Following on from the previous post, the war on terror is not helped with the fact that Osama's top aide was killed in a drone strike in late December of 2010. Whilst the Taliban will be lacking in some experience in their ranks, there will now be a fight for winning the right to be bin Laden's right-hand-man.
This situation does not help America's fight against terrorism either, as there is probably an impending terrorist attack in the making in response and retaliation to the murder of Nasir el-Wahishi. Hiding in the mountains of Pakistan, this begs the question of whether or not the Pakistani Government is taking advantage of terrorism, gaining the trust of the Al Qaeda. Have they been using United States aid money (supposedly for the floods) in order to fund the terrorists, right under the watchful eye of an ignorant United States Government? They seem to be deep into research for Osama's bin Laden's associates and their whereabouts, however, one must ask the question, is that really the way to go?
There are two answers here - yes and no; in order to find out more information about bin Laden and Al Qaeda's motives, weapons and other resources, tracking down and capturing his associates is the only option. If they do not talk, then the obvious result would be to kill them instead of asking for information. If the United States are really serious about capturing bin Laden, they need to be more resourceful in tracking him down, taking him out or maybe, capturing him; and who knows, he may give up on his mission to terrorise the world. If this eventuates, maybe, and emphasis on the maybe, the terrorism threat will blow over – at a steady rate over many years.
Bishoy
Monday, January 10, 2011
Baby bin Ladens pushing the buttons
You may be wondering, from the title of this post, what it entails. Well, Praveen Swami of The Daily Telegraph wrote a story on January 6, 2011, of a new generation of jihad chieftains, the "baby bin Ladens". Bin Laden may have been phased out and is now in hiding, yet, he has reliable followers who are willing to put their lives at risk to follow and support him. "He's become and icon for the rage of all kinds of people with all sorts of causes", said Christine Fair from Georgetown University in Washington.
There is a common belief that Osama bin Laden is now in hiding, mocking at the Western world and laughing at us. Ben Barber uses the example of retaliating after September 11, 2001, as the exact reaction that bin Laden wanted from the United States. Convinced that they were a threat to national security, they began a war on terrorism...not the initial Islamic extremists; it was, after all George W. Bush who declared the attacks as an act of war.
From facing a minor faction of terrorists in the '80s' and '90's, the world has come to know the terrorist organisation Al Qaeda, yet, we still seek revenge for the initial attacks made nearly ten years ago. Terrorist factions are spread far-and-wide throughout the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe, far outnumbering the resources of the United States — there is no way for the Americans to campaign and win the war on terrorism if they continue to overlook those facts. Ignoring the Muslim residents of the U.S. are also a residing factor in the war on terror, they are not even considered fairly as residents of the country.
Many, many, soldiers have been killed throughout this longstanding war, and the United States Government persist on their war. Why they do this, some of us will never know...
Bishoy
There is a common belief that Osama bin Laden is now in hiding, mocking at the Western world and laughing at us. Ben Barber uses the example of retaliating after September 11, 2001, as the exact reaction that bin Laden wanted from the United States. Convinced that they were a threat to national security, they began a war on terrorism...not the initial Islamic extremists; it was, after all George W. Bush who declared the attacks as an act of war.
From facing a minor faction of terrorists in the '80s' and '90's, the world has come to know the terrorist organisation Al Qaeda, yet, we still seek revenge for the initial attacks made nearly ten years ago. Terrorist factions are spread far-and-wide throughout the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Europe, far outnumbering the resources of the United States — there is no way for the Americans to campaign and win the war on terrorism if they continue to overlook those facts. Ignoring the Muslim residents of the U.S. are also a residing factor in the war on terror, they are not even considered fairly as residents of the country.
Many, many, soldiers have been killed throughout this longstanding war, and the United States Government persist on their war. Why they do this, some of us will never know...
Bishoy
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Why looking for Bin
Over 9 years, the war of the Anti-terrorism still goes on…. Some say Bin dead, some say Bin alive, but why America insist to catch Bin?
Revenge for 9.11
“9.11” terrorist such a harmful shadow deep in American’s mind. Osama Bin Laden, have been define as the Leader who direct the 9.11 terrorist, therefore, deep inside American’s mind, the common sense that America could never safe unless Osama dead is developed. Under this “American psychology’, every American wants Bin die.
