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Al Qaeda Posts Online Magazine
Al Qaeda has, reportedly, published the first issue of an online magazine aimed at recruitment of Muslims to get rid of the infidels and apostates (Americans and Iraqi aides) in Iraq.
Washington-based counterterrorism specialist Evan Kohlmann said the magazine aims at 'conveying the sense that the organization is professional, capable, and really understands what they're doing."
It was designed as 'an attempt to refute the idea that Zarqawi and these people are desperate. . . . It shows that these people have time on their hands and don't have to worry about mobility," he said.
Al Qaeda has, reportedly, published the first issue of an online magazine aimed at recruitment of Muslims to get rid of the infidels and apostates (Americans and Iraqi aides) in Iraq.
Washington-based counterterrorism specialist Evan Kohlmann said the magazine aims at 'conveying the sense that the organization is professional, capable, and really understands what they're doing."
It was designed as 'an attempt to refute the idea that Zarqawi and these people are desperate. . . . It shows that these people have time on their hands and don't have to worry about mobility," he said.
From the article, it appears to have been posted to a couple of Al Jazeera sites but they don't say which ones. I'd be curious to take a look at it.
And their business model is murder on the interns.
posted by fenriq at 10:49 AM on March 4, 2005
And their business model is murder on the interns.
posted by fenriq at 10:49 AM on March 4, 2005
Next us, the live journal user "al_queda"
Mood: Hating Great Satan.
posted by eriko at 10:49 AM on March 4, 2005
Mood: Hating Great Satan.
posted by eriko at 10:49 AM on March 4, 2005
fenriq posted "the magazine aims at 'conveying the sense that the organization is professional, capable, and really understands what they're doing.' "
So they're going to hire Gannon to ask Osama softball questions?
posted by orthogonality at 10:51 AM on March 4, 2005
So they're going to hire Gannon to ask Osama softball questions?
posted by orthogonality at 10:51 AM on March 4, 2005
Does this mean there will be a little stamp for "Jihad Aficianado" in my next Publisher's Clearing House envelope?
posted by Mayor Curley at 10:59 AM on March 4, 2005
posted by Mayor Curley at 10:59 AM on March 4, 2005
Mayor Curley, that's classic!
Orthogonality, yes, only this time his name will be changed to Jazeer Gonads.
I saw clips of Gannon asking questions at the White House on The Daily Show last night. How did the rest of the Press Corps not just laugh out loud at this moron?
posted by fenriq at 11:04 AM on March 4, 2005
Orthogonality, yes, only this time his name will be changed to Jazeer Gonads.
I saw clips of Gannon asking questions at the White House on The Daily Show last night. How did the rest of the Press Corps not just laugh out loud at this moron?
posted by fenriq at 11:04 AM on March 4, 2005
I don't always agree with the politics, but their society coverage is great, very snarky and "with it" and the cartoons can be really funny.
posted by Divine_Wino at 11:08 AM on March 4, 2005
posted by Divine_Wino at 11:08 AM on March 4, 2005
Now Al Qaeda members will have a bona fide excuse for looking at Internet porn. Just blame it on the Great Satan's spyware for hijacking their browser's home page button.
posted by DaShiv at 11:11 AM on March 4, 2005
posted by DaShiv at 11:11 AM on March 4, 2005
Especially enjoy Al Qaeda Forums. It's amazing the things you can do with 72 virgins!
posted by Man O' Straw at 11:16 AM on March 4, 2005
posted by Man O' Straw at 11:16 AM on March 4, 2005
al-Qaida's finally getting their own magazine? Allah must truly be smiling on them these days.
Meanwhile, Abu Bakar Bashir, spiritual leader of al-Qaida's "regional branch" Jemaah Islamiyah, was sentenced yesterday to just 2 1/2 years for his role the Bali bombings which killed 200+. "I'm being oppressed by people from abroad and at home," Bashir said of the sentence, surrounded by hundreds of cheering supporters. "They consider Islamic law to be a shackle and are slaves to immoral behavior. Allah, open their hearts or destroy them." Jemaah Islamiyah has said they'd establish a pan-Islamic state across SE Asia by any means necessary.
Hopefully Tip O' The Camel's Hump will be available in the prison library, along with all the amenities of a Hilton Hotel. Poor fella has been oppressed.
posted by dhoyt at 11:19 AM on March 4, 2005
Meanwhile, Abu Bakar Bashir, spiritual leader of al-Qaida's "regional branch" Jemaah Islamiyah, was sentenced yesterday to just 2 1/2 years for his role the Bali bombings which killed 200+. "I'm being oppressed by people from abroad and at home," Bashir said of the sentence, surrounded by hundreds of cheering supporters. "They consider Islamic law to be a shackle and are slaves to immoral behavior. Allah, open their hearts or destroy them." Jemaah Islamiyah has said they'd establish a pan-Islamic state across SE Asia by any means necessary.
