Javier Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Osama saw India as enemy, wanted to join jihad in Kashmir NEW DELHI: While India was spared of any attack directly masterminded, or even aided by Osama himself, it did find mention in his messages suggesting that the terror ideologue looked upon India as an enemy and a potential target. The alliance between al-Qaida and Lashkar-e-Taiba, India's main terror threat, suggests that Osama had evolved into more than being just an inspirational figure for several terror groups targeting India. The links between anti-India terror groups and Osama's jihadis have been known at least since 1998 when members of Harkat-ul-Ansar, a terrorist group focused on Kashmir, training alongside al-Qaida members in Afghanistan were killed in a US missile attack. In fact, the very first reference to India by Osama came in May 1998 when he said in a press conference at Khost in Afghanistan that he would love to join the jihad in Kashmir if the Pakistani authorities allowed him. Osama's answer came in response to a question from a Pakistani journalist. In the same conference, he announced the formation of International Islamic Front for Jihad Against the US and Israel. This was followed by a long pause on India, even though his No.2 Ayman Al Zawahiri regularly spewed venom not just against India but also Hindus. In an April 2006 audio message, the emir of al-Qaida broke his silence to speak of a "Crusader-Zionist-Hindu conspiracy" against Muslims and also referred to Kashmir. "Meanwhile, a UN resolution passed more than half a century ago gave Muslim Kashmir the liberty of choosing independence from India. George Bush, the leader of the Crusaders' campaign, announced a few days ago that he will order his converted agent Musharraf to shut down the Kashmir mujahideen camps, thus affirming that it is a Zionist-Hindu war against Muslims," he said in the message which sought to highlight conspiracies against Muslims all over the world. According to security expert B Raman, the message lacked focus. It was never established why he made the remark in the context of East Timor's independence from Indonesia. Much before 9/11, in November 1998, the Army claimed to have seized from militants, after an encounter in the Pir Panjal ranges, some cards with messages from Osama describing India as enemy No.1. It is a safe surmise that Osama's dependence on Pakistan for his survival may have forced him to buy more heavily into Islamabad's designs against India. http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-03/india/29498508_1_qaida-terror-groups-osama
DomainK Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 Okay, so now that Al Zawahiri is in charge, we can assume that India will be there somewhere in his agenda. But I think currently they are too weak and US will be their priority with whatever resources they are left with.
Baad Indian Posted May 4, 2011 Posted May 4, 2011 But India is the only weakest link in those targets . US and Israel dont give a rats ass about Islam or sentiments of Local Muslims which makes it more easier to fight against terrorists . Israel inspite of being a tiny nation has been kicking the Muslim Ummah's ass right from 60s,70s however over a Billion Indians still find it tough to tackle there Parosis on the west .
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