The real threat of the terror
During the interview of an Arabian newspaper, the Ex bodyguard of Mr Bin said that Osama has found and use a nuclear weapon. Early this year, America was claim that the Al-Qaeda still interest in the nuclear weapon, the nuke terror still in risk to the world. America President Barack Obama’s Anti-terrorism adviser said that Al-Qaeda has been looking for a nuke in past 15 years. Obama claim that the most threat for safety of the American and the world is not the nuke war between countries but the nuke terrorism and the diffuse of the nuke. Somehow, we can say that American can not sleep comfortably until they catch Osama. The suitable reason for war
The 9.11 event not only change the position of the America strategy, but also change the political environment of the world. Bush was tried to destroy this two terror force in Islamic country through the war of Afghanistan and Iran, and so that to create a “democracy Middle Eastern”. Well, but the fact is the terror are growing more quickly as Bush try to against it, the terrorism already spread through the whole world. Right now, Osama keep being the target of the terrorism threat which could be the good excuse for America to holding any war of the Anti-terrorism in the world.
Eddy
Eddy
Monday, December 13, 2010
The tentacles of Al-Quaeda
The world's most infamous terrorist organisation is experiencing an exponential growth fuelled by the jihadist sentiment I discussed in my previous post.
This worrying trend is acquiring a whole new level of relevance in contemporary society as Al-Quaeda seeks to infiltrate foreign countries with its extremist ideology; it has recently been reported that some attempts have taken place on the social network Facebook. Not only friends request though: allegedly, informations such "operational and tactical information, including bomb recipes and weapons maintenance" are shared. Furthermore, it appears to be "a gateway to extremist forums; a media outlet for propaganda; and a source of remote reconnaissance for targeting purposes".
Media outlets such as forums have also been used to recently threaten France, both in relation to their presence in Afghanistan and their ban on burqa. Even though France firmly rejected any form of negotiation with Bin Laden and his organisation, let alone the possibility of National policies being "dictated by anyone outside", this issue does not fail in raising concerns about Al-Qaeda's threat.
The recent terrorist attack in Stockholm, albeit partially failing, provided fresh material to bolster the confidence of terrorist supporters, such as Abu Suleiman al-Ansari - a high-ranking Al-Qaeda and "world jihad" supporter- who directs this audio message to NATO's nations: "Your security measures will not be able to stop our attacks against you. Your only way to safety is withdrawing from Afghanistan". He follows on by celebrating the Stockholm attack as "the beginning of a new era for world jihad", threatening every country that has troops in Afghanistan with attacks from "people that crave death more than they desire life".
The problem becomes significant when considering that many of those attackers hold passports from countries beyond any suspect, such as the author of the Stockholm bombing that was an Iraqi-born Swedish citizen, who also successfully completed tertiary education in England.
Similar patterns took place even in Australia, where in February five men received sentences ranging from 23 to 28 years of jail on conspiracy charges for plotting a terrorist attack. More recently, a new addition into the Gold Coast bikie gangs scene is increasing the stakes in their aggressiveness and crimes. The Sons of Islam are beginning to raise serious concerns among the Police and the public, especially since portrays of Osama Bin Laden were discovered during a raid on one of their members' property; in addition, some of these members are allegedly former Iraqi soldiers familiar with weapons due to their paramilitary training.
Wether the tentacles of Al-Quaeda are infiltrating other countries or these recent events are just a few isolated cases blown out of proportion, only time will tell.
Vieri
This worrying trend is acquiring a whole new level of relevance in contemporary society as Al-Quaeda seeks to infiltrate foreign countries with its extremist ideology; it has recently been reported that some attempts have taken place on the social network Facebook. Not only friends request though: allegedly, informations such "operational and tactical information, including bomb recipes and weapons maintenance" are shared. Furthermore, it appears to be "a gateway to extremist forums; a media outlet for propaganda; and a source of remote reconnaissance for targeting purposes".
Media outlets such as forums have also been used to recently threaten France, both in relation to their presence in Afghanistan and their ban on burqa. Even though France firmly rejected any form of negotiation with Bin Laden and his organisation, let alone the possibility of National policies being "dictated by anyone outside", this issue does not fail in raising concerns about Al-Qaeda's threat.
