Read al Qaeda's Recent "Inspire" 4 Here

Al Qaeda recently released the 4th edition of its magazine "Inspire" which has grown to 67 pages.  This  has articles from two "Most Wanted: Americans, Adam Gadahn ("Know That Jihad is Your Duty") and Anwar al Awlaki. ("Why I Chose al Qaeda").  We have disinformation (50,000 in the World Trade Centers)  and a discussion of the military strategy of "open fronts."  

This tactical advice is given to planners and operators: "That the basic axis of the Resistance's military activity against America and her allies now, must lie within the framework of 'light guerilla warfare', 'civilian terror' and secret methods, especially on the level of individual operations and small Resistance Units completely and totally separated from each other. "

A section entitled "Open Source Jihad" gives instructions on bomb building and how to detonate a device to properly bring down a large building.  The article also breaks down an AK-47 for the novice.   Finally, we have a poem or battle cry of sorts that clearly written for and directed at Westerners:

Click here to access the January edition of al Qaeda's Inspire Magazine:

info.publicintelligence.net/InspireJanuary2011.pdf

Egyptian Unrest Will Impact Terror Groups in Region

According to a Red Alert just issued by STRATFOR, there are reports of HAMAS members crossing the border of Egypt today to join the Muslim Brotherhood, which is engaged  the fighting in Cairo.  The border is currently open and unpatrolled as soldiers and police have left their posts.


STRATFOR article

The Muslim Brotherhood (MB) is not a designated State Department foreign terrorist organization as it is seen more as a transnational movement, not a specific group with nation state support.   They are viewed as a terrorist group in other countries and were technically banned from Egypt.  They arguably the world's oldest terrorist organization, founded in 1928.  Their most notable member was Sayaad Qutb, author of Milestones and mentor to Osama bin Laden among others.

MB is active in the U.S., mainly through religious fund raising activities such as the Holy Land foundation, which was shut down by the government for funneling money to HAMAS.  Here is a link to the MB English website:

Muslim Brotherhood's English Website

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The blog will return this weekend with a look at the bombing at the Moscow airport:  lessons learned and little known facts -  stay tuned!