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Jihad "is an Arabic word that means "striving in the way of God." This striving can take a number of forms, including the daily inner struggle to be a better person. However, jihad is often used to refer to an armed struggle fought in defense of Islam."

Greg Mitchell calls for jihad:

At this critical moment, it's time for newspapers -- many of which helped get us into this war -- to use their editorial pages as platforms to help get us out of it. So far, few have done much more than wring their hands. Now, it's literally do-or-die time.

Al Qaeda calls for jihad:

An al-Qaeda linked-group has launched what it calls a media jihad, or holy war, to "terrorise" United States-led forces in Iraq and their families by bombarding them with e-mails and by posting gruesome photos online.

The group, calling itself the "Brigade of Media Jihad", called on its militants to "post terrifying pictures on the internet in order to terrorise the enemy", said a statement on an Islamist website whose authenticity could not be verified.

"Our objective is to undermine the morale of our enemies, dash their hopes and dreams and reveal the truth of what is happening in Iraq. The media war is an integral part of the war on the ground," said the statement.
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Last week, it posted a film, Top Ten, in which it showed a selection of attacks on US troops carried out by the Islamic Army in Iraq and the al-Qaeda organisation in the Land of Two Rivers, the group of al-Qaeda frontman Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

The footage showed the bodies of alleged US soldiers, mutilated and burnt.

I'm coming back to Crawford for my son. As long as the president, who sent him to die in a senseless war, is in Crawford, that is where I belong.... Because every death is now a meaningless one. And the vast majority of our country knows this. So why do more young men and women have to die? And why do more parents have to lose their children and live the rest of their lives with this unbearable grief?

Former Saddam army "strongman" Colonel Watban Jassam calls for jihad:

Tips On How To Beat US From Insurgents' Consultant

To gauge US public opinion, he has become an avid watcher of satellite news channels, and never misses the White House press briefings
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To win the war against the US military and Badr, Colonel Jassam advises the Omariyun to follow two short-term goals - to cement mujahideen control over the Ramadi area, and to stage operations that will increase pressure on US opinion to withdraw troops.
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To achieve their second goal, turning Americans against the war, the mujahideen need to shape their operations "to support anti- war sentiment in the west", he says.

Guess it's time for Jihad.

Sheehan is a damaged idealist; her pain is genuine, and obviously more than she can bear. But watch this documentary of her original bus trip to Crawford (large file, long load time). Note the gang's less-than-enthusiastic response to her call for non-violent protest. And pay close attention to the early scene of the discussion she has with a smiling young man on the bus, who notes "It's like the lady from the Peace and Justice center said, polls are plummeting, people are dying, now's the time!"

He shows no sympathy for those "people" or their families - he sees only opportunity in their deaths.

Sheehan is a dupe for these folks - her pain is real and they use it as they do the deaths of soldiers in Iraq - for personal or political gain. Later in the video she refers to terrorists crossing into Iraq from neighboring countries as "freedom fighters" - those same folks sharing photos of corpses of other mother's children.

Don't think for a minute that Col Jassam is bluffing - soon Sheehan will have to accept responsibility for a few deaths of American soldiers too. Wonder if their mothers will demand a meeting with her?

By the way, in spite of the best efforts of these groups, I'm still convinced the combined strength of the US military and the majority of the people of Iraq will prevail. I've been there. I've seen the jihad.