By Hoda Osman

Dec 18, 2006 11:53am

New Al Qaeda Message Expected As Terror Anxieties Already High in Europe

With European law enforcement officials warning of an imminent holiday terror attack, Web sites associated with al Qaeda announced today that the group’s second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahiri, is about to issue a new statement entitled "the truths about the clash between Islam and atheism." According to the Associated Press, John Reid, Britain’s top law enforcement official, said Sunday that it was "highly likely" that terrorists would attempt to mount an attack over the holiday period, when the number of travelers swells. He gave no other details. The head of Britain’s domestic spy agency MI5, Dame Eliza Manningham-Buller, has said her agents are tracking almost 30 terrorist plots involving 1,600 suspects, and that at least five major terror plots had been thwarted since the July 2005 transit bomb attacks in London. THE BLOTTER RECOMMENDS British Spy Chief Reveals Hunt for Dozens of Suicide Bombers Zawahiri Was Target in U.S. Attack on Religious School in Pakistan Click Here for to Check Out the Brian Ross Investigative Webcast Zawahiri’s statement is being advertised by al Sahab, the production wing for al Qaeda.  Typically, the statements are released a few days after being advertised by al Sahab, which would put this message out right before the Christmas holiday weekend begins. Click Here for Full Blotter Coverage. Al  Zawahiri’s last 11 statements were video releases. The last we heard from al Zawahiri was about two months ago at the end of September. In that statement, Zawahiri pontificated about the new Pope and the crisis in Darfur.

User Comments

Dear Mr. Ross,
It is time that you began to do your job, along with all news media. Where are the “investigative reporters” who are looking into Islamism in America? Since NPR ditched Emerson it seems everyone is asleep. Will it take a nuclear bomb in New York to wake you up. If that happens don’t blame the FBI and the CIA. Blame ABC news and all the other news agencies for not doing their jobs. How can a secular society arise when one religion is above reproach? How about some interviews with some atheist Muslims? IBn Warraq in Paris for example? Or are you so scared that you have decided appeasement is the only pathway. If that is the case, welcome to Auschwitz!
Dave Cashin

Posted by: David Cashin | December 18, 2006, 2:43 pm 2:43 pm

Well, at least we know where teh attack WON’T be–Iraq! Cause, um, we’re over there so it won’t happen here, or something. Wait, how does it go, we’re fighting them here so that when we’re over there it won’t happen here? Something like that? Or, like, if we go over there then they can’t come here because they’ll attack us there?

Posted by: Dave J. | December 18, 2006, 6:50 pm 6:50 pm

Cashin – what is an atheist muslim? Do you mean an atheist arab or a muslim that has denounced his/her faith? I believe the latter is a capital offense under sharia law.

Posted by: rick | December 18, 2006, 7:04 pm 7:04 pm

Why is it that someone somehow obtains these messages, that are then released to a media outlet, but no one can seem to locate these idiots?? And why does the media even give space to these cowards who are holed up in a cave somewhere telling all the other Islamic extremists that they are doing the right thing in blowing themselves up? Why don’t they just go ahead and lead by example and blow their own self up?? Because they don’t believe their own lie, maybe??

Posted by: Ricky | December 18, 2006, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm

Dear Dave J.,
If you read the article more clearly, which I suggest you do, you will find that it is in reference to imminent attacks in EUROPE, not the U.S.

Posted by: Jim M. | December 18, 2006, 7:21 pm 7:21 pm

If a nuke goes off in New York or anywhere in the USA or our allies. It will be the last thing that the muslim world would have done. Prepare to kiss all your [you know whats] good-bye. Good riddance.

Posted by: Rolco Lefranc | December 18, 2006, 7:25 pm 7:25 pm

Hmmm. Dave J.’s confusion proves David C.
right. This way to the cattle cars, J.

Posted by: Hendrick S. | December 18, 2006, 7:26 pm 7:26 pm

Hey Dave J…
Since you are a bit slow on the uptake, let me explain it to you again…We are fighting the wackos (radical jihadists) in Iraq, so we won’t have to fight them here in the U.S. That’s no so hard for a smart guy like you to understand, is it?? So far, the plan is working. I’m curious to hear your alternative. I’m all ears…

Posted by: Vince C. | December 18, 2006, 7:32 pm 7:32 pm

Well cripes…pick up them 1600 suspects and ask ‘em a few questions…don’t charge and try them…UK terrorist cases also seem to fall through…lack of evidence ya know….just more booga booga from MI5.

