Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama with racial epithet

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Al-Qaida No. 2 insults Obama with racial epithet

By MAAMOUN YOUSSEF and LEE KEATH – 1 hour ago

CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader used a racial epithet to insult Barack Obama in a message posted Wednesday, using a demeaning racial term implying that the president-elect is a black American who does the bidding of whites.

The message appeared chiefly aimed at persuading Muslims and Arabs that Obama does not represent a change in U.S. policies. Ayman al-Zawahri said in the message, which appeared on militant Web sites, that Obama is "the direct opposite of honorable black Americans" like Malcolm X, the 1960s African-American rights leader.

In al-Qaida's first response to Obama's victory, al-Zawahri also called the president-elect — along with secretaries of state Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice — "house negroes."

Speaking in Arabic, al-Zawahri uses the term "abeed al-beit," which literally translates as "house slaves." But al-Qaida supplied English subtitles of his speech that included the translation as "house negroes."

The message also includes old footage of speeches by Malcolm X in which he explains the term, saying black slaves who worked in their white masters' house were more servile than those who worked in the fields. Malcolm X used the term to criticize black leaders he accused of not standing up to whites.

The 11-minute 23-second video features the audio message by al-Zawahri, who appears only in a still image, along with other images, including one of Obama wearing a Jewish skullcap as he meets with Jewish leaders. In his speech, al-Zawahri refers to a Nov. 5 U.S. airstrike attack in Afghanistan, meaning the video was made after that date.

Al-Zawahri said Obama's election has not changed American policies he said are aimed at oppressing Muslims and others.

"America has put on a new face, but its heart full of hate, mind drowning in greed, and spirit which spreads evil, murder, repression and despotism continue to be the same as always," the deputy of al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden said.

He said Obama's plan to shift troops to Afghanistan is doomed to failure, because Afghans will resist.

"Be aware that the dogs of Afghanistan have found the flesh of your soldiers to be delicious, so send thousands after thousands to them," he said.

Al-Zawahri did not threaten specific attacks, but warned Obama that he was "facing a Jihadi (holy war) awakening and renaissance which is shaking the pillars of the entire Islamic world; and this is the fact which you and your government and country refuse to recognize and pretend not to see."

He said Obama's victory showed Americans acknowledged that President George W. Bush's policies were a failure and that the result was an "admission of defeat in Iraq."

But Obama's professions of support for Israel during the election campaign "confirmed to the Ummah (Islamic world) that you have chosen a stance of hostility to Islam and Muslims," al-Zawahri said.
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Hey Mod, Please don't put in Religion yet. I would say people can posts limited until I will ask you to close my thread and transfer to religion forum. Is that okay? I want to show members of news. I am shocking!
 
~♥~Pinky~♥~ said:
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Hey Mod, Please don't put in Religion yet. I would say people can posts limited until I will ask you to close my thread and transfer to religion forum. Is that okay? I want to show members of news. I am shocking!
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Why are you surprised at this news? Al-Qaida is not an organization known for their political correctness. They hate Obama the same as they hate all Americans. Why would you think they would be more tolerant of Obama than any other leader in America?
 
jillio said:
Why are you surprised at this news? Al-Qaida is not an organization known for their political correctness. They hate Obama the same as they hate all Americans. Why would you think they would be more tolerant of Obama than any other leader in America?
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I didn't understand why Al Qaeda hate Obama. What did Obama do?
 
jillio said:
He didn't do anything. He is just an American. They hate Americans.
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That how I feeling. Did you hear Obama's support Afghanistan War? He said troops are plan to capture Osama Bin Laden at large.

Go check it out. What do you think? http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Stanford-University-Press-Publishes-The/story.aspx?guid={4424AADE-9ADC-4F95-8C9D-DBF9514B3B13} if it's not working. Let me know.
 
~♥~Pinky~♥~ said:
That how I feeling. Did you hear Obama's support Afghanistan War? He said troops are plan to capture Osama Bin Laden at large.

Go check it out. What do you think? http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Stanford-University-Press-Publishes-The/story.aspx?guid={4424AADE-9ADC-4F95-8C9D-DBF9514B3B13}
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Yes, I am well aware of Obama's position on Afghanistan. That is one of the reasons I voted for him.

But, just keep in mind. Al-Qaida spewed hate about George Bush, and if McCain had been elected, they would have spewed hate about him.
 
Foxrac said:
I think he was just messing, that what sarcasm means.
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Whatever! Anyway, I am glad that Obama is support Afghan War to find a capture on Osama Bin Laden at large. I heard in Iraq War will be end on Dec 31, 2011. The US troops and Iraqi troops agreed to be end the war by date.
 
Why should anyone be surprised by this? After all, this *is* Al Qaeda we're talking about.
 
I ain't surprised by their statement against Obama, and Jillio is correct about the Al Qaeda.
 
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