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WITH IRAQ FINALLY BEING ATTACKED BY the United States, the jihadi press has much to write about. The tenor of the editorial comments and opinion, however, remains the same; if anything, the tone has become more bitter, more apocalyptic.
I think I read somewhere that the readership of the Jihadi press in Pakistan is equal to the readership of the mainstream Urdu language newspapers (and they aren't exactly liberal in the outlook either.)
  • Weekly Ghazwa Time (Time for the Sacred Battle) in its March 27 issue says the US attack on Iraq would spur jihad around the world: “The attack on Iraq will open a new ‘door’ for jihad; the struggle will become all-pervasive. Jihad is now ubiquitous, and is being propagated by the official media of several Muslim countries. Thousands of mujahideen from neighbouring countries and Russia have joined the Iraqi forces and will conduct a guerrilla warfare strategy against America.”

  • Ummat (Fraternity of Muslims) is Bin Laden’s mouthpiece. When Islamabad declared Bin Laden a terrorist last year and published ads to describe bin Laden’s activities, Ummat published counter-ads in a tit-for-tat response calling him a mujahid! The newspaper describes US president Bush as “Satan” and likens him to Chengez and Hulagu Khan. “Bush plans to cleanse the world of Muslims,” says Ummat’s editorial.

  • Jamat-ud Dawa brings out several publications. One of them is a monthly journal— Zarb-e-Tayyaba (The Holy Blow). The journal profiles a few holy warriors in each issue. Its March issue runs a story of an “emotional holy warrior” who is so impatient and fond of cutting the throats of the Hindus that he often disobeys the orders of his seniors and cannot be restrained. The “emotional” boy runs away from home and joins Dawa’s guerrilla training camp in Muzaffarabad. Within 21 days, he becomes a commando. “After becoming a mujahid, I realised that I owned the world,” says the boy, adding: “When I kill the Hindus, I feel as if the blood of Mohammad bin Qasim is running through my veins and I have come closer to Allah. “The happiest moment of my life was slaughtering the Hindu General Haman, an extremely cruel and cunning army officer. I kidnapped him and brought him to my camp. He was licking my boots and begging for his life. He was even ready to embrace Islam. But I knew he was a liar. I took my sharp knife and started cutting his throat. He was screaming and I was enjoying cutting his throat. The blood was gushing out like a fountain from his throat. The sight gave me immense pleasure. I kept on cutting his throat until he died. My commander was very happy with me. He kissed my forehead and I became his blue-eyed boy!” The journal asks young boys to follow in the (sadistic) footsteps of the “emotional holy warrior” and slay the Hindus in the same manner.
    What more needs to be said?

  • Daily Islam is owned by Al Rashid Trust (the Trust had been banned by the US for having links with al-Qaeda). The publication quotes the law minister of Northwest Frontier Province (NWFP) as saying the clerics in the province will enforce Shariah through a special “Hasba Force” on the pattern of the Taliban’s ministry of vice and virtue.
    Since they voted for them the Pashtuns can now reap the rewards
Almost all the jihadi publications are conjecturing about the US’ next target. Zarb-e-Momin says: “Ka’aba and the shrine of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) will be the next target of the US.”
You have to keep the cannon fodder riled up, after all..
Posted by: Paul Moloney 2003-03-28
http://www.rantburg.com/poparticle.php?ID=12014