Posted by: Tom | December 18, 2006, 7:39 pm 7:39 pm

Mr. Cashin: Doing nothing accomplishes nothing. Doing nothing is the liberal socialist
favorite rant. Is that YOU?

Posted by: alan robionson | December 18, 2006, 7:48 pm 7:48 pm

If the news media wouldn’t show his tapes and messages he would have a hard time communicating with his followers and wouldn’t be easily able to cause terror out of fear. As usual the media will do anything to be first with the news.

Posted by: jack | December 18, 2006, 7:57 pm 7:57 pm

To Dave J… one question only: HAS there been an attack here since we started fighting them there…and since we started monitoring their phone calls?

Posted by: Joe | December 18, 2006, 7:59 pm 7:59 pm

Am I wrong, Did not P.M Blair say that the word terrorism should not be used in the furure?

Posted by: tom Atkins | December 18, 2006, 8:01 pm 8:01 pm

This latest piece of news shows that the problem is not about “impoverished” people with gripes and grievances.
What Americans, British and Europeans have to learn is that radical ISLAM is a political ideology that seeks to replace religions AND secular governments.
Zawahiri hates non-believers. He doesn’t care about Iraq or Israel, those are just excuses.

Posted by: XYZ | December 18, 2006, 8:03 pm 8:03 pm

hey Dave great post man….you really impressed everyone with you thorough knowledge of the subject.

Posted by: young non partisan | December 18, 2006, 8:10 pm 8:10 pm

You won’t find any atheist Muslims. Nor will you find former Muslims who are Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, or Hindu. The reason is Islam has been commanded to kill anyone who tries to or advocates defection from its grasp. What other religion commands its followers to kill those who might turn away? None…

Posted by: John | December 18, 2006, 8:21 pm 8:21 pm

With the continued hunger for “news”, terrorism has a willing and accomplished ally in the news media. Instead of intoxicating the world with the fearful prospects of a particular attack, start persuading the world to send the terrorists and all of their supporters to the hell they belong in. Stop the condemnation of those atempting to quell this insidious growth of perpetual violence and have the guts to condemn Islam, yes Islam, for allowing this horrible cancer to grow and spread within itself. You give them a power they could not have on their own!

Posted by: Stephen Ahrold | December 18, 2006, 8:23 pm 8:23 pm

The epicenter of world’s terrorism is the lawless bordering region between Afghanistan and Pakistan. World must act and they must act right now to get world’s military on the grounds in that region and eliminate each and every individual supporting radical and extremist Islam. It’s time for Christians, Jews and Hindus to come together to eliminate radical and extremist Islam from this world.

Posted by: Raju Vallamulai | December 18, 2006, 8:24 pm 8:24 pm

“In that statement, Zawahiri pontificated about the new Pope and the crisis in Darfur.”
Now that’s punny!

Posted by: Joel | December 18, 2006, 8:33 pm 8:33 pm

Oooh, I’m scared. Ayman al-Zawahiri is about to make a statement. Of course it will be done from the coward’s safe haven, where ever that may be.

Posted by: Awkins | December 18, 2006, 8:35 pm 8:35 pm

Nope Dave J.,
All those car bombs, IEDs and suicide attacks in Iraq are merely indigenous freedom fighters attempting to throw off the cruel yoke of Imperialist aggression.
Nothing what-so-ever to do with a global terrorist network of brained-washed drones financed, supported and controlled by Iran.
“I’d blow myself up to if they invaded my country!”
Right, Dave?
Because that’s how they tried to bring down Saddam Hussein when he was slaughtering whole villages and dropping VX gas. Remember all those suicide bombing and terrorist attacks against his regime?
Remember, Dave?

Posted by: Diego Savino | December 18, 2006, 8:36 pm 8:36 pm

Isn’t “atheist Muslim” an oxymoron?

Posted by: Oscar Beverly | December 18, 2006, 8:39 pm 8:39 pm

Mr. Cashin,
Could you please enlighten us as to what exactly an atheist Muslim is?

