***update: an apology...but of course it's never enough***
My friend Lorenzo Vidino, counterterrorism expert and author of al Qaeda in Europe, sent the above photo and this note:
Attached is a picture of the Pope that is circulating in Qaeda-friendly chat rooms and websites. Lovely (and predictable) that they call for his beheading.
The script in red calls for the Pope's beheading. The rest of the translation:
"Swine and servant of the cross, worships a monkey on a cross, hateful evil man, stoned Satan, may Allah curse him, blood-sucking vampire."
The pic is not showing up and I want to see it. Can you fix it?
Now this can't possibly be what they said! They revere Jesus as a prophet! Just ask them, they'll tell you! /sarc
These 7th century Jihad people have the mentality and the artistic ability of sixth graders. No offense intended to sixth graders.