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From AP:
Al-Zawahri, shown in the video wearing white robes and a white turban, said a Jan. 13 airstrike in the eastern village of Damadola killed "innocents," and he said the United States had ignored an offer from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden for a truce.
"Butcher of Washington, you are not only defeated and a liar, but also a failure. You are a curse on your own nation and you have brought and will bring them only catastrophes and tragedies," he said, referring to Bush.
... "My second message is to the American people, who are drowning in illusions. I tell you that Bush and his gang are shedding your blood and wasting your money in frustrated adventures," he said, speaking in a forceful and angry voice.
Moore and the rest of the far Left have been accused of encouraging the enemy. The use of their arguments by Zawahri documents that this accusation has merit.
But some of Al-Zawahri's speech shows his racist, genocidal aims:
"The American planes raided in compliance with Musharraf the traitor and his security apparatus, the slave of the Crusaders and the Jews," he said, referring to Pakistani President Gen. Pervez Musharraf.
... "The lion of Islam, Sheik Osama bin Laden, may God protect him, offered you a decent exit from your dilemma. But your leaders, who are keen to accumulate wealth, insist on throwing you in battles and killing your souls in Iraq and Afghanistan and _ God willing _ on your own land."
Are Moore and Sheehan ashamed of having the same views as Zawahri, who wants to kill their countrymen?
Los Angeles's top talkradio station is under fire from a Muslim group because of comments made earlier this month by morning man Bill Handel. The Council on American-Islamic Relations has demanded an apology from Handel for making fun of a stampede that killed hundreds of Muslims during an annual pilgrimage.
But Handel is set to fire back, the DRUDGE REPORT has learned.
Handel will apologize IF the Council on American-Islamic Relations:
1) Decries all acts of terror (described specifically, not generally)
2) Agrees that Israel is a sovereign nation with the right to defensible borders
3) CAIR has no ties of any sort, financially or otherwise, to any terror orgs or individiuals.
It's about time CAIR had someone put it on the spot.
There were widespread concerns that the world would accept Hamastan on a business-as-usual basis. Newsweek released a story on Hamas that was sympathetic to the killers of women and children:
The Palestinian Authority is a failed state in the making, a vast slum festering with crime and corruption. That was the issue that brought a commanding majority victory to Hamas, with a tally of 74 parliamentary seats out of 132, versus Fatah's 45. Talking to news-week on the eve of the vote, Hamas cofounder Mahmoud Zahar vowed, "The people will be rid of the disgusting situation they live in—the corruption within the weak and ineffective PA that can't even bring itself to arrest drug addicts, let alone other criminals."
Despite those lofty aims, the Hamas landslide poses a bedrock dilemma for U.S. policymakers....The main task for Hamas leaders now is to avoid making life even harder for the people who elected them. With outside support, they might succeed at cleaning up at least some of the rot the Palestinian people have inherited from Yasir Arafat and his Fatah party.
"The main task for Hamas leaders now," said Newsweek -- as if that was what the Hamas leaders themselves believed. As if genocide was the last thing on their minds, rather than the first. Newsweek unbelievably praised the "lofty aims" of Hamas -- as if the primary goal of Hamas wasn't to kill civilians. Newsweek is trying to shock, to get attention, and to show leadership -- but by doing it in this way it's continuing to destroy the trust the public has in MSM.
Fortunately the leaders of the free world are paying no attention to Newsweek. From the EU:
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) -- European Union foreign ministers called on Hamas on Monday to recognize the state of Israel, renounce violence and disarm.
...The European diplomats said the EU was calling on members of the Palestinian Legislative Council to support the formation of a government "committed to a peaceful and negotiated solution of the conflict with Israel," based on existing agreements, like the internationally backed "road map" peace plan, which is meant to steer the Palestinians and Israelis to a peace deal.
From Britain:
"The onus is now on Hamas to renounce violence, to accept that the fundamental democratic principle is that matters are pursued by arguments and peacefully and not by violence," British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw said.
From the U.S.:
"The Hamas party has made it clear that they do not support the right of Israel," Bush said after meeting with his Cabinet. "And I have made it clear that so long as that's their policy, that we will not support a Palestinian government made up of Hamas."
From Germany:
Ms. Merkel had said Sunday, after meeting Israel's acting prime minister, Ehud Olmert, that it would be "unthinkable" for aid to continue unless Hamas changed its policies.
Today, standing beside Mr. Abbas, she said that she "made it clear that Germany expects all political forces that carry responsibility to accept the preconditions for political activity.
"That means for me firstly, that Israel's existence is recognized, and secondly, there is no use of violence," Ms. Merkel said, news agencies reported.
Hamas has already realized it's in trouble. It's screaming for money:
Earlier, in Gaza City, a senior member of Hamas made the group's most direct call for a continuation of foreign aid.
"We call on you to continue moral and financial support, and to direct all aid to the Palestinian treasury so it can be used in keeping with the priorities of the Palestinian people," Ismail Haniyah said at a news conference.
"In keeping with the priorities of the Palestinian people" -- which means, killing as many Jewish people as they possibly can.
Hamas is running the state now, and it's got responsibilities that enforce a price it can't accept for its murderous, genocidal behavior. At last the free world has the upper hand on the terrorists of Hamas.
I may be showing some talent for political strategy-making. From a January 12th post here:
Can you imagine if GWB made a national commitment to hybrid cars, the way JFK did to putting a man on the moon? It would capture the imagination and enthusiasm of the nation.
And from ABC News today:
Bush Speech to Outline Energy Alternatives
WASHINGTON Jan 30, 2006 — Trying to calm anxieties about soaring energy costs, President Bush is using his State of the Union address this week to focus on a package of energy of proposals aimed at bringing fuel-saving technologies out of the lab and into use.
In Bush's vision, drivers will stop at hydrogen stations and fill their fuel-cell cars with the pollution-free fuel. Or they would power their engines with ethanol made from trash or corn. More Americans would run their lights at home on solar power.
From Autopia:
The Department of Energy's latest estimate for the beginning of the fuel cell vehicle era is just 4 years away. According to the just released Roadmap on Manufacturing R&D for the Hydrogen Economy (PDF), the challenges in streamlining the production of fuel cell membranes and storing hydrogen can be met soon.
Here's the timeline:
2010 - Initial market penetration
2015 - Commercial availability
2025 - Realization of hydrogen economy
This would defund the terrorists and change the world.
