Al-Qaida chief warns Obama of attack

[cured]

It will all take time. Obama wants the US out of Iraq but they'll still be there a year after he takes office. That's the most volatile time, I would think. As they start to leave and as the focus gets shifted to Afghanistan (who knows what the heck will happen there?) then there may be a change in tone from everyone with an interest in the region. Peace, or at least something resembling it, between Israel and Palestine may be a bigger driving factor, I would think.

[Deckard]

I just hope some terror attack doesn't take place that leads to a stark change of tone from Obama. That might be understandable but it's not the way to beat them.

[Deckard]

U.S. Muslim leaders denounce al Qaeda's slur toward Obama

Spiritual leaders of New York's African-American Muslim communities lashed out Friday at a purported al Qaeda message attacking President-elect Barack Obama and, using racist language, comparing him unfavorably to the late Malcolm X.

The imams called the recorded comments from al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri, "an insult" from people who have "historically been disconnected from the African-American community generally and Muslim African-Americans in particular."

"We find it insulting when anyone speaks for our community instead of giving us the dignity and the honor of speaking for ourselves," they said in a statement read during a news conference at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial, Educational and Cultural Center.

[Sean]

Originally Posted by Deckard

U.S. Muslim leaders denounce al Qaeda's slur toward Obama

Spiritual leaders of New York's African-American Muslim communities lashed out Friday at a purported al Qaeda message attacking President-elect Barack Obama and, using racist language, comparing him unfavorably to the late Malcolm X.

The imams called the recorded comments from al Qaeda second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahiri, "an insult" from people who have "historically been disconnected from the African-American community generally and Muslim African-Americans in particular."

"We find it insulting when anyone speaks for our community instead of giving us the dignity and the honor of speaking for ourselves," they said in a statement read during a news conference at the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial, Educational and Cultural Center.

Good for them. Presenting a united front is the quickest, most effective way for us to combat asshats like al-Zawahiri.