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	==Reception and criticism==		==Reception and criticism==
	"Jihad"—alongside fellow ''[[Christ Illusion]]'' album tracks "[[Eyes of the Insane]]" and "Cult"—was made available for streaming on June 26, 2006, via the Spanish website ''Rafabasa.com''.<ref>{{cite web\|title=SLAYER: Three New Tracks Available In Streaming Audio \|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] \|date=2006-06-26 \|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=54247 \|access-date=2007-03-11 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001010159/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=54247 \|archive-date=2007-10-01 }}</ref> The album was Slayer's ninth [[studio album\|studio recording]], and was released on August 8, 2006. During reviews "Jihad" received a mixed reception.		"Jihad"—alongside fellow ''[[Christ Illusion]]'' album tracks "[[Eyes of the Insane]]" and "[[Eternal Pyre\|Cult]]"—was made available for streaming on June 26, 2006, via the Spanish website ''Rafabasa.com''.<ref>{{cite web\|title=SLAYER: Three New Tracks Available In Streaming Audio \|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] \|date=2006-06-26 \|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=54247 \|access-date=2007-03-11 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001010159/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=54247 \|archive-date=2007-10-01 }}</ref> The album was Slayer's ninth [[studio album\|studio recording]], and was released on August 8, 2006. During reviews "Jihad" received a mixed reception.

	''[[Blabbermouth.net\|Blabbermouth]]''{{'}}s Don Kaye gave the opinion that "a handful of songs" on ''Christ Illusion'' "are either too generic or the arrangements are too clumsy to work well", and specifically singled out the track: "I'm looking at you, 'Jihad' and 'Skeleton Christ'."<ref name="BlabbermouthReview">{{cite web\|title=Blabbermouth Review - ''Christ Illusion'' \|author=Kaye, Don \|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] \|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=817 \|access-date=2007-03-11 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308234002/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=817 \|archive-date=2007-03-08 }}</ref> Ben Ratliff of ''[[New York Times]]'' remarked that the song is "predictably tough stuff, but let's put it on a scale. It is tougher, and less reasoned, than [[Martin Amis]]'s recent short story 'The Last Days of Muhammad Atta.' It is no tougher than a taped message from Al Qaeda."<ref name="NYTReview"/> Peter Atkinson of ''KNAC.com'' was equally unimpressed, describing the group's choice of song climax as:<ref name="KNACReview">{{cite web\|title=KNAC Review – ''Christ Illusion''\|author=Atkinson, Peter\|publisher=KNAC.com\|date=2006-07-24\|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4789\|access-date=2007-03-11}}</ref>		''[[Blabbermouth.net\|Blabbermouth]]''{{'}}s Don Kaye gave the opinion that "a handful of songs" on ''Christ Illusion'' "are either too generic or the arrangements are too clumsy to work well", and specifically singled out the track: "I'm looking at you, 'Jihad' and 'Skeleton Christ'."<ref name="BlabbermouthReview">{{cite web\|title=Blabbermouth Review - ''Christ Illusion'' \|author=Kaye, Don \|publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] \|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=817 \|access-date=2007-03-11 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070308234002/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/showreview.aspx?reviewID=817 \|archive-date=2007-03-08 }}</ref> Ben Ratliff of ''[[New York Times]]'' remarked that the song is "predictably tough stuff, but let's put it on a scale. It is tougher, and less reasoned, than [[Martin Amis]]'s recent short story 'The Last Days of Muhammad Atta.' It is no tougher than a taped message from Al Qaeda."<ref name="NYTReview"/> Peter Atkinson of ''KNAC.com'' was equally unimpressed, describing the group's choice of song climax as:<ref name="KNACReview">{{cite web\|title=KNAC Review – ''Christ Illusion''\|author=Atkinson, Peter\|publisher=KNAC.com\|date=2006-07-24\|url=http://www.knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4789\|access-date=2007-03-11}}</ref>

