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Depending on what one means by "al-Qaeda," perhaps. If this official means a leader in the core unit of al-Qaeda issued it, that would be unlikely; if by "al-Qaeda" the official means Islamists with the same ideologies, who may nonetheless have no formal connection with al-Qaeda, bingo. It's most likely from al-Shabaab.
"Somalia bombings have markings of Al-Qaeda: US official," from AFP, October 30:
NAIROBI (AFP) — The deadly coordinated suicide car bomb attacks against key targets in two Somali breakaway states Wednesday have the markings of Al-Qaeda, Jendayi Frazer, US assistant secretary of state for Africa, told reporters in Nairobi.Interesting comment considering Somalia and the Horn of Africa have been in turmoil and clan-wars well before the world heard of al-Qaeda, and have not experienced "peace and stability" for decades."Nobody has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but they have the markings of Al-Qaeda," she said after attending a summit on Somalia in the Kenyan capital.
"We believe that these senseless attacks highlight the determination of violent extremists to undermine peace and stability throughout Somalia and the Horn of Africa."
Frazer said Washington will continue to support regional efforts to combat terrorism.Meanwhile, any number of influential Somali clerics are harbored safely in Somalia itself -- not to mention the Islamist movement "al-Shabaab" (the "Youth")."There is a serious terrorist threat in the Horn of Africa, concentrated in Somalia, Somaliland and Puntland and we have to address it as a region," she said.
Frazer called for action against Eritrea for hosting Sheikh Hassan Dahir Aweys, an influential Somali cleric listed as a terrorist by Washington and who has rejected recent peace talks and ceasefires.
"What I can say is Aweys is sitting in Eritrea... he is in the UN and US terror list. Eritrea is giving a safe haven to a terrorist, we need to act accordingly," she said.
"He is not for peace in Somalia, he is not for good governance in Somalia, he is making terrorism threats, we need to treat him accordingly," she told AFP.
Posted by Raymond at October 30, 2008 9:49 AM
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There is no AQ marking but death.
There's no playbook they try to hide from Hamas or any other group.
They are all of one group, one gang, one tribe, one so-called religion: Islam.
The opinion of a government "expert" is not necessary.
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at October 30, 2008 10:36 AM
Jendayi Frazer, US assistant secretary of state for Africa
well, i'm glad that highest of our government has heard of this. no need to start worrying now. its been handled. go back to sleep.
/sarc
Posted by: theygottago at October 30, 2008 11:15 AM
"...to undermine peace and stability throughout Somalia and the Horn of Africa."
Islam = Undermining peace and stability for nearly 1400 years. All in a days work for allahs minions.
at October 30, 2008 12:53 PM
A well-known series of jokes depend on the Yiddish dismissive reduplicative, as in "Oedipus, shmoedipus, so long as he loves his mother."
One hopes that by now, all over Official Washington and especially in the Pentagon and the State Department, many have abandoned the practice of under-the-breath muttering to themselves, and instead are now given to confidently uttering "Al-Qaeda, Shmalqaeda, so long as they hate us Infidels."
Posted by: Hugh at October 30, 2008 2:32 PM
In light of the influx of Somali colonists -- oh, sorry, immigrants -- to my adopted home state of Tennessee, this news is hardly reassuring. How soon will they break out their perpetual conflicts around here?
I hope someone has pointed out to them that the locals are not submissive, unarmed dhimmis who will not stand up for themselves. Inside Nashville, maybe -- out here in the hills, don't bet on it.
RSI
Posted by: RedStateInfidel at October 30, 2008 3:41 PM
Obama and Socialism - A Lesson in Mediocrity
Posted by: Lumpy at October 30, 2008 4:15 PM
OT:
Iran feels economic pain as oil prices fall
By ALI AKBAR DAREINIPosted by: yadayadaTEHRAN, Iran (AP) _ Three weeks ago, a hard-line cleric close to Iran's president gloated publicly that the world financial crisis was God's punishment on the United States. The laughter, however, was short-lived.
Iran plunged this week into a bitter storm of political recrimination, largely directed at President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, as officials and ordinary Iranians realized with shock that the Islamic republic faces a severe economic crisis of its own.
The reason: As oil prices plunge because of the global slowdown, Iran is caught in a classic crunch. Ahmadinejad's government failed to save enough of the billions in oil windfall it earned during the good years to now cushion the bad.
The same crunch afflicts Venezuela and to a lesser extent, Russia, as all three struggle with falling oil prices.
But in Iran, the economic crisis has quickly turned political. Economic woes are the key issue as Ahmadinejad — already deeply unpopular and suffering from exhaustion, he said this week — seeks re-election next summer in a tough vote. And they are shaping up as his weakness.
at October 30, 2008 6:56 PM
Depending on what one means by "al-Qaeda," perhaps. If this official means a leader in the core unit of al-Qaeda issued it, that would be unlikely; if by "al-Qaeda" the official means Islamists with the same ideologies, who may nonetheless have no formal connection with al-Qaeda, bingo. It's most likely from al-Shabaab.
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Yes. Al-Qaeda is indeed a particularly high profile purveyor of Jihad violence, but hardly the only one. Unfortunately--as I've noted before--the West, and the U.S. in particular, seems so stuck on Al-Qaeda that they seem unable to understand that it is one ugly part of an ugly ideology.
Perhaps the most absurd bit of this so far is a stated desire on the part of the U.S. to deal with *the Taliban*, in the belief that that vicious Jihad group might turn over members of Al-Qaeda, another vicious Jihad group. If they ever did turn any over, it would just indicate a bit of in-fighting, but would no doubt be interpreted as the Taliban being "moderate", or "turning their backs on extremeism", or some such nonesense.
Good God--it's not rocket science. Al-Qaeda, Al-Shabaab, the Taliban--it's the Jihad, stupid.
Posted by: gravenimage at October 30, 2008 7:22 PM
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A very well done video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rxjPNiLt1Q&feature=related
at October 30, 2008 8:03 PM
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