Category Archives: Al Qaida

Michael Scheuer: Imperial Hubris (Book Review)

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 24. February 2019 by

The credibility of the author is heavily dented because of his deficient evaluation of Osama bin Laden. The author claims that OBL bears responsibility for inspiring, authorizing or directing the mass-murder of September 11, 2001. This unsubstantiated accusation is expressed throughout the present book. A cautious and serious scholar would refrain from expressing such an accusation against a person who has not been charged by any public authority for complicity in this mass-murder. The author has totally ignored crucial facts.

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Michael Scheuer: Through our enemies eyes (Book Review)

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 24. February 2019 by

The credibility of the author is heavily dented because of his deficient evaluation of Osama bin Laden. The author claims that OBL bears responsibility for inspiring, authorizing or directing the mass-murder of September 11, 2001. This unsubstantiated accusation is expressed throughout the present book. A cautious and serious scholar would refrain from expressing such an accusation against a person who has not been charged by any public authority for complicity in this mass-murder. The author has totally ignored crucial facts.

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Nathan Lean, the Islamophobia Industry: How the Right Manufactures Fear of Muslims (Book Review)

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 12. October 2016 by

I recommend this book for those who wish to know more about the professional Islam-bashers of the United States (although the coverage of this scene is by far not comprehensive). For those who wish to understand the political agenda of Islamophobia, its strategical role for US imperialism and to the role played by government-manufactured “Islamic terrorism”, the book will be of little value.

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Book Review of Steve Coll’s “Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden”

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 20. October 2014 by

While hailed by the New York Times as the “finest historical narrative so far on the origins of al-Qaeda” and by Washington Post as “authoritative”, the author offers unsubstantiated legends and acts as a purveyor of disinformation. As a Pulizer-prize winner, the author can hardly be regarded as incompetent. What is the alternative?

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John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security, justifies drone attacks

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 2. February 2014 by

The White House  Office of the Press Secretary June 29, 2011 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/06/29/remarks-john-o-brennan-assistant-president-homeland-security-and-counter Remarks of John O. Brennan, Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, on Ensuring al-Qa’ida’s Demise – As Prepared for Delivery Paul H. Nitze School of … Read more . . .

U.S. Counter-terrorism Strategy to Rely on Surgical Strikes, Unmanned Drones

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 2. February 2014 by

“Al Qaeda seeks to bleed us financially by drawing us into long, costly wars that also inflame anti-American sentiment,” John Brennan, President Obama’s counter-terrorism advisor, said in a speech Wednesday unveiling the new strategy. “Going forward, we will be mindful that if our nation is threatened, our best offense won’t always be deploying large armies abroad but delivering targeted, surgical pressure to the groups that threaten us.”

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Muslim terrorists recruited by the CIA

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 31. January 2014 by

I used to be in charge of the Visa Section at the CIA’s consulate at Jeddah, the principle city of the Hejahs in Western Saudi Arabia. There, for a year and a half, I issued visas to terrorists recruited by the CIA and its asset, Osama Bin Laden. At the time I thought it was basically visa fraud. Somebody was paying $2500 bribes to State Department officials. I was ordered by these same high State Department officials to issue the visas, to shut up, to do my job and ask no questions.

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US is Allied with and Actively Supports Al Qaeda

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 3. November 2012 by

http://www.globalresearch.ca/us-is-allied-with-and-actively-supports-al-qaeda/5309866 US is Allied with and Actively Supports Al Qaeda By Prof. James F. Tracy and Kourosh ZiabariGlobal Research, October 27, 2012Iran Review 24 October 2012 American political commentator professor James F. Tracy believes that the United States has been … Read more . . .

KSM and U.S. justice

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 19. October 2012 by

KSM and U.S. justice by Anar Virji (Al-Jazeera Correspondent in Washington, D.C.) It was a sharp, unexpected statement delivered in measured Arabic in just a few minutes. Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s comments to a courtroom in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba on Wednesday … Read more . . .

KSM acts again, now in military garb, for his Washington masters

Aldeilis (EN) Posted on 19. October 2012 by

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/17/khalid-sheikh-mohammed-trial_n_1976430.htmlKhalid Sheikh Mohammed Trial: Alleged 9/11 Mastermind Claims America Killed More People Than Hijackers Did Reuters  |  By Jane Sutton Posted: 10/17/2012 10:54 pm Updated: 10/18/2012 10:39 amGUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba, Oct 17 (Reuters) — The alleged mastermind … Read more . . .