Al Qaeda Condemns "Unfair" Pro-Obama Press Bias

Counterterrorism Blog reports that Al Qaeda isn't pleased with the media reaction to its anti-Obama missive:

Global reactions to Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri's controversial condemnation of U.S. President-Elect Barack Obama as a "House Slave" (or, alternatively, "House Negro") have begun to pour in -- including via the top jihad web forums used by Al-Qaida to disseminate its propaganda. Though hardcore Al-Qaida supporters have predictably dismissed any criticism of Dr. al-Zawahiri and are fiercely backing his choice of words, there is a rather ironic (if not entirely unfamiliar) twist to this issue. After observing international press reporting on the incident, these same supporters are now bitterly attacking the media for its "unfair" pro-Obama bias and for deliberately "confusing" the meaning of al-Zawahiri's message.

Experts in the U.S. have interpreted the tape as showing fear among jihadists that President Obama will dilute their message and make it harder from them to recruit. "By returning to American values the world admires, Obama sets al Qaeda back enormously in the battle of ideas, the ideological struggle which determines whether al Qaeda will continue to have significant support in the Islamic world," said Richard Clarke.

Comments

[TN]

Where is Bin Laden? Benizer Bhutto said he was d e a d, before she died.

[marijam]

Did she? I didn't know that. Where can I go read about that?

[trish74]

Christianne Amanpour (sp) believes he's alive and living in a villa in Pakistan.

[anopenmind]

I heard her say that too! I'm surprise more people didn't pick up on that!

[kylennblack]

I heard he was spotted at a 7-11 with Elvis.

[Vurz]

A group of criminals is upset because they are taken less seriously than the President Elect of the United States? Who would have thought?

I can hardly wait til all these people are convicted and in jail.

[chewie2008]

SNL...I hear you calling.

[ohioan73]

Hmmmm..."fiercely" backing their leaders poor choice of words? Accusing the media of "favoring" and "bias". Where have I heard this stuff before? Oh right! During the 2008 election from the Republicans.

I wonder how the GOP feels about these similarities it has with al-Qaeda. I seem to remember a certain political party that was angry with the Dixie Chicks for speaking out against Bush during wartime. Will they measure themselves with the same sticks and declare themselves "unpatriotic" for calling Obama a terrorist associate and inquiring about his USA birth or does that term only apply to liberals?

[NewOrleans4Obama]

So now Al Qaeda is aligned with the likes of Ann Coulter in crying about a media bias in favor of Obama.

[Bubba Gump]

You've got a point!

After Al Qaeda did it's hideous worst on September 11, 2001, Ann Coulter further victimized the widows of 911 victims.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13186261/

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/06/07/entertainment/main1690954.shtml

[proudloudlib]

I've always thought AC was a ter rorist. She scares the bejesus out of me.

[Yank in France]

Now let's be fair. Republicans, such as Ann Coulter, are also criticizing the media for their pro-Obama bias. Consider how we gauge bias in other cases: we simply add up the positive and the negative comments by media people, and if the comments do not balance out, there is bias. Presto!!
Same for racial, sexual or age bias.
Republicans are now counting their beans (media comments) to make the case that the media did not give balanced coverage of Ms Palin's attacks on Obama, his supposed ties to terrorists and implications about his religion.
Her millions of supporters really believe that for every negative comment about her grasp of history, politics and economics as revealed in the Katie Couric interview and elsewhere, the media should have made a positive comment.
Anything less is considered to be "media bias". As such, let us all thank al-qaeda for bringing this matter to our attention!

[momof3inGA]

I wonder how Mark Halperin feels knowing that Al Quaeda agrees with him regarding the "pro-Obama media bias".

Wonder if it makes him feel all warm and fuzzy inside....

[realpolitic]

Halperin would only say it confirms his opinion.

[patnb]

who cares what Al Qaeda thinks? They are a bunch of losers, living in caves, who spend their days trying to figure out how to kill people. They are uneducated, unaccomplished, emotionally stunted criminals with low IQs who have little idea how to make real change in the modern world or how to help their people. Because Bush is dumb, he put them in the spotlight for th past 7 years, and he fed their egos and made them feel important by keeping them on the world stage and making sure they got lots of attention. I suspect Obama will keep a eye on Al Queda, but he won't satisfy their lust for worldwide attention by doing their promotional work, like Bush did.

[kadene]

Sounds like Bush-talk to me. Uneducated? Low IQs?

If you don't know your enemy, how will you defeat him?

[standard]

With stealth, confirmed sightings and superior weaponry.

[Ajegunle]

WHO LISTENS TO A GUY THAT LOOKS LIKE A CHARACTER FROM ALI BABA AND THE 40 THIEVES???

[thegreatgiginthesky]

The other 39 thieves?

[walleymr]

uhm, who told al qaeda they had a say in the fairness of journalism?

[toypiano]

Al-Q likes it better when the bullies are in charge of the playground. Not a surprise! They're going to miss Cheney/Bush. Looks like they're glomming on to the Coulter/Faux News tactics of simplistic analysis and mock outrage in order to undermine Obama and all he represents to the world. Lame.

Maybe this guy is bucking for a show on Faux.

Anybody know how Faux is spinning this story so far?

[mymomma2]

Is this a new McCain adviser???

[DonCosenza]

Al Qaeda is criticizing something about the US and its institutions?

News at 11!

[drund]

The Al-Qaeda people are so pathetic now, I love it. When we elected Dubya, it gave some weight to their crap. But now, we've elected Barack Hussein Obama, and it completely undermines everything they say about us.

[jacqmac]

And just to show us just how UPSET they are over PE Obama getting great press in the World of Islam-extremists attacked two hotels, a railway station, a resturant and several other targets in Mumbai, killing 80 and wounding 125. Take THAT Western Press!