<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/> Stunner. Obama Is Wrong Again...Gitmo Is NOT a Major Al-Qaeda Recruitment Tool (Video)<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/stunner-obama-is-wrong-again-gitmo-is-not-a-major-al-qaeda-recruitment-tool-video/> *Scotty Starnes <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/author/scottystarnes/>*| December 28, 2010 at 6:53 PM | Tags: Al-Qaeda <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=al-qaeda>, Barack Obama<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=barack-obama>, Gitmo <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=gitmo>, Guantanamo Bay prison<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=guantanamo-bay-prison>, Obama <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=obama>, President Obama<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=president-obama>, terrorist recruiting tool<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?tag=terrorist-recruiting-tool>| Categories: Uncategorized<http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/?category_name=uncategorized>| URL: http://wp.me/pvnFC-3UH
Just another video of Obama making false statements to support his goal of closing down Guantanamo Bay. <http://scottystarnes.wordpress.com/2010/12/28/stunner-obama-is-wrong-again-gitmo-is-not-a-major-al-qaeda-recruitment-tool-video/> >From The Weekly Standard<http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/gitmo-not-al-qaedas-number-one-recruitment-tool_524997.html?page=1> : THE WEEKLY STANDARD has reviewed translations of 34 messages and interviews delivered by top al Qaeda leaders operating in Pakistan and Afghanistan (“Al Qaeda Central”), including Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahiri, since January 2009. The translations were published online<http://nefafoundation.org/index.cfm?pageID=44> by the NEFA Foundation. *Guantanamo is mentioned in only 3 of the 34 messages.*The other *31 messages contain no reference to Guantanamo.* And even in the three messages in which al Qaeda mentions the detention facility it is not a prominent theme. Instead, al Qaeda’s leaders repeatedly focus on a narrative that has dominated their propaganda for the better part of two decades. According to bin Laden, Zawahiri, and other al Qaeda chieftains, there is a *Zionist-Crusader conspiracy against Muslims.* Relying on this deeply paranoid and conspiratorial worldview, *al Qaeda routinely calls upon Muslims to take up arms against Jews and Christians*, as well as any Muslims rulers who refuse to fight this imaginary coalition. *This theme forms the backbone of al Qaeda’s messaging – not Guantanamo*. To illustrate this point, consider the results of some basic keyword searches. *Guantanamo is mentioned a mere 7 times in the 34 messages we reviewed. (Again, all 7 of those references appear in just 3 of the 34 messages.)* By way of comparison, all of the following keywords are mentioned far more frequently: *Israel/Israeli/Israelis (98 mentions), Jew/Jews (129), Zionist(s) (94), Palestine/Palestinian (200), Gaza (131), and Crusader(s) (322). (Note: Zionist is often paired with Crusader in al Qaeda’s rhetoric.) * Naturally, al Qaeda’s leaders also focus on the wars in *Afghanistan (333 mentions*) and* Iraq (157*). *Pakistan (331)*, which is home to the jihadist hydra, is featured prominently, too. Al Qaeda has designs on each of these three nations and implores willing recruits to fight America and her allies there. Keywords related to other jihadist hotspots also feature more prominently than Gitmo, including *Somalia (67 mentions)*, *Yemen (18)* and *Chechnya (15*). Simply put, *there is no evidence in the 34 messages we reviewed that al Qaeda’s leaders are using Guantanamo as a recruiting tool*. Undoubtedly, “Al Qaeda Central” has released other messages during the past two years that are not included in our sample. Some of those messages may refer to Guantanamo. And some of the al Qaeda messages provided by NEFA, which does a remarkable job collecting and translating al Qaeda’s statements and interviews, may be only partial translations of longer texts. As you can see, Gitmo is not a recruiting tool. It's just an excuse for the Obama administration to lie to the public in the hopes of garnishing their support for closing down Gitmo prison. I guess this administration believes if you lie enough, weak-minded folks might believe the lie. 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