Second edition of Islamic terrorist magazine released

By Douglas J. Hagmann, Director

11 October 2010: The second installment of Inspire, the magazine published by the Muslim terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s (AQAP) has just been released. It’s 74 pages are as disturbing and alarming as the first edition, which we reviewed and made available on 16 July 2010. Among many other things, the magazine urges all Muslims to wage personal jihad against infidels in the U.S., Canada and all non-Muslim countries. “Open fire on lunch-hour crowds in Washington, D.C.,” and use pickup trucks “as a mowing machine, not to mow grass but [to] mow down the enemies of Allah.”

The group behind the publication, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula’s (AQAP), is also reported to be behind the failed Christmas Day airline bombing attempt.

The purpose of the magazine is to appeal directly to the Muslims in the West, “inspiring” and directing them to conduct warfare on Westerners. The magazine references the actions of Nidal Malik HASAN, the U.S. Army major charged with the premeditated murder of 13 and attempted murder of 32 others at Fort hood last year.

The publication also features an article by Samir KHAN, 24, formerly of North Carolina, who writes that he is a proud traitor to the U.S. His writings appear to represent the feelings of many younger Muslims living in the U.S. and the West. He writes, in part:

“I am a traitor to America because my religion requires me to be one.“ “We pledge to wage jihad for the rest of our lives until either we implant Islam all over the world or meet our Lord as bearers of Islam.”

[Emphasis added by the Northeast Intelligence Network]

KHAN is also suspected as being more than a contributor to this magazine. While in Charlotte, KHAN operated an Islamic terrorist website that promoted the same views as Inspire. Shown here being confronted by Moly Grantham of Charlotte’s WJZY TV, KHAN denied helping al Qaeda or promoting Islamic terrorism. Shortly after the confrontation, KHAN left the U.S. to Yemen, where he is believed to be currently living.

As reported by the Northeast Intelligence Network since shortly after the 9/11 terror attacks, Islamic jihad is coming to the streets of the U.S. “Lone wolf” style attacks, “active shooter” scenarios, and urban warfare is being promoted by this publication and Arabic language websites. This magazine and other such web sites encourage “good Muslims” to launch attacks in the U.S. and throughout the West. One such method of attack, according to this edition of Inspire, is to use a common vehicle to run over as many people as possible, targeting crowded pedestrian areas:

The idea is to use a pickup truck as a mowing machine, not to mow grass but mow down the enemies of Allah. You would need a 4WD pickup truck. The stronger the better. You would then need to weld on steel blades on the front end of the truck. These could be a set of butcher blades or thick sheets of steel. They do not need to be extra sharp because with the speed of the truck at the time of impact, even a blunter edge would slice through bone very easily. You may raise the level of the blades as high as the headlights. That would make the blades strike your targets at the torso level or higher.

Pick your location and timing carefully. Go for the most crowed [sic] locations. Narrower spots are also better because it gives less chance for the people to run away. Avoid locations where other vehicles may intercept you. To achieve maximum carnage, you need to pick up as much speed as you can while still retaining good control of your vehicle in order to maximize your inertia and be able to strike as many people as possible in your first run. Keep in mind that as soon as people realize what you are up to, they would scatter and run in every direction looking for cover. They would look for areas where the vehicle cannot reach them. Therefore, it is important to study your path of operation beforehand. The ideal location is a place where there are a maximum number of pedestrians and the least number of vehicles. In fact if you can get through to “pedestrian only” locations that exist in some downtown (city center) areas, that would be fabulous. There are some places that are closed down for vehicles at certain times due to the swarms of people.

If you have access to firearms, carry them with you so that you may use them to finish off your work if your vehicle gets grounded during the attack. After such an attack, we believe it would be very difficult to get away safely and without being recognized. Hence, it should be considered a martyrdom operation. It’s a one-way road. You keep on fighting until you achieve martyrdom. You start out your day in this world, and by the end of it, you are with Allah.

This idea could be implemented in countries like Israel, the U.S., Britain, Canada, Australia, France, Germany, Denmark, Holland and other countries where the government and public sentiment is in support of the Israeli occupation of Palestine, the American invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq or countries that had a prominent role in the defamation of Muhammad. In such countries we may strike at the public at large. As long as they target our noncombatants, we will target theirs.

This is one of many ways to implement this idea. You may modify it and add or subtract to it according to what is suitable for your particular conditions. If Allah guides your heart to such a great operation please leave behind a note. Tell the world why you did it.

Credit: Intelligence acquisition by Archangel