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	==Origins==		==Origins==
	[[File:Mohamed Atta ~~(high-resolution)~~.jpg\|thumb\|~~right~~\|[[Mohamed Atta]], who left behind a "motivational" letter following the September 11, 2001 attacks. An excerpt of these words was later used in a spoken text format for "Jihad"'s climax.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>]] Primarily written by guitarist [[Jeff Hanneman]], "Jihad" features lyrical contributions by vocalist [[Tom Araya]].<ref name="AlbumNotes">''[[Christ Illusion]]'' album notes, August 8, 2006. American Recordings, 9362-44300-2</ref> Both Hanneman and Araya had previously written about controversial lyrical matter in past Slayer tracks; while Hanneman had written songs like "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)\|Angel of Death]]" and "SS-3" which explored the atrocities committed by Nazi figures such as Auschwitz concentration camp physician [[Josef Mengele]] and Third Reich henchman [[Reinhard Heydrich]], Araya had delved into the lives of serial killers such as [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] and [[Ed Gein]] in the tracks "213" and "Dead Skin Mask" respectively. "Jihad" is written from the perspective of a 9/11 terrorist, and imagines the thoughts that "the enemy" might have.<ref name="KingAtkinson">{{cite web\|title=Songs About God and Satan – Part 1: An Interview with Slayer's Kerry King\|author=Atkinson, Peter\|publisher=KNAC.com\|date=2006-05-24\|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4550\|access-date = 2007-03-11}}</ref> The climax of the song features spoken text taken from a motivational letter left behind by [[Mohamed Atta]],<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> who was named by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] as the head suicide terrorist of [[American Airlines Flight 11]], the first plane to crash into the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)\|World Trade Center]] in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].		[[File:Mohamed Atta.jpg\|thumb\|upright\|[[Mohamed Atta]], who left behind a "motivational" letter following the September 11, 2001 attacks. An excerpt of these words was later used in a spoken text format for "Jihad"'s climax.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>]] Primarily written by guitarist [[Jeff Hanneman]], "Jihad" features lyrical contributions by vocalist [[Tom Araya]].<ref name="AlbumNotes">''[[Christ Illusion]]'' album notes, August 8, 2006. American Recordings, 9362-44300-2</ref> Both Hanneman and Araya had previously written about controversial lyrical matter in past Slayer tracks; while Hanneman had written songs like "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)\|Angel of Death]]" and "SS-3" which explored the atrocities committed by Nazi figures such as Auschwitz concentration camp physician [[Josef Mengele]] and Third Reich henchman [[Reinhard Heydrich]], Araya had delved into the lives of serial killers such as [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] and [[Ed Gein]] in the tracks "213" and "Dead Skin Mask" respectively. "Jihad" is written from the perspective of a 9/11 terrorist, and imagines the thoughts that "the enemy" might have.<ref name="KingAtkinson">{{cite web\|title=Songs About God and Satan – Part 1: An Interview with Slayer's Kerry King\|author=Atkinson, Peter\|publisher=KNAC.com\|date=2006-05-24\|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4550\|access-date = 2007-03-11}}</ref> The climax of the song features spoken text taken from a motivational letter left behind by [[Mohamed Atta]],<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> who was named by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] as the head suicide terrorist of [[American Airlines Flight 11]], the first plane to crash into the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)\|World Trade Center]] in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].

