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The State of the Terrorist Insurgency How is the
terrorist insurgency in Iraq faring as a political entity, and what
are their chances at defeating the democratically elected government
and driving the Americans from Iraqi soil? Last weekend the New York
Times published an article by James Bennett titled "The Mystery of
the Insurgency" which asserts the Iraqi insurgency has no real
political base and is making a grave mistake by dispensing violence
alone. 
A report that is marginalized by the media is the abject cruelty
of al Qaeda in exploiting children, mentally retarded persons and the economically weak and use them as cannon fodder as suicide bombers. We have reports that at least three suicide bombers had Down's Syndrome, others were blackmailed to
due this as their families were kidnapped to ensure that the coerced
suicide bombers did the job, while killing themselves.
Autopsies of suicide bombers has revealed that three of them had
Downs Syndrome (a genetic disorder that results in mental
retardation). Islamic countries tend to keep the mentally ill at
home, living in extended families. This and the blackmail theory
apparently explains the suicide car bombs that have been set off by
remote control, even though a suicide bomber was at the wheel.
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The insurgents in Iraq are showing little interest in winning
hearts and minds among the majority of Iraqis, in building
international legitimacy, or in articulating a governing program or
even a unified ideology or cause beyond expelling the Americans. They
have put forward no single charismatic leader, developed no
alternative government or political wing, displayed no intention of
amassing territory to govern now. The various disparate groups
fighting in Iraq have varied goals are often in conflict with each
other. But insurgents in Iraq appear to be fighting for varying
causes: Baath Party members are fighting for some sort of restoration
of the old regime; Sunni Muslims are presumably fighting to prevent
domination by the Shiite majority; nationalists are fighting to drive
out the Americans; and foreign fighters want to turn Iraq into a
battlefield of a global religious struggle. Some men are said to
fight for money; organized crime may play a role. So lets focus on
the chaotic nature of the insurgency and how their lack of a unified
political message bodes ill for their chance at attaining the goals
of thwarting democracy and driving the US out of Iraq A careful
read through of recent events in Iraq will reveal numerous
documentation on the brutality of al Qaeda against the local Iraqi
population, how the insurgency has failed to win the hearts and minds
of the Iraqi people, the effects the election has had on the morale
of the Baathist and indigenous elements of the insurgency, the
fracturing of the insurgency amongst the various local and foreign
fighters (al Qaeda), the will of the Iraqi people to fight back, the
importance of Iraq shouldering its own security and how Iraqis
continue to flock to join the fight against the insurgency, the
successful operations carried out by Coalition forces, how Iraq is
crucial to the War on Terror geographically and geopolitically, how
the war in Iraq has drawn in al Qaeda and forced them to fight
America on their own soil, and how al Qaeda is failing. The
insurgency somewhat resembles Che Guevara' foco insurgency. A
question to ask is if the terrorists are taking a page from the Cuban
guidebook called Minimanual of the Urban Guerrilla, written by Carlos
Marighella. There is no such thing as perfect historical analogy but
there are marked similarities between the Che/Marighella models of
insurgency and what is occurring in Iraq. Another report that is
marginalized by the media is the abject cruelty of al Qaeda in
exploiting the weak. We have reports that at least three suicide
bombers had Down's Syndrome, others were blackmailed to due this with
their families were kidnapped to ensure that the coerced suicide
bombers did the job, while killing themselves.
Autopsies of suicide bombers has revealed that three of them had
Downs Syndrome (a genetic disorder that results in mental
retardation). Islamic countries tend to keep the mentally ill at
home, living in extended families. This and the blackmail theory
apparently explains the suicide car bombs that have been set off by
remote control, even though a suicide bomber was at the wheel. Two
Saudis wished to participate in armed resistance, only to be told
that suicide bombers, and not fighters are needed. This is the height
of desperation, a tacit admission the insurgency cannot be won via
military means. Note the young Saudi's reaction: After a few days,
the boys were received by the 'leader' of the fighters and they
requested of him that he send them to Falluja. But he rejected this,
excusing this by saying that the way was difficult and full of
dangers… 'At that point the leader of the group suddenly showed them
the truth regarding which the young men felt the strongest
bitterness. So then he said: We have a group of automobiles ready to
perform suicide operations. The young men almost lost consciousness
from the terror of the shock. And they said to him: how our coming to
Iraq has come to this end in a suicide operation with such ease! He
answered them indifferently: this is what we have now, and if you
want you may look elsewhere! At that moment they decided to return to
their country, and completely changed their minds about participating
in what they thought was resistance in Iraq.' We saw a similar
reaction from Pakistanis eager to fight in Afghanistan during
Operation Enduring Freedom. Many Pakistanis were encouraged by their
clerics to cross the border and fight the American infidels during
the invasion of Afghanistan. They were provided poor leadership, arms
and training, and were butchered when faced with superior American
firepower. Those who survived were aghast at the loss of life and the
utter disregard the Taliban and al Qaeda had for them. Al Qaeda
has a knack for poisoning the hearts and minds of those disillusioned
enough to support them, and this is clearly exposed on the
battlefields of Iraq as it was in Afghanistan. This is the kind of
desperate and soulless enemy that we are up against. Story Credits
Bill Roggio
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