Abu Muhammad al Adnani, the spokesman for the Islamic State, released a new speech today entitled “Indeed Your Lord is Ever Watchful.” In this new fiery speech, al Adnani threatens not only America, but also European countries for supporting US airstrikes in Iraq against the Islamic State.
“O America, O allies of America, and O crusaders, know that the matter is more dangerous than you have imagined and greater than you have envisioned,” Adnani says. “We have warned you that today we are in a new era, an era where the State, its soldiers, and its sons are leaders not slaves. They are a people who through the ages have not known defeat.”
Adnani then goes on to say, “O crusaders, you have realized the threat of the Islamic State, but you have not become aware of the cure, and you will not discover the cure because there is no cure. If you fight it, it becomes stronger and tougher. If you leave it alone, it grows and expands.”
In the next paragraph he warns: “[T]his campaign will be your final campaign. It will be broken and defeated, just as all your previous campaigns were broken and defeated, except that this time we will raid you thereafter, and you will never raid us. We will conquer your Rome, break your crosses, and enslave your women, by the permission of Allah, the Exalted.”
Adnani then mentions President Obama directly, ranting, “And O Obama, O mule of the jews. You are vile. You are vile. You are vile. And you will be disappointed, Obama. Is this all you were capable of doing in this campaign of yours? Is this how far America has reached of incapacity and weakness?”
He then warns American and European citizens for “their governments actions in Iraq.” He goes to say, “O Americans, and O Europeans, the Islamic State did not initiate a war against you, as your governments and media try to make you believe. It is you who started the transgression against us, and thus you deserve blame and you will pay a great price. You will pay the price when your economies collapse. You will pay the price when your sons are sent to wage war against us and they return to you as disabled amputees, or inside coffins, or mentally ill.”
Adnani next calls on Muslims who support the Islamic State from around the world to “defend the Islamic State.” He exhorts: “So rise O muwahhid [monotheists]. Rise and defend your state from your place wherever you may be. Rise and defend your Muslim brothers, for their homes, families, and wealth are threatened and deemed lawful by their enemies.”
He then calls on these Muslims to “strike the soldiers, patrons, and troops of the tawāghīt [those who cross the limits of Allah]. Strike their police, security, and intelligence members, as well as their treacherous agents. Destroy their beds. Embitter their lives for them and busy them with themselves. If you can kill a disbelieving American or European – especially the spiteful and filthy French – or an Australian, or a Canadian, or any other disbeliever from the disbelievers waging war, including the citizens of the countries that entered into a coalition against the Islamic State, then rely upon Allah, and kill him in any manner or way however it may be.”
Threatening the US or Europe in speeches is nothing new for Adnani or the Islamic State. In a recent propaganda video released earlier this week, the Islamic State threatened to “attack the White House and kill US troops.”
When the Islamic State beheaded American reporters James Foley and Steven Sotloff, it said “So any attempt by you, Obama, to deny the Muslims their rights of living in safety under the Islamic Caliphate will result in the bloodshed of your people”. And when the Islamic State beheaded UK aid worker David Haines, it warned, “[Britain’s] evil alliance with America, which continues to strike the Muslims of Iraq and most recently bombed the Haditha Dam, will only accelerate your destruction” and “will only drag you and your people into another bloody and un-winnable war.”
In a documentary released by VICE News in August, an Islamic State press officer in Raqqah went on camera saying, “Don’t be cowards and attack us with drones. Instead, send your soldiers, the ones we humiliated in Iraq. We will humiliate them everywhere, God wiling, and we will raise the flag of Allah in the White House.”
More importantly, in Abu Bakr al Baghdadi’s first recorded speech, he threatened the US by saying, “As for your security, your citizens cannot travel to any country without being afraid. The mujahideen have launched after your armies, and have swore to make you taste something harder than what Usama had made you taste. You will see them in your home, Allah permitting. Our war with you has only begun, so wait.”
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You can tell the language that the Islamic State are getting hurt by these American missile strikes that are making IS lose village after village to the Peshmergas and the Iraqi Army. The more extreme their violence and intentions, the more people will hate and fight against them.
How one can beat this war game.Where your eery converts your local to islam who are poor and hate own nations. 99 % local converts busy destroying own nations.Fools will never understand saudis will never let them enter to their nations. Local govt should learn the game of saudis and wake up . Declare convert to islam antinational and no rights to vote and govt jobs.
=) Funded by same people… are the same people behind the veil. =D Making world fool!
As far as speaking loudly & carrying a small stick vs. speaking softly & carrying a big one, we all know the good old USA employs the latter. Have fun with that one ISIS!!!