Posted on 06/12/2008 8:50:37 PM PDT by Dawnsblood
Jihadism in the 21st century has plans for all types of situations, including Mujahada (Jihadi activity) in a courtroom when needed.
This is now what the world will witness during the trials of the al Qaeda detainees in Guantanamo, Cuba. Both the inmates on the inside and the Jihadi-mates on the outside were waiting for this moment to strike, politically and psychologically, using the media as their weapon. To the well-trained and -indoctrinated five standing trial, the objective is not to gain as many rights and freedoms as possible under current U.S. and international law; rather it is to resume what they began before 9/11 which they deeply wish to fulfill - as they said in their own words - using the trial as a global media opportunity.
This attitude has been anticipated by most experts who have followed the Guantanamo "ideological" battle, particularly the al Qaeda-Jihadist treatment of the issue. It was fully predicted that at least Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (KSM) and Ramzi bin al Sheeba will take the lead in counter-prosecuting the United States and all its allies. Unlike in other comparable cases, analysts know how important it is for al Qaeda and their supporters around the world to bash the United States - and any other democracy that prosecutes Salafi terrorists - when the trials are ongoing. At that juncture, three elements will converge into one powerful force, all determined to score points against America.
First, there is the Bin Laden organization which thrives on fiery declarations issued by its members on trial. Their goal is, of course, to maximize the propaganda dividends. Every word in the statements made by KSM and al Sheeb, and the others as well, will become gold for the as Sahab machine, the maker of the video and audio material. To al Qaeda, the fate of the men in Guantanamo is not the issue, for in their Jihad they don't count. Rather, it is the amount of Jihadi propaganda material they can get out of this "battlefield" that really matters to them.
Second, and more importantly, there are the other Jihadists worldwide. These are the Jihadists who still have their freedom and will be able to carry out virulent attacks against the trials and the United States. In doing this, a political price will be paid by America, even for trying the most obvious terrorists - the planners and backers of the 9/11 operation. Organizations, movements, parties, ideologues, militants and a vast constellation of Salafists - and also Khomeinists - are and will continue to attack Guantanamo itself while ignoring the defendants.
The goal of these other free Jihadists is to deter Washington - and other Western countries - from trying the incarcerated Jihadists. Their thinking is that if the U.S. gets condemned in the global media for prosecuting and trying and eventually sentencing the worst of the worst, America will be intimidated when it tries to prosecute non-al Qaeda Jihadists. In addition, other "hidden forces" sympathetic to the goals, but not the methods, of Bin Laden will support the campaign against the trial by enlisting their resources in the media to serve the "anti-trial" campaign (even though this is not a pro-al Qaeda trend).
Third, the conglomeration of all anti-American political forces, including many radical circles within the United States, will unleash its attacks against Guantanamo and what it represents, meaning the existence of the "War on Terror". A significant ideological segment of the political establishment in America has been pushing the slogan of an "orchestrated war" which must be ended. To them, the trial of the terrorists in Guantanamo is an opportunity to bleed U.S. efforts in the confrontation, thereby enhancing their own domestic political fortunes and agendas.
These three elements are converging into (what is to them) the Battle of Guantanamo. Here is how it will take place.
First, the "team" on the inside of the courtroom will unleash any and all statements needed to create the environment for a martyrdom case: istishaad. They will claim the tribunal is not legitimate, the Guantanamo process is not legal, the procedure is not acceptable and that they want to receive the death penalty so they may become shuhada, or martyrs.
Then, the "production" will be picked up by al Qaeda and other Jihadi-Salafist entities around the world and will reappear in videos, audio and texts, as well as circulate around the world of militant networks.
The in-court "drama" will also be used by the Wahhabi and Muslim Brotherhood networks, that is the long term Jihadists, not praising the defendants but rather promoting some of the arguments made by the al Qaeda detainees. This stealth use of the "production" will serve to produce more incitements and solidify the Jihadi agenda.
