Re: Who Does Al Qaeda Want In The White House?

On Wed, 12 Mar 2008 10:25:07 -0700, George Grapman
<sfgeorge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> mumbled:

>The thread involves who al-Quaeda wants in the White House. 


http://www.powerlineblog.com/archives/015860.php

One basic question emerging from the midterm election is: to what
extent did the terrorists win? We will have a lot to say about this
over the days to come, but here are a few preliminary thoughts. 

I don't think there is any doubt about the fact that the terrorists,
world-wide, were hoping for a Democratic victory. See, for example,
this article by Aaron Klein. And the spike in violence in Iraq prior
to the election was generally understood as an effort by the
terrorists to help Democratic candidates.

Al Qaeda'a happiness at the election results was confirmed by Abu
Ayyub al-Masri, leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, in an audio tape released
earlier today. If any readers have seen a complete translation, please
let us know; so far, I've only seen a few quotes in news accounts. But
those brief excerpts are revealing:

The terror group also welcomed the U.S. Republican electoral defeat
that led to the departure of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld and
vowed to continue its fight until the White House is blown up. 
In the tape, al-Muhajir praised the outcome of Tuesday's elections in
which Democrats swept to power in the House and the Senate, in large
part due to U.S. voter dissatisfaction over the handling of the war in
Iraq.

"The American people have put their feet on the right path by ...
realizing their president's betrayal in sup****ting Israel," the terror
leader said. "So they voted for something reasonable in the last
elections." He did not explain his logic.


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6137082.stm
'Iraq al-Qaeda' welcomes US poll  
 
Abu Hamza was identified in June as the late Zarqawi's successor 
A statement pur****tedly from the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq hails?the
defeat of Republicans in the US mid-term polls. 
The audio message, whose authenticity has not been verified, was
published on Islamist websites and was said to be the voice of Abu
Hamza al-Muhajir. 

The Democrats' victory in Tuesday's Congressional elections was a move
in the right direction, the speaker said. 

Outgoing US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had stepped down to flee
the Iraqi battlefield, he added. 

He told US President George W Bush to "stay on the battleground". 

"I tell the lame duck (US administration) do not rush to escape as did
your defence minister. 

"The American people have taken a step in the right path to come out
of their predicament... they voted for a level of reason," the voice
said. Muhajir, also known as Ayyub al-Masri, has been identified by US
forces as the successor to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, killed in a raid in
June 2006. 

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,21206867-2,00.html

Al-Qaeda 'praying for Obama win'