I doubt that there is anything at all in this world that al Qaeda could do that would shock me anymore. This report, from Fox News, details how a young Iraqi boy was rescued by Coalition forces in Iraq from al Qaeda in Iraq kidnappers. But the truly revealing part of the story deals with five video tapes confiscated in the rescue. Let me show you how Fox describes those tapes:
Now, I think Fox falls down a little on their interpretation of this training of the young boys. They are trying to portray this as future recruitment - almost a school to instill the al Qaeda mission in the teens for later evolution into terror in say 5 to 10 years. I disagree. This is Iraq and things have gone badly for al Qaeda lately and they are leaning on the last line of terror - women and children. So I think these tapes will show the U.S. and Iraqi forces who they better be wary of over the next few months.
By the way, I've been scouring the internet for the muslim outcry towards this exploitation of the young but you know, I haven't seen a word. Big surprise, huh?
That raid netted five propaganda videocassettes that would have made Nazi propaganda filmmaker Heinrich Goebbels proud. They were training videos showing Iraqi children between the ages of 6 and 14 being taught how to hold AK-47s, how to stop a car and carry out a kidnapping, how to break into a house, and how to break into a courtyard and terrorize the individuals living there.
Now, I think Fox falls down a little on their interpretation of this training of the young boys. They are trying to portray this as future recruitment - almost a school to instill the al Qaeda mission in the teens for later evolution into terror in say 5 to 10 years. I disagree. This is Iraq and things have gone badly for al Qaeda lately and they are leaning on the last line of terror - women and children. So I think these tapes will show the U.S. and Iraqi forces who they better be wary of over the next few months.
By the way, I've been scouring the internet for the muslim outcry towards this exploitation of the young but you know, I haven't seen a word. Big surprise, huh?
EXCLUSIVE: Al Qaeda Trains Young Boys as Terrorists, Film Shows
They are also seen being taught to use rocket-propelled grenade launchers.
“These were young boys all masked and hooded, all outfitted with weapons; adults were doing the training,” Smith said.
“Al Qaeda is clearly using children to exploit other children to get the interest of Jihad spread among teenagers far and wide. They use this footage on the Internet to encourage other young boys to join the jihad movement.”
The group included about 20 children being “trained.” At the end of the hourlong video they are sent into their parents’ arms, suggesting the training has parental approval.
“We don't think they were being trained precisely to go out and conduct operations any time soon," Smith said. "But clearly there is a pattern of training and a pattern of indoctrination that is being used by Al Qaeda.
"Very young individuals who are very obviously innocent and impressionable, these videos convince them early on that the jihadist movement, the Al Qaeda movement, is something they should belong to and look up to.”
All of this suggests that Al Qaeda in Iraq is planning to continue its recruiting operations for years to come, Smith said.
“In this instance we believe it was for a greater purpose than trying to produce footage for film,” Smith said.
“That footage can be used again on the Internet to convince other young boys around the world to join the movement.”
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