All I can do is smirk at this. Clever. Will it succeed? Better than when we do it. From Noah:
Like me, I’m sure you’re filled with questions for Al Qaeda deputy dog Ayman al-Zahwahiri: Why are you so pissed off? What’s your next diabolical plot? Where can a Predator deliver a little present to you right now? And what’s up with that big ol’ splotch on your forehead?
Well, now here’s your chance to ask ’em all. The public, "have been asked to send in their questions for the terror network’s second in command, which he will then answer in an online interview next month," Australia’s News.com informs us.
The bizarre stunt was announced in a new video posted on the internet in which al-Qaeda’s number two, Ayman al-Zawahri, mocked yeterday’s British handover of security in southern Iraq to local forces as a sign that insurgents are gaining the upper hand.
The video, carried by Islamic websites, was issued as Britain handed over security to Iraqi forces in the last of four provinces it once patrolled, effectively marking the end of nearly five years of British control of southern Iraq.
The websites invited readers to send in questions during the next month for Zawahri to answer in an "open interview". How the interview would work was not immediately clear.It’s like the jihadist equivalent of the YouTube debates! Here’s the transcript, courtesy of IntelCenter:
As-Sahab Foundation for Islamic Media, in coordination with Al-Fajr Center, is pleased to announce the organizing of an open meeting with Shaykh Ayman al-Zawahiri, in which he will reply to questions directed to him by individuals, organizations and all information media outlets. Anyone wishing to direct a question to him should send it to one of the sites which will be specified for collection of questions during a period of one month commencing from the release of this announcement. Please try to keep the question brief and focused. Organizations and media outlets are requested to give their name at the end of the question, and we request the brothers supervising the collection of questions to transmit them as is without any changes or alteration, whether they be friendly or hostile. As-Sahab will do its best to publish the reply of Shaykh Ayman al-Zawahiri to as many questions at possible at the nearest possible opportunity, with Allah’s help and guidance.
So what would you like to ask Zawahiri? Drop your question below, and we’ll do our best to pass ’em on…
Q: What will you do when you don’t have GWB & Dead-eye Dick to kick around anymore?…or, perhaps more pertinently:
Is Victor Bout still working for you? All these years after the Kosovo ops ended?
(corollary bonus question) Were you the recipient of those 1/4 million disappeared AKs he ‘lost’ for the Pentagon.
Why do you consider the killing of innocent men, women and children, of Muslim or other religion, people whose political views are mostly neutral, to be sanctioned by God? Regardless of your social, religious or political views, isn’t it wrong to take a human life?
Well, this line of questioning looks useless. over 2 weeks of waiting for something. Either Mr. Zawahiri (I can’t use the title of Dr. with someone who advocates the killing of innocents) won’t answer or this site has not had it’s intended success at asking the question, or this is all a fraud. Pity that. It would have been a great opportunity.
I’d like to ask Dr Zawahiri this:You must know that “takfir” is forbidden in Islam. How do you, you and your friends, allow yourselves to consider other muslims as “pagans” and kill them?? Only Allah can judge someone as “kafir” or not.
And I’m sure that you’re aware of the famous verse of the Koran which says that whoever kills one person is like who killed the entire human race (killing without a very strong reason, of course).