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Al-zarqawi
8th December 2004, 10:57 PM
Hello it's me again : i found this book on www.why-war.com or something like that :P

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In the Name of God, the Merciful, the Compassionate

Praise be to God, the Lord of the Universe, and prayers and peace be upon the most righteous Messenger.

God is great, abundant thanks be to God, and praise be to God morning and evening.

The Center's custom has been to issue a statement about every operation carried out by the mujahidin. However, the operation of 11 Rabi al-Awwal 1424 AH [corresponding to 12 May 2003] was special in several respects and demanded that we devote this book to it. The operation was just the first bullet, God willing. The mujahidin needed this detailed statement to explain the demands of jihadi activity in the Arabian Peninsula and to remove some of the ambiguities from the religious and military standpoints.

This book "The Operation of 11 Rabi al-Awwal: The East Riyadh Operation and Our War with the United States and Its Agents" is divided into four chapters:

First: The Situation in the Islamic World

Second: What is the Solution?

Third: Why Riyadh?

Fourth: Have You Not Become Acquainted with the Mujahidin Yet?

CHAPTER ONE: The Situation In The Islamic World

Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, one superpower has been leading the world: the United States. Students of history know that two powers have dominated the world in all ages, except in few eras mentioned in history and expositions, like the eras of Solomon, Dhu-al-Qarnayn, Al-Namrud, and Alexander. The fact that two powers checked each other in the world was a mercy from God to humanity. The Almighty said, "And did not God check one set of people by means of another, the earth would indeed be full of mischief."

Judging the current world situation in the light of this historic fact leads us to one of two conclusions:

1. The United States was able to deviate from this rule by virtue of its comprehensive economic, social, and military power, as happened to Solomon--peace be upon him--Dhu-al-Qarnayn, and others. The current situation of the United States rules out this possibility.

2. We live in an unstable international situation or more correctly in a transitional period to which the rules applied in normal conditions do not apply. It also does not have the prerequisites to survive for long.

The second conclusion is definitely the situation that exists in the world today. The United States, which has become the uncontested sole superpower, is adapting to the situation. It got rid of the restrictions, which the conflict with the Soviet Union had imposed on it, and adopted a new policy. This policy is summed up in taking a direct approach to secure its interests in the world without regard to the interest of others, because it considers itself the sole power in the world and the world should adapt to what it wants.

The talk about the United Nations as an independent party ruling the world is nonsense. Perhaps the United Nations was a body whose judgment was sought and accepted by the nations that established it, including the United States. However, today, it is a toy in the hands of World Zionism. The United States ignored the United Nations when it shyly opposed its invasion of Iraq. Three Crusader countries officially participated in the war with it, disregarding the UN resolutions.

Something called the New World Order has recently appeared. The United States designed it as a map for the world it is seeking to shape. Writer Louis Atiyatallah wrote his new book about it: A Clarification of the Reality of This Order.

In view of the above, the situation of the Muslims will only be a reflection of what the United States wants. The situation in some Islamic countries, however, might require some gradual progress in the implementation of the plans to ensure safety against negative results.

We can sum up the issue and say: The Muslim countries today are colonized. Colonialism is either direct or veiled.

Veiled Colonialism:

The past century was the century of the direct colonization of the Muslim countries, under which they languished for many years. This was a time when the Islamic World had reached the highest degree of ideological deviation, polytheism, and disregard for jihad. Colonialism could not find any significant resistance in most countries, particularly at the beginning.

Toward the end of the colonialist era, the colonialist countries were no longer able to bear the painful blows they received from the mujahidin in the colonized countries. They clearly realized that the new generations were moving toward resisting colonialism. They found themselves struggling between the strong desire not to give up their colonies and the painful deterrent posed by the jihad, which they saw growing day after day.

At this stage, Zionism intervened and put its touches on a colonialism that would ensure the interests of the colonialists and save them from the predicament that they faced. It masked colonialism in a very naïve way--a way that only can fool the gullible. The colonialist plans did not change. The colonialists changed the face of their policies. Why could they not respond to the wishes of the resistance men and remove their men with the blue eyes and the blond hair from their midst and replace them with people of their kind who spoke their language and wore lambskin over wolf hearts?

What is wrong with replacing the name of John and Napoleon with Muhammad, Anwar, and Abd-al-Aziz?

Because that period had gone and today's generations have forgotten it, the colonialists decided to repeat the process of masking colonialism before their eyes so they can imagine what happened in the past. This is exactly what happened in Afghanistan when the United States occupied that country and installed an Afghan agent, Hamid Karzai. As everyone can see, this agent has been more eager to promote the interests of the United States than the United States itself, although he has been less successful because of the mujahidin attacks that God ordained against his government.