For example, the campaign will target American credibility and the concept of a war on terror. Some of the statements by the defendants will be stressed, such as "we do not recognize your laws, but only Sharia." In short, a control room is already in place to feed off the Guantanamo trials and turn it into a victory in the War of ideas. The al Qaeda detainees will make their statements and will be sentenced, but the international Jihadists will thrive on these words.
Meanwhile in America, we have two indicators that we aren't really winning yet on this front. One indication is that elements within our government bureaucracy are now using the absolute wrong words (the so-called "lexicon") to fight this battle. The second indication is the stunningly paltry coverage of what should be known as the trials of the century, in favor of hyped coverage of trials much less significant.
Until these indications change, we are not contenders.
Reason #3,687 why I am not in charge of anything: If I was in charge of Guantanamo, I’d fly the inmates to Washington D.C. and turn them loose on the Mall.
FERLATER
I’d fly the inmates to Washington D.C. and turn them loose on the Mall.
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I’d turn them loose in Obama’s house.
H'e put them up for the evening... with dinner and some virgins.
H’e put them up for the evening... with dinner and some virgins.
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That’s the idea. So when our FBI start shooting, Obama will be in the crossfire.
I love it when a plan comes together.
This is a devastating loss to our safety and national security. Unbelievable, shocking and shameful. The implications of this - particularly their “attorneys’” rights during the discovery process of these new trials, to our intelligence methods, etc.
Do we want to implode so easily???
They just drove our military ops MORE covert than ever before. I still believe we don;t actually keep the most dangerous ragheads in Gitmo. They’re somewhere else, either dead, tortured or imprisoned on a lone island somewhere in the Atlantic.
I was actually of the mind that anyone who wanted Club Gitmo closed must take responsibility for one of those little angels, and take them home with them, and keep them there, until their court cases are done. In other words, Nancy Pelosi would get to take one of them home to San Fransisco, as would all the other dems and rinos who want it closed down. And any that would be left over get to move into the offices of the NY and LA times.
Mark
Do we want to implode so easily???
And I thought that the Kelo and McCain/Feingold decisions were bad... Those are nothing compared to this one... I swear that we're living in a bizzaro world...
Mark
Let’s free all Gitmo detainees...on a vast, deserted, open and contested Afghan battlefield. C-130 gunship circling overhead for security. Give them all a two minute running head start.
(from NR tonight)
From your lips to the ear of God.
You can see now how there would be an executive stealth operation, kept among a trusted few to fly under the radar
of this despicable betrayal of our rights and safety. I just pray that somehow God grants us another intrepid leader in 2009. I don’t know how it could happen, but I sure pray for it.
What would it take for martial law to be declared?
What would it take for martial law to be declared?
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It should begin when Obama and his cronies repeal the 2nd amendment. then you’ll see some real ‘fun’ (fun’ means the 2nd civil War).
I swear that we’re living in a bizzaro world...
So maybe you were also a Superman comic book fan as was I?
:-)))) ah, but “life was so much simpler then.....”
You said it, so I don't have to. I was fixin to, though. You have brought up what is the real issue here. And the jihadists are going to be shown to be very closely aligned with our MSM, in regard to compromising our intel.
Sorry, Sharon. No running time.
I’d empty Gitmo and take them all back to Iraq and Afghanistan which is a battlefield and under military control/law.
Since these terrorists were caught without uniforms, I would tell them the following:
You have 30 seconds in which to start cooperating with us or we will shoot you and bury you in the desert.
Simple as that: “Rat, or rat-a-tat-tat”.
After you shoot the first five with a 50 cal. rifle, the rest will get religion real fast and start singing like a zoo full of canaries.
However, I prefer the old “crispy critter” approach, flamethrowers at 15 feet. Really leaves a deep impression on those next in line.
Just call me old-fashioned.
btt
After what they did to Americans on September 11, 2001, they have been begging for us to use the flamethrower and NAPALM.
Too bad our government lacks the spine to fight this war the way it should be fought.
No mercy for terrorists.
Burn them all alive, and lay waste to the cities that support them.
Start with Muqtada Al-Sadr's hive, and go from there.
So I assume by the article, that this author thinks setting up of Gitmo was a bad idea.
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