Wednesday, July 02, 2014

Zahran `Allush's speech on Baghdadi

I watched the speech by Zahran `Allush (the "moderate" Jihadi Islamists according to the amusing classifications of the US media).  1) he is not a good orator.  2) it was more like name-calling: they are traitors. 3) he said that if you fight the regime you are rewarded once in paradise but if you fight ISIS you are rewarded twice in paradise. 4) he concluded the speech by asserting that fighting ISIS is better (khayran) than fighting the regime.  Let me translate into English now what `Allush said: I have received US money and weapons and would like to receive more, please.

PS I also happened to notice the number of children--literally--among his assembled fighters.