Anti-American

Muhammad Hafiz Saeed, LeT founder and leader, April 2012

Date
Apr. 2012
Name of Author
Muhammad Hafiz Saeed
Body

“There are many parties in Pakistan, but America has only sent a message to Jamaat-ud-Dawa, because we do jihad. They [the United States] are even scared of my name.”Bill Roggio, “‘We Do Jihad,’ Says Lashkar-e-Taiba Emir Hafiz Saeed,” Long War Journal, April 7, 2012, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/04/we_do_jihad_lashkar.php.

Naim Qassem, Deputy Leader, February 2012

Author
Date
Feb. 2012
Name of Author
Naim Qassem
Body

“America knows that if there is a war on Iran, this means that the whole region will be set alight, with no limit to the fires.” “Hezbollah says attack on Iran would set Middle East ablaze,” by Michael Scott and Samia Nakhoul, Reuters, February 29, 2012, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/29/us-iran-israel-hezbollah-idUSTRE81S19J20120229.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Qais al-Khazali, AAH leader, January 4, 2012

Date
Jan. 4, 2012
Name of Author
Qais al-Khazali
Body

“This stage of the military conflict between the Iraqi armed resistance and the occupation forces is over, with a distinct, historic Iraqi victory and a distinct, historic U.S. failure.”Sudad Al-Salhy, “Iraq Shi’ite militia says ready to lay down weapons,” Reuters, January 5, 2012, http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/01/05/us-iraq-politics-militia-idUSTRE8041LY20120105.

Rhetoric Category

Muhammad Hafiz Saeed, LeT founder and leader, 2012

Date
2012
Name of Author
Muhammad Hafiz Saeed
Body

“This is the same jihad which caused the USSR to break [in Afghanistan] and now America is failing because of it. Analysts and journalists don’t realize why America is failing, the only reason is jihad.”Bill Roggio, “‘We Do Jihad,’ Says Lashkar-e-Taiba Emir Hafiz Saeed,” Long War Journal, April 7, 2012, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/04/we_do_jihad_lashkar.php.

Muhammad Hafiz Saeed, LeT founder and leader, 2012

Date
2012
Name of Author
Muhammad Hafiz Saeed
Body

 “America should leave Pakistan and Afghanistan peacefully. Then, we will not come to you with guns but will instead invite you to Islam.”Bill Roggio, “‘We Do Jihad,’ Says Lashkar-e-Taiba Emir Hafiz Saeed,” Long War Journal, April 7, 2012, http://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2012/04/we_do_jihad_lashkar.php.

Rhetoric Category

Omar Bakri Muhammad, 2012

Date
2012
Name of Author
Omar Bakri Muhammad
Body

“The head of the snake is America, so al-Qaeda is looking for big targets in the United States, but smaller organizations settle for smaller targets.”“A Profile of Syrian Jihadist Omar Bakri Muhammad,” Jamestown Foundation, December 21, 2012, http://mlm.jamestown.org/single/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=40259&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=591#.VU-iktpViko.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General, December 2011

Date
Dec. 2011
Name of Author
Hassan Nasrallah
Body

“Our Arab and Islamic nations should know that the American administration is the enemy and the threat.”Nada Bakri, “Hezbollah Leader Backs Syrian President in Public,” New York Times, December 6, 2011, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/world/middleeast/hassan-nasrallah-hezbollah-leader-showcases-defiance-in-rare-appearance.html.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General, December 2011

Date
Dec. 2011
Name of Author
Hassan Nasrallah
Body

“The American administration abandons its followers and allies at the first crossroad to search for its interests. Our Arab and Islamic nations should know that the American administration is the enemy and the threat.”Nada Bakri, “Hezbollah Leader Backs Syrian President in Public,” The New York Times, December 6, 2011, accessed August 4, 2014, http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/07/world/middleeast/hassan-nasrallah-hezbollah-leader-showcases-defiance-in-rare-appearance.html.

Threat

Hashem Safieddine, Head of Executive Assembly, November 2011

Date
Nov. 2011
Name of Author
Hashem Safieddine
Body

“What the US seeks today in the region today is the same that it sought to do in Lebanon during the recent years. As it failed in Lebanon, its project in the region will also fail.” Sayyed Safi Al-Din: Invoking foreign Interference A National Betrayal,” Alahed News, November 7, 2011, http://www.english.alahednews.com.lb/essaydetails.php?eid=15651&cid=385#.VQiA4Y7F9ks.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Abu Dher al-Barmi, September 30, 2011

Date
Sep. 30, 2011
Name of Author
Abu Dher al-Barmi
Body

“America invaded Pakistan ten years ago, and that’s when we started jihad against America, against the occupiers, against the system in Pakistan, against the armed forces of Pakistan, and this jihad will continue, Allah willing.”Bill Roggio, “IMU Cleric Urges Pakistanis to Continue Sheltering Jihadis in Waziristan,” Long War Journal, November 23, 2011, https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2011/11/imu_cleric_urges_pak.php.