Posted on 11/10/2006 8:41:06 AM PST by presidio9
Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed in a new audio tape Friday to be winning the war faster than expected in Iraq, saying it had mobilized 12,000 fighters. The leader meanwhiled vowed his fighters will never rest until they have blown up the White House.
The group also said it welcomed the Republican electoral defeat that led to the departure of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
Abu Ayyub al-Masri, also known as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir, also urged the U.S. to stay in Iraq so his group would have more opportunities to kill American troops.
"The al-Qaida army has 12,000 fighters in Iraq, and they have vowed to die for God's sake," a man introduced as al-Muhajir said in an audio tape made available on militant Web sites.
Al-Muhajir became the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. airstrike in June.
The tape could not be independently verified.
The speaker praised the outcome of Tuesday's elections in which Democrats swept to power in the House and the Senate, in large part due to U.S. voter dissatisfaction over the handling of the war in Iraq.
"The American people have put their feet on the right path by ... realizing their president's betrayal in supporting Israel," the terror leader said. "So they voted for something reasonable in the last elections."
Describing President Bush as "the most stupid president" in U.S. history, al-Masri reached out to the Muslim world and said his group was winning the war in Iraq faster than expected due to U.S. policies.
He urged Bush not to withdraw U.S. forces so al-Qaida could have more opportunities to fight U.S. soldiers. "We haven't had enough of your blood yet," he told the U.S.
The speaker also referred to Rumsfeld's resignation and called on "the lame duck (Bush) not to hurry up in escaping the same way the defense minister did."
"They are getting ready to leave, because they are no longer capable of staying," the al-Qaida leader said, referring to U.S. forces.
"Remain steadfast in the battlefield, you coward," he said, addressing Bush.
ok.. tantrum voters.. this is what you have caused
Democrats can ignore this.....I can't
Sounds like the Democrats talking points.
no zarahiri. no bin laden.
The troops thank you for the stab in the back, America.
Watch the Democrats not fund them.....and of course blame it on the Republicans...
/s
Maybe I dont understand how the us govt works.
When Clinton was president, did we have
repub senators going overseas and criticizing him.
When did the congress and senate control foreign policy?
I dont get it?
Who is abusing power here?
If this doesn't say it all, I don't know what does.
She also should go over and do it alone to show her sincerety in wanting to talk to them.
I was being sarcastic. But to answer your question, they don't. They just control the funding.
What does Virtual President Pelosi intend to do about this crisis !
She needs to invite him to the Iraqi summit,afterwards they can go back to her district and hit the gay bars.
So why do they get to go the foreign countries
and criticize the pres. Did Repubs ever do that?
Unfortunately, they get to criticize the Pres. both here and abroad because its free speech. I don't recall any Republicans ever doing that. Its shameless and cowardly and only hurts the country, but it makes the dems feel better about themselves.
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