Posted by: Jack B | December 18, 2006, 8:41 pm 8:41 pm

Dave J. Exactly! I thought fighting “them” over there in Iraq would keep us safe “here”. What a lie. Bush and Blair need to be impeached as soon as possible.

Posted by: Eric Hermanson | December 18, 2006, 8:50 pm 8:50 pm

I hope your ignorance doesn’t do you in, David Cashin

Posted by: verson | December 18, 2006, 8:53 pm 8:53 pm

We got too many idiots in this country hung up about Iraq when they themselves undermined the war effort. How are we supposed to win when half the population is comforting the enemy.
I would ask these geniuses where were they when we had the mother of all illegal wars by invading Yugoslavia with zero resolution, and no authorization.
But I guess most of the media, along with our politicans in Washington, and academia were on the Wahhabi payroll then, and as they are now.
And this corrupt unpatriotism is bi-partisan. We got James Baker reprsented the Saudi against the 9/11 families, and Madeline Albright represents the Wahahbis in the recent scuttled port deal. No wonder they are asking for US surrender as they make millions for serving our enemy.
This can only happen in America were the our top buearucrats are working with our enemies.
Now why are we surprised that the terrorist feel confident to threaten our civilization ?

Posted by: Anil | December 18, 2006, 9:06 pm 9:06 pm

David Cashin makes the point tellingly. The news media are so in thrall to political correctness that they refuse to see radical Islam for the violent utopian ideology it is, and they bend over backwards to avoid being accused of “Islamophobia”–a fantasy construct.

Posted by: Stephen | December 18, 2006, 9:08 pm 9:08 pm

What utter bilge this all is. Everyone who’s halfway informed knows that it is the US and UK governments that are staging terror attacks as a pretext to enslave western civilization in a high-tech police state. From WTC-7 to the 7/7 bombings, the US and UK govt. have been using terror drills as cover for actual false-flag terror operations, using a stable of patsies, moles and undercover “agents provocateur”.

Posted by: Jeff C | December 18, 2006, 9:37 pm 9:37 pm

If you idiots posted as much of the positive news which IS happening then perhaps things would be different. Typical liberals… God help us if a Democrack wins the White House.

Posted by: Brian Rodrigue | December 18, 2006, 9:50 pm 9:50 pm

The only thing that really matters is that we don’t violate the poor terrorists civil rights by listening in on phone calls from overseas. That way the politically correct appeasers will still be happy, even if there is a smoking hole in the ground where a major city used to be.

Posted by: Ross | December 18, 2006, 10:01 pm 10:01 pm

There will be no attacks.
I am KING.

Posted by: AndyKaufman | December 18, 2006, 10:11 pm 10:11 pm

Interstingly if Mr. Blair or President Bush wanted to address their nations, they would have to beg for commercial tv time. If a terrorist holed up in a cave wanted to make a statement, it would be carried by every communication outlet available. If the mass media ever said “no” I bet terrorism would decrease by 90%. Terrorism only works if people know about it.

Posted by: john r, | December 18, 2006, 10:16 pm 10:16 pm

Brian,
Are you aware of what the “3 Houses of Islam” are and what they mean?
I would strongly encourage you to look into it (contact me if you want me to give you an overview) and what they mean!
It is CRUCIAL that America learns and understands what the “3 Houses of Islam” are.
(And DaveJ, what on earth are you talking about?!?!?!?!

Posted by: LRB | December 18, 2006, 10:17 pm 10:17 pm

It is very puzzling to me that these so-called ‘investigative reporters’ won’t use the insights and information they claim to have to lead us (the US, European nations, whoever) to the terrorists, but they embrace treasonous reporters like Mike Weir who give the terrorists a bully pulpit on TV networks around the world. It seems to me that it would be more appropriate to call them INSTIGATIVE reporters. If the western media would truly cooperate, and take up the interests of the people of America and Europe over their titillation with the extremist agenda, we could shut these whackos down a lot sooner. You know, save some civilian lives and help the troops who are risking their lives for all of us…trivial considerations like that.
But then again, I guess that kind of success would put them out of a job with their leftist producers…hmmm. Kinda makes you wonder whose side they’re on, doesn’t it? Wake up America, our media ‘elite’ is not on our side. As Winston Churchill wisely said, ‘appeasing the enemy is like feeding the crocodile and hoping it eats you last.’ Wonder how Brian Ross tastes with ketchup?