	Guitarist [[Kerry King]] has been outspoken in his defense of "Jihad", and has claimed that the song has the "coolest angle" on ''Christ Illusion''.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "These new songs aren't political at all," King states, "'Jihad', 'Eyes of the Insane'—it's what's spewing out at us from the TV."<ref>{{cite web\|title=After 25 years, Slayer keeps casting metal\|author=Beck, Aaron\|publisher=The Columbus Dispatch\|date=2007-02-10\|url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2007/02/10/20070210-B1-02.html\|access-date=2007-03-11\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329182829/http://www.dispatch.com/content/404.html\|archive-date=2012-03-29}}</ref> He further clarified that the band was not attempting to promote the terrorists' perspective of the war, nor their ideological beliefs, although he expected others to assume Slayer was doing so.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> They did not wish to dwell on the topic "because every band on the planet already has" and "came from a certain perspective", so felt they had to present an alternative viewpoint.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "We're Slayer, we have to be different" was King's assertion.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>		Guitarist [[Kerry King]] has been outspoken in his defense of "Jihad", and has claimed that the song has the "coolest angle" on ''Christ Illusion''.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "These new songs aren't political at all," King states, "'Jihad', 'Eyes of the Insane'—it's what's spewing out at us from the TV."<ref>{{cite web\|title=After 25 years, Slayer keeps casting metal\|author=Beck, Aaron\|publisher=The Columbus Dispatch\|date=2007-02-10\|url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2007/02/10/20070210-B1-02.html\|access-date=2007-03-11\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329182829/http://www.dispatch.com/content/404.html\|archive-date=2012-03-29}}</ref> He further clarified that the band was not attempting to promote the terrorists' perspective of the war, nor their ideological beliefs, although he expected others to assume Slayer was doing so.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> They did not wish to dwell on the topic "because every band on the planet already has" and "came from a certain perspective", so felt they had to present an alternative viewpoint.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "We're Slayer, we have to be different" was King's assertion.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>

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	[[File:Mohamed Atta.jpg\|thumb~~\|120px~~\|right\|[[Mohamed Atta]], who left behind a "motivational" letter following the September 11, 2001 attacks. An excerpt of these words was later used in a spoken text format for "Jihad"'s climax.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>]] Primarily written by guitarist [[Jeff Hanneman]], "Jihad" features lyrical contributions by vocalist [[Tom Araya]].<ref name="AlbumNotes">''[[Christ Illusion]]'' album notes, August 8, 2006. American Recordings, 9362-44300-2</ref> Both Hanneman and Araya had previously written about controversial lyrical matter in past Slayer tracks; while Hanneman had written songs like "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)\|Angel of Death]]" and "SS-3" which explored the atrocities committed by Nazi figures such as Auschwitz concentration camp physician [[Josef Mengele]] and Third Reich henchman [[Reinhard Heydrich]], Araya had delved into the lives of serial killers such as [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] and [[Ed Gein]] in the tracks "213" and "Dead Skin Mask" respectively. "Jihad" is written from the perspective of a 9/11 terrorist, and imagines the thoughts that "the enemy" might have.<ref name="KingAtkinson">{{cite web\|title=Songs About God and Satan – Part 1: An Interview with Slayer's Kerry King\|author=Atkinson, Peter\|publisher=KNAC.com\|date=2006-05-24\|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4550\|access-date = 2007-03-11}}</ref> The climax of the song features spoken text taken from a motivational letter left behind by [[Mohamed Atta]],<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> who was named by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] as the head suicide terrorist of [[American Airlines Flight 11]], the first plane to crash into the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)\|World Trade Center]] in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].		[[File:Mohamed Atta (high-resolution).jpg\|thumb\|right\|[[Mohamed Atta]], who left behind a "motivational" letter following the September 11, 2001 attacks. An excerpt of these words was later used in a spoken text format for "Jihad"'s climax.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>]] Primarily written by guitarist [[Jeff Hanneman]], "Jihad" features lyrical contributions by vocalist [[Tom Araya]].<ref name="AlbumNotes">''[[Christ Illusion]]'' album notes, August 8, 2006. American Recordings, 9362-44300-2</ref> Both Hanneman and Araya had previously written about controversial lyrical matter in past Slayer tracks; while Hanneman had written songs like "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)\|Angel of Death]]" and "SS-3" which explored the atrocities committed by Nazi figures such as Auschwitz concentration camp physician [[Josef Mengele]] and Third Reich henchman [[Reinhard Heydrich]], Araya had delved into the lives of serial killers such as [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] and [[Ed Gein]] in the tracks "213" and "Dead Skin Mask" respectively. "Jihad" is written from the perspective of a 9/11 terrorist, and imagines the thoughts that "the enemy" might have.<ref name="KingAtkinson">{{cite web\|title=Songs About God and Satan – Part 1: An Interview with Slayer's Kerry King\|author=Atkinson, Peter\|publisher=KNAC.com\|date=2006-05-24\|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4550\|access-date = 2007-03-11}}</ref> The climax of the song features spoken text taken from a motivational letter left behind by [[Mohamed Atta]],<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> who was named by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] as the head suicide terrorist of [[American Airlines Flight 11]], the first plane to crash into the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)\|World Trade Center]] in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].

