[Cindy]

I see your point.

Usually the jihadi forums describe Christians as "infidels" and the general "moderate" muslim boards describe Christians as "people of the book." On rare occasions, I have seen hot-heads substitute the word "pagan" for "infidel", but that is rare. I'm trying to remember where I saw that. If I recall correctly, that may have been on a vegan-related discussion board.

[StillProud2BeFree]

Yes, but they are upping the ante so to speak. The rhetoric is heating up because their manpower losses in terms of capture and killed are mounting up. They are trying to further inflame things.

By the way, there are postings popping up on the Arabic boards with regularity claiming Saddam has escaped, and that Usay and Qusay are still alive and leading the resistance.

The first by pulling people under the rallying cry if jihad against the infidel.

The second is an attempt to show that the old regime is reconstituting, in the hopes of intimidating those who would cooperate with the coalition forces, and pulling them together under a fictional leader.