In a new interview with al-Jazeera, al-Qaeda’s Syrian leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani aimed to present his forces as a moderate alternative to ISIS, promising that an al-Qaeda-ruled Syria would not be used as a launching pad for strikes against the West.
Jolani did however say he wouldn’t rule out strikes against the United States if US warplanes kept hitting al-Qaeda, saying the group has “the right to self-defense.”
Al-Qaeda’s Jabhat al-Nusra has a growing amount of territory, centering on Idlib, and has been pushing toward the coast as well as south along the border with Lebanon. Much of the territory they aim to control contains members of Syria’s ethnic and religious minorities.
Jolani sought to reassure that his group would not simply wipe out the groups, so long as they were willing to convert to Salafist Islam. Jolani addressed the Alawite minority in particular, saying “if the Alawites leave their religion and leave Bashar al-Assad, we will protect them.”
Bolani also predicted the imminent takeover of Damascus and what remains of Assad government territory, saying the fall of Assad is “not far away.”
The US has sought to portray its attacks against Nusra as not against Nusra as such, but against a faction called Khorasan, which is a term the US invented itself. Bolani today reiterated that Khorasan does not exist, and that the attacks were against his own forces.
That is, of course, unless the ruling elite zionist scum need another false flag attack.
I think I believe him. If you can't trust Al Queda, who can you trust?
lol, good one
Watch the idiots in DC fall for it, supply them with weapons. Then if there's an attack they'll blame the American people for not supporting the NSA criminals stealing everyone's private info.
If Washington falls for this line, it will be a betrayal of those soldiers who have died since 2001. It will be a betrayal of all Americans who surrendered their personal freedoms to combat al Qaeda. Qatar, Turkey and Saudi Arabia are fighting a proxy against Iran in Syria. They are using these religious extremists to do their dirty work. They are joined by Americans in and out of politics who also want us to join in the battle and confront Iran. But it was not Iran who planned the 9/11 attack; it was not Iran who participated in the 9/11 attack (9 of the terrorists were Saudis); it is not Iran who gives millions of dollars to set up religious schools that teach jihad; it is not Iran who sends money to al Qaeda groups that once fought and killed American soldiers in Iraq. If Washington had the guts, they would send a message to would be terrorists by bombing Qatar and Saudi Arabia, and tell the would be sultan in Ankara that we will not protect him from Russia.
"Bolani" made me laugh
They will, of course, execute any Christians or Alawites who refuse to convert to al-Nusra's Salafist brand of Islam. But they won't behead any Western journalists, so it's all good.
If they'd just let the Christians and Alawites live but execute all the western journalists, I think I could live with that.
I guess he got the memo from McCain so that when he goes to take pictures with them next time he won't be called a traitor.