growing enormously with every passing day. Its militant tactics have helped in gaining more and more Muslim youth into its jihad. The release of such a book calls for the danger looming on the globe. World needs to jointly fight terror and nip it in the bud. A lot of time has been wasted and a lot needs to be done. Image Via: Telegraph

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Freed South Korean hostages return home after their ordeal in Taliban captivity

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After their ordeal in Afghanistan, the two women South Korean hostages returned to motherland, with a nightmare of a lifetime in their eyes. The Taliban released the two last week as a goodwill gesture, the only positive outcome of their talks with the negotiators. As the two women return to their homeland, the ordeal of their stay in Taliban captivity will continue spacing their minds long after. After the acquittal of the two, Kim Gi-Na and Kim Kyung-Ja, the ill-fated group of 23 South Koreans that left for Afghanistan is now left with 19 with the Taliban as hostages. The two male hostages have already been killed by their brutal captors. And the life of the remaining 19 keeps hanging on the noose, any day anything can happen, as the talks between the Taliban and the negotiators did not produce any fruitful result for both sides. And the Taliban has already warned that unless their prisoner militant brothers are not released, they will not leave the hostages. And the direst consequence will be the slaughter of all the South Koreans in Taliban captivity. Those remaining 19 hostages are not as lucky as Kim Na and Kim Ja. Even as the two returned home, no sign of happiness was to be seen. The fear of their ordeal and their worry for their fellow compatriots was apparent on their gloomy face. As the families of the remaining 19 hostages wait anxiously every moment for their kin to come back, no sign of a possible return seems likely as for now. Image Via: Yahoo

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Taliban on soldiers’ phone tapping spree

Posted on February 3, 2012 by admin | Permalink 0

Taliban in Afghanistan is tapping mobile phones of British soldiers to dread their families, a smart tactic to create panic. Taliban presence in Afghanistan is on the rise and with it problems of the American and British forces are escalating. British soldiers are particularly on the hit list of the Taliban, which is using weird tactics to aggravate the situation and create panic. There have been complaints that Taliban is tapping British soldiers’ phones. Once, the details of the soldier are out to the militants, they make horrendous calls to his family, threatening it that its kin serving in Afghanistan has been killed in fight. Smart tactics, isn’t it? Similar ploy has been used frequently in Iraq by the insurgent forces there. Therefore, the British soldiers have been advised not to use their mobiles while on operation as the Taliban can very effectively make use of the situation and run away with it. Sounds strange that militants have every access to technology. However, looking at Afghanistan, where the situation is so worse that even availability of mobiles and phones is rare, soldiers are tempted to carry their own cell phones to be in touch with their families. One must understand that family is the first resort in war for a person and for a soldier the support of his kith and kin is a must especially when so far away from home for such a lengthy period and particularly because violence erupts every now and then. What a pity! Still, the situation can become bad from worse and keeping in mind the peace of their families, soldiers should abstain from carrying mobiles on duty. Image1 Image2 Source: Telegraph

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Al-Qaeda’s papers reveals Qaeda is in crisis!

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin | Permalink 0

Can you believe Al-Qaeda, world’s largest terror group is frightened seeing its fighters leaving the organization? Recent documents captured by US troops reveals that Al-Qaeda leaders in Iraq show the group has been weakened and that civilian anti-insurgency groups are making an impact. In a statement a a local al-Qaeda leader said, I am Abu-Tariq, emir of the al-Layin and al-Mashahdah sector. We were mistreated, cheated and betrayed by some of our brothers.Those people were nothing but hypocrites, liars and traitors and were waiting for the right moment to switch sides with whoever pays those most. Last year, many ordinary Sunnis in Iraq had showed their unwillingness to fight. The credit of this goes to Awakening movement started by US force that helped 80,000 Sunnis have joined the tribal groups of concerned local citizens (CLCs). Well, this is certainly good news, though I would suggest caution. A major reason for a lot of these Iraqi born fighters changing sides is pay. They are simply being better paid. Also, as happened in Bosnia, the foreign jihadis are interfering with their daily lives, enforcing Islamic doctrine at a level which causes resentment among the locals. The craziest part of this is that a lot of these men were in the Iraqi army, which was disarmed, disbanded and the troops sent home to no jobs. Many of them have been recruited for the insurgency, giving them an income and a purpose in life. A l-Qaeda in Iraq was always only 1-3% of the resistance in Iraq. What about the Al-Qaeda in Pakistan? Who want to answer this question. Mr. Bush I expect an answer form you. Source: Times Online

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12 hostages freed but South Korea draws flak