The recent terrorist attack in Stockholm, albeit partially failing, provided fresh material to bolster the confidence of terrorist supporters, such as Abu Suleiman al-Ansari - a high-ranking Al-Qaeda and "world jihad" supporter- who directs this audio message to NATO's nations: "Your security measures will not be able to stop our attacks against you. Your only way to safety is withdrawing from Afghanistan". He follows on by celebrating the Stockholm attack as "the beginning of a new era for world jihad", threatening every country that has troops in Afghanistan with attacks from "people that crave death more than they desire life".
The problem becomes significant when considering that many of those attackers hold passports from countries beyond any suspect, such as the author of the Stockholm bombing that was an Iraqi-born Swedish citizen, who also successfully completed tertiary education in England.
Similar patterns took place even in Australia, where in February five men received sentences ranging from 23 to 28 years of jail on conspiracy charges for plotting a terrorist attack. More recently, a new addition into the Gold Coast bikie gangs scene is increasing the stakes in their aggressiveness and crimes. The Sons of Islam are beginning to raise serious concerns among the Police and the public, especially since portrays of Osama Bin Laden were discovered during a raid on one of their members' property; in addition, some of these members are allegedly former Iraqi soldiers familiar with weapons due to their paramilitary training.
Wether the tentacles of Al-Quaeda are infiltrating other countries or these recent events are just a few isolated cases blown out of proportion, only time will tell.
Vieri
Monday, December 6, 2010
Why the US Army is actually fuelling the same jihad it fights
The last resource used to fight an enemy that proves to be tougher than expected, is actually playing against American interests. With names such as "Predator" or "Reaper", there is little left to imagination about the purpose of the US unmanned drones wreaking havoc among the desert plains of rural Pakistan, trying to eliminate the pockets of resistance led by resilient tribal warriors.
These high-tech weapons are remotely controlled from the US via a direct internet link: the soldiers flying them possess skills more concerned with computer-gaming rather than actual aircraft skills. Their window to that remote, war-torn part of the world is a high-res PC screen in a military base in Las Vegas. Could this contribute in desensitising the actual act of killing other human beings? Very likely. But in order to eliminate senior figures of Al-Quaeda and other key threats to US security, this seems to be the most convenient decision, also considered the lack of exposure and risk for American soldiers.
Nonetheless, when looking at the bigger picture a very concerning problem emerges: it is alleged that out of the most recent 60 strikes, 14 senior terrorist figures were killed along with 687 civilians. This ratio is simply unacceptable and it is not surprising that is generates several collateral effects, chief among which a strong jihadist sentiment. In fact, "families of drone's attacks victims are required under the tribal code to seek revenge", hence making them perfect recruits for jihadists. Pashtun commander Baitullah Mehsud claims that every drone attack brings him alone "3 or 4 suicide bombers". As David Kilcullen, a counterterrorism expert who played a key role in developing the surge strategy in Iraq sums up: "It's possible the political cost of these attacks exceeds the tactical gains" (2009, p.3). The undiscriminated slaughter of any other human being who's only fault is to be within a 50m radius from the designated American target is starting to take its toll and could possibly fuel an endless confrontation akin to Israel vs Palestine. Furthermore, this warfare tactic generates a widespread belief depicting Americans as cowards, further reinforcing the hatred already deeply entrenched among civilians and making it impossible to gain the respect of their enemies -which is the only thing that would ever cause them to surrender-
Vieri
These high-tech weapons are remotely controlled from the US via a direct internet link: the soldiers flying them possess skills more concerned with computer-gaming rather than actual aircraft skills. Their window to that remote, war-torn part of the world is a high-res PC screen in a military base in Las Vegas. Could this contribute in desensitising the actual act of killing other human beings? Very likely. But in order to eliminate senior figures of Al-Quaeda and other key threats to US security, this seems to be the most convenient decision, also considered the lack of exposure and risk for American soldiers.
