Terrorists rejoicing over new Iraq 'plan'
Pastor Dale Morgan
Terrorists rejoicing over new Iraq 'plan'*
Reaction to Study Group: 'Allah and his angels' responsible, 'era of
Islam and of jihad' declared
Posted: December 6, 2006
News From Israel
JERUSALEM – A high level U.S. commission's recommendations for an
eventual withdrawal from Iraq and for dialogue with Iran and Syria
proves "Islamic resistance" works and America will ultimately be
defeated, according to senior terrorist leaders.
The militants, from the largest Palestinian terror groups in the Gaza
Strip and West Bank, welcomed the policies outlined by the Iraq Study
Group, which they claim recognizes Islam is the "new giant of the world."
The group is led by former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker.
"The report proves that this is the era of Islam and of jihad," said Abu
Ayman, a senior leader of Islamic Jihad in the northern West Bank town
of Jenin.
The Islamic Jihad terror group is responsible for every suicide bombing
in Israel during the past two years.
"[With the Iraq Study Group report], the Americans came to the
conclusion that Islam is the new giant of the world and it would be
clever to reduce hostilities with this giant. In the Quran the principle
of the rotation is clear and according to this principle the end of the
Americans and of all non-believers is getting closer," Abu Ayman said.
According to Abu Abdullah, a senior leader of Hamas' so-called military
wing, Baker's report is a victory for Islam brought about by "Allah and
his angels."
"It is not just a simple victory. It is a great one. The big superpower
of the world is defeated by a small group of mujahedeen (fighters). Did
you see the mujahedeens' clothes and weapons in comparison with the huge
individual military arsenal and supply that was carrying every American
soldier?" exclaimed Abu Abdullah, who is considered one of the most
important operational members of Hamas' Izzedine al-Qassam Martyrs
Brigades, Hamas' declared "resistance" department.
"It is no doubt that Allah and his angels were fighting with them
(insurgents) against the Americans. It is a sign to all those who keep
saying that America, Israel and the West in general cannot be defeated
on the ground so let us negotiate with them," Abu Abdullah said.
Abu Abdullah said following a withdrawal from Iraq, the U.S. will be
defeated on its own soil.
"America must understand that with anti-American governments in Latin
America and with Islam growing and reinforcing, including in the U.S.
itself, the next step would be a total defeat on their (American) land,
not a relative one like they are facing in Iraq," he said.
Abu Nasser, the second-in-command of the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades terror
group in the West Bank, called the Iraq Study Group report a "great
victory" from which other jihadist organizations can learn.
"The Iraqi victory is a great message and lesson to the revolutionary
and freedom movements in the world. Just to think that this resistance
is led by hundreds of Sunni fighters who defeated hundreds of thousands
of Americans, British and thousands of soldiers who belong to the puppet
regime in Baghdad. What would be the situation if the Shiites will
decide to join the resistance?" commented Abu Nasser.
The Al Aqsa leader said his group learned from the "Iraqi resistance"
that jihad will ultimately destroy Israel.
The Al Aqsa Brigades is the declared "military wing" of Palestinian
Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party.
"If Israel will not start negotiating its withdrawal we are ready to
launch the new stage of the intifada," Abu Nasser said.
Islamic Jihad's Abu Ayman said after the U.S. "defeat" in Iraq is
finalized, insurgents there should move to the West Bank and Gaza to
help destroy Israel.
"We hope that after chasing the occupation from Iraq, these jihad
efforts and experiences will be transferred to Palestine, and yes, I
mean that we expect these fighters will come to Palestine as part of a
big Islamic army."
The Iraqi Study Group's report called the U.S. position in Iraq "grave
and deteriorating," and recommended the withdrawal of most combat troops
from Iraq by 2008.
It warned, "The ability of the United States to influence events within
Iraq is diminishing."
The report stated the U.S. should engage Iran, Syria and insurgent
leaders in Iraq, and said Israel should be pressured into withdrawing
from the West Bank and the Golan Heights.
The West Bank runs alongside Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, and Israel's
international airport. The Heights is strategic mountainous territory
that looks down in Israeli and Syrian population centers.
President Bush received the report at the White House this morning.
Flanked by Baker and other commission members, Bush pledged to treat
each proposal seriously and act in a "timely fashion."
The White House said Bush will make key decisions within weeks.
Some terror leaders, though, were unsure whether the Baker report would
actually be implemented. They claimed Israel controls U.S. foreign
policy and would ultimately block changes in American actions in the
Middle East.
"The problem is that I think the political structure of the U.S. and the
role of the Zionists in the U.S. turns impossible the possibility that
this report would be implemented," said Abu Ayman.
Still the terror leader said the report shows insurgent actions are working.
"It is the dawn of the real Islam what we are seeing now, young people
who are leaving everything in their countries and are coming to fight in
Iraq," said Abu Ayman.