For those who thought Al-Qaida was old news and terrorism was confined to Iraq, the Algerian government has news for you. Today, Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for the bombing of an Algerian government building that left at least 23 people dead and 160 wounded. Today's bombing coincides with Tuesday's suicide bombing in Morocco. Officials believe that todays attacks in Algeria was actually an assassination plot to kill the Algerian Prime Minister. If true, this would be the fourth assassination plot carried out by Al-Qaida in different countries.The attack, codenamed "Badr Raid" for a 7th century battle between Prophet Muhammad and his enemies, has struck fear into the Algerian people. One woman stated, "“We thought the years of terrorism were over”, “We thought that everything was back to normal. But now, the fear is coming back". Claiming responsibility, an Al-Qaida member stated, " We won’t rest until every inch of Islamic land is liberated from foreign forces”. Those foreign forces are the United States and the Islamic land that he refers to is...the entire world, including the US.
This is the perfect example of what the future holds for America. The Algerian insurgency erupted in 1992 and lasted over a decade. The Algerian people felt the terrorism was over and out of nowhere suicide bombers attack and claim they will not stop until the world has been drowned under Islam. Idle times have past and stands must be made. We are facing a relentless enemy and it is time that the civil world became relentless as well.
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