Anti-American

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/.

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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.

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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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Mohammad Ali Jafari, commander of the IRGC, January 25, 2014

Name of Author
Mohammad Ali Jafari
Body

“Mr. Kerry must know that direct battle with the US is the biggest dream of pious and revolutionary people across the world. Your threats offer our revolutionary people the best opportunity.”“IRGC Commander: Iran to Give Crushing Response to Enemy’s Aggression,” Fars News Agency, January 26, 2014, http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13921106000769.

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Shannon Maureen Conley, 2014

Date
2014
Name of Author
Shannon Maureen Conley
Body

In reference to signing up for the U.S. Army Explorers, a career program involving weapons training: “[I will] use that training to go overseas to wage jihad.”Jenny Deam, “Colorado woman’s quest for jihad baffles neighbors,” Los Angeles Times, July 25, 2014, http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-high-school-jihadi-20140726-story.html#page=1.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, January 2014

Date
Jan. 2014
Name of Author
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
Body

“This is a message to America. Beware you protector of the ‘Cross’ that the war by delegation won’t help you in Sham, as it didn’t in Iraq, and soon you will be in full confrontation, forced by the Will of Allah, and that the sons of Islam have prepared themselves for that day.” Aaron Y. Zelin, “‘al-Furqān Media presents a new audio message from the Islamic State of Iraq’s Shaykh Abū Bakr al-Ḥussaynī al-Qurayshī al-Baghdādī: ‘Announcement of the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Shām,’” Jihadology, last modified October 28, 2013, http://jihadology.net/2013/04/09/al-furqan-media-presents-a-new-audio-message-from-the-islamic-state-of-iraqs-shaykh-abu-bakr-al-%E1%B8%A5ussayni-al-qurayshi-al-baghdadi-announcement-of-the-islamic-state-of-iraq-an.

Threat

Abu Sulayman, 2014

Date
2014
Name of Author
Abu Sulayman
Body

“The cowardly strikes of the US, planes roaring over our heads and drones spying on the Muslims will not deter us from our path.”Geoff Chambers, “Aussie sheik Abu Sulayman is hunted by both IS and US forces,” Daily Telegraph (Sydney), October 15, 2014, http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/aussie-sheik-abu-sulayman-is-hunted-by-both-is-and-us-forces/story-fnpn0zn5-1227090642757.

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers. 

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