Senior Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan Commander: "This Summer Will Be... a Sword that Will Crack Your Skulls Open; Your Centers Will be Blown Up and Your Limbs Will Be Scattered"
On June 6, 2007, Islamist websites posted a 20-minute video by Al-Qaeda in Afghanistan Commander Abu Yahya Al-Libi, in which he eulogizes former Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah, and declares that this summer will be a season of victory for the mujahideen. Following are excerpts:
Al-Libi states that the Islamic nation is sacrificing the finest of its sons and commanders in the defense of Islam, since it is a nation for which the defense of principles, truth and justice are of supreme importance – even more important than the preservation of life. After mentioning a long list of jihad commanders who have been killed "but whose legacy lives on," he says: "Today, we take leave of one of these noble commanders, Mullah Dadullah, who has joined the ranks of the martyrs... after having spent his life on the battle fronts fighting the infidels and oppressors... Even though his loss is a great calamity [for us], we take comfort in his happy end, [i.e., in his martyrdom]...
"Mullah Dadullah lost his leg in battle, and thus [according to Islamic law], he was exempt [from further participation in jihad]... But his faith that filled his spirit and the delicious taste of jihad... to which he had grown accustomed... prevented him from doing so... His leg preceded him [to Paradise], and through his actions, he said: 'I hope to walk with this limp in Paradise...'
"True, Mullah Dadullah did not graduate from a military academy... but he is a graduate of the school whose path is war for the sake of Allah. One who fights for the sake of Allah is either killed or is victorious; [in both cases], he is richly rewarded...
"Oh Worshippers of the Cross and your apostate lackeys, I hereby declare that this summer will be like a sword that will crack your skulls open; your centers will be blown up and your limbs will be scattered [in every direction]. The soldiers of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan have [already] made the necessary preparations... The martyrdom-seeking graduates of Mullah Dadullah's jihad academy are racing to be the first [to take part in] the season of victory and to take revenge on the [forces] of treason and apostasy.
"Oh Islamic nation and bearers of the banner of monotheism, such were your commanders – [men] of few words and many deeds, who defended the faith and [its] sanctities, and polished the mirror of Islam with their pure blood. Follow in their footsteps and carry out [the task] to which they were committed."
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