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Al Qaeda calls our president-elect a "house negro"
Qingu
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For a while, I was terrified that al Qaeda was going to fuck up this election for us. 538 had a very convincing post arguing that it was clearly against al Qaeda's interest to have an Obama presidency. Their whole organization draws power and recruitment from anti-American resentment, much of which would be repudiated by the election of a thoughtful, anti-war African American.
If I were Osama bin Laden (and just to be clear, Dick Cheney, if you're reading this—I'm not), I would have come out and endorsed Obama. 10% of Americans think he's a Muslim, including a huge number of Republican supporters. It would have lost him the election. And shit, even if he won, what better way to sow discord and even possibly instigate a civil war than to tell a paranoid American populace that the president they just elected really is a secret terrorist?
What I would not do is invoke Malcolm X's rhetoric to call our new president a house slave, and bitch about how he put on a yarmulke and visited Israel.
Stuff like this makes me far less scared of al Qaeda. They clearly don't have much of a handle on how American society works, let alone how to use psychological warfare against us. I mean, who do they think this rhetoric is going to be effective on—disaffected black Muslim Americans who somehow haven't rallied behind Obama? They really are drinking their own Cult Kool-Aid, and a strong brew it is indeed.
(CNN) -- A purported message from al Qaeda's deputy leader posted on Islamist Web sites on Wednesday told President-elect Barack Obama that "a heavy legacy of failure and crimes awaits you."
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri threatened President-elect Barack Obama in an Internet message.
In the video, Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's No. 2, castigated Obama's foreign policy stances on Afghanistan and Israel and ridiculed the president-elect's worldview. Al-Zawahiri compared Obama unfavorably to the late Malcolm X, an African-American militant who adopted Islam.
Al-Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden are believed to be hiding in the tribal areas of Pakistan.
Al-Zawahiri can be heard saying, "In you and in Colin Powell, [Condoleezza] Rice and your likes, the words of Malcolm X (may Allah have mercy on him) concerning 'house Negroes' are confirmed."
"House Negroes" is the English translation of the Arabic term "house slaves."
The posting, which appeared on the Web on Wednesday, includes videos from Malcolm X speeches.
It shows a still image of Malcolm X on a Muslim prayer rug in a mosque; then images of Obama, wearing a Jewish skullcap, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and video of al-Zawahiri. It is entitled, "The departure of Bush and the arrival of Obama."
The audio message is more than 11 minutes long. CNN has not been able to confirm its authenticity.
"You have reached the position of president, and a heavy legacy of failure and crimes awaits you. A failure in Iraq to which you have admitted, and a failure in Afghanistan to which the commanders of your army have admitted," the message said.
The speaker also said Obama's stance of pulling troops from Iraq and sending them to Afghanistan "is a policy which was destined for failure before it was born."
"If you still want to be stubborn about America's failure in Afghanistan, then remember the fate of Bush and Pervez Musharraf, and the fate of the Soviets and British before them," the message said. "And be aware that the dogs of Afghanistan have found the flesh of your soldiers to be delicious, so send thousands after thousands to them."
The message said Obama appears "to be captive to the same criminal American mentality towards the world and towards the Muslims." The speaker cited Muslims' ire toward Obama's support of Israel.
The message said Obama represents the "direct opposite of honorable black Americans" like Malcolm X.
The message also made reference to Obama's Muslim father and his Christian religion.
"You were born to a Muslim father, but you chose to stand in the ranks of the enemies of the Muslims, and pray the prayer of the Jews, although you claim to be Christian, in order to climb the rungs of leadership in America.
"And so you promised to back Israel, and you threatened to strike the tribal regions in Pakistan, and to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan, in order for the crimes of the American crusade in it to continue," the message said.
Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri threatened President-elect Barack Obama in an Internet message.
In the video, Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's No. 2, castigated Obama's foreign policy stances on Afghanistan and Israel and ridiculed the president-elect's worldview. Al-Zawahiri compared Obama unfavorably to the late Malcolm X, an African-American militant who adopted Islam.
Al-Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden are believed to be hiding in the tribal areas of Pakistan.
Al-Zawahiri can be heard saying, "In you and in Colin Powell, [Condoleezza] Rice and your likes, the words of Malcolm X (may Allah have mercy on him) concerning 'house Negroes' are confirmed."
"House Negroes" is the English translation of the Arabic term "house slaves."
The posting, which appeared on the Web on Wednesday, includes videos from Malcolm X speeches.
It shows a still image of Malcolm X on a Muslim prayer rug in a mosque; then images of Obama, wearing a Jewish skullcap, at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, and video of al-Zawahiri. It is entitled, "The departure of Bush and the arrival of Obama."
The audio message is more than 11 minutes long. CNN has not been able to confirm its authenticity.
"You have reached the position of president, and a heavy legacy of failure and crimes awaits you. A failure in Iraq to which you have admitted, and a failure in Afghanistan to which the commanders of your army have admitted," the message said.
The speaker also said Obama's stance of pulling troops from Iraq and sending them to Afghanistan "is a policy which was destined for failure before it was born."
"If you still want to be stubborn about America's failure in Afghanistan, then remember the fate of Bush and Pervez Musharraf, and the fate of the Soviets and British before them," the message said. "And be aware that the dogs of Afghanistan have found the flesh of your soldiers to be delicious, so send thousands after thousands to them."
The message said Obama appears "to be captive to the same criminal American mentality towards the world and towards the Muslims." The speaker cited Muslims' ire toward Obama's support of Israel.
The message said Obama represents the "direct opposite of honorable black Americans" like Malcolm X.
The message also made reference to Obama's Muslim father and his Christian religion.
"You were born to a Muslim father, but you chose to stand in the ranks of the enemies of the Muslims, and pray the prayer of the Jews, although you claim to be Christian, in order to climb the rungs of leadership in America.
"And so you promised to back Israel, and you threatened to strike the tribal regions in Pakistan, and to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan, in order for the crimes of the American crusade in it to continue," the message said.
For a while, I was terrified that al Qaeda was going to fuck up this election for us. 538 had a very convincing post arguing that it was clearly against al Qaeda's interest to have an Obama presidency. Their whole organization draws power and recruitment from anti-American resentment, much of which would be repudiated by the election of a thoughtful, anti-war African American.
If I were Osama bin Laden (and just to be clear, Dick Cheney, if you're reading this—I'm not), I would have come out and endorsed Obama. 10% of Americans think he's a Muslim, including a huge number of Republican supporters. It would have lost him the election. And shit, even if he won, what better way to sow discord and even possibly instigate a civil war than to tell a paranoid American populace that the president they just elected really is a secret terrorist?
What I would not do is invoke Malcolm X's rhetoric to call our new president a house slave, and bitch about how he put on a yarmulke and visited Israel.
Stuff like this makes me far less scared of al Qaeda. They clearly don't have much of a handle on how American society works, let alone how to use psychological warfare against us. I mean, who do they think this rhetoric is going to be effective on—disaffected black Muslim Americans who somehow haven't rallied behind Obama? They really are drinking their own Cult Kool-Aid, and a strong brew it is indeed.
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