Al-Qaeda #2 gAyman al-Zawahiri Speaks
In a new video posted today on the Internet, al Qaeda's number two man, Ayman al Zawahiri, mocks the bill passed by Congress setting a timetable for the pullout of U.S. troops in Iraq.
"This bill will deprive us of the opportunity to destroy the American forces which we have caught in a historic trap," Zawahiri says in answer to a question posed to him an interviewer.
Continuing in the same tone, Zawahiri says, "We ask Allah that they only get out of it after losing 200,000 to 300,000 killed, in order that we give the spillers of blood in Washington and Europe an unforgettable lesson."
Based on the references to the bill, the tape, produced by al Qaeda's propaganda arm, as-Sahab, appears to have been made after Congress passed the legislation last week but before President Bush vetoed in on Thursday.
The gAyman must not be paying attention to what is going on in Iraq. Either that or he's watching American news. Believe it or not, we are killing or capturing 50 or so terrorists for every soldier killed or wounded in Iraq. If he thinks he can kill 300,000 solider's, he's crazy. They don't have enough lunatics. They would need 1.5 million primates to kill 300,000 American soldiers. Imagine the death toll for terrorists if they had the courage to wear uniforms.
On another note, I think it's safe to say Bin-Laden has met his 72 virgins. We haven't heard from him since mid-2006. I guess we can call gAyman al-Qaeda's #1 now.
