Translation of Major al-Qaeda Book that Outlines Its Plan for Defeating U.S. and Its Allies

Combating Terrorism Center at West Point ^ | 2006 | By Abu Bakr Naji Translated by William McCants

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Question for all....is the current outbreak of violence in Gaza part of the Al-Queda Plan....or Iran , Syria trying to get ahead of Al-Queda.....seems to me that someone has a plan.....but who?

[sageb1]

ping!

[MACVSOG68]

Thanks very much for this. From what I could tell looking at a few pages, it adds much to the wealth of information on what the true purposes of the worldwide terrorism are.

[sageb1]

"seems to me that someone has a plan.....but who?"

Good question. Someone/something bigger than bin Laden.

[Chani]

ping for later

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Jumping to page 44:

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The plan of action and movement:

Sequential strikes against America, ending with the strike of September which America deserved according to the sharia and which will succeed according to fate (by God’s permission) if they were faithfully discharged. And it did succeed, praise be to God. The inevitable result of this escalating sequence is the fall of the prestige of America among the masses and among the elites of the world in the armies of apostasy.

In addition to igniting upheavals [lit. “events”] and the approach of the fire to the region, there was an expansion of the jihadi current which more than doubled what it lost in the upheavals of the nineties. This expansion usually happens alongside upheavals and large operations in accordance with their size.

As a consequence, America will either seek revenge and the conflict will intensify or it will launch a limited war. In the case of the latter, its grudge will not be satisfied and it will not succeed in curbing this escalating expansion. America might have caused the downfall of the state of Afghanistan, which it had already planned for, or it might have collapsed without the momentous events of September (refer to the preface). However, (America) will begin to confront the transformation of this expansion into tens of thousands of groups (like those of) September, which will turn their strikes against it and America will not find a state as an entity from which it can take its revenge, and the remaining (states) are its clients. Thus, it will become clear to it that the regimes which support it cannot protect it from attacks and cannot preserve its strategic interests and the interests of its adopted daughter, Israel, in the region. It has no choice but to fall into the second trap. As for the first trap, we have already mentioned it. It is the invasion of Afghanistan. The mere failure of America to achieve all of its military goals in this country and the continuing resistance of this country throughout one or two years or more will convince the masses and some of the noble ones among the armies of apostasy that opposition to America is possible. As for the second trap, it is to put (America’s) armies, which occupy the region and set up military bases in it without resistance, in a state of war with the masses in the region. It is obvious at this very moment that it stirs up movements that increase the jihadi expansion and create legions among the youth who contemplate and plan for resistance, (even though) these forces had previously been present and well-established while the people slept right next to them and sensed no danger. Likewise, it began to become clear to the American administration that it was being drained; that the ease of entry into more than one war at a time was mere speculative words suitable only for paper; and that the remoteness of the center from the peripheries had a profound effect on its ability to end the wars. All of these results grow more serious day after day. Praise be to God for all eternity.

Behold the blows that are directed toward (America) and its allies in both the East and the West! These blows have continued until this very moment. Therefore, what is the plan by which we shall shape [lit. “provoke”] events from now until we have completely accomplished (by the permission of God) our goals which we mentioned above?

- Diversify and widen the vexation strikes against the Crusader-Zionist enemy in every place in the Islamic world, and even outside of it if possible, so as to disperse the efforts of the alliance of the enemy and thus drain it to the greatest extent possible. For example: If a tourist resort that the Crusaders patronize in Indonesia is hit, all of the tourist resorts in all of the states of the world will have to be secured by the work of additional forces, which are double the ordinary amount, and a huge increase in spending. If a usurious bank belonging to the Crusaders is struck in Turkey, all of the banks belonging to the Crusaders will have to be secured in all of the countries and the (economic) draining will increase. If an oil interest is hit near the port of Aden, there will have to be intensive security measures put in place for all of the oil companies, and their tankers, and the oil pipelines in order to protect them and draining will increase. If two of the apostate authors are killed in a simultaneous operation in two different countries, they will have to secure thousands of writers in other Islamic countries. In this way, there is a diversification and widening of the circle of targets and vexation strikes which are accomplished by small, separate groups. Moreover, repeatedly (striking) the same kind of target two or three times will make it clear to them that this kind (of target) will continue to be vulnerable.

