[sharps]

CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed in a new audio tape Friday to be winning the war faster than expected in Iraq, saying it had mobilized 12,000 fighters.

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The group also said it welcomed the Republican electoral defeat that led to the departure of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, and it added that its fighters would not rest until they had blown up the White House.

Abu Ayyub al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, also urged the U.S. to stay in Iraq so his group would have more opportunities to kill American troops.

"The al-Qaida army has 12,000 fighters in Iraq, and they have vowed to die for God's sake," a man introduced as al-Muhajir said in an audio tape made available on militant Web sites.

"We will not rest from our Jihad until we are under the olive trees of Rumieh and we have blown up the filthiest house — which is called the White House," al-Muhajir said.

Al-Muhajir became the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. airstrike in June.

The tape could not be independently verified.

The speaker 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 supporting Israel," the terror leader said. "So they voted for something reasonable in the last elections."

Describing President Bush as "the most stupid president" in U.S. history, al-Masri reached out to the Muslim world and said his group was winning the war in Iraq faster than expected due to U.S. policies.

He urged Bush not to withdraw U.S. forces so al-Qaida could have more opportunities to fight U.S. soldiers. "We haven't had enough of your blood yet," he told the U.S.

The speaker also referred to Rumsfeld's resignation and called on "the lame duck (Bush) not to hurry up in escaping the same way the defense minister did."

"They are getting ready to leave, because they are no longer capable of staying," the al-Qaida leader said, referring to U.S. forces.

"Remain steadfast in the battlefield, you coward," he said, addressing Bush.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061110/...egypt_al_qaida

[rstrik]

Originally Posted by sharps

CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed in a new audio tape Friday to be winning the war faster than expected in Iraq, saying it had mobilized 12,000 fighters.

The group also said it welcomed the Republican electoral defeat that led to the departure of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, and it added that its fighters would not rest until they had blown up the White House.

Abu Ayyub al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, also urged the U.S. to stay in Iraq so his group would have more opportunities to kill American troops.

"The al-Qaida army has 12,000 fighters in Iraq, and they have vowed to die for God's sake," a man introduced as al-Muhajir said in an audio tape made available on militant Web sites.

"We will not rest from our Jihad until we are under the olive trees of Rumieh and we have blown up the filthiest house — which is called the White House," al-Muhajir said.

Al-Muhajir became the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. airstrike in June.

The tape could not be independently verified.

The speaker 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 supporting Israel," the terror leader said. "So they voted for something reasonable in the last elections."

Describing President Bush as "the most stupid president" in U.S. history, al-Masri reached out to the Muslim world and said his group was winning the war in Iraq faster than expected due to U.S. policies.

He urged Bush not to withdraw U.S. forces so al-Qaida could have more opportunities to fight U.S. soldiers. "We haven't had enough of your blood yet," he told the U.S.

The speaker also referred to Rumsfeld's resignation and called on "the lame duck (Bush) not to hurry up in escaping the same way the defense minister did."

"They are getting ready to leave, because they are no longer capable of staying," the al-Qaida leader said, referring to U.S. forces.

"Remain steadfast in the battlefield, you coward," he said, addressing Bush.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061110/...egypt_al_qaida

Go figure, terrorists supporting Democrats.

[wildcard_seven]

Boy, they talk a lot of shit for people whose death toll is like 20 of them to one of us, or something ridiculous like that.

[Nietzsche13]

Oh my.

I didn't see that coming, not.

[sharps]

they want to blow up the white house. i wonder if they have consulted with the canadians for tactics

[Nietzsche13]

Originally Posted by rstrik

Go figure, terrorists supporting Democrats.

I think its that they are angry at the Bush regime for waging a false war.

They aren't talking about blowing up Congress, are they?

I believe that prior to the Iraq war, there wern't any terrorists in Iraq who were threatening the US like this. There are now, and the Democrats didn't cause that change. Good job Bush regime, good job Republicans, the US is so much safer now than it was before.

Maybe they should have focused on Afghanistan and Bin Lauden. Instead, Afghanistan is producing record breaking heroin crops for funding and the Al Queda forces run free to plot against us and build their networks by using the Iraq war as a recruiting mechanism to become even stronger than ever before.

Great job, Great planning, Great Leadership. Accept no responsibility and Blame it all on the other guy.

[stevus]

"The American people have put their feet on the right path by ... realizing their president's betrayal in supporting Israel," the terror leader said. "So they voted for something reasonable in the last elections."

You see, maybe the World will hate us less now.

Describing President Bush as "the most stupid president" in U.S. history

LOL, he's got us there.

He urged Bush not to withdraw U.S. forces so al-Qaida could have more opportunities to fight U.S. soldiers. "We haven't had enough of your blood yet," he told the U.S.

That's a serious and scary statement.

The speaker also referred to Rumsfeld's resignation and called on "the lame duck (Bush) not to hurry up in escaping the same way the defense minister did."

I wouldn't be surprised if Bush quit his job. Even if the Iraq War was his fault, a man can only take so much stress.

[Das Uberdog]

Originally Posted by rstrik

Go figure, terrorists supporting Democrats.

go figure, rstrik says something retarded.

[Nietzsche13]

The psychology behind those statements by AL-Quaida representatives are interesting.

They are carefuly designed to acomplish certain goals when US leadership reads them.

How will we respond to this?

STAY THE COURSE

[Das Uberdog]

Originally Posted by Nietzsche13

The psychology behind those statements by AL-Quaida representatives are interesting.

They are carefuly designed to acomplish certain goals when US leadership reads them.

How will we respond to this?

STAY THE COURSE

clearly al Qaeda supports the Republicans. i'm not a partisan but you know, i just happen to read incredibly partisan statements out of al Qaeda's tapes sometimes.