Islam - A prelude to Future Jihad

Walid Phares takes a look at the latest al Qaeda tape. He notes there's a lot to be gleaned from the tape. For example, he notes it's no accident that al Qaeda is using an American for this tape - translators won't be able to "misunderstand" him.

He goes on to point out who Azzam calls al Qaeda's enemies but more importantly, who al Qaeda considers friends.

6) The “friends” of al Qaeda?

“Azzam” names “sympathetic” personalities for whom he has messages for action; He asks journalist Seymour Hirsh to “reveal more” than what was published in a New Yorker article on the War: Obviously an open call by al Qaeda to M Hirsch to resume the attack against the US War on Terror. Then “Azzam” turn to two British journalists and thank them for their “admiration and respect for Islam” encourage them to do the final step: Convert. He names British MP George Galloway and journalist Robert Fisk. But more troubling in Gadahn’s tape was his direct call to Jihadists within the US Armed forces to work patiently till the time comes and they should continue to aggregate while escaping the surveillance of their military authorities. This theme, which I covered briefly in Future Jihad, is of great concern to US national security. The “Azzam” speech brings further concerns as to the credibility of this threat.

Hirsh, Fisk and Galloway, all favorites of the left wing media, especially the BBC. Still don't believe the left wing media is aiding al Qaeda? See here for more on the BBC.