This is because the cartoons are the worst thing. The U.S. may have killed Awlaki and bin Laden, and conducted what Ibrahim al-Rubaish probably thinks of as “wars against Islam” in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the U.S. has indeed been weakened in recent years. Weakened to the extent that France is a more formidable military power? No, weakened in the sense that the U.S. mainstream media is already largely submitting to Islamic blasphemy laws (not publishing the Muhammad cartoons — and remember also that the President said, “The future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam”), while in France they’re still publishing them. For al-Qaeda in Yemen, cartoons of Muhammad are the worst thing. The freedom of speech is the worst thing.
“Qaeda in Yemen says France top enemy,” AFP, January 30, 2015:
Dubai (AFP) – The ideological leader of Yemen-based Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) said Friday that France had surpassed the United States as the top enemy of Islam.
With the “weakening” of the United States in recent years, France has replaced America in the “war on Islam,” Ibrahim al-Rubaish said in an audio message published by AQAP’s media arm on YouTube.
US intelligence agencies consider AQAP to be the most dangerous branch of the jihadist network.
One of the group’s ideologues, Nasser bin Ali al-Ansi, has claimed in a video that AQAP was behind the January 7 attack on French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo that left 12 people dead.
Cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed published by the magazine have angered many Muslims.
Western governments say it remains unclear if AQAP directly orchestrated the attack on the weekly, although they do believe one or both of the attackers, brothers Said and Cherif Kouachi, spent time with jihadists in Yemen.
AQAP was formed in 2009 after a merger between militants in Yemen and Saudi Arabia.
Rubaish on Friday urged attacks on the West, singling out France.
He also called on Muslims to target, “without consulting anyone”, those who mock the Muslim prophet….
AJ Liberphile says
So, mocking Mo to the max is the best way to progress counterjihad.
And remember, stereotyping a person because of religion is not fair, be they a Christian, Jew, or a terrorist.
Q. What is the difference between the Prophet Muhammad and Michael Jackson?
A. One is a pedophile child rapist and the other recorded six platinum albums.
Q. What do you call an Iman who owns a camel and a goat?
A. Bisexual.
Q: Why did Mohammed make homosexuality a sin in the Koran?
A: Because his boyfriend thought that would make it hotter.
Q: What do you get when you win a theological debate with a muslim?
A: Death threats.
Q: What did one Muslim say to another in a supermarket?
A: Nothing very interesting, they are both completely ordinary members of society who should not be judged based on their ethnic background and skin colour.
And then the building exploded.
“Muhammad come quick, there’s a wanted poster with your face on in the market square. It says you’re wanted for paedophilia.”
Muhammad: “From this day forth, to draw Muhammad is blasphemous and shall be punishable by death.”
I’ve set up a demolition company and I don’t have to pay my workers. All I do is spray paint ‘Mohammad liked it up the ass’ on the side of the building.
Oliver says
AJ
i liked your second question- thought great; and also your last statement- re: demolition company.
Oliver
Angemon says
Great, another #1 position lost under Obama…
Jay Boo says
Worse yet, that the announcement was made by a Muslim wearing the classic Organ-Grinder Monkey style Islamic beard.
Matthieu Baudin says
Ibrahim al-Rubaish and his supporters would do better to return home to their families and work hard to strengthen their communities by building schools, hospitals and civil institutions for a better and happier life. It is not too late for them to see the error of their ways and to appreciate how they are throwing their valuable lives away in the ruinous flames of war. French society is one of the human success stories in our modern era and I’m sure that the people of Yemen could forge a vibrant link with French Civilisation in a future without terror and blackmail. To glory in violence is to debase oneself and this is the course that Ibrahim and company are currently pursuing. Once the French people are mobilised in self defence and engage in an intelligent counter offensive, they will lead Europe in reasserting its modern identity and freedoms.
mortimer says
“Ibrahim al-Rubaish and his supporters would do better to …strengthen their communities by building schools, hospitals and civil institutions for a better and happier life”
They know that themselves, but this a UTOPIAN, SUPREMACIST IDEOLOGY.
The goal is a ‘good death’ and a ‘good afterlife’. ‘Good’ is decided first by killing non-Muslims, then drinking wine and having sex with slaves for eternity as a reward.
Islam is delusional ideation.
Before they will do what you want, they must be deprogrammed from this Death Cult, not a little, but completely. They must see that Islam has no provenance and it is likely the fabrication of the caliphs for political usefulness.
Matthieu Baudin says
Dear Mortimer, your analysis seems very close to Ali Sina’s thinking and of course he is one of the champions in the field. As you are no doubt aware, the Jihadis regularly read the posts on various web sites including Jihad Watch and so some of my comments are intentionally pitched in their direction in the hope, perhaps vain hope, that some sense of reality might find its way through to a few of these people. I’m sure your absolutely right that Al Qaida in Yemen, ISIS and a score of other Jihadist terrorist outfits are highly delusional and that they draw their inspiration from brutal and cultish ‘sacred’ texts most notably the Quran; nonetheless some attempt to speak to them as human beings is worthwhile as the storm clouds continue to gather because when the storm breaks and a concerted counter offensive begins we will have the unhappy task of eliminating and permanently imprisoning an awful lot of these tragically fanaticised and brittle people. If France becomes the principle focus of their terror in the coming months then the French people will champion the European cause to fight and regain its modern freedoms and human dignity.
