For Immediate Release
September 5, 2006
In Their Own Words: What the Terrorists Believe, What They Hope to
Accomplish, and How They Intend to Accomplish It
The Terrorists On September 11
Osama Bin Laden: The 9/11 Attacks Were "An Unparalleled And
Magnificent Feat Of Valor, Unmatched By Any In Humankind." BIN
LADEN: "On the blessed Tuesday 11 September 2001
they launched their
attacks with their planes in an unparalleled and magnificent feat of
valor, unmatched by any in humankind before them.
Yet with the
destruction of the Twin Towers in New York, there occurred an even
bigger destruction: that of the great American Dream and legend of
Democracy." (Translation Of Purported Bin Laden Audio Message, Posted On
Islamist Site, 2/14/03)
The Terrorists On Establishing A Caliphate Ruled By Their
Hateful Ideology
Osama Bin Laden: The 9/11 Attacks Were "A Great Step Towards
The Unity Of Muslims And Establishing The Righteous [Caliphate]."
BIN LADEN: "These attacks took off the skin of the American
wolf and they have been left standing in their filthy, naked reality.
Thus the whole World awoke from its sleep and the Muslims realized the
importance of the belief of loving and hating for the sake of Allah; the
ties of brotherhood between the Muslims have become stronger, which is a
very good sign and a great step towards the unity of Muslims and
establishing the Righteous Islamic Khilafah insha-Allah." (Translation
Of Purported Bin Laden Audio Message, Posted On Islamist Site, 2/14/03)
Ayman al-Zawahiri: "The Whole World Is An Open Field For Us."
ZAWAHIRI: "The war with Israel is not about a treaty, a cease-fire
agreement, Sykes-Picot borders, national zeal, or disputed borders. It
is rather a jihad for the sake of God until the religion of God is
established. It is jihad for the liberation of Palestine, all Palestine,
as well as every land that was a home for Islam, from Andalusia to Iraq.
The whole world is an open field for us." (Al-Zawahiri's 'Full' Message
On War In Lebanon, Gaza Strip, Posted On Jihadist Website, 7/28/06)
- Zawahiri: "The Reinstatement Of Islamic Rule
Is The
Individual Duty Of Every Muslim
With Every Land Occupied By
Infidels." ZAWAHIRI: "Supporting the jihad in Palestine with
one's life, money, and opinion is the individual duty of every Muslim
because Palestine was a land of Islam that was occupied by the
infidels. This means that its liberation and the reinstatement of
Islamic rule there is the individual duty of every Muslim as
unanimously decided by the nation's scholars. And such is the case
with every land occupied by infidels." (Al-Zawahiri's June Video
Message Supporting Palestinians, Posted On Jihadist Site, 6/11/06)
The Terrorists On Killing Infidels
Osama Bin Laden: "Death Is Better Than Living On This Earth
With The Unbelievers Amongst Us." BIN LADEN:
"O young people of Islam: Follow the orders of Almighty God and His
messenger and kill those people. Follow the example of Muhammad
Bin-Musallamah and his companions. Death is better than living on this
earth with the unbelievers amongst us, making a mockery of our religion
and prophet, God's peace and blessings upon him. Fear God, try to please
Him, and do not consult with anyone regarding the killing of those
unbelievers." (Translation Of Bin Ladens 52-Minute Audiotape, Posted On
Jihadist Website, 4/27/06)
Al-Qaeda Charter: "There Will Be Continuing Enmity Until
Everyone Believes In Allah. We Will Not Meet [The Enemy] Halfway And
There Will Be No Room For Dialogue With Them." (Al Qaeda
Charter, Released By The White House Press Office, 9/5/06)
Al-Qaeda Training Manual: "Religious Scholars Have Permitted
Beating
[And] The Killing Of A Hostage." "Guidelines for
Beating and Killing Hostages: Religious scholars have permitted beating.
