Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Leader and Founder of Al-Qaeda in Iraq, July 14, 2005

Author
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Date
Jul. 14, 2005
Name of Author
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
Body

“Not only did I adopt the idea that [suicide operations] are permissible, but I see fit to advocate them as commendable.” David Aaron, In Their Own Words: Voices of Jihad (Santa Monica: RAND Corporation, 2008), 228.

Rhetoric Category
Pro-Violence
Threat
Al-Qaeda

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