darin
09-30-2008, 10:15 AM
Al Qaeda’s twenty-year plan began on September 11th
7 STAGES
“The Awakening” 2001-2003. Ideologues within AQ believed that “the Islamic nation was in a state of hibernation,” because of repeated catastrophes inflicted upon Muslims by the West. By striking America—“the head of the serpent”—AQ caused the U.S. to “lose consciousness and act chaotically against those who attacked it. This entitled the party that hit the serpent to lead the Islamic nation.” First stage ended in 2003 when American troops entered Baghdad.
“Eye-Opening” 2003-2006. Iraq becomes the recruiting ground for young men eager to attack America. In this phase, AQ will move from being an organization to “a mushrooming invincible and popular trend.” The electronic jihad on the Internet will propagate AQ’s ideas, and Muslims will be pressed to donate funds to make up for the seizure of terrorist assets by the West.
“Arising and Standing Up” 2007 to 2010. AQ’s focus will be on Syria and Turkey, but it will also begin to directly confront Israel, in order to gain more credibility among the Muslim population.
AQ will bring about the demise of Arab governments. 2010-2013. “The creeping loss of the regimes’ power will lead to a steady growth in strength within AQ.” Meanwhile, attacks against the Middle East petroleum industry will continue, and America’s power will deteriorate through the constant expansion of the circle of confrontation. “By then, AQ will have completed its electronic capabilities, and it will be time to use them to launch electronic attacks to undermine the U.S. economy.” Islamists will promote the idea of using gold as the international medium of exchange, leading to the collapse of the dollar.
Islamic caliphate 2013-2016. “At this stage, the Western fist in the Arab region will loosen, and Israel will not be able to carry out preemptive or precautionary strikes.” “The international balance will change.” AQ and the Islamist movement will attract powerful new economic allies, such as China, and Europe will fall into disunity.
“Total Confrontation” 2016-2020. Caliphate will form an Islamic Army and will instigate a worldwide fight between “believers” and “non-believers.” “The world will realize the meaning of real terrorism.”
“Definitive Victory” Victory, according to the AQ ideologues, means that “falsehood will come to an end. . . . The Islamic state will lead the human race once again to the shore of safety and the oasis of happiness.”
(Source: The New Yorker; Annals of Terrorism: The Master Plan; Lawerence Wright; 11 SEP 2006)
What is Jihad?
It is an ‘Ongoing Struggle (including armed) for the Defense and/or Advancement of Muslim Power’.
Shariah law sanctions the struggle against infidels and/or apostates
Can be considered as ‘offensive’, which is an obligation on the Muslim community as a whole (and can be undertaken by professionals and volunteers);
Or ‘defensive’, which is the obligation of all able-bodied Muslims.
Ends with the conversion of the world to the will of Allah; goes dormant when continued Jihad would cause harm to the Umma (Muslim community)
“If our intended goal in this age is the establishment of a caliphate in the manner of the Prophet and if we expect to establish its state predominantly-according to how it appears to us-in the heart of the Islamic world, then your efforts and sacrifices-God permitting-are a large step directly towards that goal.
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 emirate, 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, i.e., in Sunni areas, is in order to fill the void stemming from the departure of the Americans, immediately upon their exit and before unIslamic forces attempt to fill this void, whether those whom the Americans will leave behind them, or those among the un-Islamic forces who will try to jump at taking power.
There is no doubt that this emirate will enter into a fierce struggle with the foreign infidel forces, and those supporting them among the local forces, to put it in a state of constant preoccupation with defending itself, to make it impossible for it to establish a stable state which could proclaim a caliphate, and to keep the Jihadist groups in a constant state of war, until these forces find a chance to annihilate them.
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.”
Defeating Extremist Ideology takes time:
Communism
The repressive and militaristic manifestation was countered by the United States throughout the Cold War with the concerted effort of all instruments of national power
Ideology was replaced by a democratic ideology with independent states
Similarities with the Global War on Terrorism - Points noted by SECDEF at the Truman Presidential Library on 2 March 2006.