The Karzai system is the system officially in use in all the Muslim countries. The Karzai method is the same method by which all the rulers were installed, with some difference in details. The legitimacy of every such Karzai is no different from the other. There is no difference between the Karzai of Yemen, the Karzai of Pakistan, the Karzai of Jordan, the Karzai of Qatar, the Karzai of Kuwait, the Karzai of Egypt, and the long list of Karzai traitors ruling the Muslim countries.

The rulers of the land of the Two Holy Mosques [Saudi Arabia] are no different in the above details from others, although the masks the colonialists put on them are so good that they fooled many people. However, the accelerated events and the successive pressures made the situation become clearer. The idol rulers started to say what they used to deny before and make public what they kept secret before.

In the past, Sultan [the Saudi defense minister] denied the presence of foreign forces on Saudi territory, and some people believed him.

Today, they admitted this openly when attention started focusing on the Crusader bases in Al-Kharj and other places, which commanded the Crusader war against Afghanistan and more recently against Iraq. They no longer could make the same mistake of denying the American presence.

In the past, they strongly denied their subserviency to the United States and stressed that their alliance with it was an alliance of mutual interests, and nothing more. When the American pressures increased, Bandar Bin-Sultan [Saudi ambassador in Washington] and Al-Faysal [presumably Foreign Minister Prince Sa'ud al-Faysal] rushed to admit some of the shameful deeds that had no precedent in history.

If one talked about the United States exploitation of the land and its resources, the other announced that the government removed the education of girls from the religious department to satisfy the United States. If one mocked everyone who engaged in the jihad for the sake of God, the other boasted of the secular trend in the Saudi leadership.

This is as far as words are concerned. As for deeds, there is much to say. The aircraft of the Crusader campaign took off from Saudi Arabia. They were supplied with fuel from bases in Saudi Arabia. The supreme command of the war was in the Sultan Base in Saudi Arabia.

There is also much to say about their absolute support for John Garang in southern Sudan in killing the Muslims, their support for communism in southern Yemen before it fell and their support for it when it tried to come back after it fell, their support for the agent Algerian government against the mujahidin when that government was about to fall, and their support for the Russian government when it was killing the Muslims in Chechnya.

The latest episode in their subserviency was their broad cooperation with the United States in pursuing the mujahidin in the world, collecting intelligence information about the mujahidin, and helping the United States arrest them. Because of information collected by the Saudi intelligence agencies, many mujahidin were arrested and many operations in the world and in the United States itself were foiled.

Because of this despicable cooperation, the prisons in Saudi Arabia have become full of prisoners, held on charges of fighting with al-Qa'ida and Taliban against the United States or fighting with Khattab, and recently on charges of attempting to infiltrate into Iraq to fight there. The shari'ah duty imposed on all the nation has become a punishable crime. They are doing all this to please the United States.

No one reviewing ancient or modern history can find an example of agentry or treachery greater than this.

This brings us back to the issue of the veiled colonization of the Islamic countries. No sensible person can disagree that the Saudi government is a cover for the colonialists. Colonialism is manifested in the economy, in the military bases in the country, in political decision-making, and in international relations. Veiled colonialism has reached a point unmatched by direct colonialism. It reached the point of violating honors and removing the education of girls from the authority of the religious department at the orders of the United States, as Al-Faysal said. The 11 September events were not the reason for the Americanization of the system; it only accelerated it, as Bandar Bin-Sultan said.

Could The United States have obtained 1 percent of these interests if it had tried to occupy Saudi Arabia militarily and rallied the Muslims in the entire world?

Was it not better for it to install someone in its place to achieve all its interests?

This was a brief review of the situation in Saudi Arabia. The same--if not worse--is taking place in the other Muslim countries. Look at what is happening in Yemen, Egypt, Kuwait, and other Muslim countries. You can see various pictures of subserviency and treachery that have one thing in common: finding different ways to fight God and his prophet.

One of the important principles observed by veiled colonialism was establishing states combining the largest possible number of Islamic contradictions. They govern by ungodly laws, pay allegiance to The United States and the Crusader countries, turn for justice to the international body in all their cases, embrace the infidels and help them against the Muslims, turn against the religion, pursue the mujahidin, spread evil and atheism and defend them with troops and laws, and participate with The United States and the Crusader countries in their war against the honors, religion, people, and country.

The ruler of a country is the one that has the authority in it. Unless he is an atheist, he can rule even if he lacked the shari'ah conditions, as Shaykh al-Islam Ibn-Taymiyah maintained in the Minhaj al-Sunnah and elsewhere. A ruler who represents lack of sovereignty, reflects subserviency, pays primary attention to the interests of the enemy of the nation, disregards the shari'ah intentions and the interests of his people when they contradict the desires of the enemy of God, his apostle, and his believers is an agent without authority, according to jurisprudence. The real ruler is the Crusader United States. The subserviency of such rulers is no different from the subserviency of the amirs or governors of provinces to the king or the president. The rule of the agent is the rule of the one who made him his agent. Fighters really will be fighting those who put them in this position and made them rulers over the Muslims.

