Al Qaeda is rattled by the Taliban's decision to engage in peace talks with the US which is pressuring it to sever ties with other bad turban groups, AFP reported.
Times are tough for al-Qaeda because many of its members have been wiped out by drone strikes,
| Well done, O Pilots of the Drones! |
its finances are evaporating
| How did that happen, pray tell? |
and its leader, the late Osama bin Laden
... who can now be reached at RFD Boneyard...
, was captured last year, AFP said.
| All hail the unknown SEALS! |
Al Qaeda now feels increasingly isolated, according to the news agency.
"Al Qaeda blames us. They tell us 'why are you letting us down, as we helped you when you were down?'" AFP cited one unidentified Afghan Taliban official as saying.
| Possibly because jihadis are just criminals wrapped up in a psychopathic version of religion? Or perhaps because they are Pashtuns instead of Arabs, and so, lacking the inborn Arab nobility, should be abandoned to their own devices. |
"We're not happy with the Doha process," another unidentified source familiar with al-Qaeda's situation told AFP. "We want the war to continue in Afghanistan and Pakistain."
| "Bloody wogs -- can't even fight a simple guerilla war without being driven from behind!" |
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