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Now It's Personal: Al Qaeda Calls Bush an Alcoholic Liar

February 13, 2007 12:30 AM

Zawahiri_ic_070213_nr_2 The latest taped statement from al Qaeda is an unusually personal attack on President Bush, in which al Qaeda's No. 2 in command, Ayman al Zawahiri, denounces Bush as "an alcoholic, liar and gambler with an addictive personality."

Zawahiri delivers the attack in a 40-minute audio tape released overnight on Internet sites, and relayed to ABC News by an American terror analyst, Laura Mansfield.

On the tape, Zawahiri also condemns American Democrats "as one side of the same coin of tyranny, criminality and failure" for failing to challenge Bush policies as they said they would in the election.

The tape, apparently aimed at an American audience, contains English subtitles and a warning that American civilians are responsible for Bush policies because they "chose Bush twice."

The personal, intemperate attack on Bush was remarkable for the emotion and venom from the usually stoic Zawahiri.

"I don't know his present condition — Americans know best about that, as they are experts in alcohol and addiction to it — but the one who exams his personality finds that he is addicted to two other faults, lying and gambling," Zawahiri said. "He has gone down in history as one of its most notorious liars," he added.

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Cant wait til the adminstration tells us the recording was made in Iran

Posted by: lib4 | Feb 13, 2007 2:59:35 AM

I may not have voted for Bush, but I still wont be looking for this murderer in the name of religion (Zawahiri) on any ballot except nt for judgement between life or death..i will choose the latter..death to this hypocrite Zawahiri. He should look into his soul first before criticizing my favorite deamon!

Posted by: jbinthe757 | Feb 13, 2007 3:03:36 AM

I find it amazing that Zawahiri echoes almost to the word the same things that the Democrat party and liberal journalists say about the President. Who can doubt whose side the Democrat party and those journalists are on?

Posted by: Matthew Stidham | Feb 13, 2007 6:29:47 AM

I haven't heard democrats label Bush an alcoholic or gambler, or accuse him of having an addictive personality. Liar? Some democrats and liberals may have made the accusation, but on that count Bush stands convicted by history. Zawahiri missed one, though. Dubya is just plain dumb.

Posted by: ADS393 | Feb 13, 2007 8:36:01 AM

The truth is the truth regardless of the source.

Posted by: lmjp1 | Feb 13, 2007 8:39:35 AM

Bush may be an idiot and a moron, but only americans have earned the right to say so. As for being an alcoholic, I would think he needs to start drinking. His being sober is ruining our country not to mention killing thousands of our soldiers via idiotic moves like invading Iraq.

Posted by: RicknATL | Feb 13, 2007 8:56:23 AM

If as he says Americans are " experts in alcohol and addiction to it ... other faults, lying and gambling," what does he have to be proud of? There is an old saying, Do not judge others or you too will be judged the same way! As far as re-electing Bush again, I voted for him only because he needs to fix the problem that he started or the troubles and blame would have been on another persons head. I still don't understand why they just don't impeach him? It couldn't get any worse.

Posted by: Kil Roy | Feb 13, 2007 9:08:09 AM

What the heck? Are these guys ten years old or something? Perhaps we should release a tape calling them "big doody-heads."

If this is how far they've fallen, and what they're reduced to doing--calling the President names--then they're little more than a shadow of past fears still manifest.

Still, it does raise the question: why haven't we managed to catch/kill these morons yet?

Posted by: Phil | Feb 13, 2007 9:09:22 AM

Matthew,

Truly, do you believe that journalists are on the side of terrorism? Or is it that you can not stand to be doubted (a la bush and cheyney) and have your decisions questioned? It is a sad day in America when Journalists and Democrats are painted as terrorists for questioning the status quo in government.

Posted by: Steve | Feb 13, 2007 9:30:55 AM

I seriously don't agree with this maniac, but Zawahiri is really not saying anything that we don't know already. Bush is a liar, and he was a drunk and a drug addict. He had a rich and powerfull daddy who kept him out of trouble, no matter how hard he tried to get into it. He had companies that he ran into the ground, the same direction he's running this county. He has close ties with the Bin Laden family which is well documented. He managed to steal two elections. He even started a war with a country rich with oil under the guise of liberating it's people from a tyrant that the U.S. supported for 30 years. But, people still believe in this fool. Then again, these are the same who still think that Clinton's sexual offense is far more serious. I'm convinced the U.S. is populated by the overgrown cast of Hee Haw. That's it, I'm moving out!

Posted by: LDinNYC | Feb 13, 2007 9:32:18 AM

I agree with Zawahiri. The American public voted for this "disaster" twice, we permitted him to usurp America and orchestrate the greatest foreign relations disasters in history. "We should be ashamed."

Posted by: joanne | Feb 13, 2007 9:33:52 AM

Even a broken clock is write twice a day.

Posted by: Andrew | Feb 13, 2007 9:35:58 AM

Making numerous personal attacks on a political opponent, each with a grain of truth (Bush used to be a real boozer, for example).... Zawahiri sounds like a poster-boy for modern Republicans!

Posted by: Edward | Feb 13, 2007 9:36:39 AM

Bush is an alcoholic and a liar. His whole family history is full of fraud and corruption.

Posted by: John Evans | Feb 13, 2007 9:39:48 AM

How much more insults do we have to take? Can we please stand together and strike down these terrorists already!

Posted by: Adrian Reyes | Feb 13, 2007 9:40:34 AM

Sad old bitter man, consumed by hate and fear. Zawahiri I mean. Not all of us voted for Bush twice either, but Zawahiri has a ways to go before he, either, appeals to voters.

Posted by: Randy | Feb 13, 2007 9:43:14 AM

Why must the republican "right"? always align the democrats with terrorists. When will they grow up and realize they are the ones being manipulated by the terrorists...and the easiest to incite.

Posted by: Bob | Feb 13, 2007 9:44:52 AM

Bush is a lying criminal and that's simply the truth. A terrorist can see the truth as well as anyone else. You don't have to be a Democrat or a Liberal to see that.

It does take a Republican though, to ignore that Bush is a lying criminal.

Posted by: mparker | Feb 13, 2007 9:45:17 AM

I guess if we didn't want any of our enemies pointing out that we have an alcoholic liar for a president then we shouldn't have elected an alcoholic liar from the Republic party as president.

Posted by: Lawnguylander | Feb 13, 2007 9:46:41 AM

An audio tape with subtitles? How does that work exactly?

Also, I think this is a positive sign as these kinds of personal attacks are really a product of desperation that their message is no longer reaching the audience. The only way these large-scale terror groups will ever be defeated is if they lose the support, financial and moral, of the region. That is not to say the majority support them of course, but the smaller that minority that does support them gets, the safer the world is.

Posted by: nitpicker | Feb 13, 2007 9:47:11 AM

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