Direct Colonialism:

In view of the above, there is no doubt that to the colonialists, veiled colonialism was better than all other forms of colonialism and the best means for achieving their interests. Therefore, no country is free of it today. The colonialists are seeking to achieve their goals through veiled colonialism because of the strength of the Muslims and not because the enemies of Islam had renounced colonialism, which their religion and economic interests dictate.

However, the Jews--may God's curse be upon them--became so arrogant they could not be satisfied with the veiled colonialism acceptable to the Crusader states. Their occupation of Muslim Palestine was based on an ideology they were unable to give up or abandon or else they would become apostates from Judaism, just as the Arab rulers have become apostates from Islam to which they are affiliated.

The Jewish occupation of the first qiblah used other masks to cover the occupation and many concepts associated with it.

The Palestinian issue became the issue of the Islamic World, the issue of every Muslim, and part of the religion that could not be separated from the Muslim conscience--and this is a fact.

The effort of the Zionist and agent media to neutralize the non-Arab Muslims by calling the Palestinian issue the Arab issue--and repetition has a great effect in falsifying awareness and concealing facts--made every non-Arab Muslim disinterested in the Palestinian issue. Instead of Palestine being their "cause," it became a "cause that they sympathized with and attracted some of their attention." It became the "cause of the Arab Muslims with whom they sympathized and who received part of their attention."

The trumpets of Zionism then focused on the confrontation states and tried constantly to make the Palestinian issue a central issue for Syria, Lebanon, and Jordan and make it an important issue for other Arabs, but not for them.

The Jewish intrigue reached its climax with the establishment of a Palestinian entity to fulfill the role of direct colonialism in areas that were not under Jewish occupation because of the fierce resistance and heroism of the mujahidin in them, like the Gaza Strip.

The establishment of a Palestinian state removed the issue from the hands of the confrontation states. They established a state with an agent government headed by the most despicable agent in history: Yasir Arafat, who will receive what he deserves from God. The issue became secondary to the confrontation states. Attention was focused on the Palestinian state and its leadership. This was accompanied by some acting roles, the latest being the famous siege on Yasir Arafat.

When a Palestinian leadership assumed power and people started looking to it as the official mouthpiece of the Palestinian cause, the Palestinian leadership began playing its despicable historic role, which is to perpetuate colonialism and change the view and treatment of the usurping Israeli entity. It launched a peace process and established coexistence with Zionism as an established fact and as a neighbor with whom it must deal on this basis, even as it was killing Muslims everywhere and at any time.

When the relationship with Israel was hostile, the efforts of Zionism were focused on neutralizing the enemy and confining the confrontation to the least number of Muslim countries. However, when the relationship turned into a relationship of peace, Israel sought to export the peace to the other countries. It began entering one Arab state after another. Initiatives for peace and capitulation were launched. Abdallah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz [the Saudi crown prince] launched his famous initiative to normalize the relations with the Zionist enemy and sell the issue cheaply and, in fact, without anything in return except to continue his subserviency. Shaykh Nasir Bin-Hamad al-Fahd--may God release him from prison--published his book then, entitled "Clarifying the Dangers of Normalization to Muslims." This is a valuable book dealing with the primary issue of the Muslims with unique shari'ah documentation.

It is important to know that the colonialist enemy might give up veiled colonialism and establish, through its armies, explicit colonialism when there is little fear of resistance or the agent leadership could not achieve the interests of colonialism or had deviated--even in a small way--from its hegemony. For this reason, the United States chose to invade Iraq militarily and might choose to invade any Muslim country near or far from Iraq at any time.

The situation of the armies in the agent Islamic states clearly confirms that they almost cannot resist an aggression, particularly an American aggression, because of improper ideological and religious education of the troops and their military preparedness.

The Situation of the Army of the Saudi Government:

There is a special importance to Saudi Arabia. Besides being the subject of this book, it is the cradle and bastion of Islam and the region from which the first conquerors set out.

The sensitivity of its situation demands that this country have a strong army, just as all Muslim countries, as the Almighty said, "Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies of God and your enemies, and others besides, whom ye may not know, but whom God doth know."

As for the army of the government of Saudi Arabia, the government has spent huge sums of money over many years on the pretext of equipping it with weapons. However, when the country felt the danger of Saddam, the rulers of Saudi Arabia simply announced that the army was unable to defend the country. They allowed the American Crusader armies--in the first precedent in the history of this blessed region of the world--to enter the country and establish fortified bases on the pretext of defending the country. There is no doubt that every occupier defends the country it occupies and exploits its resources for its own benefit, and this is what happened.

The small state of Israel, which has a population of no more than six million people, has an army of more than one million soldiers, and all men able to carry arms are in the reserves. However, in Saudi Arabia, the army is the smallest and weakest in terms of armament, men, equipment, and preparedness to defend our religion and honor.

