Friday, October 21, 2011

Al Qaeda- Kill 'em All

This past weekend, a man by the name of Abu Abdulla Almuhajir waltzed into a Somalian refugee camp with large amounts of grain, dates, dehydrated milk, and more. He claimed this aid was from Al Qaeda, claiming the extremist terrorist group keeps the suffering Somalians in thier prayers, and praised affiliated extremist group Al Shabab, who currently controls the crumbling country. He covered his face and spoke in perfect English, with an American accent, and was surrounded by masked gunmen in aid-worker white vests. In my opinion, this is a thinly-veiled PR campaign for Al Qaeda, who is trying to raise thier reputation in desperate Somalia. They are trying to sew the seeds for future support in the region, and trying to ensure for themselves a future pool of recruits. If Al Qaeda supports those poor Somalians, why do they block Western aid groups (along with Al Shahab). This type of psuedo-propaganda makes me sick, but it seems most people see through this ploy.

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