Trouble in Mordor
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Things are not going well for Mordor and its minions. Recently, an email sent from Al Qaeda deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahiri to freelance Iraqi butcher Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was intercepted by US intelligence officials. The contents are fascinating. He begins with his strategic vision and then details the number of difficulties they have encountered which, for all intents and purposes, could clearly be recognized as a failure vis-a-vis the jihad against US troops and the freely elected Iraqi government. This is must-read material for every American concerned about our effort in Iraq and the War on Terror.

The following are selected comments from Sauron, er… Zawahiri which I found particularly interesting (with comments by me):

TO: Abu Musab al- Zarqawi
FROM: Al Qaeda deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahiri

“The summer started hot with operations escalating in Afghanistan. The enemy struck a blow against us with the arrest of Abu al-Faraj, may God break his bonds… However, the real danger comes from the agent Pakistani army that is carrying out operations in the tribal areas looking for mujahedeen.”

Hmm, things don’t sound so good for the jihadists, despite DNC clamoring to the contrary. Despite all the nay-saying, military might is having a negative effect upon the terrorists. This has got to disappoint the “make love, not war” crowd of the Left.

“It has always been my belief that the victory of Islam will never take place until a Muslim state is established in the manner of the Prophet in the heart of the Islamic world, specifically in the Levant, Egypt, and the neighboring states of the Peninsula and Iraq; however, the center would be in the Levant and Egypt…As for the battles that are going on in the far-flung regions of the Islamic world, such as Chechnya, Afghanistan, Kashmir, and Bosnia, they are just the groundwork and the vanguard for the major battles which have begun in the heart of the Islamic world.”

This is a fascinating peek at the strategic vision of the Islamic fascists. Did you notice how there is no mention of defeating US imperialism, capitalist-corporate exploitation, or President Bush stealing the 2000 election? I guess Howard Dean and Noam Chomsky got the wrong set of talking points. Also, the next time someone tries to tell you that Iraq has no connection to the oft quoted “broader war on terror,” the last sentence from above dispels that myth. Commit it to memory.

“So we must think for a long time about our next steps and how we want to attain it, and it is my humble opinion that the Jihad in Iraq requires several incremental goals:
The first stage: Expel the Americans from Iraq. The second stage: Establish an Islamic authority… in order to fill the void stemming from the departure of the American… The third stage: Extend the jihad wave to the secular countries neighboring Iraq.”

What does this mean for Nancy Pelosi’s repeated demands for the withdrawal of American troops according to a timetable that’s set in stone? Gasp! Could she be…wrong??? And what does this mean for those who constantly repeat that the only reason terrorists are in Iraq is because we are there? Is the all-knowing “peace-at-any-price” Left in error? Could US troops actually be serving to stabilize Iraq, and hence, the region? The answer to all these questions, of course, is a resounding YES!

“The fourth stage: It may coincide with what came before: the clash with Israel, because Israel was established only to challenge any new Islamic entity.”

But what about Israel’s painful concession of territory to quiet West Bank and Gaza jihadists? Aren’t they in good stead with their Islamic neighbors now? I guess not….

“What drives me to broach these matters while we are in the din of war and the challenges of killing and combat? My answer is, firstly: Things may develop faster than we imagine. The aftermath of the collapse of American power in Vietnam-and how they ran and left their agents-is noteworthy.”

Attention all you Vietnam-era hippes! All you defeatists! All you politicians and journalists that love to shout ?quagmire!? whenever the US goes to war! This passage is for you! Notice the contempt and scorn heaped upon America because of our shameful withdrawal from Vietnam. We have YOU to thank for that. Claim your despicable prize and join the ranks of the world's fifth columnist enemy-appeasers who will ultimately be discarded upon the ash heap of history. NO MORE VIETNAMS!!!

“For that reason, many of your Muslim admirers amongst the common folk are wondering about your attacks on the Shia. The sharpness of this questioning increases when the attacks are on one of their mosques, and it increases more when the attacks are on the mausoleum of Imam Ali Bin Abi Talib, may God honor him. My opinion is that this matter won't be acceptable to the Muslim populace however much you have tried to explain it, and aversion to this will continue.”