The defense treaty with the United States prevents the army from procuring weapons except from the United States and its allies. Purchasing Chinese missiles has even become tantamount to disobedience and offense to the American patron.

The American presence in sensitive positions in the army command and American intervention in the country's affairs are no longer a secret. No command and control center in any sector, whether the navy, air force, or army, is without American officers. American technicians also are present in various highly secret sectors, such as in the AWACS [Airborne Warning and Control System] aircraft and satellite communication centers. They are providing abundant information to Israel, which is keen on maintaining its military superiority, because the areas covered by the Saudi AWACS aircraft are within its range of interest. They are also present in other sensitive military sectors, including radar control centers.

The radar system in Saudi Arabia is unique. The equipment in the Kingdom is used only in the United States, Israel, and the Kingdom. All the activities in the Saudi army depend on this radar system, which American satellites can operate much easier than humans in Saudi military bases can.

More clearly, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia can fire Chinese-made strategic missiles at Israel, but the United States can control the missile after it is launched the same way it can control any American missile fired from Sultan Base. The United States can guide this missile to hit any vital installation in Riyadh.

The intention here is not to exaggerate the American strength. The United States can do this not because of its strength, but because of the subserviency of the leadership of Saudi Arabia. If any country can run the radar equipment, the AWACS reconnaissance aircraft, and the air, land, and sea command and control centers, it can occupy a country whenever it wants, and this is exactly what the United States is doing in Saudi Arabia.

The above should not prevent us from drawing attention to all the shari'ah violations and contradictions in totally depending on Western systems in the army. These include such abominations as allowing military law and not God to be the judge, the polytheist method of standing up for the royal anthem, and the military salute, which includes beating the ground with the feet and saluting the rank and not the one who carries it, and copying Western laws shamelessly. If a military rank were placed on a dog, you must salute it, because it is a "royal decree," as they call it. Scholars have written about this, warning against and criminalizing such practices, beginning with the Shaykh Muhammad Bin-Ibrahim--God bless his soul--several contemporary scholars who are being held in prison, and the council of senior ulema, the official fatwa council of the Saudi government. Nevertheless, the situation has remained the same without any change. Is this an army destined to strive in the way of God? Is this an army to be depended upon, after God, in dangerous and gloomy times?

This and other things clearly show that the army was not created to defend the country and carry out the inevitable duty of liberating the Muslim holy places. If people have forgotten about the cause of the Muslims in Palestine and about defending the oppressed Muslims in the entire world, have they forgotten the enemy laying in wait for them who does not find a deterrent in a country if he wanted to occupy it anytime? No one can excuse himself by depending on God. God on whom you want to depend has said to you, "Against them make ready your strength to the utmost of your power, including steeds of war, to strike terror into (the hearts of) the enemies of God and your enemies." He is the one who also said, "Then fight in God's cause--thou art held responsible only for thyself--and rouse the believers. It may be that God will restrain the fury of the unbelievers; for God is the strongest in might and in punishment."

Al-zarqawi
8th December 2004, 11:07 PM
I wil post chapter 3 and 4 in an New topic

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CHAPTER TWO: What Is the Solution?

Earlier, we discussed the situation in the Islamic World, which has been colonized through the agent governments and directly by its enemy. We talked about its bleeding wounds. We went into some length in explaining aspects of the situation, because the Riyadh events had revealed some ignorance or indifference about the situation of the Muslim nation and showed a desire to maintain the miserable situation for fear of losing something on this earth or fear of some tribulation that God couples with jihad. The hypocrites have never been exposed in the history of Islam as they have been during these events.

We also explained some of the American crimes against the Muslims. Even if religion did not urge us to fight the United States, its crimes are sufficient to move us to seek justice. Even if religion and manhood did not demand it, logic and a rational view of the situation demands that we deter the enemy as much as possible and not wait until he occupies the land, eliminate our religion, and violate our honor. In reviewing history, we cannot find a nation that did not fight and defend its sanctities by force, urge its people to do that, and glorify its fighters.

The Muslim countries range between those occupied by military armies that shed the blood of their people every day, violate their honor, and commit crimes that no Muslim would accept for his Muslim brother and countries colonized through agent local governments, which carefully carry out the plans of colonialism that the colonialists themselves are unable carry out.

The Muslim countries, which are in this state, need the jihad more than water or food, because jihad is the shari'ah solution. It is the duty of every Muslim.

People might disagree today on which of the two parties should be the subject of their jihad: the apostate agent traitors or the colonialist enemies. There should be no disagreement between rational people that the jihad is the solution and treatment to this and that.

