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Terror Dogs of War?!
September 10, 2008 | Posted by Londonstani - 6:26am | 4 Comments
Londonstani wonders what readers make of this NYT article about al-Qaeda's possibly changing attitude towards suicide attacks. The wackiest part of this example of AQ bluesky thinking is the comment about unleashing the dogs of war, literally.
"Abu Abdullah al-Qurashi suggested training dogs to recognize American troops’ uniforms, then releasing other dogs carrying improvised explosive devices toward American soldiers so the bombs can be detonated from a safe distance. The author begins with the following words: “I.E.D. operations, but this time, with dogs. Yes, dogs! Brothers, some may find my words fantastic. But, believe me, we should better let a dog die, than let a Lion of Islam die!”
It all sounds like the British WWII "suggestions box" Londonstani learnt about many years ago at school. The idea was to encourage the general public to pass the ideas that flashed into their minds during the long hours in bomb shelters to the war office. One idea involved stringing a net over London to catch German bombs. Another, would have the Royal Navy make submarines out of ice to avoid detection by radar. One even, if memory serves, was to strap mines to dolphins and use them to sink ships.
Obviously, in this day and age, animal rights organisations are going to be barking mad at the idea of exploding dogs. But Londonstani thinks they have little to worry about since it's probably no more than a few spotty jihad geeks gnawing over an old bone. (couldn't resist)
Suicide attacks are elemental to the AQ brand. They form a key part of their operational effectiveness and the follow-up PR effort. And as anyone who's worked in Iraq or Afghanistan might tell you, suicidal recruits are in abundance.
Londonstani isn't sure it's a good idea investing too much attention into a lot of the stuff on the jihadi forums. You have no idea how much of it is written by armchair jihadis in Croydon and how much reflects the thinking of key decision makers. Although, when key decision makers comment, it is often clearly flagged up and pre-announced - which wasn't the case with the comments this article is based on.
And, it's definitely worth keeping in mind that monitoring and translating jihadi sites is a growth industry. Many of these firms try to leak the odd non-story to friendly faces in the media to justify their generous contracts.
However, it would be interesting to see what others make of it.
"Abu Abdullah al-Qurashi suggested training dogs to recognize American troops’ uniforms, then releasing other dogs carrying improvised explosive devices toward American soldiers so the bombs can be detonated from a safe distance. The author begins with the following words: “I.E.D. operations, but this time, with dogs. Yes, dogs! Brothers, some may find my words fantastic. But, believe me, we should better let a dog die, than let a Lion of Islam die!”
It all sounds like the British WWII "suggestions box" Londonstani learnt about many years ago at school. The idea was to encourage the general public to pass the ideas that flashed into their minds during the long hours in bomb shelters to the war office. One idea involved stringing a net over London to catch German bombs. Another, would have the Royal Navy make submarines out of ice to avoid detection by radar. One even, if memory serves, was to strap mines to dolphins and use them to sink ships.
Obviously, in this day and age, animal rights organisations are going to be barking mad at the idea of exploding dogs. But Londonstani thinks they have little to worry about since it's probably no more than a few spotty jihad geeks gnawing over an old bone. (couldn't resist)
Suicide attacks are elemental to the AQ brand. They form a key part of their operational effectiveness and the follow-up PR effort. And as anyone who's worked in Iraq or Afghanistan might tell you, suicidal recruits are in abundance.
Londonstani isn't sure it's a good idea investing too much attention into a lot of the stuff on the jihadi forums. You have no idea how much of it is written by armchair jihadis in Croydon and how much reflects the thinking of key decision makers. Although, when key decision makers comment, it is often clearly flagged up and pre-announced - which wasn't the case with the comments this article is based on.
And, it's definitely worth keeping in mind that monitoring and translating jihadi sites is a growth industry. Many of these firms try to leak the odd non-story to friendly faces in the media to justify their generous contracts.
However, it would be interesting to see what others make of it.
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