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| Al-Zawahri Calls Bush a 'Butcher' in Video |
| 2006-01-30 |
| Must've see what's left of his buddies. CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri said in a videotape aired Monday that President Bush was a "butcher" and a "failure" because of a deadly U.S. airstrike in Pakistan targeting the bin Laden deputy, and he threatened a new attack on the United States. Al-Zawahri, shown in the video wearing white robes and a white turban, said a Jan. 13 airstrike in the eastern village of Damadola killed "innocents," and he said the United States had ignored an offer from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden for a truce. "Butcher of Washington, you are not only defeated and a liar, but also a failure. You are a curse on your own nation and you have brought and will bring them only catastrophes and tragedies," he said, referring to Bush. "Bush, do you know where I am? I am among the Muslim masses." The airstrike hit a building in Damadola, where U.S. intelligence believed al-Zawahri had been attending an Islamic holiday dinner. The strike killed four al-Qaida leaders — including a man believed to be al-Zawahri's son-in-law — but intelligence officials said later they believe al-Zawahri sent his aides to the dinner in his place. Thirteen villagers also were killed in the strike, angering many Pakistanis. "The American planes raided in compliance with Musharraf the traitor and his security apparatus, the slave of the Crusaders and the Jews," he said, referring to Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf."In seeking to kill my humble self and four of my brothers, the whole world has discovered the extent of America's lies and failures and the extent of its savagery in fighting Islam and Muslims." The video was al-Zawahri's first appearance since the airstrike and came 11 days after the latest audiotape by bin Laden. IntelCenter, a contractor working with U.S. intelligence agencies, said the video of al-Zawahri is new. The last video from al-Zawahri came Jan. 6, when he called the U.S. decision to withdraw some troops from Iraq a victory for the Islamic world. The Al-Jazeera newscaster said Monday the network was airing excerpts, and it showed two short segments. It was not immediately known how long the entire tape was. In the video, al-Zawahri spoke before a black background. No automatic weapon was visible, unlike past videos by the al-Qaida deputy in which a gun often appeared leaning next to him. In the bottom left corner, the video had the logo in Arabic and English of Al-Sahab, an al-Qaida video production company that made some past videos by bin Laden and al-Zawahri. "My second message is to the American people, who are drowning in illusions. I tell you that Bush and his gang are shedding your blood and wasting your money in frustrated adventures," he said, speaking in a forceful and angry voice. "The lion of Islam, Sheik Osama bin Laden, may God protect him, offered you a decent exit from your dilemma. But your leaders, who are keen to accumulate wealth, insist on throwing you in battles and killing your souls in Iraq and Afghanistan and — God willing — on your own land." Al-Zawahri then vented more fury at the United States and Britain, its main coalition partner in Iraq."Your leaders responded to the initiative of sheik Osama, may God protect him, by saying they don't negotiate with terrorists and that they are winning the war on terror. I tell them: You liars, greedy war mongers, who is pulling out from Iraq and Afghanistan? Us or you? Whose soldiers are committing suicide because of despair? Us or you?" he said. Ummmmmmmmm...that would be your guys, right? Aren't they the ones blowing up in cars? "You, American mother, if the Pentagon calls to tell you that your son is coming home in a coffin, then remember George Bush. And you, British wife, if the Defense Department calls you to say that your husband is returning crippled and burnt, remember Tony Blair." The video came in the wake of a Jan. 19 audiotape by bin Laden in which he warned that al-Qaida is preparing attacks in the United States but offered a truce "with fair conditions" to build Iraq and Afghanistan. The al-Qaida leader did not spell out conditions for a truce in the excerpts aired by Al-Jazeera. U.S. officials said after the bin Laden tape that they had no sign that al-Qaida was preparing an imminent attack in the United States. In an Arabic transcription of the entire tape on the Al-Jazeera Web site — but not aired — bin Laden made an oblique reference to how to prevent new attacks on the United States but did not specify if those were conditions for a truce. The tape was the first message from bin Laden in more than a year. The CIA authenticated the voice on the tape as that of bin Laden. Al-Jazeera said the tape was recorded in the Islamic month that corresponds with December. The White House firmly rejected bin Laden's suggestion of a negotiated truce. "We don't negotiate with terrorists," Vice President Dick Cheney said at the time. "I think you have to destroy them." During the year of silence from bin Laden, al-Zawahri issued several video and audiotapes, including one claiming al-Qaida responsibility for the July 7 London bombings. Sounds pissed off. That's good. Pissed off people make mistakes. