From MEMRI:
AN EDITORIAL IN AL-QA’IDA’S NEW MAGAZINE ’THE VOICE OF JIHAD’ STATED: ’OUR BIGGEST ENEMIES ARE THE JEWS AND CHRISTIANS [AND NOT THE SAUDI SECURITY FORCES]. WE SHOULD EMPLOY ALL EFFORTS UNTIL WE WIPE THEM OUT
BECAUSE THEY ARE THE MAIN OBSTACLE IN THE WAY OF ESTABLISHMENT OF THE STATE OF ISLAM.’ (HTTP://WWW.CYBCITY.COM/SUONDMAG2/INDEX.HTM, 10/27/03)
But you left out the best part:
Squad Commander Muhammad bin Shazzaf Al-Shahri, also known as
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Abu Tareq Al-Asswad, said in his video:
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"Brothers in Islam, Jihad is one of the commandments of Islam and a solid pillar of this religion
You like me! You rilly like me!... Jihad, which has earned the label of 'the peak of Islam,' is the sign of the glory and grace of Islam and of the Muslims. I'm thrilled to accept this award, for which we've all worked so hard! No Muslim doubts that Jihad for the sake of Allah is one of the greatest commandments of our religion, a commandment that has preserved the existence, the glory, and the honor of the [Muslim] nation. I'd like to thank the little people who made all this possible... Similarly, it is no secret to any intelligent Muslims that one of the reasons for the defeat of the nation and its loss today is the disappearance of the banner of Jihad for the sake of Allah
Wanna touch my turban?"
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