In this tradition, we find permission to interrogate the hostage for
the purpose of obtaining information. It is permitted to strike the
nonbeliever who has no covenant until he reveals the news, information,
and secrets of his people. The religious scholars have also permitted
the killing of a hostage if he insists on withholding information from
Moslems." (Al-Qaeda Training Manual, Available At:
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/terrorism/alqaida_manual/,
Accessed 9/5/06)
- Al-Qaeda Training Manual: "The Confrontation That Islam
Calls For
Knows The Dialogue Of Bullets, The Ideals Of
Assassination, Bombing, And Destruction." "Islam does not
coincide or make a truce with unbelief, but rather confronts it. The
confrontation that Islam calls for with these godless and apostate
regimes, does not know Socratic debates, Platonic ideals nor
Aristotelian diplomacy. But it knows the dialogue of bullets, the
ideals of assassination, bombing, and destruction, and the diplomacy
of the cannon and machine-gun." (Al-Qaeda Training Manual, Available
At:
http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/terrorism/alqaida_manual/,
Accessed 9/5/06)
Al Anbar Plan: The Al-Qaeda Governing Structure Should
Include An "Execution Unit" Responsible For "Sorting Out, Arrest,
Murder, And Destruction." (Al Anbar Plan, Released By The White
House Press Office, 9/5/06)
The Terrorists On Their "Bleed-Until-Bankruptcy-Plan"
Osama Bin Laden: "So We Are Continuing This Policy In
Bleeding America To The Point Of Bankruptcy." ('Full
Transcript' Of Bin Laden's Message, Posted On Al-Jazirah Site, 11/1/04)
- Bin Laden: In The Attacks Of 9/11, "Every Dollar Of
Al-Qaida Defeated A Million Dollars By The Permission Of Allah,
Besides The Loss Of A Huge Number Of Jobs." BIN LADEN:
"And it was to these sorts of notions and their like that the
British diplomat and others were referring in their lectures at the
Royal Institute of International Affairs. (When they pointed out that)
for example, al-Qaida spent $500,000 on the event, while America, in
the incident and its aftermath, lost according to the lowest
estimate more than 500 billion dollars. Meaning that every dollar of
al-Qaida defeated a million dollars by the permission of Allah,
besides the loss of a huge number of jobs." ('Full Transcript' Of Bin
Laden's Message, Posted On Al-Jazirah Site, 11/1/04)
- Bin Laden: "It Is Very Easy To Target [America's] Flimsy
Base And
We Will Be Able Crush And Destroy Them." BIN
LADEN: "In conclusion, America is definitely a great
power, with an unbelievable military strength and a vibrant economy,
but all of these have been built on a very weak and hollow foundation.
Therefore, it is very easy to target that flimsy base and concentrate
on their weak points and even if we are able to target one tenth of
these weak points, we will be able [to] crush and destroy them and
remove them from ruling and conquering the World." (Translation Of
Purported Bin Laden Audio Message, Posted On Islamist Site, 2/14/03)
The Terrorists On Their Propaganda Strategy
Osama Bin Laden: Al-Qaeda Intends To Launch "A Media Campaign
... To Create A Wedge Between The American People And Their Government."
(Letter From Osama Bin Laden To Mullah Omar, Released By The
White House Press Office, 9/5/06)
- Bin Laden: This Media Campaign Will Stress "That [The
American] Government Would Bring Them More Losses, In Finances And In
Casualties." (Letter From Osama Bin Laden To Mullah Omar,
Released By The White House Press Office, 9/5/06)
- Bin Laden: "[The American People] Are Being Sacrificed To
Serve The Big Investors, Especially The Jews." (Letter From
Osama Bin Laden To Mullah Omar, Released By The White House Press
Office, 9/5/06)
- Bin Laden: The Media Campaign "Aims At Creating Pressure
From The American People On The American Government To Stop Their
Campaign Against Afghanistan." (Letter From Osama Bin Laden
To Mullah Omar, Released By The White House Press Office, 9/5/06)
The Terrorists On Their Belief That America Is Weak
Osama Bin Laden: America's "Combat Strategy Is Heavily
Dependent On The Psychological Aspect Of War
Which Hides The Cowardice
And Lack Of Fighting Spirit Of The American Soldier." BIN
LADEN: "It has been made clear during our defending and
fighting against the American enemy that this enemy's combat strategy is
heavily dependent on the psychological aspect of war due to its large
and efficient media apparatus and of course its indiscriminate aerial
bombing which hides the cowardice and lack of fighting spirit of the
American soldier.
