Anti-American

Musa (Robert) Cerantonio, Tweet, March 21, 2014

Date
Mar. 21, 2014
Name of Author
Musa (Robert) Cerantonio
Body

“The USA and its slaves like you are the greatest criminals on Earth.” (Tweet)Joseph A. Carter, Shiraz Maher, and Peter R. Neumann, “#Greenbirds: Measuring Importance and Influence in Syrian Foreign Fighter Networks,” International Centre for the Study of Radicalisation, April 2014, 26, http://icsr.info/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/ICSR-Report-Greenbirds-Measuring-Importance-and-Infleunce-in-Syrian-Foreign-Fighter-Networks.pdf.

Rhetoric Category

Ibrahim al-Rubaish, Senior AQAP Cleric, Spring 2014

Date
Spring 2014
Name of Author
Ibrahim al-Rubaish
Body

“And if he does not find any, he will wage Jihad alone wherever he is. Thereupon, America will not only fear the Afghani soldiers, but she will also be haunted by fear wherever her interests are. She will also fear the homegrown Muslims, and even American reverts. Everyone of those will be considered a time bomb which may blow up anytime, during a soccer game, a car race, or in a club.”Ibrahim Ar-Rubaysh, “The Crusade and the Swap of Stances,” Inspire 12 (2014): 26.

Nasir al-Wuhayshi, former leader, March 2014

Name of Author
Nasir al-Wuhayshi
Body

“O brothers, the Crusader enemy is still shuffling his papers, so we must remember that we are always fighting the biggest enemy, the leaders of disbelief, and we have to overthrow those leaders, we have to remove the Cross, and the carrier of the Cross is America…”Thomas Joscelyn, “Al-Qaeda’s General Manager Threatens America in Video of Large Gathering,” Long War Journal, April 17, 2014, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2014/04/a_video_released_by.php#.

Ibrahim al-Rubaish, Senior AQAP Cleric, Spring 2014

Date
Spring 2014
Name of Author
Ibrahim al-Rubaish
Body

“With time Al-Qaeda may disappear. Not that Jihad has ceased, but the whole Ummah will be waging Jihad. Every Muslim will see that it is his obligation to fight with all his power against America. Just like when he hears the adhan [Islamic call to prayer] he makes wudhu (preparation for formal prayers) and goes to the nearest Jama’ah [group of worshippers], if he does not find Jama’ah he prays alone wherever he is. The same way when he hears the call of Jihad against America, he will strive to answer it by joining the nearest Jihadi group.”Ibrahim Ar-Rubaysh, “The Crusade and the Swap of Stances,” Inspire 12 (2014): 26.

Ibrahim al-Rubaish, Senior AQAP Cleric, Spring 2014

Date
Spring 2014
Name of Author
Ibrahim al-Rubaish
Body

“The unmanned drones propel the Jihad against the crusaders. They make the issue clearer to Muslims. They drive them to take on the path of Jihad. While Obama thinks he is killing Al-Qaeda, he is actually building an army which he will fight against eventually.”Ibrahim Ar-Rubaysh, “The Crusade and the Swap of Stances,” Inspire 12 (2014): 26.

Ali Khamenei, February 17, 2014

Author
Date
Feb. 17, 2014
Name of Author
Ali Khamenei
Body

“[T]he Americans are enemies of the Islamic Revolution, they are enemies of the Islamic Republic, they are enemies of this flag that you have raised.”Arash Karami, “Ayatollah Khamenei: Nuclear Negotiations Won’t Resolve US-Iran Differences,” Al-Monitor, February 17, 2014, http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2014/02/3917/ayatollah-khamenei-nuclear-negotiations-wont-resolve-us-iran-differences/.

Rhetoric Category

Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of the IRGC, February 2014

Date
Feb. 2014
Name of Author
Mohammad Ali Jafari
Body

“I really do not know what will happen in these negotiations. One cannot be optimistic about America.”Arash Karami, “IRGC Says It ‘can’t Be Optimistic’ about US in Talks,” Al-Monitor, February 19, 2014, http://iranpulse.al-monitor.com/index.php/2014/02/3933/irgc-says-it-cant-be-optimistic-about-us-in-talks/.

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Daoud Shihab, PIJ spokesman, on a high-level PIJ visit with Iranian officials, February 2014

Author
Date
Feb. 2014
Name of Author
Daoud Shihab
Body

“The warm welcome that the delegation received expresses Iran's solidarity [with Islamic Jihad] and its rejection of US policy. It shows that [Tehran] still supports resistance factions. This was a large delegation, headed by Ramadan, and it included his deputy and a number of members of the movement's political bureau, in addition to Islamic Jihad's representative in Iran. The visit comes at a time when some believe that Tehran's policy toward resistance movements is changing. But Iran is reiterating its support for the Palestinian cause, regardless of the developments in its relationship with the West. The Palestinian cause is one of Iran's objectives.”Asmaa al-Ghoul, “Hamas Isolated as Iran Boosts Ties with Islamic Jihad, Fatah,” Al-Monitor, February 12, 2014, http://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2014/02/islamic-jihad-fatah-hamas-iran-palestinians.html.

Rhetoric Category

Mohammad Reza Naqdi, commander of the Basij, January 27, 2014

Name of Author
Mohammad Reza Naqdi
Body

“The crimes you are witnessing in all countries ruled by dictators and human-rights-violating rulers are backed by the US.”“Basij Commander: US Main Supporter of All Dictators, Terrorists,” Fars News Agency, January 27, 2014, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13921107000870.

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On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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