The Prophet--God's prayers and peace be upon him--said that the jihad will continue until the end of days. A group of people in this nation is fighting in the cause of God, not disturbed by those who disappoint or contradict it and determined to fight the charlatans to the last man. If this painful situation and this flagrant Zionist-Crusader aggression is not the field of battle for this group of people, then when, where, and how will it be?

The almighty God has ordered us to fight the infidels who are fighting us. He ordered us to fight the infidels as they fight us. If what they are doing today by fighting us does not demand that we fight them, then when, where, and how will it be?

God has ordered us to fight in His cause and rally the people to stop the oppression of the unbelievers. The oppression of the United States, Israel, their patrons, and their allies falls into this category and demands that we fight them to end their oppression. If we do not do this, then when, where, and how should we do it?

The Almighty God enjoins us to fight to satisfy the believers. He said, "Fight them, and God will punish them by your hands, cover them with shame, help you (to victory) over them, heal the breasts of believers, and still the indignation of their hearts." If this indignation in the hearts of the believers does not motivate them to fight the aggression of the infidels, then when, where, and how will it be?

There is no sense in what some people say about qualification for the duty of jihad. There is no disagreement that jihad is a duty of everyone. Only very few people are engaged in the jihad. All religious scholars believe it is a duty and those who do not fulfill it should be incriminated. Otherwise, what does it mean being a duty if a person who ignores it is not incriminated?

We must not neglect this great duty on the pretext that this is the duty of the mujahidin. If this is the duty of the mujahidin, the duty of the non-mujahidin is to become mujahidin. Where is the distinction among the Muslims in God's words, "God hath purchased of the believers their persons and their goods; for theirs (in return) is the Garden (of Paradise): they fight in His cause and slay and are slain: a promise binding on Him in Truth, through the Law, the Gospel, and the Qur'an: and who is more faithful to his Covenant than God? Then rejoice in the bargain which ye have concluded: that is the achievement supreme."

While your brother mujahidin in the al-Qa'ida Organization are keen to unite the jihad and praise the Almighty God for the big steps made in this respect, they confess that they are just a group of Muslims seeking to fulfill God's commandment to struggle in His cause. They do not compel anyone to work with the army of the al-Qa'ida Organization in this respect. They do not favor a mujahid with al-Qa'ida over another or show its loyalty or partisanship toward him. Every Muslim and every mujahid on every front is our brother in religion and jihad and has the right to receive support and help. A Muslim is the brother of a Muslim; he does not do injustice to him, disappoint him, or surrender him.

While the al-Qa'ida Organization is fighting in defense of the nation, it is not fighting on behalf of the nation. A Muslim cannot disregard the duty of jihad because he cannot join the al-Qa'ida Organization. Any Muslim earnestly seeking the jihad and is unable to join any jihadi fronts, after making every effort as if he was searching for an excellent doctor to treat a dreadful disease of a loved one, he is forgiven by God. He would be like those about whom God said, "Nor (is there blame) on those who came to thee to be provided with mounts, and when thou said, I can find no mounts for you, they turned back, their eyes streaming with tears."

Repulsing aggression by fighting the infidels is clear in the Koran. It is also a logical duty and a fact in history. Only through force and might, nations were able to repulse their enemies.

Have the Mujahidin Known Their Enemy?

When the mujahidin went out to fight in the cause of God against the Zionist-Crusader alliance represented by the United States, they assessed the enemy from all aspects.

Our enemy is the United States, which was one of the two superpowers in the world and then became the sole superpower in this period in history. It sought to complete its domination of the world by imposing American culture, the values of American society, and aspects of the corrupt life in the United States. It also sought forcefully to impose a system on the countries of the world similar to the systems governments impose on individuals. It is moving earnestly to Americanize the entire world, particularly the Muslim World.

The backbone of this strong enemy is its economic strength. The United States was able to survive through this economic strength and to bring down the Soviet Union. This US strength is manifested in two aspects:

First: The intrinsic strength of the country used in building huge projects, undertaking research, and promoting advanced industries to survive and achieve prosperity for the American people. The United States regards prosperity as one of the most important elements in shaping American society.

Second: Dominating other countries, subduing them to American policy, and enlisting them in the effort to secure American interests by using the economic weapon. To do this, the United States provides grants to some countries, forgive their debts, as with Egypt, terrorize them by threatening to impose economic sanctions on them and by imposing economic blockade as happened in Iraq, Sudan, and Afghanistan.

One of the most important tools to control countries of the world was the World Trade Agreement project, which was the hanging rope for the economic independence of any state and its liberation from American hegemony. However, this project failed, thank God, after the heroes hit the Trade Towers in the 11 September operation.

The economy, which is the source of American strength, depends on the following pillars:

- Advanced technology
- Freedom
- Security

The successive attacks of the mujahidin have undermined the American economy and the sources of its strength. The 11 September blow led to a loss of three trillion riyals within one week. Losses are continuing because of its effects. The Center for Studies will issue a study about "the distortion of American losses," which will provide a detailed economic report about the situation in the United States.

