If that would insure McCain's election, bring it on. electint the obamunist
would be far, far worse.
On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 12:18 PM, CaliforniaLuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> WASHINGTON — Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this
> week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a
> way to usher in a McCain presidency.
>
> The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web
> site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily
> and economically, "impetuous" Republican presidential candidate Sen.
> John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue
> the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
>
> "This requires presence of an impetuous American leader such as
> McCain, who pledged to continue the war till the last American
> soldier," the message said. "Then, al-Qaida will have to support
> McCain in the coming elections so that he continues the failing march
> of his predecessor, Bush."
>
> SITE Intelligence Group, based in Bethesda, Md., monitors the Web site
> and translated the message.
>
> "If al-Qaida carries out a big operation against American interests,"
> the message said, "this act will be support of McCain because it will
> push the Americans deliberately to vote for McCain so that he takes
> revenge for them against al-Qaida. Al-Qaida then will succeed in
> exhausting America till its last year in it."
>
> Mark Salter, a senior McCain adviser, said he had heard about the Web
> site chatter but had no immediate comment.
>
> The message is credited to a frequent and apparently respected
> contributor named Muhammad Haafid. However, Haafid is not believed to
> have a direct affiliation with al-Qaida plans or knowledge of its
> operations, according to SITE.
>
> SITE senior analyst Adam Raisman said this message caught SITE's
> attention because there has been little other chatter on the forums
> about the U.S. election.
>
> SITE was struck by the message's detailed analysis _ and apparent
> jubilation _ about American financial woes.
>
> "What we try to do is get the pulse of the jihadist community,"
> Raisman said. "And it's about the financial crisis."
>
> Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden issued a videotape just four days
> before the 2004 U.S. presidential election directly addressing the
> American people.
>
> >
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