Posted on Jul 5, 2015
Should we exploit a message from ex-radical to ISIS fighters
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Maajed Nawaz went from saying he had no sympathy for those killed in 9/11 and joining a radical movement to asking ISIS fighters to "Quit while you can". What do you think?
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/10/an-ex-radical-s-open-letter-to-isis-fighters-quit-now-while-you-can.html
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/09/10/an-ex-radical-s-open-letter-to-isis-fighters-quit-now-while-you-can.html
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Yes, we must use their prior leadership words against them to create doubt and division.
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1SG Michael Blount
LTC John Shaw - the best enemy is a weak one. Anything we can do to weaken them in the first place makes our job easier.
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Mr. Nawaz in my opinion definitely has something to say that is worth listening to! I particularly liked his reference to Nazis.
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After I read the article:
1- this man is not resenting the idea of Jihad against non-Muslims. He only tells those deceived young people to stop fighting in a war where other Muslims are losing their lives.
2- many former Al-Qaeda members are still fighting in ISIS ranks. The one that left just did because of the murders of other Muslims not non-Muslims.
3- I don't read him anywhere openly condemning the killing of non-Muslims. May be at I just read it too fast! But those lives do matter as well.
Anyway, he seems very concerned by the souls and the future of deceived fighters
1- this man is not resenting the idea of Jihad against non-Muslims. He only tells those deceived young people to stop fighting in a war where other Muslims are losing their lives.
2- many former Al-Qaeda members are still fighting in ISIS ranks. The one that left just did because of the murders of other Muslims not non-Muslims.
3- I don't read him anywhere openly condemning the killing of non-Muslims. May be at I just read it too fast! But those lives do matter as well.
Anyway, he seems very concerned by the souls and the future of deceived fighters
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CPT (Join to see) I think this is a very controversial message and I don't really know how to interpret in its entirety. He is sending a message to ISIS to not kill other Muslims, but nothing about infidels or other in he world. It’s sort of a mixed message. Maybe I'm missing something! It's still early here in California! That could be my problem!
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Capt Seid Waddell
COL Mikel J. Burroughs, sir, I read it to encourage the ISIS volunteers from the West to return and turn themselves in to the authorities, and to accept prison rather than to continue to kill innocents in the name of Islam. If they do that they will not be killing others in their home countries either.
Just my take. Am I in error?
Just my take. Am I in error?
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CPT (Join to see)
Sir while he does not specifically refer to nonmuslims, he does say,
"Islam allows you to acknowledge the fairness of non-Muslim justice, as the Prophet (upon him peace) did when he praised the justice of the Ethiopian King Habasha. You know deep down that, despite their many failures, democratic governments will generally treat their prisoners according to a defined set of standards." If the argument removes fighters from the battle field and into incarceration is this not positive?
"Islam allows you to acknowledge the fairness of non-Muslim justice, as the Prophet (upon him peace) did when he praised the justice of the Ethiopian King Habasha. You know deep down that, despite their many failures, democratic governments will generally treat their prisoners according to a defined set of standards." If the argument removes fighters from the battle field and into incarceration is this not positive?
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs
CPT (Join to see) You have a valid point - I guess I assumed there was a hidden agenda. It just the military skeptic in me. You may be looking at the right way!
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