London – The extremist Islamist group currently wreaking havoc in Iraq and Syria, which has prompted US airstrikes to prevent a potential genocide, was even too brutal for the mastermind of the September 11 attacks, Osama bin Laden.
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According to a report in the Daily Mail, among the items found in the Pakistan compound where the former al-Qaida leader was killed by US special forces in 2011, was a 21-page letter warning of the dangers of the Islamic State, formerly known as ISIS.
In the letter, Bin Laden reportedly called for al-Qaida to sever all ties with the group due to its extreme brutality.
He added that ISIS’s blatant disregard for civilian life was likely to damage the reputation of al-Qaida should the groups remain associated.
The letter was not written by bin Laden himself, but by a senior al-Qaida official who worked in his service, according to the report.
Making the case for why al-Qaida should distance itself from ISIS, the Daily Mail reported that the letter listed a number of atrocities committed by the group, including the use of chemical weapons, bombing mosques and massacring Catholics in a church in Baghdad.
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Makes you wonder if the fight is worth fighting, better the known devil then the unknown
For any trekkies out there who can appreciate the grim analogy, the Borg has arrived.
Wrong header in a way,
“He added that ISIS’s blatant disregard for civilian life was likely to damage the reputation of al-Qaida should the groups remain associated”
It’s not that he minded the brutality in itself, it was the “reputation” I.e. He wasn’t a total suicidal idiot…
Obl -ish tzaddik haya bedorosov
James Bond – where are you now that we really need you ?
Superman? Batman? Wonder Woman? hello?
Smart to distance themselves, you wouldn’t want to hurt OBL reputation