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| Al Qaeda No. 2 blasts Obama, US Arab allies |
| 2009-12-15 |
| [Asharq al-Aswat] Al Qaeda's deputy leader on Monday accused President Barack Obama of deceiving the Arab world and failing to advance Middle East peace talks, and said the militants' struggle against the United States and its allies is "a war between Muslims and infidels." In a new message posted on the Internet, Ayman Al-Zawahri claimed Obama has brought the region nothing but "blockade and siege" despite efforts to reach out to Arabs. "Obama's plan, though wrapped in smiles and calls for respect and understanding, aims only to support Israel," al-Zawahri said in a 26-minute audio message. Osama bin Laden's deputy has been critical of Obama since his election, even releasing a message that referred to the U.S. president as a "house negro," a slur for a black subservient to whites. "Obama's policy is nothing but another cycle in the Crusader and Zionist campaign to enslave and humiliate us, and to occupy our land and steal our wealth," al-Zawahri said. The authenticity of the statement could not be independently verified, but it was posted on a Web site commonly used for militant messaging. He urged Muslims and Palestinians to wage holy war, or jihad, not only in Israel and the Palestinian territories but also beyond those areas, saying there are "ample opportunities elsewhere." He praised Muslim militants fighting in Pakistan, saying the conflict there was a "war of Muslim dignity and pride" and warned the Palestinians against any negotiations with Israel. "We should continue jihad to liberate Palestinian land and establish an Islamic state there. We should wage jihad against Jews and all those who support them, whether they are Americans or Westerners," he said. The terror network's No. 2 said the group "will not forget" its members held in American prisons. He specifically mentioned Ramzi Youssef, convicted and now serving a life sentence for the first World Trade Center attack in 1993, and also Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Al Qaeda's mastermind of the September 11 bombings. Mohammed and four others, held for years at the military base in Guantanamo Bay, are due to stand trial on charges they plotted the September 2001 attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #15 You have to admit, as number 2 (in so many levels) that Ayman Al-Zawahri is trying harder. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2009-12-15 21:13 |
| #14 3DC my most humble apologies to the Nat'l Enq. I really didn't mean to slander that upstanding publication. It will take some time to get my apologies up to the Zero standard though. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2009-12-15 20:27 |
| #13 "Osama bin Laden's deputy has been critical of Obama since his election..." Didn't realize we were soulmates. |
| Posted by: Capsu78 2009-12-15 19:58 |
| #12 See also COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG > PAKISTAN: TALIBAN MASS FATALITY TERROR CONTINUES; + TERROR WIDOUT FRONTIERS: TRANSNATIONAL TERROR PLOTS EXPOSE LASHKAR-e-TAIBA'S GLOBAL REACH. * SAME > FORMER TALIBAN MINISTER: "TWO MILYUHN MARTYRS" TO DEFEND UBL [Osama Bin Laden, etal.] |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-12-15 19:34 |
| #11 “The terror network's No. 2 said the group "will not forget" its members held in American prisons. He specifically mentioned Ramzi Youssef… and also Khalid Sheikh Mohammed…” Whoaa…hold on there bumpy. Haven’t you heard…the One closed down GITMO! Damn…guess there’s no pleasun’ some people. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2009-12-15 11:22 |
| #10 Who Is No. 1? |
| Posted by: Black Bart Ebberens7700 2009-12-15 10:00 |
| #9 AlanC - are you sluring the Nat Enq? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2009-12-15 08:59 |
| #8 Glenmore says: (One of these days a story like this will get picked up by the MSM - or maybe even the National Enquirer!) ...a distinction without a difference. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2009-12-15 08:19 |
| #7 al-Qaeda doesnt approve of President Obama? Yeah? If we elected a bowl of Potato Salad would they approve of that? Im thinkin' we need to elect someone Bold who is for "change", someone who will lead in a bi-partisan manner, and heal our wounds..someone who will give us all "hope". Like a bowl of Potato Salad. Someone whose mother posed for naked pictures, comes from Chicago, and married a Moslem. Somebody born in Hawaii, educated in Indonesia, wore a dress to first grade and writes about himself "a lot", and uses the pronoun "I' about 34 times in every speech. A REAL American. Get right on that. |
| Posted by: Angleton9 2009-12-15 08:16 |
| #6 Poor Ayman, he's always going to be No. 2. |
| Posted by: Spot 2009-12-15 08:07 |
| #5 Nah, twobyfour. He's had s*x change surgery and is working in a club in San Francisco. (One of these days a story like this will get picked up by the MSM - or maybe even the National Enquirer!) |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2009-12-15 07:39 |
| #4 "He is dead, Jim" (or Joe). |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2009-12-15 02:14 |
| #3 HMMMMM, well, more and more I have to wonder iff OSAMA is wholly or partially physically incapitated due to his diabetes. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-12-15 01:38 |
| #2 Can someone please get us a proper nuclear power grid so we can dump oil and let the middle east sink below africa on the world stage. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2009-12-15 01:08 |
| #1 They probably already have the NY federal court reconned. |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-12-15 01:01 |