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Islamic Jihadists Using 9/11 Mosque Protests as Recruiting Tool
http://www.buzzle.com/articles/islamic-jihadists-using-911-mosque-protests-as-recruiting-tool.html
Islamic Jihadists Using 9/11 Mosque Protests as Recruiting Tool
While many are protesting a planned Islamic community center near Ground Zero, others say such protests are simply increasing jihadists’ recruiting opportunities.
With the protests surrounding the planned Islamic Community Center at the site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks reaching a fever pitch, an unforeseen but perhaps inevitable opportunity has arisen for Islamic extremists. Seizing on the vitriol and hate that is seemingly coming from the protest of a planned mosque near Ground Zero, jihadists are using the apparent "hatred of Islam" to recruit new terrorists in the fight against the U.S. and the West. One jihadist website notes, "By Allah, the wards are heated and you Americans are the ones who enflamed it. By Allah you will be the first to taste its flames."
While U.S. anti-terrorist officials see no specific evidence that the protests are hurting U.S. efforts worldwide, information about the recruiting efforts is in short supply. A U.S. official recently noted that the chatter was being taken seriously, however, saying, "Terrorists like al-Qaeda and its violent allies are motivated already to try to attack the United States, but when it comes to propaganda, extremists are pure opportunists. They’ll use whatever they can."
Of course, many who oppose the mosque and community center say they have no bias against Islam, but feel that putting such a building at the Ground Zero location would be extremely insensitive to those who lost loved ones on 9/11. Still, regardless of intent, Evan Kohlmann, an independent terrorism consultant, says, "We are handing al-Qaeda a propaganda coup, an absolute propaganda coup." Others, including no less a central figure than Newt Gingrich, disagree. Says Gingrich, "We will never win a war when we are afraid to even name our enemies."
By Buzzle Staff and Agencies
Published: 8/25/2010
Islamic Jihadists Using 9/11 Mosque Protests as Recruiting Tool
While many are protesting a planned Islamic community center near Ground Zero, others say such protests are simply increasing jihadists’ recruiting opportunities.
With the protests surrounding the planned Islamic Community Center at the site of the 9/11 terrorist attacks reaching a fever pitch, an unforeseen but perhaps inevitable opportunity has arisen for Islamic extremists. Seizing on the vitriol and hate that is seemingly coming from the protest of a planned mosque near Ground Zero, jihadists are using the apparent "hatred of Islam" to recruit new terrorists in the fight against the U.S. and the West. One jihadist website notes, "By Allah, the wards are heated and you Americans are the ones who enflamed it. By Allah you will be the first to taste its flames."
While U.S. anti-terrorist officials see no specific evidence that the protests are hurting U.S. efforts worldwide, information about the recruiting efforts is in short supply. A U.S. official recently noted that the chatter was being taken seriously, however, saying, "Terrorists like al-Qaeda and its violent allies are motivated already to try to attack the United States, but when it comes to propaganda, extremists are pure opportunists. They’ll use whatever they can."
Of course, many who oppose the mosque and community center say they have no bias against Islam, but feel that putting such a building at the Ground Zero location would be extremely insensitive to those who lost loved ones on 9/11. Still, regardless of intent, Evan Kohlmann, an independent terrorism consultant, says, "We are handing al-Qaeda a propaganda coup, an absolute propaganda coup." Others, including no less a central figure than Newt Gingrich, disagree. Says Gingrich, "We will never win a war when we are afraid to even name our enemies."
By Buzzle Staff and Agencies
Published: 8/25/2010
flmagi, that is how I feel as well. If we as a nation practiced what we preach, even and especially in the name of God, this would not be happening. I only see hatred in these events. Not love.
This is exactly was I was getting at on the other post. Of course Al-qaeda is going to use this to recruit. I can hear them now saying to all the peaceful Muslims "See how the Americans hate us all, they want to destroy us because of our religion".
And the more publicity the media gives anti-Mosque / anti-Muslim sentiments, the more successful the recruiting will be.
And the more publicity the media gives anti-Mosque / anti-Muslim sentiments, the more successful the recruiting will be.
BTW...that was sarcasm..just in case...
But honestly, I am seriously waiting for some to call for rounding them all up and imprisioning them in camps or something. You know, just in case...
But honestly, I am seriously waiting for some to call for rounding them all up and imprisioning them in camps or something. You know, just in case...
No surprise here. Oh, but silly me, I forgot...alll the Muslims are terrorists to begin with, so what difference does it make?
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