Just what we need, another update from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri. Reports say he will have a co-star in this expected video -- Azzam the American AKA Adam Gadahan. The video is advertised as an "invitation to Islam'. Here we go again...
As-Sahab Advertising Upcoming “Invitation to Islam” Video from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri and Azzam the AmericanAn advertisement from al-Qaeda’s multimedia production company, as-Sahab, has appeared on password-protected jihadist forums today, Thursday, August 31, 2006, and tells of an upcoming video by Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri and a man who appears to be Azzam the American AKA Adam Gadahn, titled: “Invitation to Islam”. The SITE Institute will provide the video and its transcript upon release. SITE Institute
When the video is available this post will be updated. Northeast Intelligence Network has more.
It seems that a letter from Osama bin Laden to Harry Reid has been found 'blowing down Constitution Avenue, in a crumpled condition, with a few coffee stains and a number of green pencil markings on it, including the cryptic, "Yikes, Shred ASAP-HR"
Soon our united forces, the powers of a renewed Islam and those of a resurgent Democratic Party, will sweep the abhorrent Republicans from power, halt the worldwide war on our peaceful intentions, smash a resurgent Pentagon, corral the growing powers of a despised wartime President, halt the eavesdropping on our innocent telephone calls to our placatory friends, relatives and charities in America, and stem the crackdown on our holy counterfeiting efforts directed against your valueless currency-- of which you seem to have far too much. [snip]Please, Haryy Abdul bin Assiz Reid, give my very best to your brothers in the Democratic Party, and, God be praised, pass on my best wishes to Ameen John Murtha, John Faarrasha Kerry, Ted Kabeera Badeena Kennedy, John Hallaqa Edwards, Hillary Mumtaaza Shahida Clinton and the rest of your gallant hooky playing leaders.
You are my brothers, Praise God, Osama. (Go read it all at Canada Free Press)
Family Security Matters has an article today, "The Internet and Global Terrorism", which gives a history of terrorist videos and a discussion of what the American citizens can do.
. . . the Internet offers perhaps the most important forum in which to engage our adversaries in this global war of ideas. But what, specifically, can or should the average American do? For one, we should try to make an active effort to reflect online what is most good and just about life in the United States. But more importantly, we should avoid providing information that can be easily co-opted by online mujahideen and used in their online propaganda. (go read it all here)
It's a very good article.
Also reporting:
The Counterterrorism Blog, "New Video Coming From Ayman al-Zawahiri and American Al Qaeda (updated)"
Laura Mansfield, her blog here, who always has the most accurate translations.
Updates on the new video here.
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