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin | Permalink 0

The hostage crisis is finally heading to its climax, but leaving scores of questions behind it. What will be the repercussions of South Korea bowing to Taliban? The South Korean hostage drama is near its end, with 12 of the 19 hostages released, the remaining 7 hope to be freed soon. However, the entire unfolded when the Taliban militants, who demanded release of their militant brothers from jail in return, abducted a team of 23 South Korean aid workers. Negotiations were held, without any outcome that was feasible. Nonetheless, two ill hostages were released by their abductors on a goodwill note and 12 out of remaining 19 have been freed now. But, this has come with a price. South Korea has set a dangerous precedent in directly negotiating with the Taliban and paying heed to their demands, as Seoul has agreed to withdraw its troops from Afghanistan and not let any of its citizen be it engineers or aid workers enter the war-marred land. But, the government of South Korea was under immense pressure from its pubic and kith and kin of the hostages because the number was 23 of which two were killed earlier. However, the story of the crisis doesn’t end here. It is the beginning of a new war that Taliban will bestow on nations like South Korea that can be easily held hostage to its demands. But, only time is going to tell who becomes victim and who victimizes. Image1 Image2 Via: Reuters

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50 militants killed in Afghan battle

Posted on February 2, 2012 by admin | Permalink 0

Afghanistan seems to be a gory picture of stretching militant attacks, fighting and insurgency. In a recent encounter between NATO troops and Taliban militants, around 50 insurgents were killed, while the army too had a few casualities. Inhabiting several hundreds of thousands of Taliban and Al Qaeda militants, Afghanistan is a daily battleground with sporadic fighting, clashes going on between the U.S. led NATO coalition forces and the terrorists. More than 3000 have lost their lives this year, the most vulnerable to death and destruction being the innocent civilians. Be it Helmand, Kabul or Kandhar, the death toll is mounting for the troops and the militants, whose accurate number has never been precisely known. As Afghanistan prepares itself for forthcoming winter, battle between Taliban and the NATO forces heads to a new battleground. With most of the coalition forces attacking the insurgents with air raids, the militants are killing troops in ambush attacks. In a way, both the terrorists and the NATO fighters have fallen to the deathtraps laid for them by each other. The Taliban militants have also taken to a new recourse, tapping mobile phones of soldiers to create panic back home. Afghanistan has been in the midst of violence ever since the Soviet troops moved in to it, pressing the panic button for the poor Afghans resulting in a bloody violent situation from which the country has not yet recovered. The story of Afghanistan is a sad tale of misery of its people suffering from Taliban brutality and events that unfolded afterwards and the war on terror has neither helped significantly. What fate lies ahead for Afghanistan is a billion dollars question, the answer to which mums the most rhetoric. Image1 Image2 Image3 Source: BBC

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Laos: When traitors feign humanity

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin | Permalink 0

If a man can betray his own country then he can and will definitely betray the nation which bought him out. And when traitors talk of humanity and fair play, one wonders where all this humanity was when they sold out their own people. The ethnic Hmong tribes in Laos had once eagerly agreed to serve the US. They fought against their own people. In fact these mountain-people were so efficient that no direct US involvement was necessary. This is in stark contrast to Vietnam where ordinary Vietnamese never thought of selling out their country en masse. Now the Hmong are lamenting their fates and neglect by both the US and the Communist Laos government. The International Herald Tribune reports of Hmong veterans wanting to be repatriated to the US. All their whining about justice and equal opportunities in Laos is only a cover-up for wanting to desert their own country for lives of luxury in the US. It is ironical that they have pinned their hopes on the arch-opportunist, the US. If the US accepts their claims then it is a tacit admission of employing spies in foreign countries. The Laos People’s Army is well known for its ruthlessness and intolerance for capitalist ideologies. In this it is wrong. But is it wrong to rid one’s motherland of the pestilence of time-serving unpatriotic rabble? The Western media has started a concerted campaign of showing the Laos Government in a bad light. It is as if the Laos Government is wrong to wage war against these groups who have waged war against the nation. It as if the Government had once coerced these men to sell their souls to the US. This sort of journalism is part of a concerted effort to shift blame from the US and the UK for past wrongs. If we start believing that the Hmongs are more wronged against than wronging, then we will associate Communism with tyranny. This is what the rich nations of the world want. Without the balancing force of Marxism, the rich will have a freehand in endlessly exploiting the poor. The West needs poor nations to believe that their poverty is of their own making. The US wants to show the Communist Laos government in a bad light. People who turn against the State for selfish needs should be punished. This will deter future traitors. Laos will breathe easy when the Hmong- problem is settled. Otherwise the fear of future betrayals remains. Let the CIA who once paid these base mercenaries, come to their help. Source: IHT

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South Korean hostages set free by Taliban