Nonetheless, when looking at the bigger picture a very concerning problem emerges: it is alleged that out of the most recent 60 strikes, 14 senior terrorist figures were killed along with 687 civilians. This ratio is simply unacceptable and it is not surprising that is generates several collateral effects, chief among which a strong jihadist sentiment. In fact, "families of drone's attacks victims are required under the tribal code to seek revenge", hence making them perfect recruits for jihadists. Pashtun commander Baitullah Mehsud claims that every drone attack brings him alone "3 or 4 suicide bombers". As David Kilcullen, a counterterrorism expert who played a key role in developing the surge strategy in Iraq sums up: "It's possible the political cost of these attacks exceeds the tactical gains" (2009, p.3). The undiscriminated slaughter of any other human being who's only fault is to be within a 50m radius from the designated American target is starting to take its toll and could possibly fuel an endless confrontation akin to Israel vs Palestine. Furthermore, this warfare tactic generates a widespread belief depicting Americans as cowards, further reinforcing the hatred already deeply entrenched among civilians and making it impossible to gain the respect of their enemies -which is the only thing that would ever cause them to surrender-
Vieri
Everywhere you look
Sometimes, if you know where to look, you will find Osama bin Laden in the most unlikely places. Many people have been influenced by the terrorist mogul since he became a target of the United States Government and military. Police in the United Kingdom must have been surprised when they pulled a car over, only to find Osama bin Laden at the wheel. As it turns out, they had stopped the vehicle because the window cleaner in the driver's seat was wearing a bin Laden mask (the officers' eyes must have lit up when they imagined what they would receive for turning America's most wanted fugitive in). Further down the article on the Daily Record website it states that he put on the mask at a traffic light to make a group of teenagers laugh. It was unclear whether the driver got off with a warning for restricting his view of the road, or attempting to cause fear amongst the community by wearing the bearded mask.
On June 13, 2010, an American citizen, Gary Brooks Faulkner was arrested for attempting to hunt down bin Laden in the mountains of Pakistan. He was armed with a 40 inch sword, .30 caliber pistol, night vision scope, dagger and King James Bible. Faulkner is an out-of-work construction worker who sold tools to finance trips described as a Rambo-type mission to kill or capture bin Laden, the MSNBC website claims.
If one man from America is brave enough to seek out Osama bin Laden, perhaps the United States Government and military should use more of their resources to focus on the search for him (as opposed to regarding Iraq as their primary focus).
Bishoy
On June 13, 2010, an American citizen, Gary Brooks Faulkner was arrested for attempting to hunt down bin Laden in the mountains of Pakistan. He was armed with a 40 inch sword, .30 caliber pistol, night vision scope, dagger and King James Bible. Faulkner is an out-of-work construction worker who sold tools to finance trips described as a Rambo-type mission to kill or capture bin Laden, the MSNBC website claims.
If one man from America is brave enough to seek out Osama bin Laden, perhaps the United States Government and military should use more of their resources to focus on the search for him (as opposed to regarding Iraq as their primary focus).
Bishoy
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Everyone looking for Bin
American looking
Divulge by Times magazine, American CIA has been responsible for all missions that including catch and destroy the terrorist. There are more than 1100 analysis expert and secret Agent helps to the missions of catching terrorist. Except the Headquarter in Langley, Virginia, CIA has a particular office responsibility for catching Osama which has around 50 members. The only propose and mission is to catch Osama Bin Laden. Of course, this department is keeping in secret and the name of the office is use the name of the kid of the group leader. There is a team called “Red” in this department which made up of 12 analysis expert, they try to figure out the way that Osama think and the way that Osama use to attack.
Radical terrorist looking
Searching for leader, waiting for “instruction”
“The King of the terrorist” Osama, his influence been permeated through the Europe even, they all waiting for the next “instruction” from Osama. A group makes up by some France and Belgian Radicals begin to searching for their hero leader----Osama when decide to be a “martyr”. They have use more than 1000 US dollar to buy shoes and star to “travel” in Waziristan.
Media looking
The best news material for media
After 9/11 terrorist, although Osama was disappeared, but lots of Journalism, Media producer are still spend huge amount of times and money to reporting any message that about Osama’s whereabouts. Those people who “knowing” Osama was saying how they close to Osama and making money as they provide “intelligence” to the Media. In 2002, there is more than thousand newspaper news about Osama’s whereabouts, it’s hard to image how many message, report and news about it in the internet. Obviously, Osama Bin Laden’s “expose rate” have been higher than any country’s leader in the world.
Eddy
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