U.S. Intelligence Says Al-Qaeda In Iraq Behind Bombings In Syria, Acting On Orders of Ayman Al-Zawahiri…
Doesn’t this put Obama and al-Qaeda on the same side? Ousting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
WASHINGTON — The Iraqi branch of al Qaida, seeking to exploit the bloody turmoil in Syria to reassert its potency, carried out two recent bombings in the Syrian capital, Damascus, and likely was behind suicide bombings Friday that killed at least 28 people in the largest city, Aleppo, U.S. officials told McClatchy.
The officials cited U.S. intelligence reports on the incidents, which appear to verify Syrian President Bashar Assad’s charges of al Qaida involvement in the 11-month uprising against his rule. The Syrian opposition has claimed that Assad’s regime, which has responded with massive force against the uprising, staged the bombings to discredit the pro-democracy movement calling for his ouster.
The international terrorist network’s presence in Syria also raises the possibility that Islamic extremists will try to hijack the uprising, which would seriously complicate efforts by the United States and its European and Arab partners to force Assad’s regime from power. On Friday, President Barack Obama repeated his call for Assad to step down, accusing his forces of “outrageous bloodshed.”
The U.S. intelligence reports indicate that the bombings came on the orders of Ayman al Zawahiri, the Egyptian extremist who assumed leadership of al Qaida’s Pakistan-based central command after the May 2011 death of Osama bin Laden. They suggest that Zawahiri still wields considerable influence over the network’s affiliates despite the losses the Pakistan-based core group has suffered from missile-firing CIA drones and other intensified U.S. counterterrorism operations.
U.S. officials said that al Qaida in Iraq, or AQI, began pushing to become involved in Syria as Assad’s security forces and gangs of loyalist thugs launched a vicious crackdown on opposition demonstrations, igniting large-scale bloodshed. Growing numbers of lightly armed army deserters and civilians have joined an armed insurrection, and perhaps thousands of people have been killed.
Zawahiri finally authorized AQI to begin operations in Syria, the officials said, in what’s believed to be the first time that the branch has operated outside of Iraq.
“This was Zawahiri basically taking the shackles off,” said a U.S. official with access to the intelligence reports. Like others interviewed for this story, he spoke on condition of anonymity because the issue involves classified information.
U.S. officials believe that the Sunni Muslim AQI was looking to expand beyond Iraq, where it has been stepping up attacks on majority Shiites. In Syria, Assad heads a regime dominated by Alawites, a minority Shiite Muslim sect that has ruthlessly ruled the Sunni Muslim-majority country since Assad’s father seized power in a 1963 coup.
Fears of AQI’s widening ambitions are one reason why the United States wants to maintain good relations with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki despite concerns over his increasingly autocratic rule, a second U.S. official said.
“We desperately need to partner with him (Maliki) to go after al Qaida. We think we can,” the official said. “Because these guys are already spreading. They did the two attacks in Damascus.”
The first Damascus attack occurred Dec. 23, when suicide bombers detonated cars packed with explosives outside intelligence agency compounds in the Syrian capital. At least 44 people were killed and more than 160 wounded.
Then, on Jan. 6, at least 26 people were killed and dozens injured in a bombing against a second intelligence agency compound.
As regime forces continued pummeling the opposition stronghold of Homs on Friday, two suicide bombers driving explosives-packed vehicles attacked security compounds in Aleppo, killing at least 28 people. It was the first significant violence to strike the commercial center, which has largely remained loyal to Assad.
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On the same side? Again?
Bin Laden’s goals are being met—thanks to our dear leader.
The secular thugs are being tossed out in favor of the Islamist thugs.
al-queda wants choas so they can move in.
Mubarack, gadaffi, assad.
I’m leery. The CIA is rife with leftist activists (like Plame), and I wouldn’t put it past them to cook intelligence to say anything their lord and master wants. Awfully convenient we’re suddenly finding out al-Qaeda was supposedly involved, right down to Zawahiri, when we’ve got leftist [chicken] hawks spoiling for war, there, and that assclown from the UN claiming its everybody’s “job” to protect Syrians [people I really don't care about]. I want a recount.
