November 13, 2007
Rumor: Zawahiri Places Bin Laden Under 'House Arrest'
I can't find the original at Islammemo, but here's the post about it over at al Jazeera Talk. The other jihadis, two of them using the flag for the Islamic State of Iraq--an al Qaeda 'umbrella' organization--for an avatar, aren't too happy about the suggestion that al Qaeda's #2 has placed al Qaeda's #1 under 'house arrest'.
The reason Ayman al Zawahiri has allegedly placed Osama bin Laden under arrest? Bin Laden's recent audio in which he admits that things aren't going well in Iraq.
Anyway, there's more. Something about tricking people into believing that bin Laden has died. Which, of course, inevitably means that the Israelis are involved. I notice something about the IDF. So, well, there you are.
Maybe I'm reading this wrong. Maybe a better Arabic speaker can discern the skinny better than me.
Parenthetically, I'm sure that al Jazeera would be shocked---SHOCKED--to learn that a website devoted to chatting about their news would be dominated by members sporting al Qaeda avatars. And they'd be devastated to learn that one of them chimes in 'God Save Al Qaeda'.
Believable? Not in the least. But it's funny to see what the jihadis say to each other in order to explain the glaring absence of their glorious leader UBL.
The obvious that UBL is dead just isn't in realm of the plausible for the jihadi crowd.
Thanks to Robert from Alphabet City who spends his time these days cruising al Jazeera Talk for chicks.
