al-Qaida Leader: U.S. 'Broken' in Iraq
That's what
Ayman al-Zawahri is claiming in his latest video. Chalk it up to more wishful thinking on Zawahiri's part because it isn't rooted in reality.
Calling on jihadists to confront an entire region of Muslim nations isn't too bright. In fact, it's rather stupid. Coupled with his comments about "U.S. and British forces in Iraq" being "bogged down in Iraq", it's pretty obvious that he's a desparate man who isn't having much recruiting success.
He isn't going to have much success if he's threatening soldiers if they don't obey him. You don't inspire loyalty through threats.
Cross-posted at California Conservative
Posted Friday, April 28, 2006 8:46 PM
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Al-Zawahri, an Egyptian militant believed to be hiding in Afghanistan or Pakistan, also denounced the leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and Iraq as "traitors" and called on Muslims to rise up to "confront them."
He said that U.S. and British forces in Iraq had bogged down in Iraq and "have achieved nothing but loss, disaster and misfortune."
Calling on jihadists to confront an entire region of Muslim nations isn't too bright. In fact, it's rather stupid. Coupled with his comments about "U.S. and British forces in Iraq" being "bogged down in Iraq", it's pretty obvious that he's a desparate man who isn't having much recruiting success.
"Every soldier and officer in the Pakistani military should know that Musharraf is throwing them into the burner of civil war in return for the bribes he is getting from the United States," al-Zawahri said. "For this reason I call on every soldier and officer in the Pakistani army to disobey the orders of his commanders to kill Muslims in Pakistan or Afghanistan or otherwise he will be confronted by the mujahedeen," he said.
He isn't going to have much success if he's threatening soldiers if they don't obey him. You don't inspire loyalty through threats.
Cross-posted at California Conservative
Posted Friday, April 28, 2006 8:46 PM
No comments.
