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| Iraq-Jordan |
| The 30 June War
And The Prizes |
| 2004-05-08 |
A view from the Arab side. Al Qaeda leader’s message is quite clear. The American occupation of Iraq provides a "rare opportunity" to turn the conflict into a long comprehensive war, which aims at changing Iraq and the entire region. The country of the Tigris and the Euphrates, floating on oil, provides in its location, composition, and spread, amazing opportunities not provided in the mountains of Afghanistan. Therefore, in the message attributed to him, he called to fuel the Iraqi fire and called upon the Muslim youths to engage in it. Al Qaeda fighters no longer need to run around to find an American target. The Americans are here; army, camps, convoys, prisons, and violations. Chance of bumping into them is high, and the arena of suicide operations is open. Iraq is the arena. However, Osama bin Laden’s program is wider. Thus, he tries to repeat a previous experience, despite the differences and switch of roles. He wagers on the Iraqi fire’s attraction - similar to the attraction the Afghan Jihad had against the Soviets. The war zone might attract youths from different countries and nationalities and be an opportunity to deepen their loyalty and to re-export those who survive to other fires or back to their countries. Al Qaeda is dealing with the Iraqi arena as an opportunity to rejuvenate and erase the effects of the blows it received after 9/11. The long war is required; not only to weaken the occupying army and bleed the sole superpower, but also to reproduce generations of the same characteristics as those who perpetrated the New York and Washington attacks. Any halt of the war is a missed opportunity. Every settlement stabilizing Iraq closes the doors in the face of Al Qaeda’s program. Entrenching the American forces in a long war, which infuriates Arab and Islamic anger is the objective. Therefore, safety valves have to be sabotaged. Blasting any role which helps cutting short the war and providing exits to the Americans is a must. Accordingly, the Ruling Council or any government invented by Lakhdar Al Ibrahimi; not to mention the Iraqi police and all the collaborators. Osama bin Laden has started a new chapter in the war, which seeks to bring down June 30; the date of ending the occupation and transferring authority to the Iraqis. He has offered 10 kilograms of gold as a reward to whoever kills Paul Bremer, Kofi Annan, and Lakhdar Al Ibrahimi. It is clear that Ibrahimi is the number one wanted man. His mission’s success means establishing a government, paving the way to hold elections, building Iraqi institutions, and keeping the Iraqis and Americans away from the Vietnamese-Afghan scenarios. Ibrahimi’s success puts an end to suicide attacks, and closes the door firmly on the fire-exporting institution, which Al Qaeda is trying to establish in Iraq on the backdrop of the war with the Americans. Bin Laden considered the United Nations a Zionist Crusades tool, and called for the death of its envoys; completing a mission initiated by Zarkawi. The United States has offered millions of dollars to whoever brings it bin Laden, Zawahiri, and Zarkawi; dead or alive. Al Qaeda’s leader has offered 10 kilograms of gold to whoever brings him the heads of Bremer, Annan, and Ibrahimi. Poor Iraq! The coming weeks are costly. The 30 June war foretells of a long list of victims. Hopefully, Iraq would be excluded from it. |
| Posted by:tipper |