al-Zawahiri Goes Over the Deep End

CENTCOM recently published a text-version (translated to English & original Arabic) of a 16 minute video released by al-Zawahiri entitled: "Message to the People of Pakistan". Basically, al-Zawahiri goes on a tangent against the Pakistani President Musharraf.

As a side note, Islam is still not a religion of peace. One of the verses quoted by Zawahiri is as follows: "Say to the Unbelievers, if they desist, their past would be forgiven them; but if they persist, the punishment of those before them is already. And fight them on until there is no more tumult or oppression, and there prevail justice and faith in Allah altogether and everywhere; but if they cease, verily Allah doth see all that they do. If they refuse, be sure that Allah is your Protector - the best to protect and the best to help." - Koranic verse: Sura 8:38-40.

Though his speech is drawn out, it is worth the read simply for a good laugh. Do keep in mind that the Taliban was originally a creation of the Pakistani government, but it eventually got out of control and is, rather, was what was established in Afghanistan in 2001.

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