Monday, January 30, 2006
Al Qaeda No.2: Bush 'butcher, loser'
So the Americans are blowing shit up again for no apparent reason, leaving a trail of civilian death. And this time the Pakistanis, a supposed American ally no less, take a hit. Not only have they 'illegally' executed a lethal military operation on Pakistan territory without permission, but it turns out the only person they mistook for a terrorist was yet again just some muslim guy with a beard. And as usual the bombs go everywhere and kill everything except the target it was intended for.
Like reflex of course, this called for the making of yet another instalment to the series of Al Qaeda videos, featuring Dr Evil's Osama bin Laden's Number 2 man, Ayman al Zawahiri, taunting the American government with an in-your-face message that they can never be caught and further taking advantage of the situation to fuel anti-western sentiments and gather support from the muslim community. But the only difference is that perhaps for the first time ever, I agree with Ayman al-Zawahiri by calling President Bush a loser. A pretty cheap shot don't you think, coming from a man like him. I can't help thinking about how the taunts thrown from Zawahiri seem somewhat childish for a serious terrorist figure like himself. I imagine him speaking on the tape in his own native language (Arabic?) and occassionally you hear him swearing english words scattered amongst his curses, "loser" or "butcher"...or "bite me, asshole".
(CNN) -- Osama bin Laden's right-hand man, Ayman al-Zawahiri, appeared in a new video Monday, saying he is alive and well just weeks after a U.S. missile strike targeted him in Pakistan.He also called President Bush a "loser" and the "butcher of Washington.""I will meet my death when God wishes," al-Zawahiri said in the three-and-a-half minute video, which was broadcast on the Arabic-language television network Al-Jazeera.
Al-Zawahiri taunted the U.S. president, saying, "Bush, do you know where I am? I am among the Muslim masses, enjoying their care with God's blessings and sharing with them their holy war against you until we defeat you." (Transcript) Al-Zawahiri specifically referred to an attack that was aimed at killing him January 13 in the remote Pakistan village of Damadola."Their claim was to target this poor man and four of my brothers," al-Zawahiri said. "The whole world discovered the lies as the Americans fight Islam and the Muslims."Eighteen people were killed in the CIA-led attack, which prompted large-scale protests across Pakistan. Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf, who al-Zawahiri also blamed for the attack, has said he believed about five or six al Qaeda operatives were killed in the attack, but he also condemned the strike as a "violation of sovereignty." (Full story) Al-Zawahiri did not say if any al Qaeda members died in the attack. He also did not say if he was nearby or if he had plans to be at the homes that were targeted, as some reports have indicated."My first message is to the butcher of Washington, Bush: You are not just defeated and lying about it, but you are, with God's help, a loser," he said. "You are bad luck to your people; you brought them disasters and catastrophes, and you will bring them even more disasters."
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Ayman al Zawahiri: Bite me.
I'm seriously beginning to think the Americans get their Intelligence from a random British tabloid, e.g. The Sun, and just blow up whatever is on the front page of the day.
