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| Ayman sez US defeat is imminent |
| 2004-09-10 |
| Ayman al-Zawahri, the number two figure in al Qaeda, has appeared in a new videotape aired on Al Jazeera, ridiculing U.S. forces as stuck in a quagmire in Iraq and Afghanistan. "In both countries, if they continue they will bleed to death and if they withdraw they lose everything," said Zawahri, the right-hand man of al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. "East and south Afghanistan have become an open arena for the Mujahideen (jihad fighters). The enemy are limited to their capitals," the Egyptian-born Zawahri said on Thursday. "The Americans are hiding in their trenches and refuse to come out to face the Mujahideen, as the Mujahideen shell and fire on them, and cut roads off around them. Their defence is only to bomb by air, wasting U.S. money as they kick up dust." Zawahri, wearing a white turban with a machine gun at his side, spoke to camera for several minutes in the tape, broadcast two days before the third anniversary of the September 11 attacks on U.S. cities that Washington blames on al Qaeda. Turning to Iraq, where U.S. forces are battling an uprising against the U.S.-backed government, Zawahri said insurgents had turned Washington's plans for the oil-rich country upside down. "In Islamic Iraq the Mujahideen (jihad fighters) have turned America's plan head over heels. The defeat of America in Iraq and Afghanistan has become just a matter of time," he said. Al Jazeera, an influential Arabic broadcaster, did not say how it obtained the tape. But it said Zawahri had referred to the Darfur conflict in Sudan, suggesting the video was made in recent months. The al Qaeda leader cited the crisis as an example of U.S. desires to split the Arab and Muslim world, Al Jazeera said. "In Kabul, the Americans and peacekeeping forces are hiding from the shells of the Mujahideen and expect martyrdom (suicide) attacks at every moment," Zawahri said in Thursday's tape. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #23 |
| Posted by: UFO 2004-09-10 2:08:08 PM |
| #22 Unfortunately Ayman al-Zawahri is right because US cannot sustain the effort to break the will of a people determined to defend their country's sovereignty. |
| Posted by: UFO 2004-09-10 12:22:24 AM |
| #21 Methinks Ayman has been indulged a tad too much of that fine Afgani hash. |
| Posted by: Old Fogey 2004-09-10 8:00:01 PM |
| #20 Once again Al-Jizz misquotes another asshat. When referring to his Unholy Sissy Boys what he really said was... "East and south Afghanistan have become an open arena for the Mujahideen. In both countries, if they continue, they will bleed to death and they lose everything" |
| Posted by: 98zulu 2004-09-10 2:27:57 PM |
| #19 I notice you're not out on the front lines of the jihad, UFO, because you know this "imminent victory" would probably result in your imminent "martyrdom." Better to be safe than sorry, comfortably perched behind a computer keyboard. |
| Posted by: GreatestJeneration 2004-09-10 2:17:01 PM |
| #18 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: UFO TROLL 2004-09-10 2:08:08 PM |
| #17 it's Bizarro-Boris™! where all logic and even gravity is perverted and conspired against by the Zionists or the Islamists controlled by the Zionists, or....um... damn, that makes my hair hurt |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-09-10 1:15:33 PM |
| #16 so why not hold a press conf in the open...show the topography...i mean these asshats control the area right..american forces are hiding..so what is to fear.... oh wait another muslim who is happy to send some poor dirt farmer son to his death but will not his own... |
| Posted by: Anonymous6380 2004-09-10 1:03:07 PM |
| #15 UFO: "Unfortunately Ayman al-Zawahri is right" hmmm. now I'm really confused. If he thinks the US is wrong, why does he think it's unfortunate that the guy hiding in the hills is right? Everything seems to be turned around. A US-hater thinks it's unfortunate that he thinks he's right. Zawahri is cowering, complaining that the US won't fight on his terms, and concludes he's winning. And Mossad was behind the islamic attack on Sept 11. Must be the work of Moslem Intellectuals. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2004-09-10 11:48:16 AM |
| #14 This all reminds me, so what IS Bagdad Bob up to lately? |
| Posted by: GP 2004-09-10 10:25:16 AM |
| #13 Hey Mossad... do you mind? I'm trying to use the bathroom here. Shoo! |
| Posted by: BH 2004-09-10 10:23:47 AM |
| #12 PD - lol! |
| Posted by: B 2004-09-10 9:36:36 AM |
| #11 from the NYT account, he says: "The Islamic nation which sent you the New York and Washington brigades has taken the firm decision to send you successive brigades to sow death and aspire to paradise." so the Mossad is part of the islamic nation? I find this very confusing. After all, I read how Mossad is CLEARLY behind Sept 11. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2004-09-10 9:17:11 AM |
| #10 We're everywhere, Shipman. Everywhere... |
| Posted by: The Mossad 2004-09-10 8:56:23 AM |
| #9 Natural born serf that boy is. I advise going long on Georgia Pacific, evey since he got that super serf comik. Hey! The Mossad! You still under the serfs bed? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-09-10 7:55:47 AM |
| #8 Someone needs to have a word with Comical Ali. I think he's speechwriting for the enemy again. Hope Zawahri enjoys his freedom, 'cos it ain't gonna last for long. |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-09-10 6:04:39 AM |
| #7 Ayman looks much thinner than before - think he's been on the Afghan version of Atkin's - occasional squirrel, rat and mountain grass. Spring water must be doing him good, however. Yeah hiding in a cave is sure sign you run the country... Where's your tall mate with the beard? |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-09-10 5:57:22 AM |
| #6 Serious question for a moment, Boris. Do you actually believe what you write? And do you expect anyone else here to? |
| Posted by: Bulldog 2004-09-10 4:31:59 AM |
| #5 I don't feel defeated; maybe the counseling is working. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-09-10 4:19:36 AM |
| #4 Sorry UFO I just got back from the local I made sure to leave plenty on the walls and floors too. Allan be Praised! |
| Posted by: Trolling for Allan 2004-09-10 3:18:04 AM |
| #3 Yes, the US defeat of vile subhuman demon worshiping animals is imminent. As mosques are turned into pig farms and muslims ground up for pig food, the world will become a safer, better place with their taint vanishing. Good job noticing that UFOOL. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2004-09-10 12:36:07 AM |
| #2 [Off-topic or abusive comments deleted] |
| Posted by: UFO TROLL 2004-09-10 12:22:24 AM |
| #1 By "crimes against Muslims" he means prospering while non-Muslims? |
| Posted by: Korora 2004-09-10 12:19:24 AM |