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2005-10-18 Iraq

We Are Fighting For An Islamic State, Says Al-Qaeda In Iraq

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Posted by Steve 2005-10-18 10:06|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 That's not TRUE??? I thought Karl wrote that right after he he flipped the switch for WILMA!!!

Posted by ARMYGUY 2005-10-18 10:57|| 2005-10-18 10:57|| Front Page Top

#2 Unfortunatly, it's not this WILMA. :}

Posted by Trub 2005-10-18 12:02|| 2005-10-18 12:02|| Front Page Top

#3 Al-Qaeda in Iraq, the terror group led by Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, has released a new statement in which it explains the reasons for its terror campaign and states that they are not fighting the US occupation of Iraq, but to create "an Islamic state which is part of the caliphate and the Muslim territory."

Moving goalposts, anyone?

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2005-10-18 12:14|| 2005-10-18 12:14|| Front Page Top

#4 This Wilma?

Posted by DMFD 2005-10-18 12:26|| 2005-10-18 12:26|| Front Page Top

#5 We Are Fighting For An Islamic State, Says Al-Qaeda In Iraq

We'll try and ignore such niggling little details like how al-Qaeda's desire for a Sunni led theocracy doesn't exactly coincide with the intentions of Iraq's shiites.

Posted by Zenster 2005-10-18 12:34|| 2005-10-18 12:34|| Front Page Top

#6 I'll take mine over yours any century, DFMD. :}

Posted by Trub 2005-10-18 12:54|| 2005-10-18 12:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Sorry, DFMD. :P my bad.

Posted by Trub 2005-10-18 12:54|| 2005-10-18 12:54|| Front Page Top

#8 Bah. I need more coffee. That's two my bads, "DMFD"

Posted by Trub 2005-10-18 12:55|| 2005-10-18 12:55|| Front Page Top

#9 Well, if you don't bend with the wind you'll break, I guess.

Posted by bigjim-ky 2005-10-18 13:47|| 2005-10-18 13:47|| Front Page Top

#10 AL Q We Are Fighting For An Islamic State

Well, I'm fighting ~~Babs and Blinkey~~ for a little ~~oxygen~~ sanity in my state, Caliphornia. AL Q might have better odds.

Posted by Emperor Norton 2005-10-18 13:56|| 2005-10-18 13:56|| Front Page Top

#11 I think will confuse and undermine the insurgency, they no longer have common goals, removing occupation is just a selling point, just as it is with Hezb and Hamas, not the true end goal, which is an Islamic State, and now former Bathist can see how they've been used.

Posted by Thragum Grock2728 2005-10-18 14:01|| 2005-10-18 14:01|| Front Page Top

#12 ..the reasons for its terror campaign and states that they are not fighting the US occupation of Iraq, but to create "an Islamic state which is part of the caliphate and the Muslim territory."

Huh? Sue for peace? Sounds like they are ready to negotiate. It's still a quagmire!

Posted by john">john 2005-10-18 14:06|| 2005-10-18 14:06|| Front Page Top

#13 Ah, give em a state. An "end" state.

Posted by Captain America 2005-10-18 18:49|| 2005-10-18 18:49|| Front Page Top

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