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin | Permalink 0

The South Korean hostage drama is finally over, with all the remaining hostages freed by the Taliban. Is it the beginning of operation blackmail? South Korean hostages are no longer hostage to the Taliban. Their 8-week long ordeal ended after their brutal captors handed over the remaining seven in breakaway groups. But, what motivated the Taliban to set their hostages free? Neither the South Korean government nor the Taliban is uttering a word in this regard. What is known is that Taliban’s initial demand of bartering the hostages with their prisoner brethren was rejected. So, what was it that changed the minds of Taliban, any kind of humanitarian feeling? Nay, I don’t think that brutal masters can take such an extravagant step, that too, for a humanitarian cause. But, whatever be the reason, one thing is sure, Taliban emerged victorious out of the entire drama enacted and played by them at the cost of 23 lives, out of which two hostages were earlier massacred brutally by them. They were able to persuade South Korea to draw its troops, aid workers and engineers out of Afghanistan. The South Korean Government heeded to these demands to save the lives of its 21 citizens abducted by Taliban in July. But, hasn’t the Korean government set a dangerous precedent? Yes, of course, such a costly step by the Korean Government is going to prove expensive, particularly because the other side at the negotiating table was Taliban, who never leave a stone unturned to go to any extent to force their illegitimate demands on their rival governments or democracy. Democracy once again emerged the loser, but no one is sure about the future. What Taliban has gained out of it, they can easily held any democratic regime hostage to it through its abduction spree. The Taliban wants to rule Afghanistan and the world if possible. Image Source: USA TODAY

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Tensions in Darfur rise as clashes escalate to intense tribal wars

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin | Permalink 0

Oh, bird, I am not a sniper, don’t fly away from me , is a line that is being sung by the schoolchildren in Singita village, south Darfur, at the start of the day! These words sound strange from the mouths of children but this is one of their ways of pleading to the Immanent Will to cut down the massive violence they have been witnessing from the last four years. Until now, it was the battle of the Darfurians with poverty, violence, terror, diseases and death itself. Now, it has erupted among them and the tribes seem on the verge of genocide. The war has no more restricted itself among government, janjaweeds and African rebels; it has broken amongst them and has been escalating ever since. Darfur is now witnessing what we can say ‘man against man’. The Terjem and the Mahria tribes of the region who are well known for their reign of terror which they exhibit through rapes and loots are busy fighting each other in their thirst for power. In the river valley called Bulbul, there has been a relentless fight going on, bullets pouring from each side like rain drops during monsoons. Two other tribes known as the Habanniya and the Salamat are heating up too. The conflict which was first being seen as a consequence of a political move in a bid to genocide the non-Arabs of the area has altered taking a form of an Arab against Arab move, making all of the tribes settled in the region vulnerable. This mass struggle has already resulted in killing of hundreds and displacement of thousands of people. This Arab versus Arab war as per the U.N. officials has killed more people. The war is being reasoned as a struggle between various tribes for evolution as the supreme power and control of others. The nation has been started to being compared to Somalia, where a galaxy of rebel armies reside, making it impossible for anyone to escape loot, rape, molestation etc. The conflict is taking a toll on the non-Arab tribes too. Recalling the days after July 31st, when Mahria tribesman killed more then sixty Terjem men, Abakar Ahmed Abdul Rahman, a leader of the non-Arab tribe called the Fur said, ‘It was strange. A few days after the fighting, a Mahria elder came up to me and said: ‘Tell your people not to go back to the camp. They’re safe in the village. We don’t have a problem with you.’ I know these people. They killed my wife and burned my hut. I’ll never trust them.’ Maurizio Giuliano, a spokesman for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs for Sudan said, The fragmentation of armed groups is among our major concerns. This is making the situation even more complex, and more difficult for civilians as well as for humanitarians trying to help them. More intriguing is the argument given by the wali or the governor of South Darfur, Ali Mahamoud Mohammed. He quotes that such clashes are ‘just a natural part of the life of the tribes’ and a thing which has been there for ages and has been witnessed by almost everyone growing up in the region. What the ‘wali’ fails to understand is that the clashes have taken a form of war which has no evitable end. Moreover, the wars have intensified in their length and breadth making the warriors leave no one be it the aid workers, the villagers, the government officials or their own brothers. Unbelievable but in a true instance, there were six attacks reported in a single day in August. Traveling is no more an option as the fear of tribes or militia hovers around. Poverty continues amidst all the chaos and so does diseases, leaving the innocent people of Darfur more sinned against sin itself. What initiated four years back as a clash between a few rebels and government, gradually turned into a war among Arabs and non-Arabs has now reinstated as a war among the tribes and the tribes and the government, leaving Darfur as a place with chaos at its epitome and humans worse then the Satan’s. The same huts have been rebuilt, the same lands been recultivated, to be burnt once again, to witness spilling blood once again, to be blotched once again! Source: NYtimes Image credit: Realitybasednation

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