Cynics Unlimited

The MSM (mainstream media) has done a generally sound job of concealing the violent reality of the war on terror. Thank goodness for Google video. It seems someone has posted a promotional / recruiting video for the Islamic Army in Iraq (IAI), one of the “resistance” groups in Iraq. Like Al Qaeda, the IAI considers democracy to be incompatible with Islam and aims to expel all foreign troops from Iraq. Violence is the Army’s main modus operandi, and civilian targets are fair game. The group is responsible for several executions, including Italian journalist / Red Cross worker Enzo Baldoni and American contractor Ronald Schulz. The Islamic Army later denounced Baldoni as a spy during a recent Al-Jazeera Interview. (it’s likely that Baldoni’s death was retaliation for the enthusiasm of embattled Premier Silvio Berlusconi)

The promotional video consists mainly of IAI militants blowing up US and British targets, mixed with intermittent interviews. There is a rather disturbing scene with a small child trying to lift an AK-47, to say nothing of the scenes featuring burning civilians/combatants.

The titles and audio are in Arabic of course, but the visuals still adequately convey that Islamist threat is real, and the combatants rarely distinguish Western builders from Western destroyers.

It’s not clear how long this will stay up so do view it hastily (click images)!!