Al Qaeda Deputy: Iraq War Is A Failure

Alleged Al-Zawahri Recording Says Bush Is Passing The "Problem" On To The Next President

(AP)  Al Qaeda's No. 2 man claimed in a new audiotape released on a militant Web site early Friday that that five years of U.S. occupation of Iraq brought only "failure and defeat," which the Bush administration will pass on as a "problem" to the next American president.

In the recording, Ayman al-Zawahri alleged that by acting on the advice of his top commanders in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus, and halting further U.S. troop withdrawals from Iraq until after July, U.S. President George W. Bush was "covering up for the failure" of his Iraq policies.

The authenticity of the recording, posted on a Web site known for militant messages, could not be independently verified. It bore the logo of al Qaeda's media wing and was the second recording in April by al-Zawahri, considered the terror network's chief strategist.

The first part of the recording, entitled, "Five years of the invasion of Iraq and decades of injustice by tyrants," deals with Iraq and calls for Muslim support of jihad, or holy war, and for backing al Qaeda's affiliate there, the so-called Islamic State of Iraq.

That part of the recording referred to Bush's statement that he would give Petraeus all the time needed to evaluate the security situation in Iraq after the current drawdown of U.S. troops ends in July and reassess U.S. troop strength.

That stance by the American president guarantees a heavy U.S. military presence in Iraq for the rest of Bush's presidency as the war grinds through its sixth year. The current total of 160,000 troops is scheduled to shrink to about 140,000 by the end of July.

"Bush declared that he will grant Petraeus all the time he needs, a ridiculous show to cover up for the failure in Iraq and to allow Bush to evade the decision to withdraw the forces, which is an admission of the failure of the crusader invasion of Iraq, by passing the problem on to the next president," al-Zawahri said.

"The truth is that if Bush keeps all his forces in Iraq until doomsday and until they enter hell, they will only see crisis and defeat by the will of God," al-Zawahri said. "If the American forces leave, they will lose everything. And if they stay, they will bleed to death."

Al-Zawahri also blasted Sunni fighters who switched sides and joined the American push to pacify Sunni areas of Iraq, the so-called "Awakening Councils," echoing similar comments posted earlier in April by al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq, the so-called Islamic State of Iraq.

"Weren't these Awakening (Councils) supposed to hasten the departure of the American forces, or are these Awakenings in need of someone to defend them and protect them," al-Zawahri asked.

He also reiterated a recent statement allegedly by Osama bin Laden, that from Iraq the mujahideen will launch a fight to "liberate" Jerusalem.

"Iraq nowadays is the most important battlefield on which our mujahideen are waging a war against the forces of the Zionist-Christian Crusade," al-Zawahri said. "Therefore, supporting the mujahideen in Iraq and especially the Islamic State of Iraq is a most important duty."

The Iran-backed Mahdi Army Shiite leader in Iraq, Muqtada al-Sadr, who has ordered his troops to halt attacks on American and Iraqi forces, "has become the laughing stock of the world" and is a "toy" in Tehran's hands, al-Zawahri said.

In the second part of the almost 16 minutes-long recording, al-Zawahri pontificated on the "exploitation of Muslims" in Egypt, his homeland, and mentions rioting in a northern industrial Egyptian town amid a nationwide strike this month and economic troubles spurred by rising bread-prices, as well as the plight of Palestinians in the Israel-besieged Gaza.

He asserted that those "starving the people of Egypt" are the same as those "who are denying food to the people of Gaza" and claimed this was allegedly all "part of a Zionist-American plot to humiliate the Muslim nation."

