Al-Qaeda Torture Techniques : Fatwa against Americans

Al-Qaeda is absolute and pure evil. They kidnap random innocent civilians and torture them beyond our worst nightmare. Guantanamo Bay has had much public outcry because of their treatment of prisoners. Allegations are that they have allowed growling dogs to intimidate prisoners, played abnormally loud music, and didn’t take them to the restroom. This amounts to nothing if you would like to compare torture techniques of prisoners detained by Al-Qaeda. Before we try so hard to defend all the rights of Guantanamo Bay Al-Qaeda prisoners and sympathizers, let us take a look at what would happen to you and your family if detained by Al-Qaeda.

Al-Qaeda has been busy since at least 1993 bombing buildings with innocent people inside. Al-Qaeda started in 1989 and are currently operating in forty to fifty countries. The leader is Osama Bin Laden and they are responsible for the devastation of 911. They are responsible for numerous bombings and suicide attacks all over the world every year. They do not just murder innocent people with bombs they also kidnap innocent civilians. When that happens they show how evil and unfeeling they truly are. The Department of Defense released a handbook of Al-Qaeda torture techniques confiscated from Al-Qaeda members.

In my opinion, this handbook shows what Al-Qaeda would like to do to all Americans if only given a chance. The tools recommended to use in torture include electric drills, hammers, blow torches, meat cleavers, pliers, wire cutters, metal files, electric cables, chains, screw drivers, vices, scissors, handcuffs and whips. Recommended Al-Qaeda torture techniques include placing your head in a vice, using a clothes iron to burn your skin, suspending and whipping, breaking limbs, beating, blow torching your skin, electrocution, dragging victims behind cars, removing an eyeball, severing limbs and drilling hands.

Bin Laden issued a fatwa in 1998 in the name of “The World Islamic Front for Jihad Against the Jews and Crusaders,” declared that “the ruling to kill the Americans and their allies—civilian or military—is an individual duty for every Muslim who can do it in any country in which it is possible to do it.”

Another section of the fatwa states, “We with God's help call on every Muslim who believes in God and wishes to be rewarded to comply with God's order to kill the Americans and plunder their money wherever and whenever they find it. We also call on Muslim ulema, leaders, youths, and soldiers to launch the raid on Satan's U.S. troops and the devil's supporters allying with them, and to displace those who are behind them so that they may learn a lesson.“

Al-Qaeda is a very serious threat to every westerner. They actually started planning 911 back in 1999, as killing Americans is one of their top goals.

Al-Qaeda continues to honor that fatwa through barbaric torture techniques and recruiting children to strap bombs on there bodies for suicide missions.