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>>"In this final year I hurl myself and my steed with my soul at the enemy. Indeed on my demise I will become a martyr," the al-Qaeda leader purportedly says. "I pray my demise isn't on a coffin bearing green mantles. I wish my demise to be in the eagle's belly," he continues. <<

Just as a note, Green rings signify Chemical weapons in Iraq anyway. Is he saying "I pray I don't die due to the WMD before i deliver it to the USA?"

Good thought. I didn't think of the chemical possibility.

But green is a very symbolic color in the Islamic world.
For Muslims green is the color of the Prophet Mohammed. He himself declared it as his favourite color and wore a green coat and a green turban. Until today only his successors are allowed to wear a green turban. The holy Islamic flag is green and embroidered with gold. Mohammed is said to have carried this banner during the war which helped him to conquer Mecca. Many of the Arab flags have green in them; the Saudi flag is green with white writing if memory serves me correctly, and the Libyan flag is green as well.