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2005-10-07 Iraq

Ayman urges Zark to keep up the fight in captured memo

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-10-07 00:50|| || Front Page|| [11126 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Dan what do we make of this letter?

Posted by Grins Sluper5274 2005-10-07 05:34|| 2005-10-07 05:34|| Front Page Top

#2 If this is true, how will the MSM handle this. What will they write about if we are found to be winning.

Posted by plainslow 2005-10-07 10:14|| 2005-10-07 10:14|| Front Page Top

#3 The MSM will snatch defeat from the jaws of victory.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-10-07 10:26|| 2005-10-07 10:26|| Front Page Top

#4 "6000-word letter..." The jihadists must have a lot of time to write letters now that the war is not going all that well for them.

Posted by John Q. Citizen 2005-10-07 10:51|| 2005-10-07 10:51|| Front Page Top

#5 "The official said Mr. Zawahiri also warned that Mr. Zarqawi's forces should concentrate their attacks on Americans rather than on Iraqi civilians, and should refrain from the kind of gruesome beheadings and other executions that have been posted on Qaeda Web sites."

Unfortunately, attacks narrowed to Coalition and Iraqi forces are both tougher to execute and generate fewer headlines. First and foremost Al-Qaeda needs newsworthy hits (and lots of them) or the perception will be that they're losing. When that perception takes hold they will lose support in and out of Iraq.

Posted by DoDo 2005-10-07 11:00|| 2005-10-07 11:00|| Front Page Top

#6 "6000-word letter..."

Typical of a semi-literate society. Those who can read and write have to show off that ability. Amongst those who can, there is competition to show who is more literate, leading to missives full of flowery literary and historical allusion, but containing very little meat. Ayman al-Zawahiri had to take the time to write so many words, or he'd lose face to a subordinate. And I'm sure our analysts aren't complaining -- lots of information in subconscious choice of allusions, if one's inclined in that direction. ;-)

Posted by trailing wife 2005-10-07 12:34|| 2005-10-07 12:34|| Front Page Top

#7 Just trying to hit the right audience in the right way. Killing your customers is piss poor PR.

Posted by abu Doyle Dane Burbach 2005-10-07 16:12|| 2005-10-07 16:12|| Front Page Top

#8 It's a good jihadi/bad jihadi routine.

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2005-10-07 20:31|| 2005-10-07 20:31|| Front Page Top

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