The liar Ayman az-Zawahiri defends al-Shabab regarding the recent reports on this Blog and other media on al-Shabab’s many atrocities and their murder and imprisonment of Muslims.

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The recent post’s on this Blog regarding al-Shabab has garnered much attention, resulting in activity on the Blog that the Google Analytics tool shows originated in Somalia. The fact that Somalians are reading the specific post’s on al-Shabab,  is a welcome sign showing that the message is reaching far beyond, my usual American, European and Caribbean readership. The Caribbean at present is being used by various jihadist organizations, to garner support in furtherance of their global jihad. Caribbean people and our youth, in particular, are abysmally, unaware of what Islam as a religion entails, this Blog offers true information on Islam from a historical perspective, as well as current information on Islam that is well researched. Caribbean nationals becoming entrenched in jihadist ideology and politics, is a detriment to the development of our society, terrorism in the Caribbean will further impoverish our region and create regionally instability, wherein Arab actors and others who are already working behind the scenes through various Islamic charities, to influence society in the Caribbean, will have greater powers regionally if they are not exposed and action taken against them while it is not too late. My message to the Caribbean is do not allow, Middle Eastern politics to hold our region captive, using our own youth against us, act now, swiftly and decisively. Knowing the Caribbean I am convinced my words will only take root in a few, however, Iam satisfied that I have already done my part. Do not forget that Adnan al-Shukrijimah was a Guyanese who was born in Saudi Arabia, to Guyanese parents, Shukrijumah was during his life the third most wanted man in al-Qaeda, a Guyanese! , let that fact sink in for a moment, he traveled widely throughout the region, South America and Mexico before he was killed in an airstrike in Afghanistan read about him by clicking the link: http://nazaritze-lionzman.blogspot.com/2016/12/the-guyanese-al-qaeda-operative-and.html

This Blog will continue to equip our people with well-documented information pertinent to jihadism and Islamism, as a well-informed populace regionally is beneficial to all concerned.

Ayman az-Zawahiri found it important enough to issue an official statement, through al-Qaeda’s al –Hijra news bulletin regarding al-Shabab's many failings. Zawahiri’s statements will be posted here in full so as to shed light on the stance of al-Qaeda towards Shabab.

Zawahiri’s refutation was titled: Beware of those who want to water down al-Shabab”.

“We have not killed innocents not in Baghdad, not in Morocco, neither in Algeria or anywhere else. And if there are innocent people killed in the operations of the Mujahideen, then this was either unintentional or necessity as in the case of at-Tatar Russia (the taking of human shields by the enemy)”.

I have explained in detail the ruling concerning at-Tatarism in the book “Healing for the hearts of the believers” and in the eight chapter of the book, ‘The exemption” and the brother Abu Yahya al-Libi has a book entitled, “At-Tatarus in today’s Jihad”.

Beware of the plots of those wanting to water down al-Qaeda some people are attacking al-Shabab with allegations which have no proof, claims that have no backing and testimonies from unknown people.

The Muslims should reject such means and those who use them to spread materials which is not verified.

It’s better to hear from, and walk with the Mujahideen themselves than to hear people talk about the Mujahideen.

I want to clarify that we do not kill the innocents: on the contrary, we kill those who kill the innocents.

Zawahiri went on to enumerate eight points as the primary impetus for the establishment of al-Shabab.

1.      Establishing God’s religion (Islam) and restoring a caliphate upon the prophet’s methodology.

2.    Countering global crusader attacks and Ethiopian Christian attacks.

3.    Setting up a cohesive (solid) Muslim society and bringing back, (literally subserviating), the people to their Lord through Islamic law (Sharia).   

4.    Confronting the tyrants and the secular governments.

5.     Reviving the abandoned religious duties such as jihad, and being loyal to the believers and disavowing the unbelievers (Al-Wala WalBaraa).

6.    Uniting the Ummah under the banner of noble Islamic law (Sharia), the banner of absolute monotheism.

7.      Freeing the Muslim prisoners.

8.      Protecting the wealth of the Muslims so that the Ummah alone, may possess them and may benefit (literally become enriched), from them.