Posted by: Mary | December 18, 2006, 10:55 pm 10:55 pm

OH NO THE TERRORISTS ARE GONNA SAY SOMETHING! IM TIRED OF HEARING ALL THESE THREATS ETC..LETS JUST KEEP KILLING THEM OFF AND IGNORE THESE STUPID TAPED MESSAGES!

Posted by: STEVE | December 18, 2006, 10:56 pm 10:56 pm

The National Media agenda is “defeat Bush” even if it means more attacks in the US and Europe. What else could justify the silence on Islam and Terror? It is a sad commentary on our times.

Posted by: Dave T | December 18, 2006, 11:09 pm 11:09 pm

Just out of curiosity, if Europe gets attacked again, will they finally wake up?

Posted by: better red than dead | December 18, 2006, 11:23 pm 11:23 pm

As long as the so-called War on Terror is being waged in a wimpy way, as it is now, terrorists’ will keep doing attacks until the war is fought far more seriously the way it’s supposed to be fought.
Helping this enemy to rebuild and rearm will only lead to much bigger disasters and many more lives lost.
We should flood Iraq with troops and equipment, announce that we will round up or kill anyone who gives any hint of being a terrorist, or we will pull our troops out and let all those arabs kill each other.
It seems like we are being used by the Iraqi’s who are getting our troops killed, until Iran gets their nukes and takes Iraq over after forcing us out.
Either we get mean serious, or we get out, period!

Posted by: Melgin | December 18, 2006, 11:57 pm 11:57 pm

Dear Dave J,
When making comments its important to have read the article beforehand. The next step would be to offer a coherent paragraph or two.
War is a messy affair. It would be wise to concentrate on the nihilists who are the terrorists rather than the people fighting them.

Posted by: Rudy | December 19, 2006, 12:02 am 12:02 am

The terrorist threat goes up as American and British government approval goes down. Any one see a pattern?

Posted by: Budge, Canada | December 19, 2006, 12:04 am 12:04 am

Jim….Europe or U.S., the issue is these idiots are trying again to disrupt normal civilization, one that both Europe and the U.S. are closely aligned with…if the main stream media would refuse to air these clandestine boradcasts then perhaps the cowards would have to come out of their rat holes and get stomped on.

Posted by: Gary | December 19, 2006, 12:09 am 12:09 am

Dear Dave Cashin,
I’M RIGHT THERE WITH YOU MY BRUTHA’! Glad to see there is more of us out there that actually get it!

Posted by: Dan | December 19, 2006, 12:15 am 12:15 am

Attacs in Europe, or attacs in USA ?
What’s the difference ?
Bottom line is – Jihad is all over.
Maybe it’s time for Westrn civilization to ga back and bomb Serbs again ?
You bombed them cause of Bosnia – now there is legitimate Islam Republic.
You bomb them cause of Kosovo – now Albanians train Islam terrorists there.

Posted by: Sam | December 19, 2006, 12:28 am 12:28 am

Well its sad that yet more attacks are continued to be planned. This will just alienate muslims further from our society. I do feel in a small accord with Ricky and think that the “American” media should start to do more than it is to help the greater good, “our Society”. Attacking without providing solutions is the root of the problem. I feel awakened to the threat that looms on the horizon and it would be nice to see it covered more than just as a Political issue and make it an American issue. Lets Stop dividing the populous for ratings.

Posted by: Brent H. | December 19, 2006, 12:37 am 12:37 am

We don’t worry about terrorist attacks in the US anymore. The new Democratic Congress shut down “domestic spying” since all citizens and visitors have a Constitutional Right to plan and coordinate terror attacks without fear of government eavesdropping. We’re all clueless. Give it a try. Ignorance is bliss.

Posted by: Jack Castle | December 19, 2006, 1:09 am 1:09 am

Radical Muslims have attacked innocent people all over the globe from India to the Philippines so why should they behave any diffently in Europe or the US for that matter?
They teach children as young as five to hate Jews and Christians and have been doing so for several years, they treat their women as property and have no tolerance for the most basic form of pluralism.
Individuals who have convinced themselves that racial Islam’s violent intolerance has anything to do with our presence in Iraq or the existence of Israel is simply whistling past the graveyward.

