Apparently, palin' around with a washed-up '60s radical like Bill Ayers isn't enough to get Barack Obama admitted to the International League of Extraordinary Terrorists. If I didn't know better, I'd say that al-Qaeda doesn't like our new president. Didn't they see the secret fist jab?
CAIRO,Egypt (AP) - Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri insulted Barack Obama in the terror group's first reaction to his election, calling him a demeaning racial term implying that the president-elect is a black American who does the bidding of whites.
The message appeared chiefly aimed at persuading Muslims and Arabs that Obama does not represent a change in U.S. policies. Al-Zawahri said in the message, which appeared on militant Web sites Wednesday, that Obama is "the direct opposite of honorable black Americans" like Malcolm X, the 1960s African-American rights leader.
Al-Zawahri also called Obama—along with secretaries of state Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice—"house negroes."
Speaking in Arabic, al-Zawahri uses the term "abeed al-beit," which literally translates as "house slaves." But al-Qaida supplied English subtitles of his speech that included the translation as "house negroes."
See, this what happens when you watch too many McCain-Palin rallies on CNN International. Somewhat seriously, this also gives you an idea of why Islamic terrorists want someone like a George W. Bush or a John McCain in the White House, and not a Barack Obama. Their main job is to win the hearts and minds of impressionable young Muslims around the globe, and we all know that Bush was a boon to terrorist recruitment.
The Obama presidency scares them. Ironic, huh?
"The Obama presidency scares them. Ironic, huh?"..Our respect in the world is growing already, yeah! Next problem to be solved, GM bailout.— E Plebnista
After the messiah cures our economic problems he's promised to use his vast powers to change the planet's climate. I assume for the better, cause I've got to tell you this global "warming" is hell on my arthritis.— ocjones- I see you are gonna keep using your Obama-pom-poms, Will. No mention from you about Rahm Emmanuel and his work at Freddie and his not paying property tax by abusing a tax break. No mention of Eric Holder, Obama's AG nominee, who was in up to his neck in the Marc Rich pardon. It appears your morality over the last few years was just situational (surprise).— db_cooper
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First off, don't compare McCain supporters to Al Qaeda, you appear moronic. Second, because of George Bush the Al Qaeda monster has no teeth, they only have words. Your assessment that AQ somehow wants McCain in the White house is, for lack of a better word, dumb. You can't possibly believe that AQ has anywhere near the strength it did in 2001. Even AQ isn't insane enough to wish for the continuing of policies that have led to it's almost total decimation. The racial nature of Zwahiri's comments are there because he is, in fact, a racist, and he thinks incorrectly that it will get under Obama's skin. He's just desperate and isolated. Why would Obama get all riled up about empty words from an enemy in shambles? Obama still needs to keep swinging the hammer to keep Al Qaeda down. If more effort in the "hearts and minds" area is part of that, fine, but I think Barack Obama's policies toward Al Qaeda won't look too much different from George Bush's.— jmc- Will, if you think they are scared, you don't understand their statement and the fundamentals of terrorism... and great post, beetlejuice.— urkidnmepal
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- I also believe that BHO's declaration that he wants to "kill" Bin Laden has warmed their hearts. That un-christian-like course of action will be targeted next in their communications.— urkidnmepal
- While I agree that President Bush was a great recruiting tool for AQ, I don't think there's much point in taking your enemy's words at face value. Also, don't forget that Ralph Nader felt the same way as al-Zawahri.— SteveMG
- " I think Barack Obama's policies toward Al Qaeda won't look too much different from George Bush's." That's probably true in some ways -- funny how the GOP as trying to make the opposite point during the election, however.— will
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will - funny how the BHO campaign thundered away on how we can't afford 4 more years of "the same failed Bush policies".— bird11
Yeah, let's not compare Al Zwahiri to Mccain supporters - like that Home Depot guy who wants store owners shot if they didn't support the GOP.- I wonder if Mccain has told Obama yet the details of his secret plan to catch Osama bin Laden if he was elected. Or will that go to the grave with him?
- Sadly overlooked in your post, Mr Bunch, is the notorious hatred of Arabs for sub-Saharan Africans. If you look at how black people are treated in countries like Libya, or in Sudan & Mauritania, where to this day, black people are bought & sold as slaves by Arabs. It is truly inhumane. Yet many African-American elected officials here in the U.S., or Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, et al, have ever uttered one word against their evil hatred Arabs have for blacks and their continuation of slavery.— Paul B
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