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May 26, 2005
Here's wishing you die slowly of a gut shot and burn in hell for eternity
Well, as we all know, Zarqawi is dying somewhere. [See Austin Bay: Zarqawi As Myth, Ghost, and Damaged Goods].
And he's being replaced: Rantburg: Web Site Announces Al-Zarqawi Replacement.
Chrenkoff notes thus:
What a wonderful idea!Supporters of the al Qaeda leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, filled Islamist bulletin boards on the Internet with prayers for his recovery on Wednesday after his group said he had been wounded.70 messages of support in a few hours? C'mon people - we can do better than that. Forget "Get well, al-Zarqawi", it's time for the launch of the officialA statement posted on Tuesday on sites used by insurgents called on Muslims to "pray for the healing of our Sheikh Abu Musab al-Zarqawi from an injury he suffered in the path of God"...
Within hours one posting had launched a "million prayers of recovery campaign," quickly garnering over 70 responses.
Get caught, al-Zarqawi
campaign. Abu Musab - wishing you a speedy meeting with the Coalition security forces.
So, dear readers, the comments section is all yours - please feel free to write in your "get caught" or "get [anything else] wishes for Al Qaeda's Number 1 in Iraq.
And let's show jihadis we can run a successful "million prayers of capture campaign."
I've done one better: you can go to SYSTRAN Language Translation Technology's homepage and your hate mail for the Emir of Iraq can be automatically translated into Arabic.
Here's a sample:
I typed, "Zarqawi, I hope you rot in hell forever."
And I got this:
?????] ? ???? ??? ??? ??? ?? ???? ?????.
Now, my grammar and vocab aren't up to snuff, but I know the alphabet enough to see that they at least got Zarqawi spelled right phonetically.
So, all we need is to know the names of which websites are wishing him well and we can start the mother of all comment wars. Trading barbs with the yahoos at Kos will be nothing compared to this. Both fun and helpful to the cause . . . So if anyone has any idea which websites to go to, post away!
UPDATE: Darn! Movable type just turned my Arabic into question marks. You'll have to go to the site and see it for yourself.
UPDATE2: Al-Jazeera aired the only known video footage of Zarq in Iraq the other day and MEMRI TV has the download, with subtitles. Good background.
UPDATE3: Well, I suppose if you're worried about becoming a target of a fatwa, might be best not to post your wishes on a Jihadi message board. Perhaps more fun could be had by posting something like this:
Dear brothers in Allah, I am so disheartened that our leader the Emir is ailing. I am going to hang up my weapons and stop the jihad. If we cannot beat the infidels we must join them. Allah be praised."
Posted by Chester at May 26, 2005 9:36 PM
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