Posted by: Keith | December 19, 2006, 2:52 am 2:52 am

What needs to be done, before the next mass casualty attack, is to promise massive, disproportionate retaliation against the only thing Muslims care about: the Kaabaa.
Please join me and 65 courageous citizens in disrespectfully demanding that President Bush designate Mekkah as default target for immediate total destruction in the event of any further terror attack on America.

Posted by: Ben | December 19, 2006, 3:14 am 3:14 am

The psychotic radical Muslims believe they can take Europe first, so destabilizing England with its military might and strong U.S. alliance would serve as a symbolic prize. The Al Qaeda nitwits, believing it was their contributions that routed the Russians in Afghanistan, likely see England as less of a power than was Russia. The big difference is that English soldiers and authorities don’t tend to drink filtered jet fuel on any sort of regular basis, nor are they hopeless victims of decades of despotic oppression.
Like all radicals, the Islamists consider themselves superior and their corrupt, western enemies as soft as unleavened bread. Having been suppressed all their lives, they can’t envision to what lengths a free people will strive to remain free. And unlike the minority Christians or Jews that the radicals have historically abused into dhimmitude, western nations are still comprised of a non-Mulsim majority. Belief in Allah can only get you so far, beyond that you must have collaboration with the majority in the society.
Despite England’s and the EU’s mindless immigration policies, the Islamists are at a grave disadvantage. You’d think that the non-radical Muslim Europeans could foresee the threat to their new way of life posed by radicalization within their communities, and so strive to denounce and eradicate it. But that is sorely not the case. Not even in France, where some 90 cars still burn every night and Muslim ghetto lords challenge the police. Since the averge Muslim immigrant has come from a history of control and oppression back home they are more readily intimidated by even more localized threats from radical Muslims. A tribal culture of hatred and vengeance is not undone by geographic relocation. It must take place on the mental plain. And that is inhibited by slow generational progress from living freely.

Posted by: Albert Garret | December 19, 2006, 4:13 am 4:13 am

Let the appeasers suffer. They want to kill infidels and that would be any non-Muslim. When will the world wake up? How can you appease zealots who kill teachers, subjugate women and want to kill any non-Muslim? Wake up!

Posted by: Mike Barbour | December 19, 2006, 6:09 am 6:09 am

How can we hope to defeat an enemy we do not acknowledge? They assert “the truths about the clash between Islam and atheism.” They know it is a religious war; we refuse to talk about it let alone respond.
The crusades they talk about so much were undertaken by European Christians in response to Muslim aggression flowing from the Middle East through Turkey into the Balkans and North Africa into Spain. They are at it again.
The operative concept is they are trying to kill us and take our lands while we try to arrest them like they are out to stick up a package store or two.
Way to go on your in depth reporting Brian….

Posted by: Tom N | December 19, 2006, 6:34 am 6:34 am

Dave J. Your little diatribe and not so subtle sarcasm reminds me of the monologue done by Robin Williams in Good Morning, Vietnam! When he was discussing those confusing acronyms in the army: KIA, MIA, CIA, AWOL, KP, VC, NVA, VP, VIP, yada yada yada
But tell me, have YOU ever served? I have. I was an infantry captain.
Before you start making fun of the war and those valiant warriors, try lying down next to them in the sand and feel the fear…but more than the fear…feel the URGENCY to seek and acquire the TARGET that might be seeking to harm a buddy…and to put an END to that threat before it can occur.
Try that Dave, and see if you’d really rather fight them HERE like that. ‘Cause it’s GONNA happen. The war effort overseas just gave us a little breathing room to get better prepared. But it’s still comin’ our way.

Posted by: Jim S. | December 19, 2006, 6:44 am 6:44 am

Hey, I have an idea. Why don’t we just deport all muslims back to the middle east and turn all the mosques into homeless shelters. Oh, I forgot, the government does not believe its own rhetoric!

Posted by: Dave K. | December 19, 2006, 7:16 am 7:16 am

Dave J keep blaming America and dont give me that Oh I just hate Bush crap.
These people been blowing themselevs up long before Bush.
I think it is kinda funny how the Atheist support Muslims all around the world and especially in Europe and now these same appeasers are threatened by name. When will people of the West realize they hate all of us Christians, Jews and especially Atheist’s and are slowly (in some cases quickly) taking over Europe and Europeans will be living with this until they :
1. Either surrender (most likely option)
or
2. Face this problem and maybe start deporting alot of these terror suspects and their families or locking them up no matter how unfair it may seem it may be your only way to survive.
Merry Christmas
or is it happy Winter Time or whatever bs name the media is forcing on us today?

