Responding to a speech made , Wednesday, October 25, 2006, by U.S. President George W. Bush, the Ministry of Information in the Islamic State of Iraq issued a statement today. Converse to Bush’s discussion of future U.S. strategy for Iraq as a means to victory, the group finds only success for the Mujahideen and insurgency. The message calls upon all Mujahideen to pledge allegiance to Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, commander of the Islamic state of Iraq, to oppose the assertions of the “Dog of the Romans,” President Bush, namely that the establishment of an Islamic state will not be allowed. Praising victories in Mosul, al-Anbar, Diyala, Samarra, and Tal Afar, the message maintains that as news of the victories spreads, suicide operations will increase.


The message states: “We call upon every garrisoned Mujahid to remain steadfast in his jihad, not to yield or submit, neither to make peace nor agree to a truce…[but] to support the brave State of Islam, for the weakening has spread among the infidel countries and the first indications of victory have appeared on the horizon.”


Promising to “butcher” Jews, Christian, and their collaborators, the group states: “We have broken the sheaths, so our swords can always be drawn on the infidels. Our swords will only dull against their chests and necks…” The message goes on to chastise U.S. appeals for multilateralism, later calling on Allah to destroy America.


The Islamic State of Iraq and its Ministry of Information was established to protect the Sunni Iraqi people and defend Islam, by the Pact of the Scented People. It is composed of a variety of insurgency groups, including the Mujahideen Shura Council in Iraq, Conquering Army [Jeish al-Fatiheen], Army Squad of the Prophet Muhammad [Jund al-Sahaba], Brigades of al-Tawhid Wal Sunnah, and Sunni tribes. It claims a presence in the governorates of Baghdad, Anbar, Diyala, Kirkuk, Salah al-Din, Ninawa, and parts of Babel and Wasit, and is head by the Emir of the Believers, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi.