Jordan extremist praises Boston bombing

[The Straight Story]

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — The head of an extremist Jordanian Muslim Salafi group said early Tuesday that he was "happy to see the horror in America" after the explosions in Boston.

"American blood isn't more precious than Muslim blood," said Mohammad al-Chalabi, who was convicted in an al-Qaida-linked plot to attack U.S. and other Western diplomatic missions in Jordan in 2003.

"Let the Americans feel the pain we endured by their armies occupying Iraq and Afghanistan and killing our people there," he said early Tuesday.

Al-Chalabi served seven years in prison for his part in the foiled attack. His group is outlawed in Jordan.

A Mideast counterterrorism official based in Jordan said the blasts "carry the hallmark of an organized terrorist group, like al-Qaida." He did not give actual evidence linking al-Qaida to the bombing.

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/jordan-extremist-praises-boston-bombing

[JI7]

1. as if he gives a shit about Muslims dying

[sibelian]

2. The People's Front of Judea - with bombs.

Fucking moronic.

[still_one]

3. Another asshole justifying violence with religion

[leveymg]

4. Comes on the heels of this story: "Syria: Jordan to spearhead Saudi Arabian arms drive"

Jordan has agreed to spearhead a Saudi-led push to arm rebel groups through its borders into southern Syria, in a move that coincides with the transfer from Riyadh to Amman of more than $1bn (£650m).

It marks a significant change for Jordan, from a policy of trying to contain the spillover threat posed by the civil war across its border to one of actively aiming to end it before it engulfs the cash-strapped kingdom.

Jordan's role as a conduit for arms has emerged in the past two months as Saudi Arabia, some Gulf states, Britain and the US have sharply increased their backing of some rebels to try to stop the advances of al-Qaida-linked groups among them.

A push to defeat al-Qaida, rather than an outright bid to oust Syria's leader, Bashar al-Assad, is Jordan's driving force. Officials in Amman concede it heightens a risk of retaliation from its increasingly cornered neighbour.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/apr/14/syria-jordan-spearhead-saudi-arms-drive

DU repost: http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1133&pid=1311

[smirkymonkey]

5. F**ing bastard!

Dammit I live here and this is not funny. It's fucking horrifying.