This passage is an excellent example of the importance of winning the hearts and minds of the people. Clearly, Zawahiri believes that all the homicide bombings, even against their Shiite opponents, are not proving popular among the people of Iraq. Jeez, you think??? Looks like some of these jihadists can be as dense in the head as the Democrats. Who would have thought blowing women and children to bits would prove unpopular?

“And even if we attack the Shia out of necessity, then why do you announce this matter and make it public, which compels the Iranians to take counter measures? And do the brothers forget that both we and the Iranians need to refrain from harming each other at this time in which the Americans are targeting us?”

Normally, you try to divide and conquer your enemy. In this case, Zawahiri is alleging that Zarqawi, the Jordanian military genius, has accomplished this goal for us! How funny is that?!? This is a clear case of dissension in the ranks. That’s good news for us and the Iraqi people, but very bad news for Sauron and Saruman.

“Among the things which the feelings of the Muslim populace who love and support you will never find palatable - also- are the scenes of slaughtering the hostages... And we can kill the captives by bullet.”

As I read this, I thought of all the continuing fuss and bother over the Abu Graib scandal and Demorat Dick Durbin comparing our Gitmo Marines to Nazis. While we do this, our enemies calmly debate the negative public relations impact of slaughtering innocent people being held captive as political fodder. How does Zawahiri?s resolve this dilemma between needing to spill blood and winning flattering spots on the nightly news? Why, kill the captives with a bullet instead---it is much more palatable that way(!). We agonize if the murderous thugs sitting in Cuban detainment cells are receiving their fair share of glazed chicken while these Islamic fascists are proving themselves worthy to be called true heirs to Hitler?s genocidal vision. How ironic is that?

“The author of these lines has tasted the bitterness of American brutality, and that my favorite wife's chest was crushed by a concrete ceiling and she went on calling for aid to lift the stone block off her chest until she breathed her last…As for my young daughter, she was afflicted by a cerebral hemorrhage, and she continued for a whole day suffering in pain until she expired. And to this day I do not know the location of the graves of my wife, my son, my daughter, and the rest of the three other families who were martyred in the incident and who were pulverized by the concrete ceiling….”

I wonder how many New Yorkers suffered a similar fate on 9-11 when the Twin Towers came down? I guess you can chalk this up to reaping what you sow. I hope many more terrorists meet similar fates at the hands of American military might. In fact, this passage should be sent to every would-be attacker of this great nation. Consider it fair warning….

“Please take every caution in the meetings, especially when someone claims to carry an important letter or contributions. It was in this way that they arrested Khalid Sheikh. Likewise, please, if you want to meet one of your assistants, I hope that you don't meet him in a public place or in a place that is not known to you. I hope that you would meet him in a secure place, not the place of your residence. Because Abu al-Faraj - may God set him free and release him from his torment - was lured by one of his brothers, who had been taken into custody, to meet him at a public location where a trap had been set.”

Always look over your shoulder…justice is just a step away. I hope you enjoy moving from one rat hole to another for the rest of your life, because that is the only existence you can now anticipate for the rest of your days.

“So, if you're capable of sending a payment of approximately one hundred thousand, we'll be very grateful to you.”

Al Qaeda begging money from its minions? Not a good sign for the ork army….

The letter then concludes with a list of publications authored by Zawahiri and recommended for Zarqawi’s study (I wonder how many made the official MoveOn.org reading list?).

This was an altogether fascinating letter, in many ways, very similar in presentation to Hitler's Mein Kampf. Best of all, it was all bad news for the enemy from the East. No wonder why Al Qaeda was quick to denounce the letter as a fraud---it could really hurt them in the field.

But the bad news for Mordor doesn’t stop there. Just this past Saturday, the Iraqi people ratified their first constitution, despite the feeble efforts of the jihadists. Let’s see: a working and open political process, quickly diminishing support among the Iraqi people, and increasing military and financial pressure upon the whole rotten structure. No, these are not good days for our enemy.

The sun is beginning to shine in the West once again.