	Guitarist [[Kerry King]] has been outspoken in his defense of "Jihad", and has claimed that the song has the "coolest angle" on ''Christ Illusion''.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "These new songs aren't political at all," King states, "'Jihad', 'Eyes of the Insane'—it's what's spewing out at us from the TV."<ref>{{cite web\|title=After 25 years, Slayer keeps casting metal\|author=Beck, Aaron\|publisher=The Columbus Dispatch\|date=2007-02-10\|url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2007/02/10/20070210-B1-02.html\|access-date=2007-03-11\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329182829/http://www.dispatch.com/content/404.html\|archive-date=2012-03-29}}</ref> He further clarified that the band was not attempting to promote the terrorists' perspective of the war, nor their ideological beliefs, although he expected others to assume Slayer was doing so.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> They did not wish to dwell on the topic "because every band on the planet already has" and "came from a certain perspective", so felt they had to present an alternative viewpoint.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "We're Slayer, we have to be different" was King's assertion.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>		Guitarist [[Kerry King]] has been outspoken in his defense of "Jihad", and has claimed that the song has the "coolest angle" on ''Christ Illusion''.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "These new songs aren't political at all," King states, "'Jihad', 'Eyes of the Insane'—it's what's spewing out at us from the TV."<ref>{{cite web\|title=After 25 years, Slayer keeps casting metal\|author=Beck, Aaron\|publisher=The Columbus Dispatch\|date=2007-02-10\|url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2007/02/10/20070210-B1-02.html\|access-date=2007-03-11\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329182829/http://www.dispatch.com/content/404.html\|archive-date=2012-03-29}}</ref> He further clarified that the band was not attempting to promote the terrorists' perspective of the war, nor their ideological beliefs, although he expected others to assume Slayer was doing so.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> They did not wish to dwell on the topic "because every band on the planet already has" and "came from a certain perspective", so felt they had to present an alternative viewpoint.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "We're Slayer, we have to be different" was King's assertion.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>

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	[[File:Mohamed Atta.jpg\|thumb\|120px\|right\|[[Mohamed Atta]], who left behind a "motivational" letter following the September 11, 2001 attacks. An excerpt of these words was later used in a spoken text format for "Jihad"'s climax.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>]] Primarily written by guitarist [[Jeff Hanneman]], "Jihad" features lyrical contributions by vocalist [[Tom Araya]].<ref name="AlbumNotes">''[[Christ Illusion]]'' album notes, August 8, 2006. American Recordings, 9362-44300-2</ref> Both Hanneman and Araya had previously written about controversial lyrical matter in past Slayer tracks; while Hanneman had written songs like "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)\|Angel of Death]]" and "SS-3" which explored the atrocities committed by Nazi figures such as Auschwitz concentration camp physician [[Josef Mengele]] and Third Reich henchman [[Reinhard Heydrich]], Araya had delved into the lives of serial killers such as [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] and [[Ed Gein]] in the tracks "213" and "Dead Skin Mask" respectively. "Jihad" is written from the perspective of a 9/11 terrorist, and imagines the thoughts that "the enemy" might have.<ref name="KingAtkinson">{{cite web\|title=Songs About God and Satan – Part 1: An Interview with Slayer's Kerry King\|author=Atkinson, Peter\|publisher=KNAC.com\|date=2006-05-24\|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4550\|access-date = 2007-03-11}}</ref> The climax of the song features spoken text taken from a motivational letter left behind by [[Mohamed Atta]],<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> who was named by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] as the head suicide terrorist of [[American Airlines Flight 11]], the first plane to crash into the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)\|World Trade Center]] in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].		