Posted on 12/22/2006 12:38:01 PM PST by bnelson44
The leader of an al-Qaeda-backed group has offered US forces safe withdrawal from Iraq within a month if they left their heavy weapons behind, according to an audio tape posted on the internet on Friday.
The authenticity of the tape could not be verified, but it was posted on two main web sites used by al-Qaeda and other armed groups in Iraq.
"We call on [President George] Bush not to waste this historic opportunity," said the speaker, identified as Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, head of the so-called Islamic state in Iraq, which was announced in October by al-Qaeda and groups linked to it.
"We are awaiting your response within two weeks of this announcement," said the speaker in the tape, which was dated December 22. He said armed groups would refrain from attacking withdrawing US forces if it is completed within a month.
Iraqi Sunni groups including al-Qaeda announced in October the creation of what they described as an Islamic state in Iraq.
Addressing the United States, al-Baghdadi said: "We are announcing today our orders for you, so obey them before you regret it.
'US rebuffed'
"We order you to withdrew your troops immediately, using troop carriers and aircraft, and taking only your personal weapons. Don't withdraw any heavy weapons. Instead you should hand that and your military bases over to the holy warriors of the Islamic State," he said on the tape.
Al-Baghdadi claimed that Washington had tried to open a channel of negotiation with his group through the Saudi government. But he had rejected the initiative.
"The giant has started to fall. It is looking for an escape and seeking to negotiate with all the other groups and parties," al-Baghdadi said.
Thank you, Nancy Pelosi, for making the Arab world think we lost.
This has got to be Scrappleface.
Tell me its scrappleface.
Ha! Pshaw, right!
Hahahahahaha!
No, it is reality. They think they have won. They have been listening to the American voter.
""The giant has started to fall. It is looking for an escape and seeking to negotiate with all the other groups and parties," al-Baghdadi said.?"
Merry Christmas Demonrats!
We order you to withdrew your troops immediately, using troop carriers and aircraft, and taking only your personal weapons. Don't withdraw any heavy weapons. Instead you should hand that and your military bases over to the holy warriors of the Islamic State," he said on the tape.
Sure we will. These people are crazy. This isn't for real is it????
Hahahaha! Oh my Goodness! This is the most funny thing I have read in a loooong time...
Yeah we'll give you all our tanks, artillery and vehicles because you ORDERED it!
The Democrats really have boosted their ego!
Those silly thugs. They don't understand the short attention span of the American. The cut and run idea is so pre-election. Now that the Dems have their little committee chairmanships, it's too boring to bother with. And besides, it's all good news now. Those poor stupid thugs. Never know what hit them.
Once 'enemies' now ALLIES?........right!!
That's DhiminiRATS
To which I say: "Nuts!"
The US forces might "safely" withdraw, with safe passage "guaranteed" by the Islamic State of Iraq.
But then they would only follow us home.
If we are going to go on a Crusade, might as well make it stick, this time.
Award land grants to all corporations that supply and support the US invasion of Muslim lands, and allow them to take full charge of the economic development of the region.
We were doing this, once, then somebody in the State Department got all hypersensitive to the "rights" of the nomads wandering around over there, and accorded them the status of a "nation".
Supposedly this was done in the name of "respect", but "respect" turns out to be a two-way street. Or else it becomes a recipe for surrender.
ON THE NET...
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/keyword?k=globaljihad
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"Iraq al-Qaeda 'offers US safe exit'"
I say we offer them safe exit to their 72 virgins.
And we offer al qaeda a free aLL expense paid one way ticket to hell IF they leave all their weapons and vacate Iraq NOW! Otherwise, they'll wish they did die and go straight to hell! http://sacredscoop.com
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