On March 12, 2011, Ayman Al-Bluwi spoke to hundreds of salafi-jihadists who were demonstrating in front of Jordanian government headquarters in Amman in a demand to release Islamist prisoners. Ayman Al-Bluwi is the brother of Humam Al-Bluwi, aka Abu Dajana Al-Khorasani, who carried out the December 2009 bombing at the CIA base in Khost, Afghanistan.
In his speech, Al-Bluwi threatened to step up measures if the government did not free all the prisoners and, echoing the words of Libyan leader Mu'ammar Al-Qadhafi, told Jordanian authorities, "If you do not comply with our demands, we will hunt you down house by house, alley by alley."
The following are excerpts from footage of a previous salafi-jihadist demonstration in Amman, at which demonstrators waved the Al-Qaeda flag; the footage was posted on the Internet and dated March 1-6, 2011.
To view the clip on MEMRI TV, visit http://www.memri.org/legacy/clip/0/0/0/0/0/0/2851.
Crowd: "We want to instate the Koran.
"We want to instate the Koran.
"We want to instate the Koran.
"Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar.
"Allah Akbar. Allah Akbar.
"There is no god but Allah.
"There is no god but Allah.
"There is no god but Allah.
"We want to instate the Koran.
"We want to instate the Koran.
[...]
"The people wants the prisoners to be released.
"The people wants the prisoners to be released.
"The people wants the prisoners to be released." [...]
Female demonstrators: "The people wants the prisoners released.
"The people wants the prisoners released." [...]
Crowd: "Our religion is our path.
"Our religion is our path.
"Our religion is our path."
Demonstrator: "Say: 'Allah Akbar.'"
Crowd: "Allah Akbar."
Demonstrator: "Say: 'Allah Akbar.'"
Crowd: "Allah Akbar."
Demonstrator: "Say: 'Allah Akbar.'"
Crowd: "Allah Akbar." [...]
Islamist: "There must be no polytheism in worship. There must be no polytheism in the law."
Demonstrator: "Say: 'Allah Akbar.'"
Crowd: "Allah Akbar."
Islamist: "There must be no polytheism in worship. There must be no polytheism in legislation. There must be no polytheism in the law." [...]
Demonstrator: "The Islamic punishments deter the people from killing and stealing, as well as from committing adultery. When the punishments are replaced by man-made law, corruption and anarchy spread. [...]
"[The prisoners] set out on Jihad for the sake of Allah. Jihad for the sake of Allah has become a crime. The promotion of good has become a vice, and vice has become a good thing. May Allah help us. We want to enslave the people to God." [...]
Islamist from the podium: "We call the tyrants by their real names. They are the heads of corruption, the cause of the humiliation, which our nation lives through today."
Demonstrator: " Say: 'Allah Akbar.'"
Crowd: "Allah Akbar."
Demonstrator: "What is our path?"
Crowd: "Jihad."
Demonstrator: "What is our path?"
Crowd: "Jihad."
Demonstrator: What is our path?"
Crowd: "Jihad, Jihad, Jihad." [...]
Al-Qaeda flag is seen flying
Demonstrator from the podium: "Someone who stole the lands of the state, and sold them for a handful of dirhams, is still in power, while someone else, who donates a few hundred dollars to the needy, is brought before the state security court. Someone who sold and distributed the lands of the Jordan tribes... Someone who gave these lands to Christian and other women is still the master, while people who say 'Allah is my God' have been sent to prison, and have been brought before the state security court."
Crowd: "With monotheism, we will accomplish our goals."
Demonstrator from the podium: "With monotheism..."
Crowd: "With monotheism..."
Demonstrator from the podium: "With monotheism..."
Crowd: "With monotheism..."
Demonstrator from the podium: "...we will accomplish our goals."
Crowd: "...we will accomplish our goals."
Demonstrator from the podium: "What is our path?"
Crowd: "Jihad." [...]
Demonstrator from the podium: "The people who stole the wealth of this country, and supported the Jews and the Christians, live in the most luxurious palaces." [...]