Likewise, let me remind you of the defeat of the
American forces in Beirut in 1982, soon after the Israeli invasion of
Lebanon, when the Lebanese resistance was personified by the truck laden
with explosives that struck the main military base of the US Marines in
Beirut, killing 242 soldiers towards Hell was their destination and
what an evil destination that is." (Translation Of Purported Bin Laden
Audio Message, Posted On Islamist Site, 2/14/03)
- Bin Laden: "In Somalia
The United States [Pulled] Out,
Trailing Disappointment, Defeat, And Failure Behind It." BIN
LADEN: "We found that out from our brothers who fought the Americans
in Somalia. They did not see it as a power worthy of any mention. It
was the big propaganda that the United State used to terrify people
before fighting them. Our brothers, who were here in Afghanistan, also
tried the Americans. God gave them and the mujahidin success in
Somalia and the United States pull out, trailing disappointment,
defeat, and failure behind it. It achieved nothing. It left quicker
than people had imagined." (Full Text Of Interview With Al-Qaeda
Leader Osama Bin Laden, 10/21/01)
Ayman al-Zawahiri: "There Is No Hope In Victory."
ZAWAHIRI: "This is the fumbling that precedes the defeat. Bush and Blair
are hiding the true disaster they are facing in Iraq and Afghanistan.
They know better than others that there is no hope in victory. The
Vietnam specter is closing every outlet." (Al-Qaeda's Al-Zawahiri
Predicts Failure of US 'Crusade' Against Muslim States, Posted On
Jihadist Websites, 12/7/05)
The Terrorists On The Importance Of Iraq
Osama Bin Laden: Baghdad Is "The Capital Of The Caliphate."
(Text Of Bin Laden's Audio Message To Muslims In Iraq, Posted On
Jihadist Websites, 12/28/04)
- Bin Laden: "The Most Important And Serious Issue Today For
The Whole World Is This Third World War
Raging In [Iraq]."
BIN LADEN: "I now address my speech to the whole of the Islamic
nation: Listen and understand. The issue is big and the misfortune is
momentous. The most important and serious issue today for the whole
world is this Third World War, which the Crusader-Zionist coalition
began against the Islamic nation. It is raging in the land of the two
rivers. The world's millstone and pillar is in Baghdad, the capital of
the caliphate." (Text Of Bin Laden's Audio Message To Muslims In Iraq,
Posted On Jihadist Websites, 12/28/04)
- Bin Laden: "This Is A War Of Destiny Between Infidelity
And Islam." (Text Of Bin Laden's Audio Message To Muslims In
Iraq, Posted On Jihadist Websites, 12/28/04)
- Bin Laden: "The Whole World Is Watching This War And The
Two Adversaries; The Islamic Nation, On The One Hand, And The United
States And Its Allies On The Other. It Is Either Victory And Glory Or
Misery And Humiliation." (Text Of Bin Laden's Audio Message
To Muslims In Iraq, Posted On Jihadist Websites, 12/28/04)
Ayman al-Zawahiri: We Must "Establish An Islamic Authority
Over As Much Territory As You Can To Spread Its Power In Iraq
[And]
Extend The Jihad Wave To The Secular Countries Neighboring Iraq."
