Well, I guess cribbing the Former Governor of Texas’ talking points is the theme for Osama bin Laden’s* new video. That would be a mighty poke in the eye for someone with even the most tenuous grasp on reality (so, no, that wont include Governor Bush, Occupier in Chief) but that doesn’t apply to the current coven of neo-crats that are currently running the show in D.C.
From Reuters:
DUBAI (Reuters) – An Islamist Web site said on Friday it would carry a new recording from al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden about “foiling plots” in Iraq.
The Web site said the 56-minute recording would also be about the Islamic State in Iraq, an al Qaeda-linked group in the country.
It did not say when the video or audio recording, produced by al Qaeda’s media arm As-Sahab and entitled “The Path to Foiling Plots in Iraq”, would be posted.
I wonder if anyone remembers when Iraq’s problem was just an evil dictator? You know, before America invaded and dragged terrorists into the country to blow up our troops as they, under orders, prop up a feckless and corrupt puppet government. Remember that? Before Paul Bremmer instituted those insane de-Bathification orders that put 500,000 well armed and trained members of the Iraqi army out of work. Forever. Unable to care for and feed their families because Paul Bremmer is a f**king moron?
However, it seems bin Laden* has a slightly different axe to grind than the usual “Death to America” chant we usually hear.
Al Qaeda messages have been often released within three days of their announcement on Web sites.
“May God expose the cover-up by Al Jazeera, the channel of the infidels,” said the Web site, which is often used to issue messages from al Qaeda.
It was not clear whether this meant bin Laden would speak about a controversy in which his supporters have accused the popular news channel of misrepresenting his comments on Iraq
Wow. He’s pissed at the (according to Republicans) Terrorist News Network, too. I wonder if it’s because they serve Freedom Fries at the station cafeteria?
Some Islamists have said Al Jazeera misrepresented bin Laden’s views by airing excerpts of comments he made in October that insurgents had made mistakes in Iraq because of fanaticism.
Oh, that. So, not the Freedom Toast, then?
*Osama bin Laden, from Afghanistan, orchestrated the attacks on several US Embassies, the USS Cole and the 9/11 attacks on American soil, using a majority of Saudis to carry out his plans. All of this while in Afghanistan. Not Iraq. Because the evil dictator (yes, he was evil, I don’t dispute that) of Iraq hated his ass because bin Laden wanted to steal his imaginary WMDs or something.
The power of propaganda is amazing, but it’s not supposed to work in reverse! OBL tells the Bushies that Iraq is the central front in the GWOT, and they buy it even though Al Qaeda has almost nobody in Iraq. What’s the Arabic for “last throes”?