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| Diary of an Insurgent In Retreat |
| 2008-02-10 |
| Al-Qaeda in Iraq Figure Lists Woes Front-page Washington Post BAGHDAD, Feb. 9 -- On Nov. 3, U.S. soldiers raided a safe house of the insurgent group al-Qaeda in Iraq near the northern city of Balad. Not a single combatant was captured, but inside the house they found something valuable: a diary and will written in neat Arabic script. "I am Abu Tariq, Emir of al-Layin and al-Mashadah Sector," it began. Over 16 pages, the al-Qaeda in Iraq leader detailed the organization's demise in his sector. He once had 600 men, but now his force was down to 20 or fewer, he wrote. They had lost weapons and allies. Abu Tariq focused his anger in particular on the Sunni fighters and tribesmen who have turned against al-Qaeda in Iraq and joined the U.S.-backed Sunni Sahwa, or "Awakening," forces. "We were mistreated, cheated and betrayed by some of our brothers," Abu Tariq wrote. "We must not have mercy on those traitors until they come back to the right side or get eliminated completely in order to achieve victory at the end." The diary is the U.S. military's latest weapon in a concerted information campaign to undermine al-Qaeda in Iraq and its efforts to regroup and shift tactics. The movement remains strong in northern areas, and many American commanders consider it the country's most immediate security threat. In recent days, U.S. officials have released seized videos showing the Sunni insurgent group training children to kidnap and kill, as well as excerpts of a 49-page letter allegedly written by another al-Qaeda leader that describes the organization as weak and beset by low morale. "It is important we get our story out," a U.S. military official said on condition of anonymity. "I firmly believe the information part of this conflict is as very vital as the armed element of it. . . . We don't want to lose that to al-Qaeda." |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #4 LUCIANNE > AL QAEDA LEADERS:"WE ARE FACING DEFEAT ...THERE IS PANIC AND FEAR". You are where GOD + GUAM TAOTAMONAS SAID YOU WOULD BE GOING INTO 2008. That being said, OSAMA + AQ ARE NOT YET DEFEATED DESPITE THEIR SEEMING CIRCUMSTANCES. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-02-10 23:22 |
| #3 When you-know-what-hits-the-fan is when HIDDEN IMAMS-MAHDIS and like are needed the most. Year 2008 -2010 > WILL VALIDATE OR DESTROY WORLD ISLAM + RADICAL ISLAMISM AS "GOD-BASED" FAITHS/IDEOS [Basis for Terror] IFF NO IMAM-MAHDI APPEARS IN THE ME TO DEFEAT OR DESTROY US MILFORS = US DOMIN/ENTRENCHMENT. BY AND FOR WORLD ISLAM + RADICAL ISLAMISM! The ISLAMIC = ISLAMIST GLOBAL AGENDA WILL LIKELY ALSO BE WON OR LOST in thsi period. E.g. UK INDEPENDENT/TOPIX > PLANS IN THE WORKS TO CONVERT UN INTO NWO + THE UN AND NEW WORLD ORDER. MOUD & OSAMA > is OSAMA healthy enuff to lead his own desired Apocalyptic Battle, to lead in what is likely the most decisive period [2008-2010] in his personal belief system and that of WORLD Radical Islamism??? WHATEVER OSAMA'S TRUE HEALTH STATUS IS, FOR DEDIC MULLAHS ANDOR SECULAR ISLAMISTS ITS NO TIME FOR HIM TO DIE OR BE BEDRIDDEN. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-02-10 20:05 |
| #2 English version in PDF -- click here |
| Posted by: Sherry 2008-02-10 16:26 |
| #1 "Tuesday was a low point, the Jews opens a Starbucks and my last two fighters got jobs there. I have resorted to recruiting animals. So far I have two dogs who only bite when they first gereat me and a rat that that likes to nibble on my sandles. Not sure what offensive operation are possible at this point but I pray to Allan bvery day for guidance." |
| Posted by: Achmed the Terror 2008-02-10 14:29 |