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #19 What if your 'friends' don't let you near their behind ? Then what ? What kind of friends are they ? |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-01-30 20:27 |
| #18 The other evening Ayman was observed to be teary eyed leaving the Preshwar Cinemaplex premier of Brokeback Mountain. Ayman couldn't help but think of the jihadis recently killed in Damadola by the detested infidel's Predator. Choking back sobs he was heard to mutter "I hope all the lions of islam understand and take away the message of this most blessed movie: Never leave your friend's behind". |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2006-01-30 20:09 |
| #17 "Common Sense = Left Angle = Cassini." = Kos troll. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2006-01-30 19:29 |
| #16 Olde Frenchie castle wall proverb, Scott R., but the authentic one involves elderberry wine..very unislamipsycho. |
| Posted by: Inspector Clueso 2006-01-30 18:56 |
| #15 New MEMRI translation just made available. Zawahiri: Bush's "father was a hamster and his mother smelled of elderberry." |
| Posted by: Scott R 2006-01-30 18:38 |
| #14 Common Sense = Left Angle = Cassini. That is all. |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-01-30 18:34 |
| #13 It looks like we have been doing something right in the NWFP with the attack on the al Q suare. Got Zawahri's knickers in a knot. Carry on. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2006-01-30 18:04 |
| #12 (Nothing personal Common S. but the correct English usage is 'there' not 'their'.) The American reaction to another attack will not be in the hand wringers playbook. |
| Posted by: Inspector Clueso 2006-01-30 17:44 |
| #11 I am safer. There is no saftey in giving into islamo-fascism. That is some kind of TRANZI myth. One not need to look far with open eyes to see that. You have no idea of what the fight about even is if you think you are not safer. We are in a long war better get comfortable with it. We will get hit again. So far we have just been lucky. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2006-01-30 17:11 |
| #10 Zawee must of broken off his relationship with the goat he's been smackin'. Thar's an old expression in the West, Zawee, (you're) wanted dead or alive. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-01-30 17:03 |
| #9 Why do I think "Common Sense" is wishing and hoping for a 9-11 style attack? Hmmmm... |
| Posted by: Mark Z 2006-01-30 16:59 |
| #8 Consider how uninformed, whether willfully or due to limited capacity, one must be to pose the question. A Bridge Too Far, methinks. |
| Posted by: .com 2006-01-30 16:59 |
| #7 Yes, indeed I would! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-01-30 16:54 |
| #6 Would you still support him and keep saying he has made the u.s. safer? |
| Posted by: Common Sense 2006-01-30 16:51 |
| #5 With any luck CS, you'll have ring-side seat within a few meters of ground zero. Thanks for your bit of encouraging wonderment. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-01-30 16:45 |
| #4 I sometimes wonder how "macho" republicans will react if their is another successful attack on domestic america by al queda while President Bush is in office. |
| Posted by: Common Sense 2006-01-30 16:42 |
| #3 Al-Zawahri Calls Bush a 'Butcher' in Video "Bush is a failure." = Ayman al-Zawahri has a small penis and is insecure about it. That is what this amounts to. He is hiding in Pakistan. Pakistan is hiding him. That will not stop us from killing him. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet O´ Doom 2006-01-30 16:39 |
| #2 "Bush, do you know where I am? I am [hiding behind the skirts of innocent women and children like a typical 'Lion of Islam'] among the Muslim masses." He sounds very desperate and frustrated. Now I know we are winning..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2006-01-30 15:56 |
| #1 Ohhh Bush you 'butcher' you..... how dare you try to give 52 million people freedom and the right to pick their own government. Its just a shame Al-Zawahri isn't a corpse yet. |
| Posted by: bgrebel9 2006-01-30 15:23 |