Doesn’t this put Obama and al-Qaeda on the same side? Ousting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
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yes…
and more than once…
Libya and Egypt come to mind
This will make him even more likely to go into Syria.
Get ready folks, Barry has limited time, because he knows he will not be reelected.
Just preparing the muzzies for the attack on Israel.
Obama and al-Qaeda on the same side.
Similar to actions in Egypt, Libya & Yemen, Huh?
Nothing to see here folks, move along.
Wanna buy a Chevy Volt or a re-election fund raising ticket?
“We desperately need to partner with him (Maliki) to go after al Qaida. We think we can,” the official said. “Because these guys are already spreading…”
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fear mongering to gain public acceptance.. to do something…
waiting for the UN… Arab League or the OIC…. to call for R2P
On Friday, President Barack Obama repeated his call for Assad to step down, accusing his forces of “outrageous bloodshed.”
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Obama doing his part to ratchet up the fear mongering…
where do all these AQ come from…
when Team O crows about their small numbers
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/06/27/leon-panetta-there-may-be_n_627012.html
Asked by ABC’s Jake Tapper to estimate the number of al Qaeda terrorists in Afghanistan, Panetta said, “I think the estimate on the number of Al Qaeda is actually relatively small. At most, we’re looking at 50 to 100, maybe less. It’s in that vicinity.”
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more Team O crowing about a diminished AQ presence in Iraq
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http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaida-iraq-100-attacks-avenge-bin-laden-111715889.html
August 20, 2011
A little over a year ago, U.S. and Iraqi officials said the deaths of al-Qaida in Iraq’s two top leaders in a raid had dealt a severe blow to the organization. The group has suffered from a drop in funding and just two weeks ago was calling on former members to come back to the fold, a sign of its diminished status.
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now which is it…
AQ… a diminished threat… or a fear mongering posture…
can’t have it both ways…
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US shifts to leaner antiterror strategy
June 30, 2011|By Kimberly Dozier, Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The United States will push ahead with more targeted drone strikes and special operations raids and fewer costly land battles such as those in Iraq and Afghanistan in the continuing war against Al Qaeda, according to a new national counterterrorism strategy unveiled yesterday.
The document is a purposeful departure from the George W. Bush administration’s global war on terror. The worldwide hunt for terrorists that began after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks focused first on Afghanistan. Fewer than 100 Al Qaeda members are still active there, US officials have said.
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link for above^
http://articles.boston.com/2011-06-30/news/29722556_1_drone-strikes-iraq-and-afghanistan-joint-special-operations-command
Tbis smells of libtard g-d playing.
Terrorism by coincidence and convenience ?
Is Barry playing ring around Israel with his M Bro’s ?
So i guess North Korea is safe from Western involvement? (because there are no Islamists nearby who are ready to take over)
Exactly how many countries will the US become involved in for “humanitarian” reasons? How many of those bad people have murdered as many people as Saddam Hussein? (estimates as high as 1,000,000 Iraqis)
obama’s use of mandates .. mimics communists like the NorK’s & ChiCom’s
and obama wished he was the leader of china too… out loud..
http://washingtonexaminer.com/politics/beltway-confidential/2011/03/obama-wishes-he-was-president-china/142100
Mr. Obama has told people that it would be so much easier to be the president of China.
As one official put it,“No one is scrutinizing Hu Jintao’s words in Tahrir Square.”
http://hotair.com/greenroom/archives/2011/03/11/obama-wishes-he-had-an-easier-job-like-president-of-china/
Every possible option here is disaster, this is what happens when you put off the painful decisions until they become crisis, but Obama wouldn’t learn that if he had a hundred years of on the job training. Perhaps we should wash our hands and tell Russia and China it is all theirs since they want it so bad and start making plans to salvage what is left of the middle east when the fires die down. Even Russia wouldn’t be crazy enough to want a Caliphate on their borders, let them spent the blood and treasure to stop it.
Of course Hussein bin Obama and al Qaeda are on the same side.. that’s why Osama bin Laden was whacked, he’d served his usefulness and had gotten lazy, plus he knew too much.. ditto Qaddafi.. the person acting as POTUS is an operative of al Qaeda.. no wonder mention of Muslim terrorists is banned in the Hussein regime..