[[File:Mohamed Atta.jpg\|thumb\|120px\|right\|[[Mohamed Atta]], who left behind a "motivational" letter following the September 11, 2001 attacks. An excerpt of these words was later used in a spoken text format for "Jihad"'s climax.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>]] Primarily written by guitarist [[Jeff Hanneman]], "Jihad" features lyrical contributions by vocalist [[Tom Araya]].<ref name="AlbumNotes">''[[Christ Illusion]]'' album notes, August 8, 2006. American Recordings, 9362-44300-2</ref> Both Hanneman and Araya had previously written about controversial lyrical matter in past Slayer tracks; while Hanneman had written songs like "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)\|Angel of Death]]" and "SS-3" which explored the atrocities committed by Nazi figures such as Auschwitz concentration camp physician [[Josef Mengele]] and Third Reich henchman [[Reinhard Heydrich]], Araya had delved into the lives of serial killers such as [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] and [[Ed Gein]] in the tracks "213" and "Dead Skin Mask" respectively. "Jihad" is written from the perspective of a 9/11 terrorist, and imagines the thoughts that "the enemy" might have.<ref name="KingAtkinson">{{cite web\|title=Songs About God and Satan – Part 1: An Interview with Slayer's Kerry King\|author=Atkinson, Peter\|publisher=KNAC.com\|date=2006-05-24\|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4550\|access-date = 2007-03-11}}</ref> The climax of the song features spoken text taken from a motivational letter left behind by [[Mohamed Atta]],<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> who was named by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] as the head suicide terrorist of [[American Airlines Flight 11]], the first plane to crash into the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)\|World Trade Center]] in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].

	Guitarist [[Kerry King]] has been outspoken in his defense of "Jihad", and has claimed that the song has the "coolest angle" on ''Christ Illusion''.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "These new songs aren't political at all," King states, "'Jihad', 'Eyes of the Insane'—it's what's spewing out at us from the TV."<ref>{{cite web\|title=After 25 years, Slayer keeps casting metal\|author=Beck, Aaron\|publisher=The Columbus Dispatch\|date=2007-02-10\|url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2007/02/10/20070210-B1-02.html\|access-date=2007-03-11\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~66WBAhlvg?url=~~http://www.dispatch.com/content/404.html\|archive-date=2012-03-29}}</ref> He further clarified that the band was not attempting to promote the terrorists' perspective of the war, nor their ideological beliefs, although he expected others to assume Slayer was doing so.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> They did not wish to dwell on the topic "because every band on the planet already has" and "came from a certain perspective", so felt they had to present an alternative viewpoint.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "We're Slayer, we have to be different" was King's assertion.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>		Guitarist [[Kerry King]] has been outspoken in his defense of "Jihad", and has claimed that the song has the "coolest angle" on ''Christ Illusion''.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "These new songs aren't political at all," King states, "'Jihad', 'Eyes of the Insane'—it's what's spewing out at us from the TV."<ref>{{cite web\|title=After 25 years, Slayer keeps casting metal\|author=Beck, Aaron\|publisher=The Columbus Dispatch\|date=2007-02-10\|url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2007/02/10/20070210-B1-02.html\|access-date=2007-03-11\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329182829/http://www.dispatch.com/content/404.html\|archive-date=2012-03-29}}</ref> He further clarified that the band was not attempting to promote the terrorists' perspective of the war, nor their ideological beliefs, although he expected others to assume Slayer was doing so.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> They did not wish to dwell on the topic "because every band on the planet already has" and "came from a certain perspective", so felt they had to present an alternative viewpoint.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "We're Slayer, we have to be different" was King's assertion.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>

