Do the fires in Australia have a jihadi connection?

We finally got some rain here in Oklahoma. YAY for rain! I'm as happy as a puppy dog with two tails today. And then I read the news,as you might imagine I feel a certain empathy towards the people in Australia who are being affected by the wildfires. I read this story earlier this morning

WHITTLESEA, Australia – Police declared incinerated towns crime scenes Monday, and the prime minister spoke of "mass murder" after investigators said arsonists may have set some of Australia's worst wildfires in history. The death toll rose to 166.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090209/ap_on_re_au_an/as_australia_wildfires

As if that weren't horrifying enough, I have this article for you to consider, although I find it very interesting that it isn't showing up on any of the MSM outlets. Maybe if we have enough people to start asking questions about this article, it will get some air time...or maybe not...

"US intelligence channels earlier this year identified a website calling on Muslims in Australia, the US, Europe and Russia to "start forest fires", claiming "scholars have justified chopping down and burning the infidels' forests when they do the same to our lands".

The website, posted by a group called the Al-Ikhlas Islamic Network, argues in Arabic that lighting fires is an effective form of terrorism justified in Islamic law under the "eye for an eye" doctrine. The posting — which instructs jihadis to remember "forest jihad" in summer months — says fires cause economic damage and pollution, tie up security agencies and can take months to extinguish so that "this terror will haunt them for an extended period of time"."

Imagine if, after all the losses caused by such an event, a jihadist organisation were to claim responsibility for the forest fires," the website says. "You can hardly begin to imagine the level of fear that would take hold of people in the United States, in Europe, in Russia and in Australia."

http://www.theage.com.au/national/islam-group-urges-forest-fire-jihad-20080906-4b53.html?page=-1

h/t Infidel Blogger's Alliance http://ibloga.blogspot.com/

Now, here is a fair warning to any crazy arson inspired jihadis out there. Better think twice. Out in this neck of the woods, first of all, you are gonna stick out like a sore thumb. People out here will notice you. They aren't all into the "multiculturalism touchy feely stuff" that you all have used to exploit a fundamental weakness of democratic societies. Second, if you decide to ignore the first warning, you better pray the authorities catch you first.

Trust me, waterboarding will sound like a vacation and you will be begging for Gitmo if you are caught out here setting wildfires. I thought it only fair to give you a warning, since you all have been warning America and the world for years now of your intent. You see, out here, people don't care if the UN thinks they are mean or whatever...they will do what they need to do to protect their families and businesses. I'm not making threats by any means, I'm just trying to be fair. :)