From AP: "Osama addresses militants in Iraq, Somalia"
CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden said in an Internet message Saturday to militants that the Islamic community was depending on them to "liberate" Iraq.
In his fifth statement this year and his second in two days, the 19-minute audio recording was accompanied by a photo of bin Laden above the logo and name Al-Sahab, al-Qaida's media production wing.
"Your Muslim nation is looking for you and praying for your victory. You are their hope after God. You are God's trusted soldiers who will liberate the ummah (the nation) from the serfdom of the crusaders in our countries," he said in the posting.
Bin Laden endorsed Abu Hamza al-Muhajer as the new leader for his terror network in Iraq. He urged him to step up "the struggle" to transform Iraq into the center of an Islamic Caliphate.
"I pray to God to make him the best successor to the best predecessor."
On Friday, bin Laden paid tribute to slain leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and he denied that the terror organization was involved in sectarian strife in Iraq.
He urged militants in Iraq to continue their fight.
"Stay steadfast and don't leave Baghdad, otherwise all the capitals in the region will fall to the crusaders."
He also called on all Somalis to support the Islamic Courts, which he said were building an Islamic state in the Horn of Africa.
"You have no other means for salvation unless you commit to Islam, put your hands in the hands of the Islamic Courts to build an Islamic state in Somalia," he said.
The Islamic Courts group took over most of Somalia in June.
And they ended the month by claiming authority over the entire country.
Bin Laden lashed out at the president of Somalia's secular interim government, Abdullahi Yusuf, calling him a "traitor" and a "renegade."
"You have no other means for salvation unless you commit to Islam, put your hands in the hands of the Islamic Courts to build an Islamic state in Somalia," [bin Laden] said.
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It is this kind of righteous, unholier-than-thou approach that characterizes perhaps best why Islam must be wiped from the face of the earth!
What's funny is that two commentators on FOX described this new tape as Bin Laden's latest "rant".
By the way, very nice touch, highlighting "the struggle" in the text. Western press still doesn't call things by their right names...
"put your hands in the hands of the Islamic Courts"
Watch out! You might lose those hands........
Bin Laden must be feeling unimportant or something. He must also look like crap becuase he keeps sending audio not video messages. Maybe his kidneys are about to go bye bye. I mean if his 2nd in command lacky keeps getting on TV but he cannot what else can it mean. Its nearing the end game and he cannot do anything but make pathetic appeals to "fight on my brothers".
Lets face it if he is depending on Somalia and some half wit sunnis in anbar to win this it really is already over....
I only wish we could kill him ourselves (no thanks to GW...peace not be upon him) and his head could be on a pole in the Smithsonian (The Osama Exhibit..."Homo Muslim Simplis Arabis") then a kidney or liver will have to do.
"put your hands in the hands of the Islamic Courts" - quoted by greatcometof1577
Yeah, left hands, too? Ick.
The man sounded physically ill. Maybe a bad kidney's doing what bullets haven't done so far.
"put your hands in the hands of the Islamic Courts" so they can cut them off, no doubt. I'll trust my salvation in Jesus Christ, born of a virgin, crucified under Pontias Pilate, buried and resurrected on the third day.
"Yeah, left hands, too? Ick." Shinoliite
Maybe he was not translated right? Perhaps he said..
"put your HEADS in the hands of the Islamic Courts"
What happened to simple arsonic laced cool-aid? Even western methods of killing thy self are better.....
"Look at me, I hide in this cave, a wonderful cave made by the hands of Allah." Templar13
You forget the cave monkeys. Yes folks Rhesus macaques (type of primate) also inhabit those same caves and it appears they have been butting heads with some jihadits. No Joke! Some of those who once inhabbited gitmo claimed that when fleeing the americans they were attacked by the rock throwing critters and chased out of the cave into the waiting hands of the americans.
It appears the the "Word of Allah" did not go over very well with them...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhesus_Macaque
I hope Israel tells Egypt to f*$% off.
Egypt Tells Israel not to take peace treaty for granted
Greatcomet--
Well, there's no record of Muhammad drinking Kool-Aid. If the same sort of thinking gets falafel vendors threatened in Baghdad, then putting one's trust in the Kool-Aid Man has to be some serious "shirk!"
