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We did it, and we are proud of it

Tam

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What al-Qaeda says about 9/11
The purveyors of conspiracy theories concerning the terrorist attacks on New York and Washington on 11th September 2001 try to claim that al-Qaeda was a scapegoat for “false flag” atrocities committed by the US government against its own people. One would assume that were this to be true, al-Qaeda’s own leaders and spokesmen would be quick to deny their responsibility for a barbaric act which was condemned by Quranic scholars as a violation of the tenets of Islam, and which actually caused considerable outrage in the Muslim world.

Unfortunately for the “Truthers”, this isn’t happening.

Conspiracy theorists are quick to allege that statements attributed to Osama bin Laden are faked. What they are not prepared to admit is that it is not only bin Laden and his co-leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, who readily acknowledge their responsibility for - and pride in - 9/11, but a number of lower-level figures who do the same, not just in public statements released via al-Jazeera, but in messages and treatises circulated online between al-Qaeda activists and their affiliates.

This article discusses al-Qaeda’s own internal strategic debates in detail, and also includes quotes from ideologists and senior terrorists within this group on 9/11. They are worth noting in full:


The power and significance of the raid on the US enemy lay not only in the loss of life and property, but also in the political message that the raid sent to the freedom-loving downtrodden who yearn for freedom, dignity and pride … It was unexpected and unimaginable. It struck a sudden blow at the [USA] from an unexpected direction ….

Al-Qa’ida took the enemy by surprise with the raids on New York and Washington. Roles were reversed, and the enemy was thrown into confusion by the event. He was left looking for explanations, a prisoner of his reactions. The mujahidin were in motion, moving the battle along, a powerful factor in their favor (sic). This is the secret of the United States’ fear of al-Qa’ida. Al Qa’ida has hit on the correct method for fighting and defeating the Americans, God willing.

Abu Ayman al-Hilali, “The Real Story of the Raids on New York and Washington”, in Essays on the September 11th Raid (2002). al-Hilali (to use his nom de guerre) is a senior al-Qaeda leader and ideologist. More on him here.

[The 9/11 attacks] put fear in the hearts of Americans everywhere. Warnings of impending jihad attacks have taken a murderous toll on the nerves of the US masses, who do not understand why their vast military apparatus has failed to stop these attacks …

The cameras of CNN and other Western media dinosaurs undertook the task of filming the raid and sowing fear in its aftermath. It didn’t cost Al-Qa’ida a cent.

Abu Ubayd al-Qirshi, “The 11th September Raid: The impossible becomes possible”, in Essays on the September 11th Raid. al-Qirshi is another senior al-Qaeda strategists, see here for more.

Our ultimate objective of these painful strikes against the head of the serpent was to prompt it to come out of its hole. This would make it easier for us to deal consecutive blows to undermine it and tear it apart. It would foster our credibility in front of our nation and the beleaguered people of the world. A person will react randomly when he receives painful strikes on his head from an undisclosed enemy. Such strikes will force the person to carry out random acts and provoke him to make serious and sometimes fatal mistakes. This was what actually happened.

Sayf al-Adl, an al-Qaeda military commander, in Peter Bergen, The Osama bin Landen I Know: An Oral History of Al-Qaeda’s Leader (NY: Free Press 2006), p.309. More on him here.

It is an excellent strategic surprise. The American intelligence services were caught by a surprise (sic) that they had not considered … It is a surprise that had results. This surprise led to a shock in the American consciousness [and] lead to a radical change in the perception of American Security.

Mohammad Khalil al-Hakaymah (AKA Mohammad Hasan Khalil al-Hakim, or Abu Jihad al-Masri), The Myth of Delusion: Exposing the American Intelligence. al-Hakaymah is an al-Qaeda commander who is said to have been killed in a US Predator strike in Pakistan on 31st October 2008. More on him here.

I could go on, but nothing more needs to be said. Despite the lies peddled by the misnamed “truth movement”, al-Qaeda’s message about 9/11 is clear and consistent - We did it, and we are proud of it. The attempts by increasingly deranged conspiracy theorists to claim otherwise therefore not only lack any credibility, but also leave the Truthers open to ridicule.
 
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