Al Qaeda to West: It's about policies

Christian Science Monitor ^ | 8/5/05 | Dan Murphy

[G32]

What a punk.

[Perdogg]

Wasn't an Ak-47. It was an AKSU-74.

[R. Scott]

The video is another Al Qaeda message apparently intended to turn Western democracies against their leaders by explaining acts of terrorism as rational decisions from a group with specific political goals.

Why of course! It’s so simple! All we have to do is turn control of our foreign policy over to a bunch of terrorists and All Will Be Right in the World! < / Barfing sarcasm>
Uh…what if two or more terrorist groups have conflicting demands?

[R. Scott]

7.62, 5.56 – it’s all the same to our “esteemed” media types.

[msf92497]

Looks like the Spetsnaz version of the AKSU-74.

[rdb3]

It seems as if this guy has one of our "esteemed" politico's talking points down pat.

[fanfan]

despite the media blackout,

The only thing the media is blacking out is the successes of the armed forces.

[Shermy]

"Rather than casting his jihad as an inevitable clash of civilizations,"

So, this means his past casting of such is forgotten?

Reminds me after 9/11. At first Osama tried to frame the attacks as about Iraq, Palestine and Saudi, reflecting what the root causers wanted to hear (though the Saudi complaint was new to them). Later videos, and translations from the Arabic, expressed his greater views and laundry list of complaint.

Zawahiri's statement is a reaction to the BBC/CNN he watches.

[Paloma_55]

stop stealing our oil and resources

Last I heard, we are stealing oil at $60/barrel. What a steal!

[Tarpon]

Did anyone else notice, it wasn't an AK-47 behind the terrorist roach, it was a AK-74 -- with a missing pistol grip. So it looks like their guns are broke, their ideology is kaput and the flapping bed sheet in front of the cave sure didn't look like the cave was very comfy.

I was scared, weren't you?

[MNJohnnie]

Dear Leftist Wacko Pro terrorist Propagandists,

Please explain what the logic for 9-11 was then?


In the last two decade, how many Muslims have American and British troops stepped in to protect for oppression, rape and murder?


How many have Al Qeda and the Pro Terrorist "News Media" protected?


Better go read Bin Laden's "Fatwa" pro Terrorist Propagandists in the Dinosaur media. Cause your propaganda line does have even a nodding acquaintance with reality. Link below http://www.ict.org.il/articles/fatwah.htm

[MNJohnnie]

Dear Leftist Wacko Pro terrorist Propagandists,

Please explain what the logic for 9-11 was then?


In the last two decade, how many Muslims have American and British troops stepped in to protect for oppression, rape and murder?


How many have Al Qeda and the Pro Terrorist "News Media" protected?


Better go read Bin Laden's "Fatwa" pro Terrorist Propagandists in the Dinosaur media. Cause your propaganda line does have even a nodding acquaintance with reality. Link below http://www.ict.org.il/articles/fatwah.htm

[msf92497]

Might be an AK-74M. I don't think it's the "shorty", because the barrel is much longer than the grenade launcher.

Look here:

http://izhmash.udm.ru/ak74m.html

[Spok]

"more American troops will be killed in Iraq if there isn't an immediate withdrawal."

These rats are playing to the press by saying this is all about Iraq and Afghanistan, but that doesn't explain 9-11. They're lucky the public and the MSM have all but forgotten about it.

[thoughtomator]

It's our lack of desire to take orders from anybody with a mouth and a bomb.

[MNJohnnie]

more American troops will be killed in Iraq if there isn't an immediate withdrawal."


And since we terrorists prefer killing people who don't shoot back, like women and children and old people. We want you to stop killing us off in Iraq so we can get organized for the next 9-11 or London, Or Madrid or Beslan attack. This jihad against guys with guns and tanks and bombs isn't all that fun.

[vpintheak]

And the left will believe everything he says. BS! It is about domination of Islam ovwer every ingle facet of life for every human on the planet. The end.

[nikos1121]

I'm beginning to think that Bin Laden is dead. Have we ever seen a conclusive piece of footage of him that speaks about a recent event?

Secondly, it's pretty clear to me that the Pakistani know where these people are.

[Democracy In Iraq]

The video is another Al Qaeda message apparently intended to turn Western democracies against their leaders by explaining acts of terrorism as rational decisions from a group with specific political goals.

Interesting how you can take the words "Al Qaeda" out of this sentence and replace them with "Ted Kennedy", "Michael Moore", or any of a number of Americans who ally themselves with the enemy.