November 16, 2009
Taliban Spokesman Azam Tariq Releases Statement Through as-Sahab Productions on Youtube
as-Sahab is al-Qaeda's "production label" So here we have an official terrorist communication being released and referenced by AP on Youtube.
Via AP on Google Hosted News:PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Militants staged a pair of attacks against anti-Taliban figures in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing one of the men as part of an escalating campaign to weaken the country's resolve to fight Islamic extremism.The story goes on about recent attacks and the response of Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq.Suspected militants have killed more than 300 civilians and security personnel in the last month in retaliation for an army offensive launched in the tribal area of South Waziristan, where al-Qaida and Taliban leaders are believed to be hiding.
The government has supplemented its military campaigns by helping tribal leaders and local government officials set up militias to battle the Taliban. The militias, known as lashkars, have been compared to Iraq's Awakening Councils, which helped U.S. forces turn the tide against al-Qaida there.
As in Iraq, militants in Pakistan have targeted the leaders of such groups.
In a video released Sunday, the group denied the allegations, saying it was focused on attacking the Pakistani government and did not believe in killing civilians.Obviously the Taliban and al-Qaeda are using this particular piece of propaganda to attempt to negate the damage to public opinion from some of their recent attacks. Using the same old tried and true Kkhinspiracy theories they always use.Repeating conspiracy theories that have appeared in local media, Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq blamed the recent attacks, including a suicide bombing at an Islamic university in the capital, on the Pakistani government and the private security firm formerly known as Blackwater.
"The dirty Pakistani intelligence agencies, for the sake of creating mistrust and hatred among people against the Taliban, are carrying out blasts at places like the Islamic university, Islamabad, and the Khyber bazaar, Peshawar," said Tariq, who appeared in the video at the base of a large tree flanked by gunmen.
But where did they choose to release it? Where did the AP pick it up? Why on Jihadtube of course.
What has Jihadtube done to stop this terrorist propaganda from being hosted on their service?
Answer: Diddly squat.
The original video is posted here by a user called talibabdurrahman.
