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WASHINGTON Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United ...
McCain Advisers Freaked Out by Al Qaeda Preference for McCain
washingtonindependent.com — I just got off a conference call held by the McCain campaign to deny that Al Qaeda, contrary to reports in the AP and the Washington Post , is rooting for their man. To describe the call as panicked would be an… (more) McCain Advisers Freaked Out by Al Qaeda Preference for ...
On Al-Qaeda Web Sites, Joy Over U.S. Crisis, Support for McCain
washingtonpost.com — Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, October 22, 2008; A13 Al-Qaeda is watching the U.S. stock market's downward slide with something akin to jubilation, with its leaders hailing the financial crisis as a vindication of its strategy of crippling ... (more) On Al-Qaeda Web Sites, Joy Over U.S. Crisis, Support for ...
The Associated Press: Al-Qaida-linked Web site backs McCain as president
ap.google.com — 12 hours ago WASHINGTON (AP) Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. The message, posted Monday on the password-protected ... (more) The Associated Press: Al-Qaida-linked Web site backs ...
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BOO!!
Firedoglake — ... time for the boogie-man to go "BOO!". It seems inevitable that Osama bin Laden appears on a video soon and FoxNews translates it as thanking ACORN for their assistance in Al Qaeda's Fall recruitment drive. The bin Laden video in late October 2004 was believed by intelligence officials to be intended to help Bush, not Kerry. The opposite of what the news whores proclaimed at the time. Well, in 2008, Al Qaeda doesn't seem to want to be misunderstood: ...

Al Qaida Endorses McCain?
Politics Daily — Filed under: Endorsements, Barack Obama, John McCain, Breaking NewsVia the AP: Al Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Heshab Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhast the United States militarily and economically, "impetuous" Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue ...

al Qaeda Supporter Backs McCain
News — ... A supporter of al Qaeda said on a website that John McCain is the better choice for president for those who want to exhaust the United States, reports the Associated Press . On the al Qaeda-linked site, monitored by a U.S. intelligence group, a supporter of the group said that McCain is the candidate more likely to continue wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "This requires presence of an impetuous American leader such as McCain, who pledged to continue the war till the last American soldier ," a message on the site reads. "Then, al-Qaida will have to support McCain in the coming ...

Al Qaeda's presidential preference?
Political Animal — ... that al Qaeda would probably prefer a John McCain victory this year, in part because the terrorist network wouldn't want a U.S. president who enjoys popularity on the world stage. As it turns out, al Qaeda may have more than one reason to root for McCain . Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily and economically, ...

You’re The One For Me: Al Qaeda Endorses McCain
Firedoglake — ... The U.S. may occasionally have a hard time calculating its interests. Al Qaeda, on the other hand, tends to know what's good for it. That's why, along with millions of wingnuts worldwide, it wants you to focus on lies about Ayers and ACORN. It leaves angry comments on Fox News websites, incredulous that the media won't ask real questions about Obama. Why can't the American people just just just vote for McCain already? ...

Jihadists for McCain
Matthew Yglesias — Interesting Associated Press report on al-Qaeda’s thinking about the upcoming election: The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily and economically, “impetuous” Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. “This requires presence of an impetuous American leader such as McCain, who pledged to continue the war till the last ...

Al-Qaeda endorses McCain (seriously)
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truthFrom AP: Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily and economically, "impetuous" Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "This requires presence of an impetuous American leader such as McCain, who ...

Not Afraid of McCain's Secret Plan to Get Bin Laden
Obsidian Wings — ... pointing out that both Russia and al-Qaeda have an interest in seeing America continue with Bush administration foreign policy in Iraq and elsewhere, we get this confirmation via ...

Al Qaeda Endorses McCain, Chertoff Undermines His Spin
Newshoggers.com — ... ... Still, he said, he's concerned about the effect of rhetoric from some hate groups or individuals during the campaign. ``There's a general level of intemperateness in the discussion as we approach the election,'' he said. ``Do I worry that it could trigger in a disturbed individual a desire to do something? Absolutely, I worry about it.'' And now, there are reports that McCain has the backing of Al Qaeda. The logic, for them, is simple: The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah ...

the heaviest endorsement so far...al qaeda backs mcmuffin!
skippy the bush kangaroo — well, if you can't get colin powell, you might as well get osama bin laden. the asspress is reporting that an al qaeda-sponsored website backs mcmuffin for prez: ...

RJ Eskow: Will the "Terror Poet" Write an Ode For McCain?
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — ... Two stories about Al Qaeda surfaced recently, but only one of them should be surprising. Nobody should be surprised to hear that some Al Qaeda supporters want McCain to win, or that they hope for a new terrorist attack that will boost his chances. The surprise came a few weeks ago, when we learned that Bin Laden recites his poetry at " ...

Blinky Melanomahead Recieves Key Endorsement
WTF Is It Now?!? — al Qaeda declines to support fellow Socialist terrorist and decides to endorse McCain. Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily and economically, "impetuous" Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue the wars in Iraq and ...

Al-Qaida backs McCain as president
WTF Is It Now?!? — ... "This requires presence of an impetuous American leader such as McCain, who pledged to continue the war till the last American soldier," the message said. "Al-Qaida will support McCain in the coming elections so that he continues the failing march of his predecessor, Bush." ...

FOX sees Obama's Powell and raises him an Eagleburger
News Hounds — ... As long as we're talking endorsements, I haven't seen any mention of the news that a website associated with Al Qaeda has endorsed Senator McCain. Yahoo carries the report that ...

Yusef The Plumber
The Reaction — By J. Thomas Duffy Hmmm ... Perhaps Mommy Moose (dressed to the Nine's, of course) best double-check on who's pallin' around with who ... Al-Qaida-linked Web site backs McCain as president Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency. The message, posted Monday on ...

10/23: Al-Qaeda Endorsements And Shopping Sprees
Blogometer — ... ' Adam Serwer : "I've never been a big fan of patterning U.S. foreign policy on what terrorists may or may not think of us. Still, this AP report on who some Al Qaeda supporters would like to see in the White House is consistent with the idea that in order to function properly, terrorist groups need an effective enabler. [...] I don't believe that Americans should pick their candidates based on who terrorists or their supporters would like to see in office, let alone on an internet message board. But many people on the Right do believe this is incredibly important, and that ...

Obama on Cheney
Swampland — ... eight years. So Senator McCain worked hard to get Dick Cheney's support. […]  So George Bush may be in an undisclosed location, but Dick Cheney's out there on the campaign trail because he'd be delighted to pass the baton to John McCain. He knows that with John McCain you get a twofer: George Bush's economic policy and Dick Cheney's foreign policy – but that's a risk we cannot afford to take.  Of course, Cheney isn't the only controversial McCain endorser of late. Full remarks after the jump. ...

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