This could be as big as when Sinatra broke with Capitol and formed the Reprise label: a jihadist website has denounced Al-Jazeera as "the channel of the infidels" and announced that the Elvis of jihad, Osama himself, would be posting his latest on the Net, and presumably bypassing the dinosaur media. Who would have imagined that the jihadists have trouble with their own mainstream media also?
"Web site to carry new bin Laden tape on Iraq," from Reuters (thanks to Sr. Soph):
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.
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.
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.
...smoke and mirrors...
I believe I mentioned he needed a new PR firm.
Dear Sheik Osama,
What's shakin' in Swat, O ma Man? We here in ma sleeper cell are busy layin' low, bein' cool, finalizin' plans for our glorious shahada operation, and dreamin' of our bevies o'72; ya dig o'course, Big Guy!
So, we here bin wondrin', when d'we get a crack at 'em? Ya gonna drop word to ma homies on As-Sahab soon?
Yeah, we really dug what went down in Rawalpindi, an' we bin hopin' to put our OWN act on, 'specially durin' the Crusader Zionist hol'days, to get on d'program, hear what'm sayin'? Fightin' in th'way o'Allah,
Usayn Nudar Luzsar Mujahid
So, now we are going to get the unvarnished truth, without the middle men reinterpreting what he has said. I hate that when that happens in the MSM.
I have my Koran, Hadith and all related material on my lap. Waiting to double check your quotes, not saying you have been misquoted before. What did you say the site name was? Watch Jihad? Something like that. I am sure Robert would be more than willing to post your comments and observations if you would like him to.
To do it that way go to the main page of JW about half way down on the left is a box to enter your name and below that is a place to copy and paste anything you feel you want to say to the world. If you type in only Arabic we can translate (thanks to Google) whatever you say.
Boy, thinking about this would be exciting. It would definitely get this site on the world stage. DO YOU WANT THIS ROBERT?
Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
العبرانيين 4:12
من اجل كلمة الله هي الحيه والنشطه ، واكثر حدة من أي اثنين - المدببه بالسيف ، وثقب بقدر شعبه من روح وروح ، من كل المفاصل ونخاع ، وقادرا على الحكم على الافكار والنوايا من القلب.
Im.mad.as.HELL!,
Why not leave such a message for Robert's friend Azzam al-Amriki (Adam Y. Gadahn) at As-Shahab via SITE, via Laura Mansfield?
[Oh, and can you pass along the note from our friend, Usayn Nudar Luzsar, above?--Many THNX]