Hopefully Tip O' The Camel's Hump will be available in the prison library, along with all the amenities of a Hilton Hotel. Poor fella has been oppressed.
posted by dhoyt at 11:19 AM on March 4, 2005
The great irony to me is that under the First Amendment this is totally legal for Americans to read, but it is illegal for Americans to pay money for it because that would be giving financial support to terraists.
[Insert snarky DMCA comment]
posted by ilsa at 11:30 AM on March 4, 2005
[Insert snarky DMCA comment]
posted by ilsa at 11:30 AM on March 4, 2005
Martyr Stewart Living.
posted by Divine_Wino at 11:56 AM on March 4, 2005
posted by Divine_Wino at 11:56 AM on March 4, 2005
I hear it's the bomb.
posted by SisterHavana at 11:59 AM on March 4, 2005
posted by SisterHavana at 11:59 AM on March 4, 2005
I'd guess it's somewhere at ansarnet.ws (found via some Googling for some of the names in the article), but I can't read Arabic. And I got a little nervous surfing it at work.
posted by VulcanMike at 12:00 PM on March 4, 2005
posted by VulcanMike at 12:00 PM on March 4, 2005
Playbomber (disclaimer: I only read it for the articles, not the decapitation pictures).
posted by pardonyou? at 12:19 PM on March 4, 2005
posted by pardonyou? at 12:19 PM on March 4, 2005
Bravo, Divine-Wino! I almost read right through that!
posted by Man O' Straw at 12:28 PM on March 4, 2005
posted by Man O' Straw at 12:28 PM on March 4, 2005
Your ideas are intriguing to me and I wish to subscribe to your newsletter.
posted by kirkaracha at 12:38 PM on March 4, 2005
posted by kirkaracha at 12:38 PM on March 4, 2005
Vanity Lair.
Martyrmoiselle.
Wired (To Go Off).
Jihad Illustrated For Kids.
Good Cavekeeping.
posted by Asparagirl at 12:55 PM on March 4, 2005
Martyrmoiselle.
Wired (To Go Off).
Jihad Illustrated For Kids.
Good Cavekeeping.
posted by Asparagirl at 12:55 PM on March 4, 2005
"Good Cavekeeping" is funny
Will they be releasing a swimsuit edition?
No: Burqa Edition
posted by matteo at 1:03 PM on March 4, 2005
Will they be releasing a swimsuit edition?
No: Burqa Edition
posted by matteo at 1:03 PM on March 4, 2005
Al Qaeda Posts Online Magazine
Al Qaeda has, reportedly, published the first issue of an online magazine aimed at recruitment of Muslims to get rid of the infidels and apostates (Americans and Iraqi aides) in Iraq.
That's a little imprecise, fenriq.
You're linking to a story called "Al'Qaeda group said to post online magazine." But you've changed it to "Al'Qaeda Posts Online Magazine." The first sentence of your link reads in part "A new online magazine purportedly posted by Al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq..." Yet you've changed that to "Al Qaeda has, reportedly, published the first issue of an online magazine..."
As your linked article's headline says, this isn't from Al'Qaeda, it's from an Al'Qaeda group. This isn't coming from Osama bin Laden's faction. It's from "Al'Qaeda in Iraq," Zarqawi's group, which is really a separate--albeit affiliated--band of terrorists. The only bin Laden content in the magazine is a hash of quotes from previous speeches.
The way you've phrased the post, one might easily misapprehend the article's meaning, and assume that Osama's terrorist group is running a PR campaign on behalf of Zarqawi's. Rather, the AP is describing self-promotion by a group trading on the Al'Qaeda name.
America's enemies aren't monolithic, and pretending they are just makes them more difficult to defeat and blinds us to their weaknesses.
posted by jbrjake at 1:07 PM on March 4, 2005
Al Qaeda has, reportedly, published the first issue of an online magazine aimed at recruitment of Muslims to get rid of the infidels and apostates (Americans and Iraqi aides) in Iraq.
That's a little imprecise, fenriq.
You're linking to a story called "Al'Qaeda group said to post online magazine." But you've changed it to "Al'Qaeda Posts Online Magazine." The first sentence of your link reads in part "A new online magazine purportedly posted by Al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq..." Yet you've changed that to "Al Qaeda has, reportedly, published the first issue of an online magazine..."
As your linked article's headline says, this isn't from Al'Qaeda, it's from an Al'Qaeda group. This isn't coming from Osama bin Laden's faction. It's from "Al'Qaeda in Iraq," Zarqawi's group, which is really a separate--albeit affiliated--band of terrorists. The only bin Laden content in the magazine is a hash of quotes from previous speeches.
The way you've phrased the post, one might easily misapprehend the article's meaning, and assume that Osama's terrorist group is running a PR campaign on behalf of Zarqawi's. Rather, the AP is describing self-promotion by a group trading on the Al'Qaeda name.
