More threats of destruction, this time with an apocalyptic twist. From WND, with thanks to Jeffrey Imm:
An Israeli intelligence analyst sees a frenzy of jihadist Internet communications as part of a "dangerous Islamic messianic whirlpool" featuring a number of prophecies culminating in the coming of the "Mahdi," reports the latest issue of the premium online intelligence newsletter Joseph Farah's G2 Bulletin.Some of the documents obtained in a sweep of Internet communications just before the attack on the Madrid trains are signed by an unknown sheikh – assumed to be a nom de guerre for Osama bin Laden, Ayman al-Zawahiri or others in leadership in al-Qaida.
The communications make a number of predictions about world events pointing to "The coming of the Mahdi" – a messianic figure Muslims expect to come and lead them in victory against the infidels in the last days.
Here is what these communications foresee:
• Two European countries will be attacked.
• Another attack is planned against the U.S.
• Followers are asked to get rid of euros and as true Muslims replace them with gold.
• There will be an assassination attempt against a high-ranking Egyptian official.
• A mass gathering of jihad warriors is expected in the cities of the twin holy mosques Mecca and Medina.
• A divine signal will be given when three celestial stars will be aligned on one axis.
• The appearance of a new star, never seen before, will be in plain sight to all humanity.
• Pakistani President Pervez Musharaf and Yasser Arafat will be annihilated in the same month.
The list includes other apocalyptic predictions such as "the march of Islam through Russia, the return of Islam to Andalusia and a victory parade in Jerusalem with liberated Saddam Hussein at the lead. This will follow after a war in Syria and the assassination of King Abdullah of Jordan."
There is no specific time frame for the apocalyptic prophecy, according to G2 Bulletin sources. The most important aspect of the communications is the subsequent attack in Spain, and an important threat to the continental U.S.
The analyst says the Internet is now the most important tool used by the jihadi propagandists. Some of the material is clearly a warning to Muslims to distance themselves from possible target areas.Further analysis suggests the second European country to be hit, according to the jihad spirit, is probably Italy or the Vatican. This is based on constant verbal attacks on the pope as an enemy of Islam and on rejection of Christian missionary movements in Africa and the Middle East. A direct threat is aimed against American missionaries and indeed some were attacked last week in Iraq.
Experts say the latest Ramadan saw, according to Muslim scholars, three aligned stars. Also the issue of unknown stars is lately highlighted among jihadists such as the news of March 15 about distant unknown galaxies and information about new stars. The new star is explained by the jihadists as the discovery of a new planet.
The jihadists reacted to this information by saying: "Even infidel researchers are aware of the Mahdi's message." G2B reported earlier that U.S. military intelligence experts were studying a video clip of bin Laden in which he stands before a dry-erase board with an Arabic phrase written upon it – "awaited enlightened one."
No one who has seen the video is quite certain of the meaning or the context. But, the Hadith, a collection of Islamic holy writings that supplement the Quran, predicts the messianic figure will arise in the last days of history. This "Mahdi," along with the "Prophet Jesus," will lead the believers to victory over the infidels.
The video raises the question of whether bin Laden sees himself as this Mahdi or if he is expecting another to arise and lead. Either way, the addition of a dimension of Islamic prophecy to the global terror war may seriously complicate matters for planners in the West.
According to G2 Bulletin's military sources, some of the detainees currently held at Guantanamo Bay have told interrogators they joined bin Laden's al-Qaida offensive because they think he is the "awaited enlightened one." Others in military intelligence say some of the terrorists crossing the border into Iraq with al-Qaida ties are doing so because of their belief in this Islamic prophecy.
Muslim believers – both Sunni and Shiite – expect the Mahdi to return one day to restore justice to the world. This messenger is not as great as Muhammad, but is a messianic figure found in all branches of Islam.
Interestingly, since the end of 2001, bin Laden has been signing his name "Osama bin Muhammad bin Laden," rather than just Osama bin Laden. This is significant because it gives the al-Qaida leader an apocalyptic dimension. The Hadith says the Mahdi will be recognizable, among other things, by the fact that he carries the name of the prophet.
The Mahdi is supposed to come, according to Islamic clerics, just before the advent of the day of judgment – when believers are severely oppressed in every corner of the world. He will fight the "oppressors," unite the Muslims, bring peace and justice to the world, rule over the Arabs, and lead a prayer in Mecca at which Jesus will be present, according to Islamic scholars.
