Al Qaeda has a new internet based magazine, one that is sure to give Martha Stewart's Living a run for its money. Guardian:

A new online magazine purportedly posted by al-Qaida's affiliate in Iraq has launched an effort to recruit Muslims to rid Iraq of infidels and apostates [eg]...Americans and their Iraqi partners.

The colorful, well-designed magazine is named Zurwat al-Sanam, Arabic for ``The Tip of the Camel's Hump'' - a reference among Islamic militants to ``the epitome of belief and virtuous activity.''

Washington-based counterterrorism expert Evan Kohlmann told The Associated Press the magazine aims at ``conveying the sense that the organization is professional, capable and really understands what they're doing.''

It was designed as ``an attempt to refute the idea that al-Zarqawi and these people are desperate. ... It shows that these people have time on their hands and don't have to worry about mobility.''

SITE adds this about the internet porno-mag for the death-cultist camel-humping jihadis:

“This is a loud cry,” it explains, “written by young writers to keep Allah’s words, which we share with our sword-carrying brothers, about what Allah gave us about wisdom and guidance in the Qur’an, the Sunnah, and understanding the Sahaba and their followers [so we may] pledge to people [entrance] to the Garden of Eden.”

Repeating the importance of the sword in the religion of Islam, the authors go on to state that “our call is to make the word of Allah the highest, and the Sharia will rule the East and West of the Earth, to wipe out unbelievers wherever they are and in any form.”

Dear Imam Achmed,

Is it harem for Brad Pitt to divorce Jennifer Annistons (sic)?

Signed,
Pop-shahid in Yemen

Dear Pop-shahid in Yemen,

It is harem as long as Brad says I divorce thee three times, but it is not recommended.

I would also recommend that you spend less time worrying about the infidels in Zionist controlled Hollywood and come to Iraq to cut the heads off the Zionist-Crusader forces. If you can get Brad Pitt to come then Allah assures he will have 72 virgins--each more beautiful than that whore Jennifer Aniston--in paradise.

Allahu-akhbar,
Imam Achmed

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Novinite:

In his speech on the 28th anniversary of the establishment of the Libyan Jamahiriyah (popular republic), Qaddafi described the United States, Britain and Italy as dictatorships, which should learn “genuine democracy” in Libya.

Hat tip: Chad Evans

UPDATE: Jeff at Beautiful Attrocities notes some of Qaddafi's other brilliant statements.

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Our allies in the Global War on Terror have finally convicted Abu Bakar Bashir (Ba'asyir), the mastermind of the Bali nightclub bombing, to a lengthy sentence. What does the mass murder of 202 infidels get you in Indonesia? 30 months.

That's 2.5 years.

That's 900 days.

That's 4.5 days per victim.

And who does the New York Times blame for the light sentence? Who else but G.W. Bush. more...

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Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, has been indicted by Jordan. Let's hope he dies a painful death at the hands of a US Marine long before he ever sees a court room. more...

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Un-freaking-believable.Par for the course. File under: what they tell us in English vs. what they are saying in Arabic. more...

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"It's strange for me to say it," says Lebanese Druze leader Walid Jumblatt, who would never be mistaken for a Bush backer, "but this process of change has started because of the American invasion of Iraq."--LA Times. The strangest part is not that a Druze politician would say this, but that the LA Times would report it! (ht: No Pasaran)

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The Revolution continues as the Lebanese opposition demands Syria withdraw troops immediately. Notice how this AP article, though, gives credit where credit is due: to Egypt and Saudi Arabia. I'm sure George Bush had nothing to do with this: more...

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Via Jeff Quinton this news that Mohammad Sohail, the man suspected of videotaping Daniel Pearl as he was murdered, was arrested today in Pakistan! May he rot in hell. Channel News Asia:

Pakistani police arrested a militant who was sentenced to death in his absence for a 2002 suicide bomb which killed 11 French engineers and who may be linked to the murder of US reporter Daniel Pearl, officials said.

Police said they suspect Islamic extremist Mohammad Sohail may have filmed the beheading of the Wall Street Journal correspondent, who was abducted in the volatile southern city of Karachi in early 2002.

A member of the Harkat Jihad-e-Islami militant group, he was detained after falling off a motorbike during a shootout with police in Karachi, city police officer Mohammad Fayyaz told AFP.

"He was arrested after he fell down from a motorcycle, while five other terrorists escaped after firing at police," Fayyaz said of the arrest.

Fayyaz said that during an initial interrogation Sohail had confessed to a role in the death of Pearl and a December 2003 suicide attack on Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.

"He could be the cameraman who made the video of Pearl's slaying and we are interrogating him," the officer added.

"Dr. Pearl and his wife (Ruth) have made a decision to take this brutal hurt and make something constructive out of it," said Rabbi Herbert N. Schwartz, spiritual leader of Temple Beth El.

Schwartz said Pearl's talk will center on choosing hope over anger and peace over conflict. Pearl will encourage Jews to embrace their faith, all the while inviting dialogue among different religions and races.

"He ultimately takes a look at who his son is, why he died, and how did (Daniel's) Jewish life contribute to this wider vision of understanding in the world," Schwartz said.

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A letter was smuggled out of the central prison in SanaÂ’a, Yemen from Mr. Abdulkarim al-Khaiwani to Jane Novak of Armies of Liberation. Mr. al-Khaiwani is a Yemeni editor, journalist, and advocate of democracy. Here is a portion of it:

Furthermore, solidarity with my issue was prohibited and people in solidarity were punished and even terrorized to visit me in prison or declare their solidarity. In addition, the journalistsÂ’ syndicate is falling under tremendous pressures. I believe in democracy, freedom, equality and rights and am willing to sacrifice for their sake simply because I do not wish my children to suffer dictatorship and I will strive to provide them with a better future.

The first cracks in the Soviet system came because dissidents were able to smuggle their accounts of oppression out of the gulags and to the West. With all the good news coming out of the Middle East, let's not forget that not all countries are sharing equally in what appears to be a new dawn of freedom in the region.

If you are a blogger, please help get the word out.

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What next, a burka that doesn't cover the ankles?

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A very interesting Newsday article discusses the nature of the Iraqi insurgency and speculates on the whereabouts of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The main thrust of the article is that Zarqawi is not nearly as central to the insurgency as many believe. The main leadership of the insurgency is a revised Baathist party. Buried in the report is this interesting piece of information:

Most of the communication between various militant groups, including al-Zarqawi and his supporters, is done through Internet cafes. "Telephone communications in Iraq are difficult," Majid said, "but the Internet is everywhere and it is difficult to track."

If US Intelligence truly wishes to fight the global jihad, then these forums must be shut down. Whether or not we use legal injunctions or covert cyber-attacks, it does not matter. What matters is that the main tool for terrorist communications must be broken.

It might be argued that the Intelligence community allows these forums to continue operation as a source of tracking the terrorist networks. If this is the case then US Intelligence operations are operating in a pre-911 law enforcement mode. Disrupting the capability of terrorist cells is far more important than capturing any single terrorist. This is not a law enforcement exercise we are engaged in, this is war.

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