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Indeed, democracy truly irks al-Qaeda. Ayman Zawahiri himself, writing nearly twenty years ago in his book The Bitter Harvest and after expounding on the antithetical nature of democracy to Islam, concludes, "Thus whoever claims to be a 'democratic-Muslim' or a Muslim who calls for democracy, is like one who says about himself, 'I am a Jewish Muslim,' or 'I am a Christian Muslim' -- the one worse than the other. He is an apostate infidel," from The Al Qaeda Reader, 119. "Mauritania: Al-Qaeda warns Muslims over 'unbeliever democracies'" from Adnkronos, August 12:
Nouakchott, 12 August(AKI) - Mauritania's military junta consulted the United States, France and Israel before toppling elected president Sidi Cheikh Ould Abdallahi in last week's coup, Al-Qaeda's North African arm has claimed."The latest coup in Mauritania could never have succeeded without the agreement of America, France and Israel," said a statement posted on Tuesday to Islamist websites.
The message is signed by Abdel Malik Droukedel, leader of the Al-Qaeda Organisation in the Islamic Maghreb and dated 10 August.
Several Al-Qaeda cells are believed to be present in Mauritania. The country's security forces in April recaptured five suspected Al-Qaeda militants including a fugitive accused of killing four French tourists last December, officials said.
The 24 December killing of the French tourists and a shooting attack against the Israeli embassy in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott in February raised fears of a rise in Islamist militant violence in the Saharan state
"For this reason, we warn Muslims to be wary of all forms of unbeliever democracy, because they are just a ploy by the Zionist-Crusader alliance to trick you," read the statement.
"O people of Mauritania, you need to get back to Islam and and don't hesitate to wage holy war (Jihad) to fight the Jews and the Christians together with the apostate governments," the message continues.
The military junta set up a 'State Council' which has promised to hold free and fair elections in Mauritania "as soon as possible."
Posted by Raymond at August 12, 2008 11:00 AM
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Does this sound self-confident to you? It doesn't to me.
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at August 12, 2008 11:33 AM
A lot of older Jewish people must be rubbing their heads wondering how it is thought that Jews and Christians are allied? Yes, it does come from the Koran and it is a good example of how the Koran makes historical mistakes. I doubt if any Jewish person in the 7th Century AD ever felt allied to Christians. Afterwards for a long time it would have been a laughable statement.
Since it is in the Koran, though, it must be true.
Posted by: Jerry M at August 12, 2008 11:47 AM
"The latest coup in Mauritania could never have succeeded without the agreement of America, France and Israel."
I don't get it. Does that mean Al-Qaeda is opposed to the coup? Why?
"we warn Muslims to be wary of all forms of unbeliever democracy"
The coup is anti-democratic. So shouldn't they support the coup?
I guess to Al-Qaeda, both the democratically elected president AND the coup are the result of the nefarious interference of Jews and Christians since neither government is close to Islamic enough.
Posted by: JeffS at August 12, 2008 11:48 AM
Oh yeah, the almighty Zionist-Crusader Alliance, Muslims beware. Lol.
Posted by: Buchanan at August 12, 2008 11:50 AM
A junta of hard-headed secularist military officers sounds like a better bet than an elected president who accomodates Islamists of one degree or another, to me. Success to them on their ultimte path to democracy, stability, proress and prosperity--no Islamization dead-end.
Posted by: John C at August 12, 2008 12:13 PM
Democracy is haram.
Dictatorship is halal.
Okay, now I got it.
Posted by: tanstaafl at August 12, 2008 12:50 PM
Ideally, Mauritania could become a country run on the Kemalist pattern, even though this pattern is presently dissolving in the land of its birth. From a Western/American standpoint, what could be a better realistic outcome?
Posted by: Wellington at August 12, 2008 1:46 PM
"For this reason, we warn Muslims to be wary of all forms of unbeliever democracy, because they are just a ploy by the Zionist-Crusader alliance to trick you," read the statement.
Tell that to Hamas and Hezbollah.
Posted by: PMK at August 12, 2008 3:24 PM
Has Keith Ellison heard about this?
Posted by: PMK at August 12, 2008 3:25 PM
PMK - Not to worry. Congressman Ellison is not an extremist Muslim. He is a taquiya Muslim.
Posted by: tanstaafl at August 12, 2008 3:43 PM
Lest we forget, Fjordman’s excellent piece: “Is Islam Compatible With Democracy?”
http://chromatism.net/fjordman/islamdemocracy.htm
In his long but very insightful essay he writes:
In the end, Muslims have been more successful at peacefully infiltrating the democratic West than they ever were in challenging the pre-democratic West in open warfare.
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Certain observers mistakenly claim that “once Muslims become a majority, we will get sharia through elections.” On the contrary, sharia will arrive much sooner. Observe that relatively small percentages of Muslims can squeeze concessions out of democracies. Sharia has already been partially implemented in India, Thailand, the Philippines, and Britain. Islam’s inherent aggressiveness elicits appeasement from non-Muslims in order to avoid bringing down the democratic system through civil war.
Add to that list Mauritania. It’s Islam, always Islam, that is incompatible with democratic rule of law. Not matter if West or East, it's always Islam that infiltrates with Sharia.
at August 12, 2008 4:28 PM
Mauritania - Could there be a more Loser Country?
I suppose Sudan is more of a Loser Country.
Posted by: darcy at August 12, 2008 5:02 PM
Unbeliever Democracy alert from the Washington State Votors pamphlet, in which Mohammad Hasan Said explains the rationale and platform for his run for Governor:
1. WITHDRAW WASHINGTON NATIONAL GUARD FROM IRAQ IMMEDIATELY. The unfair Iraqi occupation was engineered by New Conservative for Israel.
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4. PROMOTE ONE STATE SOLUTION FOR PALESTINIAN- ARAB ISRAELI CONFLICT, so Jews, Christians and Muslims can live in Secular State like ours.
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Finally I would like to sound the alarm, that AIPAC and other Jewish Zionist Lobbies who represent less than 2% of American People are using the United States through their mighty power in the News Media, Financial Institutions, Hollywood and Entertainment Industry, Both Political Parties, Congress and the White House as Proxy to wage war against any country perceived to be threat to Israel, like in Iraq. This will lead us into conflicts for generations with Arab and Muslim World. This has got to stop!
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Websites of interest: drsaid.net, wrmea.com, Vanunu Mordechai, Islamweb.net, plands.org, normanfinkelstein.com, Naturi Karta, Aljazeera.net/English
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Hey Mohammad, don't forget the evil Crusaders with their Trickery and Mighty Power!
at August 12, 2008 6:08 PM
Yes, Darcy, Sudan is. At least Mauritania has the good sense to know that it is in their own interests to have full diplomatic relations with Israel.
Posted by: John C at August 12, 2008 8:18 PM
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