Zawahiri Répond aux Questions des Internautes

As Sahab, le média d’al-Qaïda, a publié hier la première partie des réponses de Ayman al-Zawahiri aux questions posées par des internautes. Le 16 décembre 2007, al-Zawahiri avait annoncé de manière inattendue qu’il répondrait aux questions posées sur certains sites internet concernant al-Qaïda et le Jihad. Cette initiative ancrait encore davantage al-Qaïda dans le web 2.0.

De manière assez frappante, al-Zawahiri ne s’est pas limité aux questions qui encouragent ou félicitent les accomplissements d’al-Qaïda. Au contraire, il a même sélectionné plusieurs questions relativement critiques à son égard. Un internaute, par exemple, demande : « N’êtes-vous pas d’accord que la fréquence de vos apparences sur le satellite confirme ce que le Docteur Fadl dit de vous : que vous n’êtes rien de plus qu’un phénomène médiatique qui aime se montrer et la célébrité ? ». Pourquoi Zawahiri a-t-il décidé de mettre en avant de telles questions ? Pour montrer son ouverture ? Ou bien pour faire taire une critique grandissante au sein des militants à l’égard du leadership ?

Un grand nombre de questions sont liées à l’idéologie d’al-Qaïda et à sa stratégie. Etant donné le caractère quelques fois confus de l’idéologie du groupe et de sa stratégie, les interrogations des internautes ne sont pas surprenantes. Une thématique constante apparaît à travers l’ensemble des questions : Qui est l’ennemi principal d’al-Qaïda ? Quelle est la cible prioritaire ? Est-il acceptable pour al-Qaïda de s’allier avec des « infidèles » pour combattre d’autres « infidèles » ? La fin justifies-t-elle les moyens ?

Voici quelques extraits des réponses d’al-Zawahiri, ordonnées par thématiques :

Sur la légitimité de tuer des innocents :

We haven’t killed the innocents, not in Baghdad, nor in Morocco, nor in Algeria, nor anywhere else. And if there is any innocent who was killed in the Mujahideen’s operations, then it was either an unintentional error.

(…) I would like to clarify to the brother questioner that we don’t kill innocents: in fact, we fight those who kill innocents. Those who kill innocents are the Americans, the Jews, the Russians and the French and their agents. Were we insane killers of innocents as the questioner claims, it would be possible for us to kill thousands of them in the crowded markets, but we are confronting the enemies of the Muslim Ummah and targeting them, and it may be the case that during this, an innocent might fall unintentionally or unavoidably, and the Mujahideen have warned repeatedly the Muslims in general that they are in a war with the senior criminals – the Americans and Jews and their allies and agents – and that they must keep away from the places where these enemies gather.

Sur les Nations Unies :

The United Nations is an enemy of Islam and Muslims: it is the one which codified and legitimized the setting up of the state of Israel and its taking over of the Muslims’ lands. It is the one which considers Chechnya an inseparable part of Crusader Russia, and consider Ceuta and Melilla inseparable parts of Crusader Spain.

Sur le Hamas palestinien :

I took a gradual approach with HAMAS, from support to repeated advice to warning to general criticism, but when they signed the Makkah accord, frank criticism was a must.

(…) I always differentiated in my messages between the political leaders of HAMAS and the Mujahideen of HAMAS and the rest of the Mujahideen in Palestine. I criticized the leaders of HAMAS and will continue to criticize them as long as they adhere to the secular Palestinian constitution and as long as they don’t declare their abandonment of the Makkah accord. As for the Mujahideen of HAMAS and the rest of the Mujahideen in Palestine, I supported them and continue to support them, and I call on the Ummah to aid them, especially the tribes of the Sinai.

(…) I don’t agree with declaring HAMAS’s leaders to be unbelievers. Declaring individuals to be unbelievers is a serious matter in which there must be the presence of prerequisites and the absence of impediments.

Sur l’Egypte :

Egypt after 25 years has become more degenerate, corrupt and vassal-like.

(…) Stop backing the corrupt regimes in their countries, and to mobilize the Ummah to confront them, and to lay bare the treasonous governments which defend them, in addition to exhorting the Muslims to diligently strive to rid themselves of the corrupt, corruptive governments which are sitting on their chests. Egypt and the rest of the lands of the Muslims are not out of our sight, but victory comes through patience.

Sur les tensions entre l’Iran et les Etats-Unis :

The dispute between America and Iran is a real dispute based on the struggle over areas of influence, and the possibility of America striking Iran is a real possibility. As for what might happen in the region, I can only say that major changes will occur in the region, and the situation will be in the interest of the Mujahideen if the war saps both of them. If, however, one of them emerges victorious, its influence will intensify and fierce battles will begin between it and the Mujahideen.

Sur la fin du Jihad :

Question : The defeat of the Americans began in Kabul, and is passing by Baghdad today, so where will it end?
Réponse : As for America’s defeat, it will end in the White House, with Allah’s permission.

Notons ici que Zawahiri ne précise pas ce qu’il entend par “finir à la Maison Blanche”. Cela signifie-t-il la mort de Bush comme souhaitée par les membres d’al-Qaïda, ou une victoire des démocrates lors de la prochaine élection présidentielle ?

Sur Oussama Ben Laden :

Shaykh Usama bin Laden is healthy and well, by the grace of Allah.