As we have noticed, the United States has begun unwillingly to abandon its principles. It gave a free hand to espionage and violated its commitment to maintain individual rights. It restricted the freedoms of investors and account holders with many regulations as a precaution against terrorism. Its economy has lost security and capital has fled. Other capital stopped flowing into the country. The shares of American companies and corporations declined in world stock exchanges. Companies reduced their research and development investments. The three pillars of the American economy are quickly collapsing.

Regarding the American army, the mujahidin have tested it in many fields. The mujahidin gained experience in fighting the biggest power in the world then, the army of the Soviet Union. Whoever was engaged in the two wars can confirm that there is no comparison between the two armies. The United States superiority is in its air power only, and air power, as everyone knows, cannot decide a war. Advancing in enemy territory is impossible without ground forces. Although the US ground forces are strong technologically and in air support, their strength is inconsistent with the power of the United States and its international reputation. In all its history, the United States has not waged a successful ground war and has not depended on ground forces in battles in a large way. Its greatest strength was air power.

Air power can be neutralized in many fields. It is useless in jungle warfare, as in the Philippines. Therefore, it withdrew quickly after it tried to attack the mujahidin in the Philippines. Tunnels in mountains are also very effective in reducing the effects of air power in a war. Air power is ineffective in urban areas, unless there are important installations or bases for ground forces.

In short, the United States does not have the power that matches its international position and reputation. It depends mostly on the principle of deterrence. In deterrence, it mostly depends on the media with which it has fascinated the nations of the world. For years, American television exported American culture to the world, portraying the United States as the superpower that cannot be defeated. The magicians of the modern day pharaoh were the media people. "They bewitched the eyes of the people, and struck terror into them: for they showed a great (feat of) magic." [Koran verse]

However, the media image of the United States was more flimsy than the ropes and canes of magicians. When the valiant soldiers of Islam came to them with the rod of Moses and the mujahidin poured their fire on them, the Americans withdrew from Somalia in an unexpected haste. They also withdrew from Aden within 24 hours after the mujahidin showed them hell with explosive charges. The heroes proved that the United States could not protect its military installations, which were supposed to be on constant alert against strikes like the one that took place against the destroyer Cole. This gave the green light for attacking the United States at home, and thus the blessed 11 September operation took place. The attacks by the mujahidin against the United States and its interests in the world continued. They faced threats everywhere and at anytime. The attacks made the world wake up from the nightmare and illusion of the huge and absolute American power. Some people have even given them divine descriptions.

The mujahidin knew their enemy well, praise be to God, when they decided to confront the United States, continue on this path, and move in every direction to achieve their objective. They knew the enemy's weaknesses. They attacked the pillars of American economy and American weak points. Had it not been for the enormous American information capability and the muscles the United States flexed in several areas to restore some of its prestige and restore some security to its markets, its economy would have collapsed much sooner. The United States is now on the verge of exhaustion and only needs a few blows, which are coming, God willing. God has prepared brave soldiers to bring down calamities on it.

Are jihadi operations permitted if they lead to military reactions?

Needless to say, an enemy with some power will respond if attacked. It is, in fact, stupid for anyone with some knowledge of history who knows the reality to raise such a question.

Martyr Shaykh Yusuf al-Ayiri, God bless his soul, responded to this question in details in "Questions about the New Crusader War."

If jihad elicits enemy response:

First: The Prophet--God's prayers and peace be upon him--wanted to attack Quraysh in the Badr operation. His goal was to hit the enemy militarily and economically. Let us consider this operation:

It was possible and indeed almost certain that when the Prophet--God's prayers and peace be upon him--decided to raid a Quraysh trade caravan, he knew that the response will be fierce, because Quraysh did not tolerate attacks on its trade and economy. The facts confirm this. Quraysh mobilized its forces to defend that caravan. It came out with its cavalry to punish those who carried out the attack. Nevertheless, although the Prophet--God's prayers and peace be upon him--knew that, did he consider it an obstacle for the implementation of that operation?

The Uhud operation was, in fact, a reaction of Quraysh to the Badr operation. The Muslims suffered a tragedy in this operation. Did blame come down from heaven for the Muslims' haste in the Badr operation and for drawing the enemy to them?

The Muslims scored a victory in Badr. The response did not change the result. The same can be said about the Hunayn, Tabuk, and other operations.

Second: The logic that any jihadi action could elicit a violent reaction by the enemy could ultimately hamper many aspects of jihad, and even the jihad orally, in writing, in giving advice, and in enjoining what is good and forbidding what is evil.

Actions disliked by the atheists, ignorant, and opponents will always be met with a reaction by them that ranges between strong and weak. If the atheist enemy or ignorant opponent sensed that the believers are afraid of such reaction, he will spread alarm and ideological terror and encourage the instilment of this feeling to build a defensive wall that will cost him nothing more than media campaigns and other disciplinary actions to confirm that strong reaction.