Posted by: David F | December 19, 2006, 8:00 am 8:00 am

This is nothing more than an attempt to terrorize us and change our way of living – ie ruining the Holidays worrying about nothing but a bunch of cowards who send women and little kids out to do their murdering for them…when they step out of their hideouts, then we can deal with them.
My solution – quit wasting money on the war on terror, and when they do decide to hit us again, make the perps country look like Hiroshima….end of problem

Posted by: Dave B | December 19, 2006, 8:09 am 8:09 am

Ricky, you are so correct. We are at WAR so we should have every right to arrest a journalist who is hiding his contact who provided him with al-Qaeda message. With that in mind, no journalist should complain that we haven’t captured bin Laden yet.

Posted by: John D Infidel | December 19, 2006, 8:12 am 8:12 am

why the media is giving time for these terrorists?they are getting free propaganda and laughing at us.let the people in charge of our security listen to whaever venom these terrorists are spewing,and act accordingly without giving a time of the day to these murderers,in newspapers or tv”s.we are giving them the tool to spread their violence with no effort from them.

Posted by: mlkgrgs | December 19, 2006, 8:17 am 8:17 am

Isn’t Barak Hussein Obama the next Caliphate?

Posted by: gene Hall | December 19, 2006, 8:22 am 8:22 am

This is a re-run of the run up to World War II and the global media are the useful idiots necessary to futher the new enemy’s cause. This time however the enemy has no country but doesn’t need one for they have shelter in ignorance of the free public.
These people want the free people of the world converted to islam or dead. Until the free world quits pretending this isn’t true then the threats and attacks will continue.

Posted by: Jon | December 19, 2006, 8:50 am 8:50 am

Europe must be full of idiots. All they need to do is convert to Islam and follow Sharia Law, and then they don’t need to worry about Muslim extremists. Would that be so difficult? How hard is it to take away most of women’s rights, stone homosexuals and ban alcohol and tobacco? If Neville Chamberlain were still alive, he could do it.

Posted by: Peter | December 19, 2006, 9:03 am 9:03 am

Is conversion too great a price for piece of mind? It is not better to live on your knees than to die on your feet. We just replace the collection of European state religions with a standard set of religious beliefs and the more enlightened Sari law. It is just that simple and an Islamic Europe will be at peace. Or would you rather live under the weight of American arrogance and colonialism?

Posted by: Jane Grey | December 19, 2006, 9:09 am 9:09 am

Has anyone bothered to look at history when Nero burned Rome and blamed his political enemies? I do know that Hitler burned his own Reichstag to blame his political enemies. Maybe we should look at our own government as to see who’s actually conducting the so-called terror like on 911. Most people are brainwashed to the point that they believe everything the mainstream media tells them.

Posted by: Thomas | December 19, 2006, 9:16 am 9:16 am

Yes, it WILL take a nuke in a major city to wake us up. No, we were NOT awaken on 9/11, because a sizable portion of the US population believed it was something that we “deserved”, as opposed to realizing that the enemy wants ALL of us dead (or converted). Personally, I believe that until the US casualities reach into the millions, most Americans will simply choose to believe the the War on Terror is nothing more than a tool to advance a particular political agenda.

Posted by: Roger P. | December 19, 2006, 9:26 am 9:26 am

you can take sharia law and shove it up your cave in afghanistan. anything “truthful” about islam and atheism is a conversation for morons, which the media needs to stop engaging. stick to the facts: corruption is the problem. big guy keeps eating small guy. religion is something to keep the small guy occupied while the big buy screws his wife.

Posted by: lloyd | December 19, 2006, 9:30 am 9:30 am

When Ayman al-Zawahiri talks about “the clash between Islam and atheism”, he means the clash between Islam and everyone who is not a Muslim. He wants to kill all non-muslims, unless they convert to his brand of Islam. Why do we keep forgetting that?

