Somalia – Al Shabaab Militants Extremists Use Donald Trump Clip To Recruit Followers

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     Republican Presidential hopeful Donald Trump during a rally in Nashua, New Hampshire, USA 28 December 2015.  EPA/CJ GUNTHERSomalia – Al-Qaida’s East African affiliate has released a recruitment video targeting American blacks and Muslims that includes a clip of presidential candidate Donald Trump calling for Muslims to be banned from entering the United States.

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    The 51-minute video by the Somalia based al-Shabab militant group presents the U.S. as a country of institutionalized racism against blacks that also persecutes Muslims. The video presents radical Islam as the solution.

    The clip of Trump on the campaign trail consists of his infamous proposal for the “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States” to protect the country.

    Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton had earlier claimed that the Islamic State group, another extremist organization, was using such quotes to recruit followers, prompting Trump to call her a “liar.”

    The quotes from Trump are bracketed by a recorded speech from Yemeni-American cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, one of the most prominent English-language recruiters for al-Qaida who was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Yemen in 2011, warning that the U.S. would turn against its Muslims.

    The video was released on Twitter Friday, according to the SITE Intel monitoring group and tells the story of several Americans from Minnesota that joined al-Shabab and were killed in the fighting in Somalia, holding them up as examples to be followed.

    Using footage from recent racial conflicts in the U.S. as well as historic quotes from Malcolm X, the video lays out the argument that blacks and Muslims will always face discrimination in the U.S. and should join jihadi movements to fight back.

    Al-Shabab is fighting the internationally-backed Somali government. It was pushed out of Mogadishu in 2011 with the help of African Union troops.

    The militants have still carried out numerous guerrilla attacks in Somalia and the countries contributing troops, including Kenya, Djibouti and Uganda.

    Trump, who is leading in polls in the race to be the Republican candidate in next year’s presidential election, has been rebuked by both Democratic and Republican candidates for their parties’ nomination, for his proposed ban on Muslims in early December.

    Clinton’s campaign declined to comment on the video.‎


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    fat36
    fat36
    8 years ago

    I will bet that Mrs. Clinton is behind this should definitely got someone to do this

    Boochie
    Boochie
    8 years ago

    That’s only because Clinton gave them the idea

    WakeUp2
    WakeUp2
    8 years ago

    Hilary is their #1 adviser!

    8 years ago

    Congrats to Hilary, she gave them a great idea.

    mendy123
    mendy123
    8 years ago

    Just like everyone said. The Clinton campaign put in a request so she wouldn’t look like a liar

    ZoStone
    ZoStone
    8 years ago

    The al-Shabab PAC. Only in America.