Al-Qaeda's Iraq leader releases new tape

AP ^ | 9/28/06

[TexKat]

The new leader of al-Qaida in Iraq said that more than 4,000 foreign insurgents have been killed in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003.

The claim was made in an audiotape posted on the Internet.

The man speaking on the tape identified himself as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir - also known as Abu Ayyub al-Masri - the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq, although the voice could not be independently identified.

The Arabic word he used indicated he was speaking about foreigners who joined the insurgency in Iraq, and not coalition troops.

It was believed to be the first major statement from insurgents in Iraq about their losses. The group has announced that al-Masri succeeded Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who died in a US airstrike north of Baghdad in June.

On the tape, al-Masri also urged Muslims to make the holy month of Ramadan a "month of holy war."

"I congratulate the Muslim nation on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, the month of jihad (holy war). I ask God to make it a month for honor and victory for Muslims," the voice said.

It also asked explosives experts and nuclear scientists to join his group's holy war against the West.

"The field of jihad (holy war) can satisfy your scientific ambitions, and the large American bases (in Iraq) are good places to test your unconventional weapons, whether biological or dirty, as they call them," he added. (AP)

[TexKat]

4,000 dead-virgin-seeking nutjobs in flight to a viagra baren hell hole. Want they be surprised!

[Dallas59]

We need to test ours...or whatever we call them...

[TexKat]

Abu Ayyub al-Masri says that 4,000 islamic nutjobs have bitten the dust in Iraq ping!

[weegee]

Terrorist Media PING

4,000 NON-Iraqi combatants in Iraq.

We are NOT at war with Iraq (mission accomplished, Saddam has been toppled) and this is NOT an insurgency.

The left is losing all of their talking points.

Will Gary Trudeau run a comic strip with the names of all of the fallen?

[zarf]

Al-Qaeda's Iraq leader releases new tape

I think it hit the Billboard Charts...ambient mixes I think.

[TexKat]

DUBAI, Sept 28 (Reuters) - More than 4,000 foreign fighters have been killed in Iraq while fighting U.S.-led forces and the American-backed government, al Qaeda's leader in Iraq said in an audio tape issued on the Internet on Thursday.

"More than 4,000 muhajir (foreign fighters) and many more of the supporters of righteousness (Iraqi fighters) have given their blood to Iraq," said the speaker, identified as Abu Hamza al-Muhajir. The tape's authenticity could not be verified but it was posted on major Web sites used by militants.

http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/L28701476.htm

[weegee]

On the tape, al-Masri also urged Muslims to make the holy month of Ramadan a "month of holy war."

"I congratulate the Muslim nation on the occasion of the holy month of Ramadan, the month of jihad (holy war). I ask God to make it a month for honor and victory for Muslims," the voice said.

So we've HELD OFF on heavy combat during Ramadan out of "respect" for muslims and they see it as a time to INCREASE attacks.

[GOPJ]

If the Muslim afterlife is soooooo great, why don't rich Mullahs kill themselves?

[TexKat]

Iraq Qaeda calls for capture of foreigners -Web site

[weegee]

It is suicide. Look up the concept of "suicide by cop".

They are creating the circumstances of their own demise.

[TexKat]

Iraq Terror Leader Recruits Scientists

[TexKat]

Iraq Qaeda seeks Western hostages to free cleric - Washington Post

Website: al-Qaeda calls for kidnapping of Westerners

al-Qaida in Iraq: 4,000 Insurgents Dead

Audio of al-Qaida in Iraq leader says more than 4,000 foreign insurgents have died in Iraq

Purported al-Qaida Tape Urges Weapons Experts To Join Insurgency

[GOPJ]

Good point.

[kempo]

Well now, this is the first time the terrorist and the democrats have disagreed on whats happening in Iraq. They've been telling us we were involved in a civil war. Now the the terrorist say we've been killing terrorist. Are the democrats going to stay with the civil war thing?

[Proud_USA_Republican]

add another 0 to that number.

[Just A Nobody]

So we've HELD OFF on heavy combat during Ramadan out of "respect" for muslims and they see it as a time to INCREASE attacks.

Exactly! October 2005 was our third highest death rate. Only April and November of 2004 were higher.

[PeterPatriot]

If Al-Qaeda is admitting 4,000 losses the number is probably many times that amount. One good point is that he says they are in great need of explosives experts and scientists; this might mean they are running out of members capable of making bombs. He calls for scientists to make biological or nuclear weapons as a scare tactic. He refers to them, as what Americans refer to as "dirty bombs", which means a Regular (non-nuclear) bomb designed to spread radiological fallout. If scientists wish to pass on the money they could make for their training in order to go and die in Iraq helping terrorists, that's their problem. Our troops are equipped to deal with biological attacks far better than the terrorists are. If they did conduct such an attack, it wouldn't be the Americans that would be killed.

The mention of NBC weapons is only a scare tactic, if the terrorists were capable of using them they would due so with out giving us warning first. If they did actual use such a weapon it would be ineffective because our forces are equipped to handle such as attack, and their use of NBC weapons would create world support against the terrorists greatly hurting their cause.

The media may try to make the Al-Qaeda comments sound scary, but they actually say they are running out of people and people with and useful knowledge. In short they are getting desperate and are attempting to get support or do with Threats what they can't do with force.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Good news bump!

[Just A Nobody]

Are the democrats going to stay with the civil war thing?

Yes. Yesterday, al-Murthawi himself repeated the civil war mantra.

Murtha: And everything that I've said since November 17th of last year turned out to be true.

And the intelligence reports which you just saw, which were leaked to the press, have indicated that we're actually causing terrorism by being in Iraq.

We've diverted ourselves away from the real war on terrorism, which is worldwide and police work, and we've put our troops in the middle of a civil war.

[Just A Nobody]

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