So, the brave jihadis are afraid of a few macaques throwing rocks and feces? Wow!
Great Comet-
LOL!
Macaques to Mecca!
To match the baboons in Baghdad.
OBL's getting as loose-lipped as an old "Chatty Cathy" doll.
Give it a rest O' Caliph-wanna-be.
No one buys it anymore.
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The story of the monkey problem came from the Wall Street Journal By Andrew Higgins (you have to subscribe to get the full story). Its about the Chinese Uighurs we had (pronounced WEE-gur) at gitmo. They are muslim and were caught in afganistan. The U.S. government convinced themselves that they were not jihadist and sent them to Albania becuase the Chinese government had a different view (Like they are Jihadist) and wanted to send them the allah. They claimed they got lost and our loving govenment accepted this story. Anyway no matter if they are or not (sad if not...stupid to let them go if they are) they told the tale of attacking primates.
"Hungry and frightened, they say they sought shelter in a cave, only to be driven out by wild monkeys throwing stones. "We don't fit in anywhere in the world. Even monkeys don't want us," says Mr. Qassim."
Somewhat sad but you have to laugh and think "Do all Jihadist have this problem???"
Little trivia about those Uighurs: For some reason known only to Engish colonialists, those folks are claimed to be the origin of the word "ogre". So, it is reasonable to suspect that some hapless Red Coats met their maker in those hills that truly qualify as beyond civilization.
Bin who?? He's getting camera addicted, talks a lot too. Maybe he wants his own show on Arab TV.
The Bin Lousy Show. Sponsored by Allah's Country Fried Apostates, and Mohammads Used Car and Camel Emporium. If you have a hankering for fried apostate or boiled non believers, visit Allah next time your in town. And if you need a clunker car, Nohammad has lots of them, and a good selection of slightly abused camels.
It is feasable for Bin Lousy to have his own show. He has the sponsors, the money is there, Muslims love him. My only problem with Bin Lousy as an entertainer, is that he is too boring and ugly. Still I think Arab Tv would love his show if he had a 'Saturday Night Live' type format.
He needs to let his comedic side out and laugh more.
I hope Israel tells Egypt to f*$% off.
Egypt Tells Israel not to take peace treaty for granted
Posted by: Nariz at July 1, 2006 08:12 PM
.... Or else..............
"Macaques to Mecca!" profitsbeard
Yes! I would trust a Macaque before a muslim.
One wants to pick grubs out of my head and other wants my head...easy choice.
Moral of this story is even the lower primates find it objectionable to being housed with muslims. Why can't our state dept figure this out? Why can't the west figure this out? Does this mean the P.C. world is lower on the food chain then Macaques??? Bush lower then a Macaque???
It appears Osama does not want the truth to come out......Allah and Islam ain't worth shit...you pray for allahs help and you get caves and aggressive territorial monkeys...not pretty.
No doubt Osama's next tape will declare a Jihad on the Macaques. Macaque Jihad! Of course its a Zionist Jewish plot with those crusading Americans at fault for this. Right!
Now he is telling the sunnis to go for shias. I have no problems with that. :)
Tape: Bin Laden tells Sunnis to fight Shiites in Iraq
http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/02/binladen.message/
Arjun,
What a laugh! The baboon can't even stay consistent between consecutive messages. In the one reported by AP he claims that his organization is not "involved in sectarian strife in Iraq". In this one he calls for more sectarian strife. One would have to have as few brain cells as Michael Moore not to see through him.
Yojimbo,
They would be funny, if they were not so cruel to the point of being described as 'aliens'. They have killed billions (the figure is arguable), like no animal kills. The tigers and lions kill only when hungry, and the jackals and hyenas, the scavengers, stalk their victim only when they are starving. But, there is no human or animal species that delights in the pain that it inflicts upon its victim. And the victims number too many throughout history. The treatment too uniform throughout space/time.
The sharia imposers of Somalia distance themselves from loony bin laden. Seems to me they are afraid of airstrikes.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5138888.stm