Propaganda Videos
| TerrorWatch Episode #9 (January 2009) The NEFA Foundation has released TerrorWatch Episode #9. This week, TerrorWatch examines the larger picture behind the recent terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, which have already been blamed on Pakistani militant groups active in the conflict over Kashmir. Since 1989, a host of Afghan-linked armed factions have taken up arms in a challenge to Indian control over Jammu Kashmir. Though these organizations have primarily focused their efforts targeting the Indian government and its security forces, there have also been notable exceptions—such as the December 1999 hijacking of an Indian civilian airliner. Moreover, these groups have never shied away from espousing a commitment to global jihad and supporting fellow mujahideen in Afghanistan, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Iraq, and beyond. You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| TerrorWatch Episode #8 (September 2008) The NEFA Foundation has released the latest edition of its TerrorWatch online video broadcast, which examines the growing problem of Al-Qaida safe havens and terrorist training camps flourishing along the Afghan-Pakistani border, despite the continued efforts of both the U.S. and Pakistani governments. In May 2006, a jihadi media agency in Pakistan known as "Ummah Studios" released a new video production titled "Na Pak Fouj", documenting clashes with the Pakistani army in Northern Waziristan. The video included lengthy, detailed footage of a terrorist training camp situated somewhere in North Waziristan. As masked fighters pass in front of the camera, a nasheed song plays for viewers, imploring, "Look at the people of Allah, They came out to sacrifice their lives... They came out to shed their blood... No worry for home, no worry for land, no worry for lives they have. They are wise people who live in fear of Allah... Those who fight against the infidels are the mujahideen. Their dreams have come true." Later, an unidentified narrator explains in Urdu: "In front of your eyes, these selected Muslim youths are preparing for jihad. Allah said, 'Prepare to the greatest extent possible against the infidels.' The Prophet said, 'The power is in the shooting'-the power is in the shooting, the power is in the shooting... Today, [our enemies] are insulting the Quran. Today, they are insulting our Prophet Mohammed, and they kill Muslims wherever they want... So, according to the orders of Allah, it is our duty to prepare ourselves against the infidels and our responsibility... May Allah increase the passion for our religion among the Muslim youth, and may he grant us the strength to prepare ourselves to defend his religion." To underline the purpose of the training offered at the camp, one of the masked recruits is shown sitting amongst his comrades and singing by himself in Urdu: "O' infidels of the East and West, we have plans for you. We all must die, life is too short. You (Muslims) must act now, we are being oppressed. O' soldiers of Islam, come here for jihad. O' soldiers of Islam, come here for jihad." You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| TerrorWatch Episode #7 (August 2008) The NEFA Foundation has released the latest edition of its TerrorWatch video broadcast, this week examining Al-Qaida's attempts at an organizational resurgence in Sunni regions of Iraq - particularly in the northern city of Mosul. On June 23, 2008, Al-Qaida?s "Islamic State of Iraq" (ISI) released a new propaganda video denying that the declaration of an "Islamic State" had been a premature measure and insisting, "we are determined not to repeat [the] tragedy" of the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords "for the believer is not to be stung twice from the same source." The video also included sections of the "martyrdom will" of a Kuwaiti-born suicide bomber who admonished fellow Al-Qaida supporters, "We have been sitting on the Internet, and we have been watching the videos of the operations, while saying 'Allahu Akhbar.' But what good does this accomplish? We sit and do nothing, while our brothers from the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) feel the bitter taste of torment at the hands of the apostates and infidels." You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| TerrorWatch Episode #6 (June 2008) The NEFA Foundation has posted a new edition of its TerrorWatch video cybercast, this time examining Al-Qaida's growing focus on the plight of the Palestinians and the emergence of apparent Al-Qaida cells in lawless regions of the Gaza Strip. In a January 2008 audio recording, Fatah al-Islam leader Shaker al-Absi told his followers, "“We ought to think about our brothers in the blessed land in Jerusalem and in the Gaza Strip, the heroes of Fatah al-Islam who were granted success by Allah in their first blessed operation, of whom we ask Allah… to grant them and us success… We say to them, ‘Your will play a major role in the future. You are part of one of the most important fortresses and frontlines… Our Lord has poured out patience over us and allowed us to gain a foothold… against the infidels… This battle is only the beginning, and we shall see who will be the victor.” You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| TerrorWatch Episode #5 (June 2008) The NEFA Foundation has released the fifth episode of its TerrorWatch webcast. This week, TerrorWatch takes a look at the most recent pair of audio recordings from Al-Qaida leader Usama Bin Laden focusing on the subject of Palestine and the Palestinians. Is there an explanation for Al-Qaida's sudden re-focus on the plight of the Palestinians? What is the exact relationship between Bin Laden and the jihad in Palestine? You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| TerrorWatch Episode #4 (May 2008) This week's episode of NEFA's TerrorWatch broadcast takes a closer look at Mohammed al-Thibaiti (a.k.a. Abu Sulaiman al-Otaibi), a Saudi Arabian national and a senior Al-Qaida lieutenant who was confirmed killed during recent clashes with the "crusaders and apostates" in the Paktia province of Afghanistan--and the larger spillover impact of the Iraqi jihad on the conflict in Afghanistan. On May 11, Al-Qaida leader Mustafa Abu al-Yazid published a letter confirming that al-Thibaiti "was martyred in the Paktika province in Afghanistan. as a result of clashes with the enemies of Allah from the crusaders and apostates. Allah bestowed [him] with dedication and victory and [he] is an example of courage, sacrifice, and valor. We offer our condolences to. to brothers of Abu Sulaiman especially in Iraq and in the Arabian Peninsula." You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| TerrorWatch Episode #3 (May 2008) This week's edition of the NEFA Foundation's TerrorWatch cybercast takes an inside look at "Operation Theseus": a series of ongoing criminal investigations and trials in the United Kingdom involving a network of alleged accomplices in the July 7, 2005 suicide bombings in London. In the Spring of 2007, British police arrested four men: Waheed Ali, Mohammed Shakil, Sadeer Saleem, and Khalid Khaliq—accusing them of complicity in the bombings and possession of terrorist propaganda materials. Two of the men were arrested at Manchester Airport while attempting to board a flight to Pakistan. At locations in central England, U.K. counterterrorism police recovered a variety of terrorist propaganda documents. During the subsequent trial, prosecutors have released several eye-opening pieces of evidence, including police surveillance footage of the two 7/7 bombers Mohammed Siddique Khan and Shehzad Tanweer along with several of the Operation Theseus defendants during a suspected reconnaissance trip to London in March 2004 in anticipation of their planned suicide attack. You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| TerrorWatch Episode #2 (June 2008) This edition of the NEFA Foundation's TerrorWatch cybercast discusses the conviction in England on terrorism charges of six men linked to Al-Muhajiroun (ALM). The cybercast quotes from material seized by authorities during the course of the investigation and features video of ALM leader Omar Bakri Mohammed. Also covered is the U.S. government memo titled “Words that Work, Words that Don’t: A Guide for Counterterrorism Communication.” You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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| TerrorWatch Episode #1 (June 2008) This inaugural edition of the NEFA Foundation's TerrorWatch cybercast examines the recent spate of audio messages released by Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri and Usama bin Laden. The broadcast also probes Al-Qaida’s growing ideological problems over the killing of innocent civilians, particularly in places such as Iraq, Algeria, and Morocco. You need to upgrade your Flash Player to version 9 or later.
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