Al-Qaeda Publishes "Dense Little Bastard Of A Magazine"

Over at True/Slant, Neal Ungerleider tells us that al Qaeda, apparently heedless of the recessionary downturn that's felled so many publications in the freedom-loving world, is currently publishing a pair of magazines. If print media doesn't die, it could kill you!

Sada al-Malahim (The Echo of Battle) and Sada al-Jihad (The Echo of Jihad) are two magazines produced by Al-Qaeda of the Arabian Peninsula. Available on various jihadist Internet outposts, these publications are disseminated as print-to-read PDFs. Ungerleider reports that "Issue 11 of Sada al-Malahim," which is shown in the picture below, is a "dense little bastard of a magazine, clocking in at 73 pages of text, graphics and basic-Pagemaker design. As one might expect; al-Qaeda magazines don't include such kuffar innovations as advertising." It's pretty Conde Nasty, largely featuring a flattering profile of the bomber who attempted the August 2009 assassination of Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, extolling the violence as an example for future terrorists to follow.

Charming.

According to Ungerleider, the magazine "devotes a fair amount of space to arguing internal politics within the movement and justifying the latest public statements of leaders." As Alex Balk quips: "So it's kind of like the Weekly Standard!"

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Comments

[Rog49Thomas]

The cover article title (not the magazine title) is "Sunna Al-Ightiyal" = "The Way to Assasinate".

[pakaal]

Jeebus, thanks a whole lot for reposting this Jason, how much you want to bet some Teabaggers are going to see this now and say "hey, how about we publish our own version?"

Palin centerfold, first issue, moose-hunting rifles included. Called it!

[James Redmond]

War pays some

Peace pays all

[research]

Great bumper sticker!

[James Redmond]

thanks! it came to me after i had finished typing up an uncopied comment, and then LOST what i'd typed by accidentally closing the tab, so i was slightly fuming that i had to remember the entirety of what i'd put down. I started piecing it together in my mind, again, and that phrase came to me as a good way to save 15 minutes, and the more i think about it, the more i can appreciate it. i think it holds up in a unique way, don't know if anyone's put it like that, but i'm certain it has been, many times over. perhaps the day that we no longer need to say it arrives in proportion to how much we, the people, can remind ourselves and each other, of it.

[research]

wow, just like our "right to lifers".

[gnomic]

there for a moment I thought they named it for GW Bush!

[Telemachus]

That's not actually the magazine they show there; that's the Bartender's Guide. Yours free with a year's subscription.

[Paris68]

"As one might expect; al-Qaeda magazines don't include such kuffar innovations as advertising."

On the other hand it will have a a Word Jumble.

[Telemachus]

And the Family Circus. Those guys just love Billy and his infiltration maps!

[Majus]

And the g.a.y s.e.x personal ads in the back.

[Andman0121]

Its amazing that INEVITABLY any single person will read this and say "Good article!"

[DRaymond]

They've started publishing a magazine? Now they are certainly doomed to extinction.

[Budokan]

Sounds like the RepubilKan Platform.

[davidwayneosedach]

Translate it into English and I'll read a copy.

[fbs]

73 pages with no ads? I'm sure once the shock/thrill of violent attitudes wears off its a real snoozer.

[whiteboyblues]

This is required reading for teabagggers and the CONservative PARTY

[SFBunkSurf]

F**k Al Qaeda! Snuff 'em out.

[CessnaDriver]

Me no likem no Al Qaeda!

[lletaa]

What do you mean no likem? answer me!! Its no likey. By the way what kind of aryplaney do you fly?

[den1953]

When someone has nothing to look forward to and has nothing through there lives except hope for a better life one mans terrorist is one mans freedom fighter. In a way the US developed Al Qiada by giving them weapons and power to fight the Russians and after the war in Afghanistan the US left them to fend for there own. That spun off the poor conditions with no one caring which brought on the Taliban. How much is the US willing to go to play a nation building country and are we willing to fix what we break?