Posted by: Linda | December 19, 2006, 9:57 am 9:57 am

I think its good if they attack Maybe when enough poeple are dead, they will wake up. Europe needs an attack, they need a war in order to force there feeble guts to generate enough testosterone to fight back.

Posted by: Naz | December 19, 2006, 10:22 am 10:22 am

Dave J,
Are you suggesting that we defeat pan-islamic terror by assuming a defensive posture? ie Placing civil servant “gaurds” at every US garbage can?
You defeat your enemy on his soil and you do it by being unconcerned about collateral damage as you destroy them.
That’s how we (the greatest generation) defeated Naziism and Japanese imperialism!
Would you have preferred that we stopped short of D-day or V-J day because we had “contained” our enemy?
Hogwash: we (the greatest generation) killed millions of innocent Germans and Japanese simply so we could teach the world a lesson by hanging a few score of their top leaders.
We aren’t doing this in Iraq and that is why we are losing. We must kick the media out of Iraq and then win the war the way we did when we shot our 5th columnists instead of giving them ringside seats and a microphone

Posted by: Bruce Frykman | December 19, 2006, 10:24 am 10:24 am

Simply put, anyone not practicing their ‘kind’ of Muslim agenda and rituals is an atheist to them.

Posted by: dmumsie | December 19, 2006, 10:24 am 10:24 am

Since we’ve decided to crawl out “with honor” in Iraq, let’s go all the way. Let’s just surrender, get fitted for our prayer rugs, and agree to bow down to Islam IF we can keep our cheap beer, wide screen TVs, and football games. It won’t be so bad. Can we talk American women, with their advanced degrees, fine cars, and Banana Republic clothes, to go back home and hide under scarves? Let’s not make the Islamists madder at us. Let’s not offend them. Let’s form a consensus on this and open up a dialogue with them. They’re rational. If we just be nice to them they’ll leave us alone. War is not the answer. Give peace a chance.

Posted by: david stone | December 19, 2006, 10:25 am 10:25 am

Maybe it is time to stop tracking terrorists and start killing the bastards. Waging war with tools designed for law enforcement is a recipe for defeat.

Posted by: Asylum Aleikum | December 19, 2006, 10:31 am 10:31 am

Dave J needs to minimize and ridicule the Bush administration’s incredible success at preventing terrorist attacks inside the US.

Posted by: cyrus bear | December 19, 2006, 10:40 am 10:40 am

Maybe no one is tracking the media outlets “reliably” b/c it’s paying the bills to keep these people active. Maybe…without a soviet state threat to justify the budgets of some agencies that may have missed the coming of 9/11, keeping the ball rolling with this paranoia about terrorists being in every home is what they want. It’s either that, or we have the most incompitent people working the issue…I vote for the latter, but both are likely applicable.

Posted by: BW | December 19, 2006, 10:51 am 10:51 am

Alot of the American People need to wake up and see that the government is not working in our favor. They are more concerned about offending Islam,i.e. Ms Rice stating we need to feel for the Palestinians,than protecting,listening and working for their employers,THE AMERICAN PEOPLE

Posted by: kim | December 19, 2006, 11:04 am 11:04 am

Fear is the root of all evil, and their name is ‘Terrorists’. Even our atheists abhor instilling fear in others.

Posted by: Hepzibah | December 19, 2006, 11:23 am 11:23 am

Americans desperately need to wake up. You really think the most sophisticated and powerful military/intelligence establishment in the world can’t put an end to al Sahab or capture a fugitive cave dweller? It should have soaked in by now that your government is lying to you on a massive scale.

Posted by: John | December 19, 2006, 11:47 am 11:47 am

Yada Yada Yada. I’m so scared I am ready to pee my pants.

Posted by: David | December 19, 2006, 12:27 pm 12:27 pm

And I love the “New Terror Message Expected”.
Haven’t we expected new terror messages every day since 9/11?
Or maybe they mean a new message altogether. I expect something along the lines of “Merry Christmas, we were wrong.”
ABC… wise up and report something WORTHWHILE.