Sunni vs Shia gang wars .. coming to your neighborhood soon ..
Exo 23:7…Keep far from a false matter and be very careful not to condem to death the innocent and the maturing / righteous, for I YHVH will not justify or acquit the wicked .. you shall not take bribes (stipend, internship, grant, contribution, job, vain-glory / social merchandise Eze28:16), for the bribe will blind those who have had sight and perverts the testimony and the cause of the previously maturing / righteous.
Isa 3:11…Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with them, for what their hands have done shall be done to them…
Isa 34:8…For the LORD YHVH has a day of vengance, a “year” (multiplied payback #Hb 8141) of recompense, for the cause of Zion…
Obamacare architect: Expect steep increase in health care premiums
http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/11/obamacare-architect-expect-steep-increase-in-health-care-premiums/
THANKS TO OBAMA
US-China trade deficit now largest in world history
http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/10/us-china-trade-deficit-now-largest-in-world-history/
THANKS AGAIN TO OBAMA
Is this the sort of democracy that Islamists will give to Syria:
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2012/02/10/193811.html
Rob says: “now which is it… AQ… a diminished threat… or a fear mongering posture… can’t have it both ways…”
Of course you can have it both ways, if the 2 are unrelated.
You appear to be suggesting that if there’s only 100 aQ members in Iraq then they can’t set off 2 bombs in Syria. We don’t know why you think this, just that you do.
friday says: “US-China trade deficit now largest in world history
http://dailycaller.com/2012/02/10/us-china-trade-deficit-now-largest-in-world-history/
THANKS AGAIN TO OBAMA”
Yeah that 10% increase in annual deficit since Bush’s last year’s really what’s done it.
The trend of China producing everything consumed while the US loses industry after industry offshore probably isn’t worth addressing. 1-4 more years of Obama and all it will all be over.
Boy, you guys are going to be so pissed when one of you remembers how the Cold War ended with one country’s bankruptcy forcing it’s exit and whether history has any lessons for how China holding your economic balls works out.
But that’s years away, lets go to Walmart!
Congratulations to the Syrians for acting like savages, Allah must be pleased!
Al Queda in Iraq ? I think Barbara Boxer or some other demodoofus said this couldn’t be so.
The “Obama Effect”… he has managed to unite all the muzz against us, from Pakistan to Tunisia.
I’m shocked I tell you! Shocked!
Obama’s not on our side?
I’m shocked I tell you! Shocked!
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Day at the White House–
Ah, another day to further the Umma!
How can I harm amerikkka today?
What can the Justice Dept and Homeland Security do to harass Patriots today?
(lunch and a few rounds of golf)
Waste a ton of taxpayer money.
Lie to the people.
Dinner with elites.
Did I do enough today, Lord Satan/Soros?
Hey troll if you can’t keep up… then shut the fuck up
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VS says stupid shiite….
You appear to be suggesting that if there’s only 100 aQ members in Iraq then they can’t set off 2 bombs in Syria. We don’t know why you think this, just that you do.
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Whenever you want to know where regime change is coming next, just check the most recent statements from McCain and Hillary. Soros-style overthrows as laid out by CANVAS and Peter Ackerman.
Yes, Patriots the “smart power” is about to be unleashed!
Caliphate here we come, barry’s “real” job!
I wonder how long google, and soro’s investment team have been ‘in country”?
Six months or so, even despotes need finacial advice, moving, transfering, hiding, storing tons of gold, all for a large “piece of the action, of course!
Like most here have expressed, the timing of the war drums beating is no accident! This total POS in the WH needs more, and more distractions and he knows it! I saw polls yesterday that had him at 48% and beating every r! He’s buying votes everywhere, and the r’s are complicit (by their non actions)! They (r’s) are acting like they (most) got a visit, and were told they could wake up to a horse head in their bed!
I really despise these snakes we have in office!
Give both sides dynamite and let them kill each other! Bad for them good for the civilized man.
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could you unpack that a bit? I can’t seem to make sense of it. Thanks
or leave it garbled if you like, it’s a free country
But that’s years away, lets go to Walmart!
“it’s”
ascii buggies
al Qaida AND Barack Hussein Obama know where Saddam Hussein’s WMD went.