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Praise for the late Zarqawi and vows for revenge. From Al-Jazeera:
Al-Qaida's deputy leader, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has hailed the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, as a soldier, an Islamic cleric and a prince of martyrs.
The videotaped statement, broadcast by Aljazeera on Friday, was the first acknowledgment by al-Qaeda's central leadership of the death of al-Zarqawi, who was killed in a US air strike northeast of Baghdad on June 7.
The broadcast showed al-Zawahri, wearing a white robe and black turban, with a picture of a smiling al-Zarqawi over his left shoulder.
In the tape, al-Zawahiri said al-Zarqawi was "a soldier, a hero, an iman [sic: Islamic cleric = "imam"] and the prince of martyrs".
Al-Zawahiri addressed George Bush directly in the broadcast, and vowed to avenge al-Zarqawi's death.
"Yes O Bush, none of us is killed without us avenging him, with the help of God," said al-Zawahiri.
"You are not facing individuals but the whole of the Muslim nation.
"America will not dream in security until security has become a reality in Palestine and the other Muslim countries."
Al-Zawahiri also attacked Nuri al-Maliki, the Iraqi prime minister, and Zalmay Khalilzad, the US ambassador to Iraq, saying al-Maliki "trades with Islam" for power and describing Khalilzad as "the Afghan apostate".
Al-Zawahiri did not mention the new leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, which the group has declared to be Abu Hamza al-Muhajer.
The omission of any reference to the successor might mean the tape was recorded before the successor was chosen, or it might indicate that al-Zawahiri does not endorse the new leader.
Posted by Marisol at June 23, 2006 7:11 PM
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No obituary statement on what Zawahiri thought of how Zarqawi received his pleas for substituting beheadings for shootings?
Posted by: Infidel Pride![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.jihadwatch.org/nav-commenters.gif)
at June 23, 2006 7:17 PM
Using a OUIJA board last night, I asked:
"What is Zarqawi up to now?"
The little doo-dad (relatively-quickly) spelled out:
"Raped by barbed-membered demons in every orifice, eternally, while immersed in scalding ichor."
Sounds about right to me.
at June 23, 2006 7:26 PM
Am I the only one who cares not for the details concerning the next head rat. How is this helping me here in the west?
Posted by: tgusa at June 23, 2006 7:27 PM
But...but...what about all those who said Zarqawi never existed?
Well....
Maybe Zawahiri doesn't exist either.
Maybe bin Ladin doesn't exist either.
Maybe Saddam doesn't exist either.
Maybe Arafat never existed either.
Maybe Yassin never existed either.
Maybe Qutb never existed either.
Maybe Saladin never existed either.
Maybe Muhammad never existed either.
Try and prove it. Yeah.
//islamic-conspiracy-theorist-slippery-slope
Posted by: yadayada at June 23, 2006 7:56 PM
"America will not dream in security until security has become a reality in Palestine and the other Muslim countries."
Hmmm...these are the same words Osama said just before he was driven out of Afghanistan and into hiding.
On another note.I guess Zawahiri had to rush this new video to AJ after news commentators noted his failure to mention "Emir" Zarqawi in his last video.
Posted by: Roxane at June 23, 2006 7:58 PM
He was this, he was that, but now he's worm bait.
Hoping Zawahiri is next.
at June 23, 2006 8:12 PM
Was my comment removed?
Posted by: AMartinez at June 23, 2006 8:14 PM
I said it before: If these dudes push it so far that it truly will be an open WW III conflict, they will not stand a chance. Not even a quarter of the global population against the rest? ..a quarter of this quarter fighting men?
With weapons made in the 3rd world?
We must begin NOW to stop being intimidated, they have no chance!
Slowly but steady we will be getting pissed off, and then... No Fear, but ending this rubbish once and for all!!
MUSLIM READERS, DO YOU UNDERSTAND ??
at June 23, 2006 8:16 PM
I'll ask again. but this time. Why was my commit removed?
Posted by: AMartinez at June 23, 2006 8:47 PM
Didn't say anything like that. All I said was he's having to watch for a predator drone, or he'd be in the open.
Posted by: AMartinez at June 23, 2006 9:04 PM
Don't you just love it?
They applaud and idolise a man who killed so many Iraqi's on a daily basis.
No one was killed in Abu Graihb, still waiting for verdict on Haditha, but these people think this murderer is to be applauded.
I must be missing something: I don't get it.
Ah,,yes,, muslim grey matter is what is missing (thankfully)!
The ability to read facts and turn them upside down,inside out, and say 1+1= 29!!
at June 23, 2006 9:08 PM
Zarqawi was a monster. I will have forgotten his name by the end of next month. He deserves no remembrance. I strongly urge you all to follow suit.
Posted by: Foehammer at June 23, 2006 10:01 PM
"You are not facing individuals but the whole of the Muslim nation." Zawahiri quote..
Islam should start looking over it's shoulder, this follower just placed a target directly on your back, ALL of you. Funny how he can say directly who and what group we are against, but we can't.
Those who follow islam, you still have time to change your ways, by delay and you will be lost.
It is your free choice.
at June 23, 2006 11:16 PM
Do the "princes of islam' get an extra bonus of an additional 72 + 24 ?
Posted by: arjun.sevak at June 23, 2006 11:19 PM
Zawahiri:
"You are not facing individuals but the whole of the Muslim nation..."
And then the trolls and the 'experts' keep telling us that we are only dealing 'with a small minority of extremists'- that we 'can't tar all of them with one brush'- that isalm is 'not monolitic'- (as if it mattered!)
Its about time we go into defense mode!
(but it is kind of shameful that we were not able to blow old Zawa and OBL out of their caves...)
Posted by: sheik yer'mami at June 24, 2006 12:44 AM
Talking about where Zarqawi is now, I thought it a pity that IA Congressman Steve King apologized for what he said about him. Zarqawi does deserve Helen Thomas like virgins.
Posted by: Infidel Pride at June 24, 2006 2:22 AM
How to prove if muslims in America are Americans first and wherever they come from second: Ask an American muslim (is there such a thing?) what they think of the elimination of the muslim animal al-Zarqawi. You will probably get an non-answer with the muslim in denial, speechless, with eyes cast to the ground in silent prayer for their martyr! They wish he was alive and well to kill more Infidels..........to kill AMericans!
Posted by: Truthseeker at June 24, 2006 9:59 AM
TRY IT!!!!
Posted by: Truthseeker at June 24, 2006 10:01 AM
Zounds!!! Listening to that zazzy Zawahiri zeroing in on that zealot zampone Zarqawi's zelophobia and especially his zellotypia was a bizzare example of reverse-zoanthropy by another zany zabernist.
Posted by: jsla at June 24, 2006 12:04 PM
Can I have a beaker of ZamZam water please?
Posted by: jsla at June 24, 2006 12:05 PM
A couple of comments:
Al-Zawahiri: "America will not dream in security until security has become a reality in Palestine and the other Muslim countries."
You've got to be living in a "cave" if you think
Mr. Bush and Ms. Rice are not doing everything within their power to bring security to "Palestine," to Hamas and to the jihad against Israel. Mr. Bush is committed to a final solution to the Palestine / Jewish question.
The Al Qaeda leader also called Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki a collaborator who is working with the crusaders. He also said that the US Ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, was an infidel.
Of course, he is right. Maliki is a collaborator and Khalilzad is an infidel from the perspective of pure Islam.
at June 24, 2006 1:54 PM
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