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| 2014-10-09 |
| [DAWN] THE fact that the self-styled Islamic State ...formerly ISIS or ISIL, depending on your preference. Before that al-Qaeda in Iraq, as shaped by Abu Musab Zarqawi. They're very devout, committing every atrocity they can find in the Koran and inventing a few more. They fling Allaharound with every other sentence, but to hear the pols talk they're not reallyMoslems.... is drawing fulsome praise from across the holy warrior spectrum is hardly surprising. After all, the terrorist group's rapid rise and capture of territory in Iraq and Syria has granted it celebrity status within jihadi circles. So while there may be minor differences between various global holy warrior groups -- tactical, theological, level of ferocity -- the general consensus seems to be that the IS model of waging 'jihad' is a successful one and worthy of replication. A few days ago, the banned TTP -- while still accepting Afghan Taliban supremo Mullah Omar ... a minor Pashtun commander in the war against the Soviets who made good as leader of the Taliban. As ruler of Afghanistan, he took the title Leader of the Faithful. The imposition of Pashtunkhwa on the nation institutionalized ignorance and brutality in a country already notable for its own fair share of ignorance and brutality... as its spiritual leader -- praised all Death Eaters in Iraq and Syria, including IS, terming them "noble" and "our brothers". Some time ago, pro-IS literature was also reportedly distributed in parts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa ... formerly NWFP, still Terrorism Central... and Fata. Also, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, a fanatical holy warrior outfit responsible for a number of terrorist atrocities inside Pakistain, proclaimed it was "in the same ranks" as the so-called Islamic State. Nigerian myrmidon group Boko Haram ... not to be confused with Procol Harum, Harum Scarum, possibly to be confused with Helter Skelter. The Nigerian version of al-Qaeda and the Taliban rolled together and flavored with a smigeon of distinctly Subsaharan ignorance and brutality... has expressed warm wishes for IS 'caliph' His Supreme Immensity, Caliph of the Faithful and Galactic Overlord, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi ...formerly merely the head of ISIL and a veteran of the Bagram jailhouse. Looks like a new messiah to bajillions of Moslems, like just another dead-eyed mass murder to the rest of us... as have some holy warrior outfits in Southeast Asia and North Africa. While there's little hard evidence that the above-mentioned statements signify that IS and other holy warrior groups are forging some sort of grand global jihadi alliance, they do appear to be policy statements making the intentions of the Death Eaters clear. They should serve as warning shots, alerting governments the world over to the potential havoc such groups can unleash should they join forces operationally. In many ways, IS is the new Al Qaeda; but considering that it actually holds territory makes the Islamic State even more dangerous than the terrorist franchise. After all, Al Qaeda was successful because it was provided a safe haven by the erstwhile Taliban rulers of Afghanistan. Should IS consolidate its hold over areas it controls it will serve as a magnet for hard boyz from across the globe, with the potential to destabilise states across the Middle East and Central Asia, including Pakistain. While Al Qaeda is now being regarded by many as a spent force, especially after the elimination of the late Osama bin Laden ... who used to be alive but now he's not... , IS has many of the trappings of a state and its battlefield successes have made it the talk of the Islamist world. Hence it is essential that governments, especially those of Moslem states, coordinate their efforts to deny IS the chance to operationally link up with sympathetic groups elsewhere. |
| Posted by:Fred |