	American singer/songwriter [[Steve Earle]] attempted a similar concept in penning "John Walker's Blues" (from the 2002 album ''[[Jerusalem (Steve Earle album)\|Jerusalem]]''), written from the perspective of the [[Washington, D.C.\|Washington]]-born [[John Walker Lindh]], a [[Taliban]] member captured during the 2001 US-led [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)\|invasion of Afghanistan]].<ref name="KingAtkinson"/><ref name="Sculley">{{cite web\|title=Metal gods Slayer gear up for this summer's most brutal road trek, the Unholy Alliance Tour\|author=Sculley, Alan\|publisher =CityBeat.com\|url=http://www.citybeat.com/2006-06-14/music.shtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203015854/http://citybeat.com/2006-06-14/music.shtml\|archive-date=2007-02-03\|access-date=2007-03-11}}</ref> Earle was criticised for this track; King anticipated a comparable reaction to "Jihad":<ref name="KingAtkinson"/><ref name="Sculley"/> "People make an assumption before they (read) the lyrics. It's definitely not only human nature, it's very American-natured."<ref name="Sculley"/>		American singer/songwriter [[Steve Earle]] attempted a similar concept in penning "John Walker's Blues" (from the 2002 album ''[[Jerusalem (Steve Earle album)\|Jerusalem]]''), written from the perspective of the [[Washington, D.C.\|Washington]]-born [[John Walker Lindh]], a [[Taliban]] member captured during the 2001 US-led [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)\|invasion of Afghanistan]].<ref name="KingAtkinson"/><ref name="Sculley">{{cite web\|title=Metal gods Slayer gear up for this summer's most brutal road trek, the Unholy Alliance Tour\|author=Sculley, Alan\|publisher =CityBeat.com\|url=http://www.citybeat.com/2006-06-14/music.shtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203015854/http://citybeat.com/2006-06-14/music.shtml\|archive-date=2007-02-03\|access-date=2007-03-11}}</ref> Earle was criticised for this track; King anticipated a comparable reaction to "Jihad":<ref name="KingAtkinson"/><ref name="Sculley"/> "People make an assumption before they (read) the lyrics. It's definitely not only human nature, it's very American-natured."<ref name="Sculley"/>

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	"'''Jihad'''" is a song by the American [[thrash metal]] band [[Slayer]] which appears on the band's 2006 studio album ''[[Christ Illusion]]''. The song portrays the ~~imagined~~ viewpoint of a terrorist who has participated in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], concluding with spoken lyrics taken from words left behind by [[Mohamed Atta]]; Atta was named by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] as the "head suicide terrorist" of the first plane to crash into the World Trade Center. "Jihad" was primarily written by guitarist [[Jeff Hanneman]]; the lyrics were co-authored with vocalist [[Tom Araya]].		"'''Jihad'''" is a song by the American [[thrash metal]] band [[Slayer]] which appears on the band's 2006 studio album ''[[Christ Illusion]]''. The song portrays the viewpoint of a terrorist who has participated in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]], concluding with spoken lyrics taken from words left behind by [[Mohamed Atta]]; Atta was named by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] as the "head suicide terrorist" of the first plane to crash into the World Trade Center. "Jihad" was primarily written by guitarist [[Jeff Hanneman]]; the lyrics were co-authored with vocalist [[Tom Araya]].

	"Jihad" received a mixed reception in the music press, and reviews generally focused on the lyrics' controversial subject matter. The song drew comparisons to Slayer's 1986 track "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)\|Angel of Death]]"—also penned by Hanneman—which similarly caused outrage at the time of its release.		"Jihad" received a mixed reception in the music press, and reviews generally focused on the lyrics' controversial subject matter. The song drew comparisons to Slayer's 1986 track "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)\|Angel of Death]]"—also penned by Hanneman—which similarly caused outrage at the time of its release.

