Al Qaeda take over of the Taliban

Read it here American Thinker

This is Maulana Fazlur Rahman on the left.

If there is a devil, it is him. When you count the people who hit us on 9/11, count him just behind UBL. But....he is an opportunistic devil and it is now in his interests to turn against al Qaeda and he has.

If you read it and aren't buying it, read this: US strategy to 'tame' Pak militants, Taliban, al-Qaeda gaining momentum H/T Mark Eichenlaub regime of terror

But al-Qaeda ideologues have been watching developments closely, and are working on a counter strategy. The first part of this is to groom a Taliban leadership that will be inflexible on the issue of resistance.

For instance, Sirajuddin Haqqani has emerged as a caliph within the Taliban movement. He is the son of the veteran Afghan resistance figure Jalaluddin Haqqani, and the Western alliance considers him the most powerful commander in Afghanistan.

Importantly, Sirajuddin's constituency is not the Afghan Taliban but Pakistani jihadis and Arab fighters who will not compromise on their goal of complete victory for al-Qaeda and the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Sirajuddin is al-Qaeda's answer to Fazlur's peace process. Since the killing of Mullah Dadullah this year, there is no one in southwest Afghanistan to guarantee any deals.

Fazlur is also attempting reconciliation in Pakistan's tribal areas of Waziristan, where the Taliban and al-Qaeda have a strong grip. He is courting figures such as Sadar Abdul Rahman and Maulana Mahmood, but it is not an easy task.

"Our people supported Fazlur Rehman for the cause of Islam, but he has sold our interests for the sake of politics," Dr Essa Khan, chief spokesperson of the Pakistani Taliban told Asia Times Online.

So let's review:

But al-Qaeda ideologues have been watching developments closely, and are working on a counter strategy. The first part of this is to groom a Taliban leadership that will be inflexible on the issue of resistance.

And how do they do that? By sending al Qaeda fighters to teach and support young leaders to take over. Sound familiar?

Sirajuddin is al-Qaeda's answer to Fazlur's peace process.

Fazlur Rahman has turned against al Qaeda and given the green light for peace talks.

"Our people supported Fazlur Rehman for the cause of Islam, but he has sold our interests for the sake of politics," Dr Essa Khan, chief spokesperson of the Pakistani Taliban told Asia Times Online.

There you have it, old vs new, al Qaeda vs old taliban, a lot of pissed off terrorists are about to start killing each other in a power scramble for control of the Taliban. Enjoy....

Update: al Qaeda leader Ayman al Zawahiri has just released a new tape. The subject: Unity of the Ranks. As I have said, its' support base is crumbling. In the tape Zawahiri focuses on Africa. I believe this is a first step in a plan to lay the ground work for a move to Africa (just like they did in the mid 90's) if the Taliban war goes badly for them, which it will.

Update II: News agencies are now reporting that the "Taliban foreign fighters" (substitute al Qaeda for Taliban) are already pissing off the locals. The backlash is building just like within the Iraqi tribes.

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Comments

[Peter Grynch]

Outstanding article! I hope our government is giving serious thought to coming up with ways to increase the dissension in the terrorist ranks.

[Al Fin]

Interesting analysis. This may be a generational conflict in tribal muslim cultures between the "youth bulge" young men vulnerable to the fanatical pull of 72 virgins, and the older more conservative tribal elders who are already living the good life that Islam provides rich middle aged and older men.

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