Islamic Standup

This guy just makes me laugh.

"You remember I told you more than a year ago that the American withdrawal from Iraq is only a matter of time, and here they are now Â… negotiating with the mujahedeen," al-Zawahri said.

"Bush was forced at the end of last year to announce that he will pull out his forces from Iraq, but he was giving excuses for his withdrawal that the Iraqi forces have reached a good level."

Let's see, the international news has been reporting the withdrawal discussions occurring in the US, and for a long time Bush has stated that when the time was right the withdrawals would occur. But this guy seems to take it as proof of Al-Qaeda's effectiveness.

Al-Zawahri said the American forces "with their planes, missiles, tanks and fleets are mourning and bleeding, seeking for a getaway from Iraq."

"Regarding your withdrawal timetable - you have to admit, Bush, that you have been defeated in Iraq and are being defeated in Afghanistan and will be defeated in Palestine," he said, speaking calmly but forcefully.

I'd love this guy to come out of his cave and say that.