The targets we must concentrate on and the reasons for that: We said that we should strike any kind of target permitted in the Sharia. However, it is necessary to focus on economic targets, particularly petroleum. One might say that we will be faced with a media campaign in which every accusation will be directed against us, beginning with (the charge that we) are working to impoverish and weaken the countries economically, and so on.

And some will remind us that when the Islamic Group in Egypt directed its attacks against tourism, it is not appropriate to use their idea now or then since they attacked a forbidden target and weakened the economy of the regime of apostasy. Likewise, it was not appropriate to respond to the media campaign of the regime. We will return to this point (later).

As for attacking economic targets from which the enemy benefits, particularly petrol, the reason for doing so is that this is the core – or at least the prime mover – of the enemy and its great leaders will only be cut down by this means. Hitting economic targets will force (the enemy) to goad the regimes, who are (already) exhausted from protecting the other remaining targets (economic or otherwise), into pumping in more forces for its protection. As a result, feebleness will start to appear in their forces, especially since their forces are limited, for there is a rule for the regimes of apostasy that says: police forces and the army in general, and the forces [20] battling terrorism and protecting against terrorist operations in particular, must be safeguarded from infiltration. For example, it is better for the department of investigation in Egypt to have five thousand loyal officers than to have twenty thousand which have been infiltrated by one of the Islamic groups. Thus, their forces are limited and select and the regimes have to put in place the following priorities:

First: Personal protection for the royal/ruling families and the presidential institutions.

Second: Foreigners.

Third: Petroleum and the economy.

Fourth: Entertainment spots.

[operation clinton cleanup]

Iran has a plan (at least the nut job president). Syria has become Iran's "19th province". AQ has become the USA's whipping boy while Iran moves ahead with it's plan to destroy Israel. Military action against the Pali's will distract the worlds attention from the ultimatum on nuclear development given Iran.

[GOP_1900AD]

There has got to be part that says "sue them and get their Supreme Court to rule on the case. Enlist Time magazine to promote it."

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks E for the ping. To all:

working links:

http://www.ctc.usma.edu/Management_of_Savagery.pdf

http://www.ctc.usma.edu/Stealing%20Al-Qai%27da%27s%20Playbook%20--%20CTC.pdf

from the original page:

http://www.ctc.usma.edu/naji.asp

[The_Reader_David]

The top link doesn't work because it is a copy of a local link. Follow the link in the header, and you can download the text from the West Point site.

[sageb1]

Thanks. I found it earlier. A lot of worthwhile reading on this entire thread.

[Marine_Uncle]

Thanks for this posting. It should be bookmarked by all Freepers and the documents downloaded and studied. Look like you hit a lode stone buddy.

[Marine_Uncle]

"Heavy reading here!"
Havn't started downloading yet. But a thought. If all countries truely working together with the US on the WOT are banding together and analysing this stuff in detail, surely we collectively are going to have an edge on the jihadist. They do not control any country. Most countries want nothing to do with them. We will always have by the very nature of the beast, the ability to when they are found, kill them, by ones, twos, dozens, hundreds at a clip.
As we have seen over a period of years, all they can do as little groups is to cause local trouble. And as more countries band together with shared intelligence and actual willingness to capture and or kill them and break up local bands, they cannot get an upper edge. Another attack from them on the level of 9/11 will only further strengthen the will of all the willing countries to continue to find them and kill the scum bags.

[redgolum]

For later.

One thing AlQ forgot is that when you back Israel into a corner, it gets very blood. Between Iran and the Hamas, it is now in a corner.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Pure Old Testament level stuff....

net statement....violence frightens the soft ones...and the West is soft....and divided.

[Marine_Uncle]

Well it would appear the Iraeli are going to hang tough. I do hope they do not let the pali off the hook this time around. Some solid examples must be made. They gave the goons Gaza to leave in and set up businesses, raise their families etc., in peace.
As usual the damn fool A Rabs think they pulled some kind of victory off. Their like some stupid drunk 15 year olds that might throw a rock off a bridge at a passing Marine Battalion level convoy, and since the Marines don't open up on them, they think they are victorious.
Hopefully the Israeli's will give them no air to breath this time around.

[Stallone]

[nuconvert]

Pong

[nuconvert]

Thanks for the post and links, Ernest

[Valin]

Thanks!