Al-CIAda No. 2 Says 9/11 Theory Propagated by Iran
April 23rd, 2008HAHA! I really need to add a Humor category.
Via: AP:
Osama bin Laden’s chief deputy in an audiotape Tuesday accused Shiite Iran of trying to discredit the Sunni al-Qaida terror network by spreading the conspiracy theory that Israel was behind the Sept. 11 attacks.
The comments reflected al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader Ayman al-Zawahri’s increasing criticism of Iran. Al-Zawahri has accused Iran in recent messages of seeking to extend its power in the Middle East, particularly in Iraq and through its Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.
The authenticity of the two-hour audio recording posted on an Islamic Web site could not be independently confirmed. But the voice sounded like past audiotapes from the terror leader, and the posting where it was found bore the logo of Al-Sahab, al-Qaida’s official media arm.
It was the second of two messages answering questions that were posted to Islamic militant Web sites earlier this year.
One of the questioners asked about the theory that has circulated in the Middle East and elsewhere that Israel was behind the 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
Al-Zawahri accused Hezbollah’s Al-Manar television of starting the rumor.
“The purpose of this lie is clear — (to suggest) that there are no heroes among the Sunnis who can hurt America as no else did in history. Iranian media snapped up this lie and repeated it,” he said.
“Iran’s aim here is also clear — to cover up its involvement with America in invading the homes of Muslims in Afghanistan and Iraq,” he said.
Iran cooperated with the United States in the 2001 U.S. assault on Afghanistan that toppled al-Qaida’s allies, the Taliban.
Perhaps he was reading the Onion:
http://www.theonion.com/content/video/9_11_conspiracy_theories
So funny.
I was thinking about the Onion too when I read this article.
I’ve have been a subsriber to Onion for about 20 years now- more or less – don’t hold me to the dates. please.
In any case, it is kind of disturbing to me when a news rag that is known for its tongue in cheek commentary – meant for humor – becomes a “real” source of news commentary.
When it comes to opinion content, what I’ve been reading from the Onion lately has more reality content to it than any other news source. No dis to the Onion. Just a sad sorry comment on US journalism. As Steven Colbert said a few years ago to the U.S. Press Corp, “you take dictation and go home.”
As to this article above I think Kevin’s caption, Al-CIAda – begs the question, who are the drones in the CIA that provide NEWs feed? Certainly, the news the Al-CIAda feeds the wire are proproganda deluge. Certainly scare me headlines. Certainly, fiction bent towards scaring more lambs to succumb to a non-existent lion more important than anything else. Propoganda. Isn’t the news on the telly and in the papers “*ucked or what?