Zawahri Criticizes Arab Leaders

This clown sure has diarrhea of the mouth. Just shut up for five minutes.

Al-Qaida's deputy leader has criticized Palestinian and other Arab leaders, accusing them of betraying Islam and collaborating with the United States and Israel, according to an Internet statement posted in his name Monday.

The statement, purportedly from Ayman al-Zawahri, congratulated Islamic holy warriors around the world on the feast of Eid al-Adha and on "the defeat of the Americans and their crusader allies in Afghanistan and Iraq."

The message could not immediately be authenticated, but it appeared on two Islamic Web sites known for publishing militant material.

Referring to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and a senior member of his Fatah party, al-Zawahri asked: "How is it possible for Mahmoud Abbas to be a brother of ours, or for Mohammed Dahlan to be a brother of ours, when they have grown fat on the bribes of the Jews and gifts of the Americans?"

Well, that didn't go over well.

Senior Abbas aide Saeb Erekat called the statement "absolutely unacceptable," and predicted it would not influence Palestinians.

Maybe we can get some fatwas going on both sides. Thin the herd, so to speak.

Alas, it seems this piece of garbage isn't that up on current events.

In fact, the statement appears to be ignorant of the defeat of the Islamic militia, the Union of Islamic Courts, which was driven out of Mogadishu by the Ethiopians. "I also congratulate my Muslim brothers in Somalia and encourage them to be firm in defense of the honor of Islam," al-Zawahri says.

Al-Zawahri accuses the Egyptian, Saudi Arabian and Yemeni governments of serving the interests of the United States, adding that Washington "bombs the Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq," and orders Arab leaders to pump their oil wells dry and sell crude petroleum "at the cheapest of rates to consume the nation's treasure."

Al-Zawahri tossed out insults to various leaders, making no effort to substantiate his allegations. He called Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf a "bribe-taker," Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak a "traitor," Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh an "agent of America," and he accused New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman of being a "fanatical Zionist."

Accusing the New Yorks Times of being pro-Israel shows how out of touch this boob is.