ZAWAHIRI: "So we must think for a long time about our next steps and how
we want to attain it, and it is my humble opinion that the Jihad in Iraq
requires several incremental goals: The first stage: Expel the Americans
from Iraq. The second stage: Establish an Islamic authority or amirate,
then develop it and support it until it achieves the level of a
caliphate over as much territory as you can to spread its power in
Iraq
The third stage: Extend the jihad wave to the secular countries
neighboring Iraq. The fourth stage: It may coincide with what came
before: the clash with Israel, because Israel was established only to
challenge any new Islamic entity." (Complete Text Of Al-Zawahiri Letter
To Al-Zarqawi, 7/9/05, Available At:
http://www.dni.gov/press_releases/20051011_release.htm, Accessed
9/5/06)
Bin Laden: "The War Is For You Or For Us To Win. If We Win
It, It Means Your Defeat And Disgrace Forever." BIN LADEN:
"Finally, I would like to tell you that the war is for you or for us to
win. If we win it, it means your defeat and disgrace forever as the wind
blows in this direction with God's help." (Bin Laden Threatens New
Operations, Offers 'Long-Term Truce,' Posted On Al-Jazirah Net, 1/19/06)
The Terrorists On Their Absolute Hostility Towards America
Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah: "Death To America."
NASRALLAH: "Let the entire world hear me. Our hostility to the Great
Satan is absolute.
I conclude my speech with the slogan that will
continue to reverberate on all occasions so that nobody will think that
we have weakened. Regardless of how the world has changed after 11
September, Death to America will remain our reverberating and powerful
slogan: Death to America." (Hezbollah Leader Nasrallah Supports
Intifadah, Vows 'Death to America,' Aired On Beirut Al-Manar Television,
9/27/02)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: "We Will Soon
Experience A World Without The United States And Zionism."
AHMADINEJAD: "Undoubtedly, I say that this slogan and goal is
achievable, and with the support and power of God, we will soon
experience a world without the United States and Zionism and will
breathe in the brilliant time of Islamic sovereignty over today's
world." (Iran's President Warns Muslims Of 'Conspiracies Of World
Imperialism,' Available At: www.sharifnews.com, Accessed 10/26/05)
- President Ahmadinejad: "Your Doomed Destiny Will Be
Annihilation, Misfortune And Abjectness." AHMADINEJAD: "Open
your eyes and see the fate of Pharaoh.
Open your eyes and see what
happened to the Portuguese Empire. See the final fate of the British
Empire.
I am telling you [major powers], if you do not abandon the
path of falsehood and return to the path of justice, your doomed
destiny will be annihilation, misfortune and abjectness." (President
Ahmadinejad Says Iran To Respond To Nuclear Proposals By 'End Of
Mordad,' Aired On Islamic Republic Of Iran News Network Television (IRINN),
6/21/06)
- President Ahmadinejad: "The Anger Of Muslims May Reach An
Explosion Point Soon
[And] The Waves Of The Blast Will Not Remain
Within The Boundaries Of Our Region." AHMADINEJAD: "The anger
of Muslims may reach an explosion point soon. If such a day comes,
they [Western governments] should know that the waves of the blast
will not remain within the boundaries of our region and will engulf
the corrupt powers that support this fake regime too." (Iran:
President Reaffirms Warning Of Explosion Of Muslim Anger In Tabriz
Address, Aired On Tehran Islamic Republic Of Iran News Network
Television (IRINN), 7/11/06)
- President Ahmadinejad: "If You Would Like To Have Good
Relations With The Iranian Nation
Bow Down Before The Greatness Of
The Iranian Nation And Surrender." AHMADINEJAD: "And you, for
your part, if you would like to have good relations with the Iranian
nation in the future, recognize the Iranian nation's right. Recognize
the Iranian nation's greatness. And bow down before the greatness of
the Iranian nation and surrender. If you don't accept [to do this],
the Iranian nation will later force you to surrender and bow down."
(Iran: Ahmadinejad Says US, UK 'Resorted To Tricks' 'To Postpone'
Cease-Fire, Aired On Tehran Islamic Republic Of Iran News Network
Television (IRINN), 8/15/06)
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