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	[[File:Mohamed Atta.jpg\|thumb\|120px\|right\|[[Mohamed Atta]], who left behind a "motivational" letter following the September 11, 2001 attacks. An excerpt of these words was later used in a spoken text format for "Jihad"'s climax.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>]] Primarily written by guitarist [[Jeff Hanneman]], "Jihad" features lyrical contributions by vocalist [[Tom Araya]].<ref name="AlbumNotes">''[[Christ Illusion]]'' album notes, August 8, 2006. American Recordings, 9362-44300-2</ref> Both Hanneman and Araya had previously written about controversial lyrical matter in past Slayer tracks; while Hanneman had written songs like "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)\|Angel of Death]]" and "SS-3" which explored the atrocities committed by Nazi figures such as Auschwitz concentration camp physician [[Josef Mengele]] and Third Reich henchman [[Reinhard Heydrich]], Araya had delved into the lives of serial killers such as [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] and [[Ed Gein]] in the tracks "213" and "Dead Skin Mask" respectively. "Jihad" is written from the perspective of a 9/11 terrorist, and imagines the thoughts that "the enemy" might have.<ref name="KingAtkinson">{{cite web\|title=Songs About God and Satan – Part 1: An Interview with Slayer's Kerry King\|author=Atkinson, Peter\|publisher=KNAC.com\|date=2006-05-24\|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4550\|access-date = 2007-03-11}}</ref> The climax of the song features spoken text taken from a motivational letter left behind by [[Mohamed Atta]],<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> who was named by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] as the head suicide terrorist of [[American Airlines Flight 11]], the first plane to crash into the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)\|World Trade Center]] in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].		[[File:Mohamed Atta.jpg\|thumb\|120px\|right\|[[Mohamed Atta]], who left behind a "motivational" letter following the September 11, 2001 attacks. An excerpt of these words was later used in a spoken text format for "Jihad"'s climax.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>]] Primarily written by guitarist [[Jeff Hanneman]], "Jihad" features lyrical contributions by vocalist [[Tom Araya]].<ref name="AlbumNotes">''[[Christ Illusion]]'' album notes, August 8, 2006. American Recordings, 9362-44300-2</ref> Both Hanneman and Araya had previously written about controversial lyrical matter in past Slayer tracks; while Hanneman had written songs like "[[Angel of Death (Slayer song)\|Angel of Death]]" and "SS-3" which explored the atrocities committed by Nazi figures such as Auschwitz concentration camp physician [[Josef Mengele]] and Third Reich henchman [[Reinhard Heydrich]], Araya had delved into the lives of serial killers such as [[Jeffrey Dahmer]] and [[Ed Gein]] in the tracks "213" and "Dead Skin Mask" respectively. "Jihad" is written from the perspective of a 9/11 terrorist, and imagines the thoughts that "the enemy" might have.<ref name="KingAtkinson">{{cite web\|title=Songs About God and Satan – Part 1: An Interview with Slayer's Kerry King\|author=Atkinson, Peter\|publisher=KNAC.com\|date=2006-05-24\|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=4550\|access-date = 2007-03-11}}</ref> The climax of the song features spoken text taken from a motivational letter left behind by [[Mohamed Atta]],<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> who was named by the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation\|FBI]] as the head suicide terrorist of [[American Airlines Flight 11]], the first plane to crash into the [[World Trade Center (1973–2001)\|World Trade Center]] in the [[September 11, 2001 attacks]].

