America waves Goodbye to Two Future Islamic Caliphate Nations
After U.S. troops have withdrawn and Obama is not President
Iraq will be One of Horned Toes in an initial attack on Israel
Afghanistan will join the Antichrist’s Caliphate Afterwards
I believe this will occur following Obama Administration.
Emperor Obama now fiddling as civilization is Burning
April 14, 2013
http://www.tribulationperiod.com/
Begin Excerpt from Aljazeera
Iraqi Al-Qaeda and Syrian Group ‘Merge’
Aljazeera
Al-Qaeda’s branch in Iraq says it has merged with Syria’s armed opposition group Jabhat al-Nusra, a move that shows the rising confidence of hardliners within the Syrian rebel movement and is likely to stoke renewed fears among its international backers.
A website linked to Jabhat al-Nusra confirmed on Tuesday the merger with the Islamic State of Iraq, whose leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, first made the announcement in a 21-minute audio message posted on websites late on Monday.
Begin Excerpt from Asia Times Online via World News
April 12, 2013
Afghanistan’s fractured future
By Shahab Jafry
Despite the longevity of America’s Afghan campaign, including the spillover into Pakistan’s tribal area, few in the international press really understand the true nature of the Taliban threat, especially its association with al-Qaeda.
Much is unclear about the American drawdown; why now when the insurgency has gained so much strength? Why the shift from “we don’t negotiate with terrorists” to discussions in three countries, sometimes without informing Kabul? Why offer former Taliban commanders future cabinet positions? And what of intelligence reports of rifts between al-Qaeda and Mulla Omar’s Quetta shura?
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There is little doubt that whatever government replaces the Karzai administration next year, it will be heavily represented, or at least influenced, by the Taliban, and Afghanistan will revert to its typical fractured state with pockets ruled by powerful warlords.
US media rhetoric hides the American military’s last desperate attempt to keep influence in important parts of the country once it leaves. Offering sweeteners to former Taliban heavyweights, even as the insurgent hierarchy dismisses them as irrelevant, is meant to prop up regional commanders in an exercise not very different from Pakistan’s good-Taliban strategy.
Even a complete withdrawal itself is doubted. Yet there is wide agreement that Washington has been consistently losing the initiative in Afghanistan for more than half of its presence there. Not only has its military let insurgents strengthen on both sides of the AfPak divide, it’s presence has also strained relations between Islamabad and Kabul, something that will feature prominently in the immediate aftermath of the American withdrawal late next year.
Shahab Jafry is a political and financial journalist based in Dubai.
Begin Excerpt from MEMRI
Middle East Media Research Institute
April 8, 2013
Special Dispatch No. 5264
ISI Confirms That Jabhat Al-Nusra Is Its Extension In Syria, Declares ‘Islamic State Of Iraq And Al-Sham’ As New Name Of Merged Group
The following report is a complimentary offering from MEMRI’s Jihad and Terrorism Threat Monitor (JTTM). For JTTM subscription information,
On April 8, 2013, the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) – Al-Qaeda in Iraq – released a recorded audio message by its leader, Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi, in which he announced that the Syria jihadi group Jabhat Al-Nusra (JN) has been merely an extension of ISI in Syria. Al-Baghdadi confirms that Jabhat Al-Nusra has been receiving monthly funds from ISI. In this vein, Al-Baghdadi announces that the names ISI and JN are not to be used anymore; instead, he declares the official merging of the two groups under the name “Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham.”
Al-Baghdadi’s message is 21:30 in duration, and was released on leading jihadi forums.
Following is a summary of the message:
Al-Baghdadi begins his message by announcing the coming of glad tidings to the Muslim ummah. In the following ten minutes, Al-Baghdadi speaks about the ever-changing nature of jihadi groups, and in particular about the fact that jihadi groups go through phases of maturity that demand a change in their name in order to meet the reality-dictated necessities. Al-Baghdadi provides the ISI and its previous incarnations as an example of such evolution. ISI, Al-Baghdadi says, went through phases where it was initially called Al-Tawhid Wal-Jihad, then Al-Qaeda in Mesopotamia, then Majlis Shura Al-Mujahideen, and finally its current name, the Islamic State of Iraq. Al-Baghdadi says that such a change is normal, and that Muslims, despite the emotional attachments they develop for a certain name, must approach such changes free of emotions. The reason behind Al-Baghdadi’s focus on the issue of jihadi groups changing their names becomes clear later on in his message, when he declares a new name for ISI.
Al-Baghdadi then says that ISI, following the same path set by its predecessors regarding the group’s adherence to a doctrine that does not abide to geographical border or ethnic affiliation, has in fact had training and support cells operating in Syria; however, these cells have been “awaiting the chance” to expand their operations. Such a chance came after the bloodshed ensued in Syria, and after the Syrians’ call for help was answered. Therefore, Al-Baghdadi says, ISI decided to answer the call by assigning the “Julani” – a reference to Abu Muhammad Al-Julani, the leader of JN – to lead the group there. Al-Baghdadi confirms that Al-Julani was in fact dispatched from Iraq along with a group of men to Syria in order to meet the aforementioned cells there. Furthermore, Al-Baghdadi says that ISI provided JN with the plans and work strategy needed in Syria. He also says that ISI has been in fact splitting its funds evenly with JN, which received those funds on a monthly basis.
Addressing Syrians, Al-Baghdadi says that the announcement about JN being part of ISI was not released earlier for security reasons, and also in order to provide the Syrian people the opportunity to see and judge JN on their own, as a separate entity that is not part of Al-Qaeda, rather than perceive the group through the eyes of the biased media.
Al-Baghdadi then declares the nullification of both the names of ISI and JN, while announcing the two will be joined under the name “Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham.”
Al-Baghdadi then urges Islamic scholars to join the mujahideen in Syria, while inviting the various opposition groups and tribes to work on raising the banner of tawhid in Syria, and to work on instating the shari’a.
Al-Baghdadi warns Syrians not to fall victims of democracy, while adding that democracy should not be the outcome for the endless suffering and death they have faced thus far.
Source: Al-Fida’, April 8, 2013.
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