Al-Qaida Sympathizers Angry With Al-Jazeera Over Bin Laden Tape

[DeSwiss]

Source: Associated Press

By MAGGIE MICHAEL, Associated Press Writer
56 minutes ago

CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida sympathizers have unleashed a torrent of anger against Al-Jazeera television, accusing it of misrepresenting Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape by airing excerpts in which he criticizes mistakes by insurgents in Iraq. Users of a leading Islamic militant Web forum posted thousands of insults against the pan-Arab station for focusing on excerpts in which bin Laden criticizes insurgents, including his followers.

Analysts said the reaction highlighted militants' surprise at bin Laden's words, and their dismay at the deep divisions among al-Qaida and other Iraqi militants that he appeared to be trying to heal.

"It's not about Al-Jazeera, it's about their shock from bin Laden," said Diaa Rashwan, an Egyptian expert on Islamic militant groups. "For the first time, bin Laden, who used to be the spiritual leader who gives guidance, became a critic of al-Qaida and is confessing mistakes. This is unusual."

"God fight Al-Jazeera," railed one militant Web poster, calling the station a "collaborator with the Crusaders" for suggesting the tape showed weakness in al-Qaida and featuring discussions of how the tape reflected weaknesses and divisions among insurgents in Iraq.

Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071025/ap_on_re_mi_ea/bin_laden_tape

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Those annual performance reviews are always a pain in the ass.....

[Ian David]

1. There is no way our government could be competent enough to fake something so effective.

Especially when all our Arabic-language translators turned out to be gay and couldn't be trusted not to try and shower with us or something.

Those guys sound exactly like the Republickers attacking Dan Rather.

[DeSwiss]

3. I hear ya....

...next thing you know, they'll be trying to "swift-boat" Bin Laden.

[kevinmc]

2. Those annual performance reviews .... HAHAHAHA .... n/t

[ohio2007]

4. His loyal followers were under the impression the "Crusaders" were being driven from Europe

and the eastern seaboard of the US is under Muslim law..

alla alla ahkar


boy did he see them comming ;)

[DeSwiss]

6. The only way they could have been THAT mislead....

...would be if they had a Muslim version of Rush Limbaugh.

[villager]

5. More proof of how similar Al-Qaida and the GOP are...

each have utterly thin skins, and erupt in rage at the slightest criticism...

[DeSwiss]

7. They're almost like twins....