	Guitarist [[Kerry King]] has been outspoken in his defense of "Jihad", and has claimed that the song has the "coolest angle" on ''Christ Illusion''.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "These new songs aren't political at all," King states, "'Jihad', 'Eyes of the Insane'—it's what's spewing out at us from the TV."<ref>{{cite web\|title=After 25 years, Slayer keeps casting metal\|author=Beck, Aaron\|publisher=The Columbus Dispatch\|date=2007-02-10\|url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2007/02/10/20070210-B1-02.html\|access-date=2007-03-11\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://~~www~~.~~webcitation~~.org/~~66WBAhlvg?url=~~http://www.dispatch.com/content/404.html\|archive-date=2012-03-29}}</ref> He further clarified that the band was not attempting to promote the terrorists' perspective of the war, nor their ideological beliefs, although he expected others to assume Slayer was doing so.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> They did not wish to dwell on the topic "because every band on the planet already has" and "came from a certain perspective", so felt they had to present an alternative viewpoint.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "We're Slayer, we have to be different" was King's assertion.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>		Guitarist [[Kerry King]] has been outspoken in his defense of "Jihad", and has claimed that the song has the "coolest angle" on ''Christ Illusion''.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "These new songs aren't political at all," King states, "'Jihad', 'Eyes of the Insane'—it's what's spewing out at us from the TV."<ref>{{cite web\|title=After 25 years, Slayer keeps casting metal\|author=Beck, Aaron\|publisher=The Columbus Dispatch\|date=2007-02-10\|url=http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/contentbe/dispatch/2007/02/10/20070210-B1-02.html\|access-date=2007-03-11\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329182829/http://www.dispatch.com/content/404.html\|archive-date=2012-03-29}}</ref> He further clarified that the band was not attempting to promote the terrorists' perspective of the war, nor their ideological beliefs, although he expected others to assume Slayer was doing so.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> They did not wish to dwell on the topic "because every band on the planet already has" and "came from a certain perspective", so felt they had to present an alternative viewpoint.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/> "We're Slayer, we have to be different" was King's assertion.<ref name="KingAtkinson"/>

	American singer/songwriter [[Steve Earle]] attempted a similar concept in penning "John Walker's Blues" (from the 2002 album ''[[Jerusalem (Steve Earle album)\|Jerusalem]]''), written from the perspective of the [[Washington, D.C.\|Washington]]-born [[John Walker Lindh]], a [[Taliban]] member captured during the 2001 US-led [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)\|invasion of Afghanistan]].<ref name="KingAtkinson"/><ref name="Sculley">{{cite web\|title=Metal gods Slayer gear up for this summer's most brutal road trek, the Unholy Alliance Tour\|author=Sculley, Alan\|publisher =CityBeat.com\|url=http://www.citybeat.com/2006-06-14/music.shtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203015854/http://citybeat.com/2006-06-14/music.shtml\|archive-date=2007-02-03\|access-date=2007-03-11}}</ref> Earle was criticised for this track; King anticipated a comparable reaction to "Jihad":<ref name="KingAtkinson"/><ref name="Sculley"/> "People make an assumption before they (read) the lyrics. It's definitely not only human nature, it's very American-natured."<ref name="Sculley"/>		American singer/songwriter [[Steve Earle]] attempted a similar concept in penning "John Walker's Blues" (from the 2002 album ''[[Jerusalem (Steve Earle album)\|Jerusalem]]''), written from the perspective of the [[Washington, D.C.\|Washington]]-born [[John Walker Lindh]], a [[Taliban]] member captured during the 2001 US-led [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)\|invasion of Afghanistan]].<ref name="KingAtkinson"/><ref name="Sculley">{{cite web\|title=Metal gods Slayer gear up for this summer's most brutal road trek, the Unholy Alliance Tour\|author=Sculley, Alan\|publisher =CityBeat.com\|url=http://www.citybeat.com/2006-06-14/music.shtml\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203015854/http://citybeat.com/2006-06-14/music.shtml\|archive-date=2007-02-03\|access-date=2007-03-11}}</ref> Earle was criticised for this track; King anticipated a comparable reaction to "Jihad":<ref name="KingAtkinson"/><ref name="Sculley"/> "People make an assumption before they (read) the lyrics. It's definitely not only human nature, it's very American-natured."<ref name="Sculley"/>