Pro-Violence

Ramadan Shallah, PIJ secretary-general, on PIJ’s anniversary, October 2010

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Oct. 2010
Name of Author
Ramadan Shallah, PIJ leader, on PIJ’s anniversary, October 2010
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“The motto of every honorable one should remain that Israel must be eliminated from life.”Fares Akram, “Gaza: Palestinian Islamic Jihad Vows Resistance,” New York Times, October 29, 2010, http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/30/world/middleeast/30briefs-GAZA.html.

Rhetoric Category

Samir Khan, Former Senior Media Official, Fall 2010

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Name of Author
Samir Khan
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“After my faith took a 180-degree turn, I knew I could no longer reside in America as a compliant citizen. My beliefs had turned me into a rebel of Washington’s imperialism. My faith and convictions gave me strength to lambast the greatest tyrant of our time. It angered and frustrated them, while it left me in a state of peace and joy… Islam requires its domination and after eighty plus years of living in a post-Caliphate world, I would think that it's about time Muslims came together to tear down the obstacles. The most important of these obstacles today is obviously America.”Samir Khan, “I Am Proud to Be a Traitor to America,” Inspire Magazine 2 (2010): 46-49.

Ibrahim al-Banna, Former Head of Media, Fall 2010

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Ibrahim al-Banna
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“Jihad is the peak of Islam and the operation that the mujahidin performed on the 11th of September represents a virtuous act. The mujahidin performed their duty against American oppression.”Ibrahim al-Banna, “Obama’s Ploy and the Peak of Islam,” Inspire Magazine 2 (2010): 23.

Said al-Shihri, Former Deputy AQAP Leader, August 2010

Name of Author
Said al-Shihri
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“Do not turn your guns against Muslims who have rebelled against the tyrant with their tongues, hands, protests and other acts. Aid them, and use your arms against Israel, which is only kilometers away from you, the lights of which can be seen from the al-Haqd region in the north of the Peninsula. Let those of you who are pilots seek martyrdom in the skies of Palestine. Let those of you in the navy aim your weapons at the Jews there, and attain the honor of martyrdom in the cause of God.”Murad Batal Al-Shishani, “Al-Qaeda’s Sa’id Al-Shihri Seeks to Revolutionize the Saudi Military,” Jamestown Foundation, Terrorism Monitor 8, no. 34 (2010): 3-4.

Mukhtar Robow, Al-Shabaab rally in Mogadishu, July 2010

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Date
Jul. 2010
Name of Author
Mukhtar Robow
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“We tell the Muslim youths and Mujahideen, wherever they are in the Muslim world, to attack, explode, and burn the embassies of Burundi and Uganda.”Mu Li, “Somali Islamist Leader Calls for Uganda, Burundi Embassy Attacks,” People’s Daily, July 6, 2010, http://en.people.cn/90001/90777/90855/7053243.html.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Ahmed Abdi Godane, Audio message, June 24, 2010

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Jun. 24, 2010
Name of Author
Ahmed Abdi Godane AKA Mukhtar Abu Zubair
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"The reality is that democracy is something Allah made unlawful, and someone else cannot make it lawful...If people who are Muslims, who declare the name of Allah, argue that they are real Muslims but forget Allah's message, hang or arrest them, kill them by using ammunition...If people fight ... till everyone is killed, that is much easier than legalising the devil's principles such as constitutions or making a ruler who governs against Allah's laws." (Audio message) Ali Noor, Hussein. "Somali Rebel Leader Urges Fight against Democracy." Reuters, June 24, 2010, http://af.reuters.com/article/idAFJOE65N0TX20100624.

Rhetoric Category
Threat

Nasir al-Wuhayshi, former leader, Summer 2010

Name of Author
Nasir al-Wuhayshi
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“All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, Allah has blessed us with effective operations against the transgressing Americans and we ask Allah to grant us more… All of the branches of al-Qa‘idah have succeeded in powerful operations against the Americans and the latest is the car bomb in New York. The different branches have good competition in fighting the Americans and their allies. All of them want to win the race of destroying the idol (i.e., America) and to have the greatest share in that effort.“Interview with Shaykh Abu Basir: the Head of al-Qa’idah in the Arabian Peninsula,” Inspire Magazine 1 (2010): 13-17.

Rhetoric Category

Nasir al-Wuhayshi, former leader, Summer 2010

Name of Author
Nasir al-Wuhayshi
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“All praise is due to Allah, the targeting of Muhammad bin Nayif was part of our effort to purify the Arabian Peninsula from the traitors. He and his ilk are the ones who allowed the Americans to set base in the Peninsula of Islam, playing the role of Abu Ruqal in its worst forms. He is an American in the clothes of an Arab. If it wasn’t for these traitors, the American airplanes wouldn’t have bombed Iraq and Afghanistan from the airports of Kharj and Riyadh and others, and if wasn’t for them, the Jews wouldn’t have remained in Palestine for more than sixty years.”“Interview with Shaykh Abu Basir: the Head of al-Qa’idah in the Arabian Peninsula,” Inspire Magazine 1 (2010): 13-17.

Nasir al-Wuhayshi, former leader, Summer 2010

Date
Summer 2010
Name of Author
Nasir al-Wuhayshi
Body

“All praise is due to Allah, the Lord of the Worlds, Allah has blessed us with effective operations against the transgressing Americans and we ask Allah to grant us more… All of the branches of al-Qa‘idah have succeeded in powerful operations against the Americans and the latest is the car bomb in New York. The different branches have good competition in fighting the Americans and their allies. All of them want to win the race of destroying the idol (i.e., America) and to have the greatest share in that effort.”“Interview with Shaykh Abu Basir: the Head of al-Qa’idah in the Arabian Peninsula,” Inspire Magazine 1 (2010): 13-17.

Rhetoric Category

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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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