Voice of the Caliphate
By Nick Grace
September 23, 2005
Al Qaeda today launched "Voice of the Calpihate" (Sout al-Khilafa), a weekly video magazine that promotes the group's aims to establish a global caliphate. Clandestine Radio Watch (CRW) Middle East monitor Marwan Soliman first noted the appearance at:
http://soutgimf.s5.com
The site, which is hosted on a free server, encourages visitors to download the first program via the free file sharing host YouSendIt.com.
http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1GXNGEUJTU68M2S6KU6ATQW0XG
The Windows Media file is 16 minutes long and consists of a masked "anchor" reading the news and commentary behind a copy of the Koran and a machine gun on a tripod. The machine gun is pointed at the camera. The "anchor" reports on Gaza, Iraq, and the hurricane Katrina, stating that the news developments are a gift from God.
The program contains heavy coverage of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, including excerpts of his speeches, and video clips of terrorist activity in Iraq. In addition, the music that is played at the end of the program is a popular chant among Zarqawi's AQ wing. The song, in fact, was often broadcast on Radio al-Tajdeed - the London-based satellite program that caused caused a stir last month when its support for terrorism was revealed.
A short "advertisement" for the film "Total Jihad" is played towards the end of the "newscast."
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