May 19, 2005

Iraq: A Battleground for Jihad

Iraq is asking its neighbors to keep the Ismalofascist terrorists out of Iraq in order to establish peace and stability in the newly-democratized country.

(Please note I didnÕt use the PC term Òinsurgents.Ó I believe in calling a spade a spade.)

"There are infiltrations of non-Iraqis through the border to carry out sabotage activities," [Prime Minister Ibrahim] al-Jaafari said of the meeting that may have been attended by most-wanted militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi himself. "It's up to our geographical neighbors. We are keen to preserve relations between us and neighboring countries, and these relations should be good."

...In Washington, Gen. John Abizaid, commander of U.S. forces in the Middle EastÉnoted that "insurgent-inspired" activities are "clearly" taking place in Syria - though without Syrian government collusion.

ÒInfiltrations of non-IraqisÉinsurgent-inspired activities taking place in Syria.Ó What on Earth does that mean? It means that much of the bloodshed is not being perpetrated by disaffected Iraqis who desire to have Saddam (or someone like him) back in power. It means that jihadists from other Middle Eastern countries are using Iraq for their own ends.

Consider the nationalities of two of the most infamous names in the Islmofascist/al-Quaeda movement: Osama bin Laden and Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. Bin Laden is from Saudi Arabia and al-Zarqawi is from Jordan. While bin Laden coordinated the 9/11 attacks well before the ouster of Saddam Hussein, he has not been above using Iraq as a talking point for his overall war on the Western worldÉthe U.S. in particular.

Al-Zarqawi also has no qualms about using Iraq as a stage for his attempt to spread radical Islam:

The militant group led by terror mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, believed to be behind many deadly attacks in Iraq, has declared its allegiance to Osama bin Laden, citing the need for unity against Òthe enemies of Islam.Ó

This also apprarently includes Iraqi Shiites, whom al-Zarqawi has "denounced...as U.S. collaborators and...killing them is justified."

Also, in a paper published by the respected think tank Global Research in International Affairs in Israel published a paper analyzing the nationalities of 154 jihadists killed within a six-month period from 2004-2005:

ÉSaudi Arabia accounted for 94 jihadists, or 61 percent of the sample, followed by Syria with 16 (10 percent), Iraq itself with only 13 (8 percent), and Kuwait with 11 (7 percent.) The rest included small numbers from Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Algeria, Morocco (of which one was a resident in Spain), Yemen, Tunisia, the Palestinian territories (only 1), Dubai, and Sudan. The Sudanese was living in Saudi Arabia before he went to die in Iraq. [emphasis added]

On January 30, the Iraqi people made their wishes clear: they want democracy. They donÕt want evil dictators like Saddam Hussein. They donÕt want religion to dominate government; they want everyone to have a voice.

To the radicals, this is unacceptable.

The aim of the radicals is to spread Islam throughout the world, to make it a world religion. Let me repeat this point: it is the aim of radicals, not your everyday, garden-variety Muslim. They, like many of us, are too busy living their lives to think of world domination. Iraq has provided a convenient battleground for jihad.

Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari has called upon IraqÕs neighbors to help keep the terrorists out of Iraq. Will they heed his call?

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