WestVirginiaRebel Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Yahoo News:NAIROBI, Kenya – An American from Alabama who joined Somalia's most dangerous militant group has released two new rap songs on the Internet, a possible indication that he is still alive after rumors circulated of his death during heavy fighting in Mogadishu.Omar Hammami, who grew up in the middle-class town of Daphne, Alabama, joined the al-Qaida-linked Somali militants in 2007 while he was in his early 20s, becoming the most high-profile American member of al-Shabab. He took the nom de guerre of Abu Mansur al-Amriki, or "the American."A jihadist website posted two songs over the weekend in which Hammami raps that he wants to die a martyr. He cites previous militant leaders killed by U.S. military action like Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the former leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, and Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, a militant killed in a U.S. commando raid in rural southern Somalia in September 2009.The two songs are titled "Send Me a Cruise (missile)" and "Make Jihad With Me."Last month Somalia's defense minister told The Associated Press that intelligence reports indicated that Hammami may have been killed during an anti-insurgent offensive. But the minister said the reports weren't confirmed.Though Hammami appears to still be alive, his lyrics yearn for death."There's nothing as sweet as the taste of a tank shell," he says in one song, according to a transcription by the website The Long War Journal. "It was a beautiful day, when that predator paradise missile sent me on my way."Bill Roggio, the managing editor of The Long War Journal, said the lyrics have two aims: to appeal to rebellious Western Muslims who might be recruited into militant groups, and to dispel reports of Hammami's death."Hammami is stressing an often-repeated theme in jihadist circles: that dying while waging jihad is both noble and desired," Roggio said.Hammami has starred in previous jihadist videos that showed him rapping and running with gun-wielding fighters.He was indicted in the U.S. for his role in al-Shabab in August. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said then that Hammami "has assumed an operational role in that organization."________If he's found, I say give him what he wants... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AceRimmer Posted April 12, 2011 Share Posted April 12, 2011 I've always hated rap as an abortion of music quality. Now the thought of American-born Al Queda folks rapping about honey and 72 virgins makes me hate it even more. There are times when I recall the day after 9-11 when I drove past a local tire place and sign said, "Nuke'em All!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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