Whoever accepts this logic will not support any action in Palestine, because the Jewish reaction is strong. There are daily examples of this. Every mujahidin operation in the holy land in which a Jew is killed or wounded had always been met with fierce reprisal, which probably left scores of casualties and caused Israel to make it hard for Palestinian workers to work.

Although the example here is Palestine, this applies to every act of "legitimate" resistance carried out by the Islamists or nationalists. They are similar to the 11 September actions, although not in terms of achievements.

This applies to the current Islamic jihad in Afghanistan against the forces of atheism and their allies. This is legitimate resistance by all standards and laws. Governments that support the Palestinian issue and legitimate resistance against the Jews should support it everywhere. What is permissible, legitimate, and supported against the Jews should be the same against those behind the Jews, the treacherous head of the Jewish snake.

Third: Why should we measure matters by their immediate apparent results? The best measurement is to assess the original action as to whether it met the conditions. It does not matter after that if the action did not achieve its goal.

Measuring actions by their results only is not something that the believers should be concerned about, because they know that results are in the hands of the Almighty God. His servant must only do his best. That includes learning from previous experience, consulting with experts, and then making a decision and depending on the Almighty God, as He said, "And consult them in affairs (of the moment). Then, when thou hast taken a decision, put thy trust in God, for God loves those who put their trust (in Him]." If a believer achieves his goal, this will be good, and if he fails, his reward will be in the hereafter. To say that because your action did not achieve the desired result or caused certain harm is wrong and reckless is incorrect in measurement and weight. The Almighty God says, "If you judge, be fair." He also says, "Give just measure and weight, nor withhold from the people the things that are their due."

The Almighty God told his Prophet--God's prayers and peace be upon him--"All you have to do is relay the message." He said, "Whether We shall show thee (within thy life-time) part of what we
promised them or take to ourselves thy soul (before it is all accomplished), thy duty is to make (the Message) reach them: it is our part to call them to account." The Almighty also said, "It is true thou wilt not be able to guide every one, whom thou lovest; but God guides those whom He will and He knows best those who receive guidance." There are many verses that the servant should do what he is ordered to do and not be blamed for the outcome."

If a Muslim is defeated, killed someone, or taken prisoner, this is part of the jihad, and should not be considered a mistake as long as it is based on sound principles.

The Almighty says, "So lose not heart, nor fall into despair; for ye must gain mastery if ye are true in faith. If a wound hath touched you, be sure a similar wound hath touched the others. Such days (of varying fortunes) we give to men and men by turns that God may know those that believe, and that He may take to Himself from your ranks martyr-witnesses (to truth), and God loves not those that do wrong. God's object also is to purge those that are true in faith and to deprive of blessing those that resist faith."

All this is part of the rules of jihad and the will of Almighty God. Why should we subtract all this in quick temporal victory?

God willing, we will dwell further on all these verses from Surat Al Umran because of their great meanings, which might be overlooked.

Perhaps some people when they hear reports that some mujahidin or their families were killed or some of the families faced harm, shelling, and displacement they become sorry and sad and perhaps forget some of the above meanings and fall in a trap they have no control over.

Yes, our hearts are filled with sorrow and pain when we hear that a brother or sister was hurt. However, in no way we must forget the clear meaning of these Koran and Hadith verses, to which we must adhere. The afflictions they suffer are the will of God. Martyrdom and afflictions are the means by which we are tested and elevated and through which we give pride to Islam.

Women were involved in the jihad with the Prophet--God's prayers and peace be upon him, although there was a possibility they would be taken prisoners or killed. In the Sahih Muslim, Umran Bin-Hasin, relates a story about a Muslim woman taken prisoner.

We give the good tidings to the Muslims that there are female mujahidin raised to face any possibility, after seeking the help of the Almighty God. We pray to God to protect them and increase their strength and steadfastness.

Therefore, any Muslim striving in the cause of God must educate himself to tolerate changes and to take into consideration all possibilities. A Muslim should have faith, depend on God, and have some knowledge to survive in misfortunes.

One of the examples in this respect is that an Arab sister in Kandahar asked her husband to swear by God that if he embarked on a martyrdom operation he would take her with him to help him in the jihad and attain martyrdom together in the cause of God. A bomb dropped by the patron of peace and defender of human rights killed both of them. May God gather them with the martyrs, amen.

If this is the affair of the believers, one of the characteristics of others is that they underestimate the results and blame the people and the actions that produced them.