America's enemies aren't monolithic, and pretending they are just makes them more difficult to defeat and blinds us to their weaknesses.
posted by jbrjake at 1:07 PM on March 4, 2005
DarAlHarb'er's Bazaar
posted by Asparagirl at 1:16 PM on March 4, 2005
posted by Asparagirl at 1:16 PM on March 4, 2005
You mean we can defeat them if we just get the taxonomy right? Relax guy, lean into it a little.
posted by Divine_Wino at 1:21 PM on March 4, 2005
posted by Divine_Wino at 1:21 PM on March 4, 2005
Don't you mean Condi Nasti?
posted by Man O' Straw at 1:26 PM on March 4, 2005
posted by Man O' Straw at 1:26 PM on March 4, 2005
Wired (To Go Off).
I prefer Timer. It's a faster read.
Also: Car & Bomber.
posted by gompa at 1:27 PM on March 4, 2005
I prefer Timer. It's a faster read.
Also: Car & Bomber.
posted by gompa at 1:27 PM on March 4, 2005
Jewsweek - which actually already exists...
And if you think you have trouble telling apart Mary Kate and Ashley now, just wait until they're wearing the latest fall burkas...
posted by Asparagirl at 1:35 PM on March 4, 2005
And if you think you have trouble telling apart Mary Kate and Ashley now, just wait until they're wearing the latest fall burkas...
posted by Asparagirl at 1:35 PM on March 4, 2005
jbrjake, you're right, I did change it slightly apologize for not making it more clear that this isn't necessarily an Al Qaeda group, just one that claims to be affiliated with them. Its a valid complaint.
As for other names for the magazine, I'd like to offer:
Better Holes and Bunkers
Ladies Stay at Home and Keep Covered from Head to Toe Journal
Hole & Dirtpatch
But I like Asparagirl's Martyrmoiselle best!
posted by fenriq at 1:35 PM on March 4, 2005
As for other names for the magazine, I'd like to offer:
Better Holes and Bunkers
Ladies Stay at Home and Keep Covered from Head to Toe Journal
Hole & Dirtpatch
But I like Asparagirl's Martyrmoiselle best!
posted by fenriq at 1:35 PM on March 4, 2005
Timer
posted by WinnipegDragon at 1:46 PM on March 4, 2005
posted by WinnipegDragon at 1:46 PM on March 4, 2005
This post is total viral marketing.
Or, if you will, Pepsi Blew Up.
posted by stet at 3:03 PM on March 4, 2005
Or, if you will, Pepsi Blew Up.
posted by stet at 3:03 PM on March 4, 2005
I hear that for only $30 you can become a jihad micropatron.
posted by Krrrlson at 7:14 PM on March 4, 2005
posted by Krrrlson at 7:14 PM on March 4, 2005
Amazing what a FBI fabrication develops into!
American Geopolitic
Jihadi Night Live (Ok, that's not a magazine)
The Washington Post-apocalypse
Hair Turban Magazine Of course, Bin laden only wears a turban for his image.
posted by asok at 4:20 AM on March 5, 2005
American Geopolitic
Jihadi Night Live (Ok, that's not a magazine)
The Washington Post-apocalypse
posted by asok at 4:20 AM on March 5, 2005
Barely Lethal.
posted by IndigoJones at 11:05 AM on March 5, 2005
posted by IndigoJones at 11:05 AM on March 5, 2005
Here's the link to the specific post Count Ziggurat refers to at Internet Haganah, which has a screen shot. I like AlexReynolds' color scheme better.
The mag's called Thurwat Assanam, apparently, and is "available from the usual suspect locations":
.doc
http://www.tetsuson.org/2001/tetsuon/tmp/up0999.zip
http://wansan.ddo.jp/up/img/272.zip
http://dprkorea.co.uk/upload/source/up0125.zip
.pdf
http://www.tetsuson.org/2001/tetsuon/tmp/up0999.zip
http://wansan.ddo.jp/up/img/273.zip
http://dprkorea.co.uk/upload/source/up0126.zip
posted by mediareport at 8:11 AM on March 6, 2005
The mag's called Thurwat Assanam, apparently, and is "available from the usual suspect locations":
.doc
http://www.tetsuson.org/2001/tetsuon/tmp/up0999.zip
http://wansan.ddo.jp/up/img/272.zip
http://dprkorea.co.uk/upload/source/up0125.zip
http://www.tetsuson.org/2001/tetsuon/tmp/up0999.zip
http://wansan.ddo.jp/up/img/273.zip
http://dprkorea.co.uk/upload/source/up0126.zip
posted by mediareport at 8:11 AM on March 6, 2005
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I wonder what the URL is.
posted by inksyndicate at 10:46 AM on March 4, 2005