Oliver says
Muslims have had their own countries for years- and have done little in what you say ( build schools, etc)–Look at Pakistan- independent since 1948- same basic time as Israel- with more people. See which has more schools; more doctors; more publications; more literacy.
Muslims love to kill people- hopefully mostly other Muslims.
Been that way for generations.
besides, they treat their women as 2nd 9or lower) class citizens- and mothers are the ones who (in normal societies) are those who nurture the little children.
bernie says
Apparently, ISIS is now burning thousands upon thousands of books (inlcuding children’s books, science books, and so on), because the tomes have been deemed “Unislamic” by ISIS’ standards.
Matthieu Baudin says
Mass book burning you say Bernie; that puts them historically in with some interesting company.
Richie says
Even as Muslims increase their campaign of mass homicide in Europe, the dimmi leftist governments will give the Muslims cover and treat ‘Islamophobia’ as a greater threat- and arrest those who resist Islam.
What will it take for western governments to wake up and openly admit that Islam is dangerous, and opening the floodgates of massive Islamic immigration into their countries is suicide?
Ross says
I realize that voting is mostly an illusion, but we should continue to vote out any politician who supports the Jihadist or Sharia in any way. Vote them out and voice your opinion until they are afraid that they will be voted out and consequently lose their bribe money.
Our forefathers fought to their deaths, rather than give up their freedom. Our freedom is currently at stake from Islam and from within.
Oliver says
I posted to another JW post- but was never put in– what (in my view) it would take to wake up the western governments and people is for a leader to be murdered by Muslim terrorists.
in the US 911 did it- for a brief time. I doubt that the London and Spanish transportation bombings (and in Britain the murders of the soldier and the woman in her garden, not to mention rapes etc. have done anything 9 to raise British thoughts about Muslims and terrorism).
In France, a short couple of weeks, and the government already is caving in.
the lsit could go on.
mortimer says
VIGILANTE MURDER: NORMATIVE ISLAM
“He also called on Muslims to target, “without consulting anyone”, those who mock the Muslim prophet….” -Ibrahim al-Rubaish
Compare that command with Sharia law:
““There is no indemnity obligatory for killing a non-Muslim (harbi) at war with Muslims.” -Reliance of the Traveller, o4.17, p.593”
Most Westerners are unaware that every single Muslim is authorized to be a vigilante murderer of blasphemers. There are about one billion Sunnis Muslims who may murder cartoonists if they wish to do so. No fatwa is necessary.
Salah says
“The devil, the proud spirit, cannot endure to be mocked” (St. Thomas More)
Cartoons = Mockery = Humiliation = the best weapon against any supremacist.
http://crossmuslims.blogspot.com/2010/05/drawing-muhammad-dessiner-mahomet.html
Salah says
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(Reuters) – An Egyptian court on Saturday banned the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas and listed it as a terrorist organization.
The ruling came days after the country faced some of the bloodiest attacks on security forces in years.
Hamas is an offshoot of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood which the authorities have also declared a terrorist group and have repressed systematically since the army ousted one of its leaders, Mohamed Mursi, from the presidency in 2013.
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/01/31/us-egypt-hamas-idUSKBN0L40BS20150131
Jay Boo says
France should declare Islam as the # 1 enemy in war on France.
Jay Boo says
Charlie Hebdo has brought out the truth about the ‘moderate’ Muslim base of Islam.
Truth is Islam’s # 1 enemy.
Champ says
Exactly, Jay Boo! ..yes, there are worse things than cartoons, and it’s evil islam.
Wellington says
I hope the future belongs to those who mock Mohammed with regularity.
eric says
It was stupid to continue taunting Islam, and moronic to do it afte the first terror attack. In life just because we can do or say something does not mean that we should. The co-founder of Charlie castigated the editor for being so pompous and causing the deaths of employees. While I don’t go that far, it is clear that the editor failed to think about others’ safetyy and was intransigent in being as offensive to Islam as possible.
Wellington says
Your approach would lead to the eventual death of freedom, which is exactly what Islam wants. Remember, Islam is never satisfied unless it gets everything and often not even then. The next best thing to crushing evil, and Islam is evil, is mocking it. Does this come with danger? Of course. But the alternative is far worse. Your approach also has the effect of blaming the victims and not the true perpetrators.
Mirren10 says
”It was stupid to continue taunting Islam, and moronic to do it afte the first terror attack. In life just because we can do or say something does not mean that we should. ”
As Wellington has ably pointed out, your recommendation would mean nothing less than the death of freedom, and the death of free speech.
Speaking the truth, against the perceived direction of the elites, has *always* been a dangerous activity, and probably always will be. That does *not* mean we shouldn’t do it.
There are worse things than death. Leading the life of a wretched dhimmi, under the Islamic jackboot, would be one of them.
Will you wake up every morning, congratulating yourself that you are alive, because you refrained from ‘taunting islam’, and didn’t do anything ‘moronic’ ? What kind of life is that ?
almeira says
Islam,always a game of death,any day,anytime, hater of truth,lover of lies.
ISlam days are numbered,still counting.