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What Zawahri's Message to Obama Says About Al Qaeda
democracyarsenal.org — Today, Al Qaeda's number 2, Ayman Zawahri released his first message since the election.  As the AP reported he used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites. Zawahri also challenged Obama's policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan saying Be aware that the dogs of Afghanistan have found the flesh of your soldiers to be delicious, so send thousands after thousands to them The press is reporting this as Al Qaeda's first direct challenge to Obama.  But what does it actually say about Al Qaeda?  More than anything it demonstrates that Al Qaeda is genuinely concerned about an Obama presidency and views it as a strategic threat to its existence. First and foremost, Al Qaeda is ...

Ilan Goldenberg: What Zawahri's Message Says About Al Qaeda
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — Today, Al Qaeda's number 2, Ayman Zawahri released his first message since the election.  As the AP reported he used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, describing the president-elect in demeaning terms that imply he does the bidding of whites. Zawahri also challenged Obama's policy on Afghanistan and Pakistan saying Be aware that the dogs of Afghanistan have found the flesh of your soldiers to be delicious, so send thousands after thousands to them The press is reporting this as Al Qaeda's first direct challenge to Obama.  But what does it actually say about Al Qaeda?  More than anything it demonstrates that Al Qaeda is genuinely concerned about an Obama presidency and views it as a strategic threat to its existence. First and foremost, Al Qaeda is an ...

Al Qaeda, Obama, and "House Negroes"
The Reaction — By Michael J.W. Stickings In case you missed it, Al Qaeda's #2, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has issued a video statement directed at President-elect Obama: You have reached the position of president, and a heavy legacy of failure and crimes awaits you. A failure in Iraq to which you have admitted, and a failure in Afghanistan to which the commanders of your army have admitted. The statement, as you might expect, also criticizes Obama for his support for Israel and for being "captive to the same criminal American mentality towards the world and towards the Muslims." (Fox News has the full English translation here.) Indeed, Zawahiri claims that Obama is the "direct opposite of honorable black ...