Al-Qaida showing signs of worry, tired ?

Al-Qaida showing signs of worry, tired ?



A new video by al-Qaida's deputy leader Thursday left no doubt about what the terror network claims is at stake in Iraq — describing it as a centerpiece of its anti-American fight and insisting the Iraqi insurgency is under its direct leadership.

But the proclamations by Ayman al-Zawahri carried another unintended message: reflecting the current troubles confronting the Sunni extremists in Iraq, experts said.

The Islamic State of Iraq, the insurgent umbrella group that is claimed by al-Qaida, has faced ideological criticism from some militants, and rival armed groups have even joined U.S. battles against it. A U.S.-led offensive northwest of Baghdad — in one of the Islamic State's strongholds — may have temporarily disrupted and scattered insurgent forces.

"Some of the developments suggest that it (the Islamic State) is more fragile than it was before," said Bruce Hoffman, a Washington-based terrorism expert at the Rand Corp. think tank.

( FATWAS HAVE BEEN ISSUED AGAINST AL QAEDA )

But al-Qaida in Iraq — the group that claims allegiance to Osama bin Laden's goals — has been put on the defensive. Some Sunni insurgent groups have publicly split with it, distancing themselves from its bomb attacks on Iraqi civilians and accusing al-Qaida of trying to strong-arm their members into joining.
( AL QAEDA HAS BEEN FACING THE BUZSAW OF THE ANTI-AL QAEDA GROUPS )


The al-Qaida No. 2 ( ACTUALLY #1, BINNY IS DEAD http://warintel.blogspot.com/search?q=comatose ) laid out a strategy, saying in the near-term militants should target U.S. and Israeli interests "everywhere" in retaliation for "attacks on the Islamic nation" in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia.

The long-term strategy calls for "diligent work to change these corrupt and corrupting (Arab) regimes." He said Muslims should "rush to the fields of jihad" in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia "to defeat the enemies of the Islamic nation" and for "training to prepare for the next jihad." ( HE FAILS TO RECOGNIZE THE ON GOING JIHAD AGAINST AL QAEDA )

( HE FAULTS S.A. FOR LACK OF FREEDOM, CIVIL RIGHTS AND CORRUPTION WHILE HE WORKS FOR A TALIBAN TYPE CALIPHATE, NO FREEDOM AND BOMBS MOSQUES AND MARKET PLACES )

Even their declaration of the Islamic State quickly met resistance. Some Islamic extremist clerics in the Arab world said it was too soon to declare an Islamic state because the qualifications were not yet met.

He urged critics to work with the Islamic State "even if we see in it shortcomings," and said Islamic State leaders should "open their hearts" to consultations. "The mujahedeen are not innocent of deficiency, error and slips," he said. "The mujahedeen must solve their problems among themselves." ( KILLING ANY WHO DON'T FOLLOW AQ ORDERS )

Although groups inspired by al-Qaida have been behind some of the most shocking attacks of the four-year Iraq war — including some against Shiite holy sites — most experts say the fighters comprise only a small part of an insurgency dominated by Iraqi Sunnis. ( AND AS PER HIS APPEAL RUNNING OUT OF CANNON FODDER )

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Gerald