Long, sustained struggle, punctuated by periods of military conflict
Use of all elements of national power to win
Transition of past arrangements to arrangements better suited for a new era
Required perseverance by the American people and their leaders
Cold War Institution/Program Development - Also noted by SECDEF
Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, Radio Free Europe, World Bank, NATO, United Nations, International Monetary Fund
7 STAGES
“The Awakening” 2001-2003. Ideologues within AQ believed that “the Islamic nation was in a state of hibernation,” because of repeated catastrophes inflicted upon Muslims by the West. By striking America—“the head of the serpent”—AQ caused the U.S. to “lose consciousness and act chaotically against those who attacked it. This entitled the party that hit the serpent to lead the Islamic nation.” First stage ended in 2003 when American troops entered Baghdad.
“Eye-Opening” 2003-2006. Iraq becomes the recruiting ground for young men eager to attack America. In this phase, AQ will move from being an organization to “a mushrooming invincible and popular trend.” The electronic jihad on the Internet will propagate AQ’s ideas, and Muslims will be pressed to donate funds to make up for the seizure of terrorist assets by the West.
“Arising and Standing Up” 2007 to 2010. AQ’s focus will be on Syria and Turkey, but it will also begin to directly confront Israel, in order to gain more credibility among the Muslim population.
AQ will bring about the demise of Arab governments. 2010-2013. “The creeping loss of the regimes’ power will lead to a steady growth in strength within AQ.” Meanwhile, attacks against the Middle East petroleum industry will continue, and America’s power will deteriorate through the constant expansion of the circle of confrontation. “By then, AQ will have completed its electronic capabilities, and it will be time to use them to launch electronic attacks to undermine the U.S. economy.” Islamists will promote the idea of using gold as the international medium of exchange, leading to the collapse of the dollar.
Islamic caliphate 2013-2016. “At this stage, the Western fist in the Arab region will loosen, and Israel will not be able to carry out preemptive or precautionary strikes.” “The international balance will change.” AQ and the Islamist movement will attract powerful new economic allies, such as China, and Europe will fall into disunity.
“Total Confrontation” 2016-2020. Caliphate will form an Islamic Army and will instigate a worldwide fight between “believers” and “non-believers.” “The world will realize the meaning of real terrorism.”
“Definitive Victory” Victory, according to the AQ ideologues, means that “falsehood will come to an end. . . . The Islamic state will lead the human race once again to the shore of safety and the oasis of happiness.”
(Source: The New Yorker; Annals of Terrorism: The Master Plan; Lawerence Wright; 11 SEP 2006)
What is Jihad?
It is an ‘Ongoing Struggle (including armed) for the Defense and/or Advancement of Muslim Power’.
Shariah law sanctions the struggle against infidels and/or apostates
Can be considered as ‘offensive’, which is an obligation on the Muslim community as a whole (and can be undertaken by professionals and volunteers);
Or ‘defensive’, which is the obligation of all able-bodied Muslims.
Ends with the conversion of the world to the will of Allah; goes dormant when continued Jihad would cause harm to the Umma (Muslim community)
“If our intended goal in this age is the establishment of a caliphate in the manner of the Prophet and if we expect to establish its state predominantly-according to how it appears to us-in the heart of the Islamic world, then your efforts and sacrifices-God permitting-are a large step directly towards that goal.
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 emirate, 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, i.e., in Sunni areas, is in order to fill the void stemming from the departure of the Americans, immediately upon their exit and before unIslamic forces attempt to fill this void, whether those whom the Americans will leave behind them, or those among the un-Islamic forces who will try to jump at taking power.
There is no doubt that this emirate will enter into a fierce struggle with the foreign infidel forces, and those supporting them among the local forces, to put it in a state of constant preoccupation with defending itself, to make it impossible for it to establish a stable state which could proclaim a caliphate, and to keep the Jihadist groups in a constant state of war, until these forces find a chance to annihilate them.
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.”
Defeating Extremist Ideology takes time:
Communism
The repressive and militaristic manifestation was countered by the United States throughout the Cold War with the concerted effort of all instruments of national power
Ideology was replaced by a democratic ideology with independent states
Similarities with the Global War on Terrorism - Points noted by SECDEF at the Truman Presidential Library on 2 March 2006.
Long, sustained struggle, punctuated by periods of military conflict
Use of all elements of national power to win
Transition of past arrangements to arrangements better suited for a new era
Required perseverance by the American people and their leaders
Cold War Institution/Program Development - Also noted by SECDEF
Marshall Plan, Truman Doctrine, Radio Free Europe, World Bank, NATO, United Nations, International Monetary Fund