We do our job, He does His.

May 30th, 2012 by Charles Cameron

But this isn’t only a Shi’ite opinion: in the same article, Taheri quotes the distinctly Sunni Abu Anas al-Shami, “the self-styled ‘mufti’ of al Qaeda”:

“There are times when Mujahedeen cannot waste time finding out who is who in the battlefield,” he wrote. “There are times when we have to assume that whoever is not on our side is the enemy.”

… which reminds me of another remark made by a recent US President …

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… which in turn reminds me of the apparent paradox presented by Luke 11:23, “He that is not with me is against me: and he that gathereth not with me scattereth” — when set beside Luke 9:50, “And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not against us is for us”.

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  1. Charles Cameron:

    May 30th, 2012 at 2:37 am

    Interestingly enough, tonight’s Frontline program, Al Qaeda in Yemen [May 29, 2012, chapter 1 of 3 at the 5.54 mark] features an Ansar al-Sharia / AQAP political officer, “Fouad”, telling reporter Ghaith Abdul-Ahad through a translator:

    We’re at war with America and its allies. Just like Bush once said, if you’re not with us, you’re against us.

    Verbal blowback? 

  2. Charles Cameron:

    May 30th, 2012 at 7:47 pm

    Money quote from Drones: How Obama Learned to Kill in The Daily Beast two days ago: 

    According to one of his advisers, Obama remained uneasy. “He would squirm,” recalled the source. “He didn’t like the idea of ‘kill ’em and sort it out later.’?”

    Weird punctuation, but an interesting marker.