Soldiers Of Jihad...
Fascinating web site… It looks like there is indeed a sort of a traveling army of international mercenaries, the soldiers of Jihad. The same people fight in Chechnya, in Palestine and in other places. For the first time I understood a little better why the Russians were so mad because of the US and NATO war against Belgrad. Their claim that they are a Front State in a war against international terrorism may not be entirely self-serving an off the wall.
In the Russian language version of the Palestinian Information Center (see link off the site) they claim that some 4000 Israeli nationals didn’t show up for work on Tuesday the 11th at the WTC, with the implication that they knew something (or were involved?). To quote Dr. Goebbels (?sp), the bigger the lie, the more people are likely to believe it. Sure thing… 4000 loudmouth Israelis know something like that and don’t tell a soul.
The sites are very professionally organized and run. They are rich in hatred, lies, and religious quotations. I think one must make the effort to remember that they represent, basically, the professional fighters and extremists, and not the broad masses of Moslems.
minna.com
Here is the beginning of a “profile” of a fighter by the name Khattab:
Nickname or 'nom de guerre': Ibn-ul-Khattab, also known as Khattab
Real name: Undisclosed
Position: Ameer (Commander) of the Foreign Mujahideen Forces in the Caucasus
Born: 1970
Nationality: GCC Member State in the Arabian Gulf
Languages spoken: Arabic, Russian, English, Pushto Birthplace: Arabian Gulf
Experience in Jihad: 12 years
Lands of Jihad visited: Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Chechnya
"If you would have told me in Afghanistan that a day will come when we will be fighting the Russians INSIDE Russia, I would never have believed you." [Ibn-ul-Khattab]
Born in the Arabian Gulf, Khattab was brought up in a relatively wealthy and educated family. He grew up to be a brave and strong teenager, who was known to be daring and fearless. After mastering the English language, he obtained a place in an American High School in 1987. 1987 was the peak of the Afghan Jihad against the invading army of the (then) Soviet Union. Youngsters from all over the Muslim world were flocking to Afghanistan after responding to the calls of Jihad made by Islamic personalities such as Sheikh Abdullah Azzam (assassinated 1989), Sheikh Tamim Adnani (died 1988) and Usama bin Ladin. Miraculous accounts of heroic feats and daring displays of valour against the World Superpower were reaching the ears of the Muslims. As the time approached for him to leave for a new life of education in the U.S., Khattab decided to follow many of his friends and relatives to Afghanistan for a short visit. Since the day he waved good-bye to his parents and family, at the end of 1987, he has never returned home since. |