The Almighty says, "O ye who believe! Be not like the unbelievers, who say of their brethren, when they are traveling through the Earth or engaged in fighting: If they had stayed with us, they would not have died, or been slain. This that God
may make it a cause of sighs and regrets in their hearts. It is God that gives Life and Death, and God sees well all that ye do." He also says, "(They are) the ones that say, (of their brethren slain), while they themselves sit (at ease): If only they had listened to us they would not have been slain. Say: Avert death from your own selves, if ye speak the truth." The Almighty also says, "There are certainly among you men who would tarry behind; if a misfortune befalls you, they say: God did favor us in that we were not present among them. But if good fortune comes to you from God, they would be sure to say--as if there had never been ties of affection between you and them--Oh! I wish I had been with them; a fine thing should I then have made of it!"

Previous Operations against American Targets:

Al-Qa'ida's declaration of war against the Zionist-American alliance was a statement confirmed by deeds. The mujahidin of al-Qa'ida launched successive operations against the United States and its interests. The following is a list of the jihadi operations carried out by or attributed to the al-Qa'ida Organization. Some excerpts are quoted from the article of Abu-Ubayd al-Qirshi, may God grant him success, entitled "The 11 September Operation: An Impossibility that Had Become Possible."

- Somalia:

After the second Gulf War, American forces came to Somalia and killed 13,000 Muslims. Then, the lions of Islam, the Afghan Arabs, and their brothers challenged them on that land. They trampled their pride in the mud, killed some of them, destroyed some of their tanks and installations, and shot down some of their aircraft. The United States and its allies then fled under the cover of darkness. Thanks and praise be to God.

The battle of Somalia was the first battle in which the mujahidin faced the United States. In this battle, the mujahidin learned the truth about the American army and tested its strength. They learned aspects of its combat plans. The myth of its mighty army collapsed before a small group of mujahidin. The guerrilla warfare experiment in Somalia was the most successful except for the problem of the shortage of water.

The Somalia battle convinced several leaders of the jihad about the possibility of confronting the United States and clarified the significance of the American army in the balance of power.

- Aden:

In Aden, the young mujahidin planted some explosive charges for the American army, creating alarm and terror among the Americans and forcing them to leave in defeat within 24 hours, praise be to God.

- Kenya and Tanzania:

In 1418 AH, following successive threats by the mujahidin to the United States and demands that it stop harming the Muslims in Palestine and withdraw its armies from the land of the Two Holy Mosques, Usama declared that he would hit the United States within weeks. The Americans prepared themselves for such a strike. However, the attack occurred in a place they did not expect or take into consideration. The mujahidin dealt two big blows to its embassies in Kenya and Tanzania, in east Africa, with two trucks loaded with explosives.

By the two operations, the jihadi elements proved that they have the logistic, technical, and human capabilities to carry out special complex operations. They were able to use the element of surprise to the maximum. They were also able to coordinate between the two operations and use huge destructive power.

- The Destroyer Cole:

In an unprecedented attack, God granted success to the mujahidin in attacking the American destroyer Cole. The presence of this destroyer near a Muslim country was a military aggression, tantamount to a declaration of war. American military media described it as a destroyer that cannot be destroyed.

The Cole operation took place in October 2000. The destroyer weighed 8600 tons and carried a crew of 350 seamen. Its price was more than one billion dollars. The mujahidin blew up a gap in it ranging between 6 and 12 meters in diameter. The explosion caused serious damage inside the destroyer, killed 17 American seamen, and wounded more than 30 others. A boat loaded with explosives rammed the destroyer, and the entire operation did not cost more than $10,000.

The destruction of the destroyer Cole destroyed the American military myth. It was also a clear statement about the subserviency of the Yemeni Government, which supported the presence of such a force in a Muslim country. The Yemeni Government pursued those who carried out the operation. The agent Saudi Government joined it in pursuing suspects and handing them over. The time of the agents is coming, God willing.

- Al-Khubar:

In 1417 AH, an American housing complex in Al-Khubar was blown up, killing 19 Americans and wounding about 400 others, according to the American and agent media, but the number was much larger than this.

- New York:

The Cole operation was the real test for US capability, and could be considered the prelude to the blessed 11 September operation (the Manhattan Operation). Talking about this operation will require many volumes. It has continued to preoccupy the world since it was carried out and will continue to do so until the world becomes occupied with another story very soon, God willing.

- Post-11 September Operations:

Before 11 September, al-Qa'ida operations took place at the rate of one major operation every two years. However, after this date, God opened the jihad door and the average became two or more operations per year. Because of the enormity of the "Manhattan Operation," most people have not paid attention to the increased operations after it. This is because no similar huge operations have taken place until now. We pray to God to support the mujahidin and grant them success in their jihad.

The 11 September operation was followed by several operations about which statements were issued at the time. The latest was the blessed Riyadh operation. We pray to God to grant success to the mujahidin everywhere, make them aim right, increase the damage of their explosives on their enemy, and facilitate their paths to strike the enemy at his vital centers.

A book has been published about the blessed operation entitled "The 11 September Operation."