New Zawahiri tape: The state of the ummah Update: Link to video added
posted at 9:45 am on July 5, 2007 by Bryan
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Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, a pediatrician before and maybe after he joined al Qaeda, has a new vlog out. It runs over 90 minutes and contains the usual bluster and garbage.
The video, entitled “The Advice of One Concerned”, is 1 hour, 34 minutes long, and includes clips from other videos and news broadcasts, including one from Al Furqan, the video production arm of the Islamic State of Iraq.
The video does not reference the London attacks, but appears to be more of a “state of the ummah” style address intended to try and provide advice to the Muslim world in a manner similar to the “fireside chat”.
He provides advice to the people of Iraq, and of Palestine. He reiterates the call for young men to rush to the jihad in Iraq and Afghanistan, and includes a video clip of Sheikh Abdullah Azzam reminding the Muslim ummah that jihad is the responsibility of every Muslim.
He rebukes the mujahideen of Fateh for battling HAMAS, and tells them to “Return to your religion, your Islam, your honor and your Arabness.”
Zawahiri says that the West is about to be defeated. Given UK PM Gordon Brown’s politically correct turn on the war and our own political divisions, he may be on to something there. On the other hand, the battle with Taliban sympathizers at the Red Mosque and its leader’s run in a burqa don’t get a mention. Perhaps because Islamonut leaders running about in drag is such a common occurrence that it’s not worth the airtime.
Update: Rusty has the video here.
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It’s Late Night with Ayman al-Zawahiri! On tonight’s show, the one, the only, King Pumba himself, Osama bin Laaaadeeeennnn!
Oh, the parodies that could be done with this.
amerpundit on July 5, 2007 at 9:52 AM
How quaint. An infomercial for jihadist.
reppac122 on July 5, 2007 at 9:53 AM
Exactly right, Bryan.
One wins a war by forcing the opposition into a position where they are no longer willing to continue fighting.
Questions:
Who here is talking about ‘no longer fighting’?
Have we truly lost, or have we simply lost the stomach to do what it takes to make them ‘no longer willing’?
Lawrence on July 5, 2007 at 10:06 AM
Well, it’s apparent that this tape was made very recently with his mention of Al Gore III’s drug arrest.
there it is on July 5, 2007 at 10:23 AM
He just may be on to something there. Probably gets his news from MSNBC.
Harry and Nancy are trying to make an honest man out of Zawahiri. http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=070613203802.7yla5iav&show_article=1
TunaTalon on July 5, 2007 at 10:23 AM
By the way, anyone seen Osama lately?
Attila (Pillage Idiot) on July 5, 2007 at 11:14 AM
Now let’s go live to Triumph the Insult Dog for his comments on Zawahiri:
“You are such a LOOOOOOOOOOSERRRRRRR!”
Tony737 on July 5, 2007 at 11:28 AM
He’s either in hell or headed there presently.
Mojave Mark on July 5, 2007 at 12:02 PM
But don’t call a Spade a Spade.
First step to appeasement. How many more terrorist acts will it take before a Muslim terrorist is called a
MuslimIslamic terrorist.They didn’t have any problem calling the IRA “Irish Terrorist”.
Kini on July 5, 2007 at 1:14 PM
Pelosi/Reid “The war on terror is lost already. Zawahiri said so, and we sure can’t trust our president. Dick Cheney lied too. Bring all the troops from Afghanistan and Iraq home, now”.
Nutroots “Yeaaahhhh, we won, we won”.
Entelechy on July 5, 2007 at 3:38 PM
Funny to hear one of these hole dwellers talk about “honor”.
The only honor involved here is with the volunteers hunting these killers down.
“Arabness”, oh yeah.
Hening on July 5, 2007 at 4:56 PM
And, if you order now, you get not only the fancy the turban and cape, just like mine, but, as a special bonus, the Osama Infidel-omatic… it is guaranteed to bring a smile to any jihadi’s face as it slices, dices and jullienes the Crusader dogs!
Operators are squatting by in an adjaqcent cave with satphones waiting to take your order. And thats an order!
Allahu Clarkbar!
profitsbeard on July 5, 2007 at 10:36 PM