Iraq Insurgents Make It Clear Beheadings Will Continue
The first send-’em-a-message action by iraq insurgents/terrorists in the wake of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s death has been transmitted…and received on the Internet:
Insurgents signaled the fight is still on after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi’s death, posting an Internet video Saturday showing the beheading of three alleged Shiite death squad members in revenge for killing Sunnis.The video — as grisly as any the al-Qaida in
Iraq leader issued — was clearly designed to quash hopes that the Sunni-dominated insurgency might change tactics by ending attacks on Shiite civilians and institutions, especially the police.Fellow Sunni insurgent groups sent condolences for al-Zarqawi in Internet messages Saturday and warned Sunnis not to cooperate with the Iraqi government, an apparent call for unity three days after U.S. forces killed the terror leader in a targeted airstrike.
The condolence statements came from the al-Qaida-linked Ansar al-Sunnah — the group that posted the beheading video on a militant Web site — and the head of the Mujahedeen Shura Council, an umbrella organization of five insurgent groups, including al-Qaida in Iraq, that al-Zarqawi helped found last year.
“Iraq is the front defense line for Islam and Muslims, so don’t fail to follow the path of the mujahedeen (holy warriors), the caravan of martyrs and the faithful,” said Abdullah bin Rashid al-Baghdadi, the Shura Council’s head.
He vowed: “As for you the slaves of the cross (coalition forces), the grandsons of Ibn al-Alqami (Shiites), and every infidel of the Sunnis, we can’t wait to sever your necks with our swords.”
This is not unexpected, for several reasons. (1)It stands to reason that Zarqawi’s allies will want to make it clear that the battle he waged and the way he waged it will go on. (2)History shows that, yes, sometimes the death of a single person changes the course of history but quite often forces at work are bigger than a single personality and that force continues.
So if it continues does this mean Zarqawi’s death didn’t count much? It’s highly likely the case can be effectively made no matter what happens that it’s that way at all. The reason is his death is likely to have an impact on intelligence — not just intelligence gathered in the wake of his death, but perhaps some intelligence sources that might be more prone to cooperate after seeing the way he was taken out.
But the various warning statements from the Bush administration on Zarqawi’s death are valid ones: tough days lie ahead. Perhaps even tough immediate days, as Zarqawi’s friends and associates try to send the world a bloody message.
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I’m really offended by the people that initiated and used the word “Iraqi insurgents” especially and apply it to cover all people in Iraq, when more than a few of these people being called insurgents are just plain old Iraqi citizens that are fed up with what is going on in their nation and suborned by what I consider their newly elected puppet government and U S representatives of all types.
I don’t blame bloggers that simply adopted and use the term because they’ve grown used to hearing, seeing, and reading it in the media any more than I would blame them for using the word dude when referring to someone here.
I doubt seriously that very few bloggers actually know the Federal Legal definition of the word insurgent.
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From Black’s Law Dictionary:
Insurgent One who participates in an insurection. One who opposes the execution of law by force of arms or who rises in revolt against the constituted athorities. An enemy.
Insurrection: A rebellion or rising of citizens or subjects in resistance to their government. Insurrection consists in any combined resistance to the lawful authority of the state with the intent to cause the denial thereof, when the same is manifested, or intended to be manifested to acts of violence. It is a federal crime to incite, assist, or engage in rebellion or insurrection against the United States. 18 USCA S/s 2383
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What can one but wonder how the Sunni’s that have all but been left out of the new Iraqi government feel about things going on? Are the Sunni’s to be set apart? Have little or no say?
Right here in our own nation there are more than a few that think Greens and treehuggers are less than desirable; fruitcakes.
But fortunately the Greens/treehuggers have a constituted government right to have their say any way they want it and not be anything else than verbally ostrasized by people, and darned few people, that have absolutely no control or real say in the matter.
This in no way means I am saying that there are not real/actual foreign insurgents in Iraq because NOW after our nation invaded Iraq, there are real insurgents aplenty when they were all but totally absent before the U S invaded Iraq.
This entire issue, Iraq, the war, insurgents, even Saddam occured because of complete failure of western government(s) foreign policies and complete failure of diplomacy.
War, is father, mother, and child end results of failed political policy and diplomacy.
Governments, and their diplomats should learn lessons from bloggers, including myself, that seem to have no end to talk and negotation.
OK, the U S A is the last big dog in town. Why must we do more than rattle our swords to prove it.
Saddam and every other Mid East government/tyrant leader could have and should have been told, “OK, go ahead and develop nuclear energy and nuclear weapons…however when just one nuclear baloon goes up outside your own borders, used against another nation, point blank, less than an hour later you entire nation will become a pool of irradiated glass.
The mutally agreed promise of nuclear annihilation from one major nuclear power is enough.
Then if Iran, Iraq,Sirya is stupid enough not to heed the promise of annhilation…turn the bastards to vapor and glass.
Its Teddy Roosevelt’s statement “Walk softly, but carry a big stick” enhanced and exemplified.
All but gone is the memory of these old, but very solidly thought out, adages.
Roosevelt could have just as easily said, “Heed my warnings or I will stomp you in the mud.”
But U S policy today is attack and invade first and make policy and diplomatic efforts afterward.
In addition:
If anyone thinks, that the threat and promise of nuclear annhilation isn’t keeping North Korea and its loudmouthed tyrant atbey, should think again.