Al Qaeda Training Manual Refresher Course

In the ongoing saga about the journalist who threw his shoes at George Bush, we now "learn" that the guy was beaten and tortured by Iraqi authorities.

In light of that, I would like to provide a refresher course on tactics that Jihadist's use. I'm not saying this guy is a Jihadist. It's just that, if we are to believe the media reports, then it's worth noting that some well know Jihadist tactics seem to be part of the mix here. The guy is a Sadrist, which suggests to me that he may have had a useful idea or two planted in his head.

Let me refer you to the following sources which describe elements of al Qaeda's training manual:

Al Qaeda 101: The Jihad Manual

Al Qaeda's Torture Manual Recovered

Note that lesson 18 of the al Qaeda training manual discovered in Iraq in 2004 contains the following instructions. They pertain to when an al Qaeda agent is detained and tried. (Emphasis added)

"1. At the beginning of the trial, once more the brothers must insist on proving that torture was inflicted on them by State Security [investigators] before the judge.
2. Complain [to the court] of mistreatment while in prison.
3. Make arrangements for the brother’s defense with the attorney, whether he was retained by the brother’s family or court-appointed.
4. The brother has to do his best to know the names of the state security officers, who participated in his torture and mention their names to the judge.
5. Some brothers may tell and may be lured by the state security investigators to testify against the brothers [i.e. affirmation witness], either by not keeping them together in the same prison during the trials, or by letting them talk to the media. In this case,they have to be treated gently, and should be offered good advice, good treatment, and pray that God may guide them.
6. During the trial, the court has to be notified of any mistreatment of the brothers inside the prison."

Lawyers Allege Suspects Being Tortured in Jail

"Lawyers for some of those accused emerged from the halls of justice on Monday morning claiming the Crown has asked for a publication ban on all events going on inside, so they can hide what's really happening behind the scenes - including what they refer to as the "torture" of some of the suspects."

Al Qaeda 101: The Jihad Manual (Same title as above but different article)

"“Under the convention against torture and other cruel and unusual punishment, the instances of mistreatment that defence counsel have cited as going on at the jail constitute torture,” said another lawyer, Rocco Galati."

Jihadists are not dumb, my friends. They know how to play our own values against us. In fact, our values as expressed in International law and UN Declarations, the Geneva Conventions and the like, about things like torture, human rights, the rule of law, etc., etc., are the Achillies' Heal of modern Western civilization. Too many of us swallow these accusations without question, while the Jihadist laughs with appreciation of our gullibility.

Oh, and for those of you who think waterboarding is torture, let me tell you something. You don't know torture. Take a look at the pictures at one of the links from these websites and you'll see torture, Jihadist/Ba'athist style. (Warning: May not be suitable for Milquetoast Leftist viewers.) If you didn't watch the YouTube videos in my posting on December 14th, you may be interested in knowing that these torture techniques are not that much different from what Saddam Hussein's henchmen used on Iraqi citizens for years and years and years. But, why do I bother. I know that in Milquetoast Leftist circles, torture of Arabs by Arabs is no problem. It's only when it can somehow be linked to George Bush that it becomes useful.