Anti-American

Akram al-Kaabi, November 2015

Date
Nov. 2015
Body

“My enemy’s enemy cannot be my friend if he is already my enemy. America is an enemy.

 

“[T]he PMF cannot stage a coup unless a religious authority makes a decision to change the rule in Iraq. If a religious authority decides, we rely on Allah and go ahead. It would be normal for us to implement.

 

“We should not have such an alliance because America is corrupt in every detail… America and Daesh [pejorative term for the Islamic State] are two faces of the same coin.”Bill Roggio and Caleb Weiss, “Iraqi Shiite Militia Leader Says He Would Overthrow Government If Ordered by Iran’s Supreme Leader,” Long War Journal, November 12, 2015, https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2015/11/us-designated-terrorist-of-iraqi-militia-reportedly-in-aleppo.php.

Rhetoric Category

EPIC, Tweet, August 24, 2015

Author
Date
Aug. 24, 2015
Name of Author
EPIC
Body

“IS using mustard gas against enemies. Allahu Akhbar.” (Tweet)EPIC, Twitter post, August 24, 2015, 6:55 a.m.

Rhetoric Category

EPIC, Tweet, August 24, 2015

Author
Date
Aug. 24, 2015
Name of Author
EPIC
Body

“With announcing its presence in Bangladesh, IS took a very bold move. South Asia has 500 million Muslims who need a little push.” (Tweet)EPIC, Twitter post, August 24, 2015, 10:59 p.m.

Rhetoric Category

EPIC, Tweet, August 16, 2015

Author
Date
Aug. 19, 2015
Name of Author
EPIC
Body

“Happiness is coming home and finding your wife listening to Imam Anwar Al Awlaki.” (Tweet)EPIC, Twitter post, August 19, 2015, 11:59 p.m.

Rhetoric Category

EPIC, Tweet, August 16, 2015

Author
Date
Aug. 16, 2015
Name of Author
EPIC
Body

“Current Islamic State is easily the most diverse society in the world.” (Tweet)EPIC, Twitter post, August 16, 2015, 10:15 a.m.

Rhetoric Category

Hassan Nasrallah, secretary-general, October 23, 2015

Date
Oct. 23, 2015
Name of Author
Hassan Nasrallah
Body

“Israel is a tool that is being used by the West to take control of the Middle East region … The US is responsible for the crimes being committed in Palestine.”Yasser Okbe, “‘US responsible for crimes being committed in Palestine,’ Hezbollah chief says,” Jerusalem Post, October 23, 2015, http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/US-responsible-for-crimes-being-committed-in-Palestine-Hezbollah-chief-says-429928.

Rhetoric Category
Threat