Al Qaeda Vows Holy War in Iraq

[kuozzman]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=574&ncid=574&e=1&u=/nm/20050131/wl_nm/iraq_dc_201

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Al Qaeda vowed to pursue "holy war" in Iraq (news - web sites) Monday after failing to wreck a historic election in which millions of people flocked to the polls.

Al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq slammed the election, which was hailed around the world as a success, denouncing it as an American game.

"We in the al Qaeda Organization for Holy War in Iraq will continue the jihad until the banner of Islam flutters over Iraq," said the statement posted on an Islamist Web site.

Earlier, interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi had urged the country's rival ethnic and religious groups to forge unity after Iraq's first multi-party election in half a century.

"The whole world is watching us. As we worked together yesterday to finish dictatorship, let us work together toward a bright future -- Sunnis and Shi'ites, Muslims and Christians, Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen."

But he warned in a televised speech that violence had not ended.

[daleo]

1. We need a new internet ending

Maybe .terr for these websites. They could re-direct to .cia just for completeness.

[fryguy]

2. what have they been doing thus far?

I don't think all the fighters heading there since we invaded have been looking to sell Amway to our troops.....

[Ganja Ninja]

3. Good news for/from the Bush crime family.

The war will go on and Halliburton will be able to suck the American tax payer dry.

[underpants]

4. Yeah yeah yeah

Blah Blah BLah

[Roland99]

5. Considering the bulk of the insurgency is NOT foreigners...

who is in al Qaeda in Iraq?

[ECH1969]

7. al Qaeda in Iraq

is Zarqawi's group I believe.

[Roland99]

9. He wasn't al Qaeda before...he recently announced allegiance to them

[Laurab]

11. Which proves once again

That * is a uniter, not a divider, just like he's always saying.

[Roland99]

12. heh

[The_Casual_Observer]

6. "after failing to wreck a historic election "

I don't recall any proclaimation that they would "wreck" the election.
What proof do thay have of any of this?

[KansDem]

13. Probably the same proof that penned "hailed as a success...."

Al Qaeda's affiliate in Iraq slammed the election, which was hailed around the world as a success, denouncing it as an American game.

on edit: is Reuters on the White House payroll?

[AngryAmish]

15. Reuters is a right wing hate site

[Igel]

16. The usual "rivers of blood" assertion.

Not necessary wrecking the elections, but making them much more a blood sport than they turned out to be.

[DS1]

8. I thought we were already on our second holy war with Al Qaeda.,

:eyes:

[DS1]

10. on a side note, that's the only time I've ever seen the word flutter not

preceded by 'tongue' :D

[mr_hat]

14. Dog bites man.