Posted by: Doug | December 19, 2006, 1:03 pm 1:03 pm

Did I just read that someone wants the Media to investigate radical Islam? Don’t you know that our Media is deathly afraid of radical Islam, they fear they will have their head chopped off if they say anything about the violent religion. Freedom of the press does not extend to the American Media when it comes to Islam, they will chastise, Baptist, Catholics, and Jews but NEVER muslims. Our Doom and Gloom reporters will never take that chance

Posted by: sl | December 19, 2006, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm

Why do you people even bother worrying about this terrorism crap? Can’t you all see that all of this is nothing but handwringing? All this political talk is nothing but some sort of a fashionable dialogue.
The way I see it, if the West is going to be this cowardly, then we have what’s coming to us.
On almost every level, cowardice and appeasement has been shown in our society’s structure. The only folks left who are alarmed at what is going on with terrorism is us, the citizens–who will do hardly anything whatsoever about Islam. Instead, we will Christmas shop and watch TV. Our war with Islam–and that’s what it is, a war with ISLAM–is nothing but fashionable conversation for us.
Our cowardice has earned us defeat. It’s like we’ve become that society in the movie Demolition Man, or all of those messed up cowards on that ship in the 5th Element.
Thanks Media. Thanks Government. Thank you complacent citizenry. Never felt so worthless. NOTHING WILL CONTINUE TO BE DONE.

Posted by: Laramie Hirsch | December 19, 2006, 9:04 pm 9:04 pm

All I say is one thing, if you’re going to talk about islam ask the muslims not their enemies thats why there is so much ignorance about islam. Please don’t confuse religion with ethnicity. Islam is a peaceful religion that preaches nothing different from the bible with a more logical aproach from the mouth of muhammad (pbuh). We the americans that practice Islam are the perfect example that islam is non violent. The fact that there are some people claiming to be muslims that are nothing but killers and are not acepted in islam from the consensus of the scholars in mecca. Before judging check other religions and other ideologies that realy preach hate like the klu klux klan or the sionist who are in your backyard and america wanna take care of the wakos in other countries , tell the president to stop preaching lies and ask them the real reason to be in the middle east waisting our money.

Posted by: umar martinez | December 20, 2006, 9:55 am 9:55 am

Hmmm…our government was responsible for 9/11, the people “looking” for Osama are “Incompetent” (notice the correct spelling BW)or protecting their budgets…Is there a new drug on the market that I missed?
I sincerly hope that those who TRULY belive these things are the next to be the victims of a terrorist attack. Not that I wish anyone harm, but at least those of us who know the real enemy will be left to fight them.
The mainstream media is most definitely missing the boat. They continually attempt to rationalize extremist behavior, while bemoaning all efforts to combat it. What surprises me, is that so many Americans still put credence in ABC, CBS, NBC etc…
But this much we REALLY know: we faked going to the moon (where do those pesky shuttles go to anyway?), the holocaust never happened, the CIA killed Kennedy, we allowed the attacks on Pearl Harbor, socialism works, and if we are just nice to everyone, they will leave us alone.
Please pass the Kool-Aide!!

Posted by: Dave D | December 20, 2006, 11:12 am 11:12 am

What would Jesus Do?????????
After all we must practice what we preach.

Posted by: Ron H | December 21, 2006, 1:45 pm 1:45 pm

I think both Christian and Muslim extremists don’t know their own religions very well.
Jesus said that the greatest commandment was to “Love your neighbour as yourself.” As well, Mohammed said, “You cannot call yourself a believer, unless you want for others what youwant for yourself.”
Notice that neither of them said “Only love those who are of the same race, social status and religion as yourself.” Jesus (whom Muslims also revere as a prophet, though not as God) made this crystal clear in His parable of the Good Samaritan, and in other teachings.

Posted by: john | December 21, 2006, 2:49 pm 2:49 pm

It’s clear there is a big problem. A solution carved by ‘Peace or War’. Apparently both sides choose combat, revenge, and utter horrid declarations of death to the enemy. It is this path we need to change. And if we choose not to change this path, we’re all doomed.
Merry Christmas

Posted by: Schmieder | December 23, 2006, 7:58 pm 7:58 pm

i am an atheist muslim. born in a muslim family but an atheist nevertheless. in pakistan it is impossible to come out without risking my life. unfortunately, the constitution of pakistan says it is just to kill me if i convert from islam, even when i didn’t choose it and was simply born in a muslim family. and it’s worse for women so yeh. it’s crazy.

Posted by: qurat ul ain | October 2, 2007, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm

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