[lindaredtail]

bush hasn''t even been willing to tell the truth about the economy which has slid downward significantly since he became President. He kept saying that we were not in a recession. Alan Greenspan recently said that we are. He led us economically well for a really long time. (some might dispute that but he did) His ideas were balanced. I never once knew him to lie to us even when we might not have liked what he had to say. Unlike Bush who has lied repeatedly for 8 years and actually before that. So when looking at the two and their history of truthtelling I choose to believe Alan Greenspan. JamesSm believes America will be all right. But we''re not alright in the present. We''re not. People are suffering all over this country. Here where I live hundreds possibly thousands of people are losing their homes, including someone close to me. I don''t think that we''ll be alright for a long time to come. Until someone strong enough cleans up this mess.

[underdogus]

this country will be ok Posted by jamesm12341 ..... "this country will be ok"...there you have it folks "genious"james12345678 thank you for your report james you always provide a comprehensive analysis of the state of the country

[kretos-2009]

he sends tapes to media but US cant find him ?

HA HA HA lol ! brainwashed americans !

watch video below ! Benazir BHUTTO says Bin Laden was murdered !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnychOXj9Tg

[lindaredtail]

Ta Ta for now. I have a 15 year old disabled daughter and when I left a few times it was to take care of her. Libagenda thought I was on Al Jazeera. I''ve never been on Al Jazeera. He has a wealth of info that makes it sound like he has been though. Now she needs my attention for awhile. Good evening.

[lindaredtail]

The drums of war could very well be drumming. Some supporters of both Bush and McCain are still advocating for military action against Iran. Another one is the King of the neocons *** Cheney. I think we went into Iraq for several reasons none of them good. One was Saddam Hussein was a bad man. (he was) Two he tried to kill Bush1. Number 3 religious zealotry and number 4 is possibly oil as some people believe. Why does Bush want permanent bases? What I just said is all my opinion based on everything that I''ve read which like factsearcher is a lot.I could be wrong and if a stash of WMD''s if found somewhere I''ll promise here and now this forum (or whatever one at the time) will get my mea culpa.

[lindaredtail]

Good one factsearcher. I don''t always consider that other people fled here too. I''m enjoying not fighting for a while. I''ve only just begun coming on the forums. Is it always like this.

[underdogus]

THE DRUMBEATS OF WAR ARE SURELY GETTING CLOSER!!

[factsearcher]

I just read about the oil prices too!
saudis are playing puppets with us!

[underdogus]

THE GREAT DREPRESSION WILL LOOK LIKE A SMALL BLIP COMPARE TO THE ECONOMIC COLLAPSE THE UNITED STATES IS ABOUT TO SUFFER!!

[factsearcher]

linda, you feel firsthand what broken promises are..
all of our families fled here!
so we are all ameri-something.. haha

[lindaredtail]

No factsearcher I can''t believe some of the totally unsupported things that people say here.

[underdogus]

BREAKING NEWS: oil hit a new record 117$ watch your head..............

[lindaredtail]

I have a bias I''m afraid factsearcher about broken treaties. I am part Amerindian. (Canadian Native American) I have Cree heritage. Numerous treaties were broken and my relatives actually fled here.

[factsearcher]

thanks linda, try to read as much as i can.
but i value people''s opinion very much..
and laugh a lot when i read some!
can you belive some of this people''s mind??? haha

[lindaredtail]

factsearcher you''ve had some great info. Does your name tell why? I keep saying that. Do your research. Most of these issues are not easy. Both the Palestinians and the Israelis have points.

[j-whitman]

OK,,,, Gotta go, catch you later

[factsearcher]

Jwhitman- I was referring to peace

[factsearcher]

Having said that.... linda, you''re right
not all prime minister in Israel have made the right choices

[j-whitman]

factsearcher,,, Nation Building is exactly what we are doing in Iraq

[factsearcher]

Israel does not always act like they want peace. I wish they would. Sometimes they are at the mercy of their own brand of extremism just look over the last ten years, how it goes from one prime minister to the next. How they change sometimes. Peace in the world would be the most wonderful occurance. I would love to see it in my time. I don''''t think I will but I can always hope.
Posted by lindaredtail

Please google every single peace treaty and recognize Israel has given and agreed for peace... but treaties have been broken