East African States Need To Keep Gulf Powers At Bay: Al-Shabaab Massacre in
Kenya.
By Boutros Hussein and Lee Jay Walker
November 29, 2014, 10:07 am
The latest massacre by al-Shabaab (al-Shabab) in Kenya highlights the entire
danger to East Africa and this reality is trickling down to Central Africa.
This threat applies to Takfiri Islamists that are inspired by Gulf version
of militant Islam. Therefore, East African nations and some Central African
countries must build a wall against the growing influence of Gulf
pertrodollars.
If East African nations comprising of Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda don't work
in tandem - and somehow bring in Eritrea from the cold - then all nation
states face future sedition, growing sectarianism, terrorism and massacres
like the latest Takfiri Islamist bus attack in Kenya. Indeed, the severity
of the crisis is expanding because the Islamist Takfiri agenda is spreading
to other parts of Africa, for example in the Central African Republic, Mali
and Nigeria in West Africa.
True to the nature of Takfiri Sunni Islamists, then just like in Iraq and
Syria then other Muslims, for example the Alawites in Syria and the Shia in
both nations, are deemed to be apostates and infidels. This reality means
that the Alawites and Shia are being beheaded and massacred in increasing
numbers by the utter barbarity of various sectarian forces. For example,
various al-Qaeda affiliates like al-Nusra and other militant groups like
ISIS slaughter for fun. Therefore, brutal sectarianism and indoctrination is
also following the same path in nations like Somalia whereby Sufi shrines
and holy places are destroyed by Takfiri Sunni Islamists.
At the same time, leading Sunni Muslim leaders in Iraq and Syria face the
same Takfiri sword. After all, many Sunni Muslim religious leaders have been
brutally murdered in both nations by Takfiri Sunni Islamists. Therefore, the
war of civilization is internal and external. This reality should shame all
Gulf nations and NATO powers that have supported various Takfiri Sunni
sectarian terrorist groups against secular Syria - just like the same Gulf
and NATO powers supported barbaric Takfiri and sectarian forces in
Afghanistan in the 1980s and 1990s. After all, the same reality is women in
the shadows, the destruction of culture, barbaric anti-Shia massacres and
turning the clock back to "year Takfiri zero."
In the past Sudan was a pariah state whereby millions of mainly black
African Christians and Animists faced Islamization and Arabization. This
reality led to millions of deaths in the 1980s and 1990s. Also, during this
period many black Africans were enslaved by various Arab militia groups in
Sudan because of the brutal policies of Khartoum - indeed, one only needs to
look at Sudan and Mauritania to understand rampant racism aimed at both
black African non-Muslims and black African Muslims. Today Sudan is split
between Sudan and South Sudan but Khartoum is still involved in areas
related to the spread of Salafi Islam and the "year zero Takfiri mindset."
East Africa also faces the perils of ethnic nationalism and many different
issues related to water, control over resources, internal political issues,
enormous wealth disparity and other important areas. Despite the seriousness
of all the above, these matters are mainly internal even if regional nations
get involved based on geopolitics. However, Gulf petrodollars and the
growing menace of Salafi Islam, alongside the one world view of Takfiri
Islamists, threatens to unleash sectarianism and a major clash between
Christians and Muslims.
The al-Shabaab in Somalia support killing all converts to Christianity from
Islam and this terrorist Takfiri group beheads and murders relentlessly.
Like usual, Takfiri Sunni Islamists in Somalia also support the destruction
of indigenous Islam and enforcing their inquisition on not only converts to
Christianity, but also destroying holy places that are connected to Sufi
Islam. In other words, just like Takfiris are butchering Alawites, the Shia
and mainstream Sunni Muslims in Syria that oppose their "Takfiri year zero
agenda;" then it is abundantly clear that militants Salafists deem other
Muslim sects to be apostates.
Kenya bus attack and growing terrorist and sectarian threat
In Kenya the reality of this barbaric force surfaced once more because the
al-Shabaab separated Muslims from Christians, and anyone deemed to be
non-Muslim, and then they butchered like usual. Of course, to Takfiri
Islamists this is deemed to be jihad and what Allah wants.
The Independent reports: "Those who could not say the Shahada, a tenet of
the Muslim faith, were shot at close range . They killed 19 men and nine
women in the bus attack, said Kenyan police chief David Kimaiyo."
The same media source reports that since late 2011: "Authorities say they
have been at least 135 attacks by al-Shabaab extremists since then,
including the bloody assault on Nairobi's upscale Westgate Mall in September
2013 in which 67 people were killed."
Al-Shabaab enforces draconian laws in areas they control in Somalia and
clearly parts of border areas in Kenya are clear places of danger. The fear
for Kenya is that Salafi indoctrination is spreading like a plague in
certain parts of this mainly Christian nation. Therefore, the latest brutal
massacre whereby non-Muslims were singled out for slaughter in Kenya is
further evidence that barbaric Takfiris are increasing their terror along
with spreading psychological fear.
Security forces in Kenya know that just like Boko Haram in Nigeria that the
al-Shabaab is also obtaining greater sophistication of military weapons.
This alarming reality, and the growing influence of indoctrination, is
setting off alarms throughout the corridors of power in Kenya. At the same
time, ratlines linking the Gulf and various areas that are out of the
control of central forces in Kenya are working in the shadows in order to
spread mayhem and chaos.
It is abundantly obvious that Kenya, just like the Central African Republic,
Nigeria and Mali, faces a growing Takfiri Islamist and jihadist threat. This
reality needs to be reevaluated in Kenya and all East African nations. After
all, a Takfiri, Salafi, sectarian and terrorist threat - alongside
indoctrination and Gulf petrodollars - is altering the geopolitical
religious landscape in Africa. However, unlike the Middle East and North
Africa that is overwhelming Muslim, the clash in Central Africa, East Africa
and West Africa threatens to unleash Christian and Muslim communal violence
- just like in the Central African Republic that was triggered by Islamists
and outside meddling.
Takfiris, sectarianism, Salafi indoctrination and Gulf petrodollars Of
course, issues in the Middle East are based on sectarian fault-lines being
fueled by Gulf powers and Turkey. At the same time, major Western powers are
involved in destabilization policies - irrespective if intended or
unintended - because Iraq and Libya, just like Afghanistan, are failed
states. Currently the armed forces of Syria are trying desperately to
preserve the centralized state despite the ratlines involving Gulf nations,
NATO powers and international Takfiri jihadists.
It is time for Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda - and other nations that fear the
growing menace of Salafi indoctrination, sectarian Takfiri forces and
terrorism to work together. At the same time, it is essential to cut the
ratlines linking Gulf petrodollars that are funding militancy throughout
East Africa and to cease other areas of influence, for example Islamist
Salafi charities and educational facilities. If not, then the entire region
will face a growing menace, just like Nigeria and Mali (and other nations).
Therefore, regional powers throughout East Africa need to galvanize their
respective security forces and counter-terrorist activities, in order to
focus on a wide array of essential areas.
The latest brutal bus attack in Kenya needs to increase the urgency of this
nation in stemming the Salafi and Takfiri tide. If not, then more fresh
massacres await and this also could lead to a backlash.
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