Good Jihadi, Bad Jihadi: Al-qaeda’s Sharaa Vs Sinwar’s Resistance – The Cradle
Good Jihadi, Bad Jihadi: Al-qaeda’s Sharaa Vs Sinwar’s Resistance
In a world where western powers selectively define ‘good’ and ‘bad’ political actors to serve their geopolitical agenda, martyred Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is demonized for resisting a brutal and illegal occupation, while Syria’s new Al Qaeda-linked president Abu Mohammed al-Julani is rebranded as a statesman.
“Even the pages of the New York Times now include regular accounts distinguishing good from bad Muslims: good Muslims are modern, secular, and Westernized, but bad Muslims are doctrinal, antimodern, and virulent.” ― Mahmood Mamdani, Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror
In his seminal work, Good Muslim, Bad Muslim: America, the Cold War, and the Roots of Terror, Mahmood Mamdani dissects how the west constructs and weaponizes distinctions between “good” and “bad” Muslims to suit its geopolitical objectives. He argues that these labels are not inherent but imposed, shaped by the shifting demands of western foreign policy.
Nearly two decades after its publication, his thesis remains alarmingly relevant. Nowhere is this clearer than in the stark contrast between the west’s treatment of Yahya Sinwar, the martyred Palestinian resistance leader of Hamas, and Ahmad al-Sharaa, better known as Abu Mohammed al-Julani, the head of Al-Qaeda-linked Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria.
A tale of two leaders
While Sinwar has spent the past year in the war-ravaged ruins of Gaza, constantly evading Israeli and NATO surveillance while leading the Palestinian resistance against a brutal Israeli occupation and aggression, Sharaa moved freely through Idlib, and now Damascus, attending public events and meeting western diplomats without significant security measures…
This is despite the fact that the US had placed a $10 million bounty on Sharaa’s head as a so-called terrorist. The incongruence is striking: an internationally recognized Palestinian resistance leader hunted and vilified, while a former Al-Qaeda affiliate leader rebrands himself as a legitimate political actor with western complicity.
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12/21 – Former Al-Qaeda In Syria Founder Named As Caretaker Foreign Minister
12/10/24- US Considering Removing HTS From Terror List After Syria Takeover
1/29 – Syria’s Al-Qaeda Branch Dissolves, Says Goals Completed By Regime Change
1/27 – US-Backed Syrian Authorities Conduct Dozens Of Sectarian Executions
1/12 – HTS-Led Syrian Security Forces Step Up Sectarian Killings: Report
12/7 – Why are Gulf-funded media outlets burning the credibility gained covering Gaza to whitewash a former ISIS and Al-Qaeda warlord?
Moderate Rebels Club [meme]
The Telegraph – ‘Moderate’ Jihadist Leader Storms Syria – But Tells Troops Not To Frighten Children
12/5 – The Telegraph: “How Syria’s ‘Diversity-Friendly’ Jihadists Plan On Building a State”
Similar – PBS article titled, “Syria’s Main Insurgent Group Seeks to Distance Itself From Past Al-Qaida Ties“
One Week Before Aleppo Assault 11/22 – UN Envoy: Israel’s Attack On Syria’s Palmyra May Be Deadliest Yet
11/16 – ISIS Steps Up Attacks To ‘Destabilize’ Syria, Russian Envoy Warns
11/11 – Syrian Troops Foil ISIS Ambush Near US Occupation Base
10/28 One Month Before Aleppo Assault – Israeli Minister Threatens Bashar Al-Assad: ‘You Are In Danger’
10/12- ‘Jewish State Will Extend From Jerusalem To Damascus’: Israeli Finance Minister
2015 Flashback –Newsweek: “CIA-Backed Rebels FIght Alongside Al-Qaeda Wing in Syria“
Former Director Of The Israeli Mossad Has Acknowledged That Israel Provided Support To Fighters In Syria Aligned With “Al-Qaeda.”
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