The article's questions are a fascinating exercise in who the jihadis hate:
Should followers be focusing their jihad, or holy war, against Arab regimes, or against Americans?
"When we will see the men of al-Qaida waging holy war in Palestine? Because frankly our situation has become very bad," writes one, with the username "Seeking the Path." "As for al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia," he asks, "are there efforts to revive jihadi action there after the blows that hurt us?"
Another, signed "Osama the Lion," asks: "Why doesn't al-Qaida open a front in Egypt, where there are wide opportunities and fertile ground for drawing in mujahedeen?"
Another, called "Knight of Islam," asks, "We are awaiting a strike against American soil. Why has that not been done? Why are the Jews in the world not struck?"
A few who write in claim to be active fighters in militant groups. One, with the username "Phenixshadow," says he is a member of the al-Qaida branch in North Africa that has been blamed for attacks in Algeria.
"What do you expect from us? Should we follow the instruction of the mother organization to target the 'far enemy' — the Zionist-Crusader (America) — or do we focus our efforts on the apostate regime (Algeria)? Or do you advise a middle path of striking both enemies?" he asks.
Another, signed "Alfirati60," says he is a Syrian who joined al-Qaida in Iraq before its leader, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was killed in a U.S. airstrike in 2006. The writer complains bitterly about al-Qaida's decision to form an umbrella group with other Iraqi insurgents known as "The Islamic State of Iraq."
"Things got worse after the organization joined the Islamic State, when Iraqis took over all the issues," he writes. The Iraqis care "only about liberating Iraq not about establishing God's law," an apparent reference to the al-Qaida goal of a single Islamic state.
"Indeed, they neglected many of the (non-Iraqi) brothers since they care only about the safety of Iraqis and Iraq."
"So I ask you, our sheik, is this just?" he writes. "There are many, many violations of Sharia Islamic law that those (Iraqis) who join the Islamic State commit, like failing to kill spies or apostates" — those who work with Americans — "because they are Iraqis."
He writes that he left Iraq and returned to "Sham," the old Arabic name for Syria and Lebanon. "I'm sorry to go on and on, our sheik, but you should be informed of what's going on" in Iraq, he says. "We want to act in the Sham, and we are ready to do so. We lack only the material and moral support from you."
Check out all the people that jihadis want to target! America, of course. And Israel. What self-respecting jihadi doesn't dream of killing Jews. But also Arab regimes that don't want to be part of the caliphate. Specifically mentioned in this article are Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Algeria, Iraqi jihadis, Syria, and Lebanon.
It isn't just America that the jihadis hate and want to kill. So stop thinking that they hate us because of our foreign policy. Stop thinking that we can somehow reason with them. They are ar war with the world for purposes that don't depend on what we do or don't do.
But they aren't really at war with the whole world. Look at who jihadis would like to target but who won't be hit because al Qaeda has an alliance with them:
Another hot topic is Iran. Several ask why al-Qaida does not attack the mainly Shiite nation. They express concern over rumors of an understanding between al-Qaida and Iran. "One of the lies spread to fight al-Qaida is that al-Qaida is linked to Iran," one writes. "They point to your failure to attack the Iranian regime."
Our enemies hate so many people and don't seem to hate natural traditional enemies. Stop looking for reasons to avoid fighting and killing the jihadis.
UPDATE: More on who they hate:
Most nations don't appreciate just how much Islamic radicals hate the UN, seeing it as an infidel (non-Moslem) controlled organization that is supported by the rulers of Islamic nations that the terrorists want to overthrow. Al Qaeda also sees the UN as a high value target, in that any attack on this infidel organization is sure to get maximum coverage in the international media. In other worlds, killing UN staff is great for recruiting.
There's another reason for going after the UN. Because of the many good works the UN has done in Moslem countries, al Qaeda also sees a need to demonize the international organization. The UN is especially active in taking care of refugees, a group the terrorists rely on for recruits, especially for high risk missions (suicide bombers.)
The UN employees are in a bind. The jihadis hate them and the thug member states of the UN don't want to anger the jihadis enough to support our efforts to kill jihadis.