The whole jihad movement is a fantasy that is becoming reality. Every human action begins with just one thought. Intellectual jihadists have used the methods they learned to sociologically and psychologically motivate. One such method is the indoctrination of children. See the following article- "Palestinians to Kids: Go Kill Yourselves." http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Printable.asp?ID=12757.
eschatological speculation: the above material almost sounds like a perfect set-up for the coming of the antichrist -- i.e. a human that will rule the world and claim divine providence and demand submission and worship. if islam believes that a latter-day leader will bring peace on earth, then that gives a psychological frame of reference where they can find political common ground with much of christianity. then, the enemy of the united islamic and christian world will be all of those who do not accept the rule of the antichrist. at that point in time, religion will be such a powerful psychological force, that the sheer intimidation power of this force will suppress political philosophies founded in atheism and secularism. the populations that previously subscribed to these now intimidated political philosophies will find their new place in the new world order. the antichrist will organize the populations against the dissenters. "and the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her see, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ." revelation 12:17. "... for the testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy." revelation 19:10.
kc, the most worrying thing about that page is the matter of fact answer to any incredulity about the attack of the fifty foot Adam.
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'The Muslim is obliged to believe in every idea for which there is evidence in the Qur’aan or saheeh Sunnah from the Messenger of Allaah'
That is, we judge the truth of a thing because it is in the quran, not we judge the quran according to whether it contains truth.
kc. Well done on that posting.
That site and it's gimme a fatwa feature are fantastic. Endless anti jihadi propaganda supplied by themselves.
Example of tolerance.
http://63.175.194.25/index.php?ln=eng&ds=qa&lv=browse&QR=12406&dgn=4
Of all places, they get info from Israel and hey presto! Can't you haters think for yourselves?
How many more lies do they have to tell you after all that WMD thing?
it is silly in the extreme to believe that w.m.d. which once existed now cease to exist and those who documented the w.m.d. are liars.
by extension of my above remarks: since this, indeed, is now the position of the democrats, much of the media, the european intellectuals, and other left-wing extremists, they are silly in the extreme. as you are a proclaimed jihadist, mr. hood, you know where you can find sympathy -- with other folks who dwell in fantasy.
"Documented" did you said. What kind of document was the one accusing an African country of supplying Uranium to Iraq? Was it not an embarrassing document after it was found some lazy spy just threw it in with no verifiable evidences or trustworthy personnel?
Oh common, you just wanted an excuse for a racist war against Muslims and hungry Iraqi children.
uhhh like islam aint a race
Mr Hood Jihadi:
Why does it not bother radical islamists that Syrian dictator Assad had over 25,000 citizens of the town of Hama killed by his military in the 1980's?
25,000+ muslims killed by Assad in about one week!
That's a lot more dead muslims than Israel can lay claim to since the intifada began.
You have a blind spot to the muslim-on-muslim violence but are hyper-sensitive to any Israeli or American attacks on Muslims. Why do you live in the West? It's obviously not your kind of place. Why not go back to an Islamic country where you would feel more at home? May I suggest Hama in Syria......
Mike H
HJ
Admit it. You don't enjoy living among "infidels." You loathe and abhor us. This is obvious from your various posts. I don't loathe and abhor you. I take issue with the behavior that you champion and the people that carry out these vicious activities.
We don't feel that you should be so uncomfortable. Go to a land of people of similar beliefs and world view. The United States is not the land for you.
Hi Hood,
Glad to have you back!
I was just wondering if you beleived in the 30 metre tall Adam story (see my above post) ??
You never replied to my post regarding Islams declaration that music and singing are of the devil, but I do note that you have changed your e-mail back to "whats jihad" as opposed to your "2pac shakur" alias.
Hoodi, dont worry about it, as you can see from the Adam story, You really cant trust what the Qur'an/Hadith says.
Regards, kc.
Who is that little Spanish boy Jesus that Islamists are always going on about? It can't be the Jew, Jesus of Nazareth cuz Jews are sons of apes, pigs, and monkeys. Or is that Christians? It could be both.
Anyway, these guys had better hold off and go back home cuz the Mahdi is in U.S. custody. He's been captured, Hood Jihadi, and he's singing like a canary.
Keep in mind Mohamet learned about Judaism from his Jewish wife and learned about Christianity from a Monk he met during his travels working for his uncle's caravan.
Both he learned imperfectly and when he got money and power he approved of assasinations and murder.
The Qu'ran allows lying, theft and murder of infidels because it was written by fallible men who were greedy for money obtained by almost worshipping their profit.
Music and singing are of the "devil"?
Do you not know that devil spelled backward is lived and God backward is dog?
No mere man really knows the name of the Creator(s)? of the universe.
Do you not know that all language is only code and symbol?
by your anagram semiotics theory of meaning, mr. rid, one could also imply that satan is santa. it is true that hebrew and aramaic possess enormous mathematical qualities. latin also has a certain amount of mathematical quality.
as for mr. hood and the forged yellowcake papersgate, this one item is really a tempest in a teapot. there is very likely much more evidence that is classified still. in addition, iraq had a long history with niger stretching back to the 80's and such transactions had taken place before. and like we say in america, "that's good enough for government work."