Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency.
The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily and economically, "impetuous" Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"This requires presence of an impetuous American leader such as McCain, who pledged to continue the war till the last American soldier," the message said. "Then, al-Qaida will have to support McCain in the coming elections so that he continues the failing march of his predecessor, Bush."
Hmm... should be interesting to see how the McCain camp spins this one... but the use of the word "impetuous" was a good one I thought.
{b.s.e.}
Just more bull. Watch 'The Power of Nightmares', if you'd like to know the truth. Or at least understand the situation further. ;)
It's just fear-mongering and psychological minding.
George Smiley
Oooooooooooh! "Password protected" website eh!? That sounds reeeeeeal top secret stuff!
Oh wait, I guess that would make it a tinternet message forum exactly like this one in which we all have to enter a password in order to post!
So, internet flame warrior wannabe Jihadis acting hard behind their computer screens in their safe and affluent neighbourhoods probably somewhere in London have a discussion on how the policies of the two candidates would affect the aims of their fantasy heroes in al-Qaida, and all of a sudden all the reports are saying "al-Qaida endorses McCain"! It's amazing the lengths some journos will go to in their desperation for a story, just any story!
Krypton
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Originally posted by {b.s.e.}
Just more bull. Watch 'The Power of Nightmares', if you'd like to know the truth. Or at least understand the situation further. ;)
It's just fear-mongering and psychological minding.
McCain Campaign Attacks Washington Post, Insinuates Terrorists Want Obama Victory
By Greg Sargent and Eric Kleefeld - October 22, 2008, 12:22PM
The McCain campaign is now charging that the terrorists want Obama to win, while pretending they're not really saying that.
The McCain campaign just held a curious conference call with reporters in which McCain advisers made the insinuation. It's a claim that's at odds with folks who know what they're talking about, such as journalist Ron Suskind and counter-terror big Richard Clarke, who have both written that Al Qaeda actually prefers pro-war GOP rule.
The McCain camp also unleashed yet another clumsy attack on the media, hitting The Washington Post for failing to report a recent quote from a Hamas official who praised Obama-Biden.
On the call, McCain foreign policy adviser Randy Scheunemann seized on an article in today's WaPo reporting that some members of al Qaeda are pulling for McCain to win.
"If we're gonna talk about who has got support from terrorist groups in this election, I'm gonna read some quotes," Scheunemann said. "I'm not going to characterize them. I will let others judge whether they amount to expressions of support or opposition."
Scheunemann proceeded to read a recent quote from a Hamas adviser, in which he said that Palestinians would do better under an Obama administration's foreign policy. He then chastised the WaPo for not reporting that quote.
"The Washington Post did not find the time to write a story about that," Scheunemann said. "Not a single story."
When discussing this topic, it's always useful to recall that journalist Ron Suskind reported that CIA analysts concluded that Bin Laden had released a tape of himself on the eve of the 2004 election in order to help Bush stay in power, partly because his presidency made such a handy recruiting tool.
And Clarke, for his part, recently surmised that Al Qaeda might try to swing the election to McCain, perhaps with a terror attack.
One especially fun moment on the call came when McCain adviser Jim Woolsey badly undercut the campaign call's message. Woolsey said that Al Qaeda supporters who praise McCain are actually doing it to hurt him, because praise from Al Qaeda is the "kiss of death."
At that point, a reporter quite naturally asked whether the same could be said of Hamas advisers who praise Obama, prompting Woolsey to pull a homina homina homina and dodge the question.
to me it doesn't make sense why terrorists would want a republican administration given the avowed justification for islamic terrorism against the US/west. if the avowed purpose of terrorism against the US is support for israel and the occupation of muslim lands, how would electing a republican further that goal. it appears the purpose has shifted to simply wanting to fight americans. that's the only way that makes any sense to me.
{b.s.e.}
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Originally posted by jerZ07002
to me it doesn't make sense why terrorists would want a republican administration given the avowed justification for islamic terrorism against the US/west. if the avowed purpose of terrorism against the US is support for israel and the occupation of muslim lands, how would electing a republican further that goal. it appears the purpose has shifted to simply wanting to fight americans. that's the only way that makes any sense to me.
:wtf:
Do you just overlook what you believe will upset your reality??
Al Qaeda is a farce. I'm not trying to be rude, but come on! The term wasn't even used by bin Laden until the government gave it to him.
jerZ07002
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Originally posted by {b.s.e.}
:wtf:
Do you just overlook what you believe will upset your reality??
i certainly don't create a reality for myself.
{b.s.e.}
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Originally posted by jerZ07002
i certainly don't create a reality for myself.
Fair enough. I really ought to try and be more patient with people. It's a shortcoming of mine, and I'm working on it.
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Unless, of course, you're insinuating I create my own reality and dwell within it.:wtf:...which we all do.
George Smiley
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Originally posted by {b.s.e.}
Fair enough. I really ought to try and be more patient with people. It's a shortcoming of mine, and I'm working on it.
What!? Pull yourself together man! The internet was invented so people could let off steam and lay into people!
I like to use the internet the same as when I get drunk and go to a football match and scream and shout C*UNT YOU FU*KING C*NT REF DIE at the referee, it's just a form of stress release...
Lebezniatnikov
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Originally posted by jerZ07002
to me it doesn't make sense why terrorists would want a republican administration given the avowed justification for islamic terrorism against the US/west. if the avowed purpose of terrorism against the US is support for israel and the occupation of muslim lands, how would electing a republican further that goal. it appears the purpose has shifted to simply wanting to fight americans. that's the only way that makes any sense to me.
Well, it's the idea that Bush has weakened the United States at home and abroad - so radicals are in support of continued weakening.
