"Lions" Indeed

By John

CAIRO, Egypt - The new leader of al-Qaida in Iraq vowed to avenge Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death and threatened horrific attacks "in the coming days," according to a statement posted on the Web Tuesday - the first from the new terrorist leader. "Don't be overcome with joy about killing our sheik Abu Musab (al-Zarqawi), God bless his soul, because he has left lions behind him," it said.

The statement was posted one day after the group announced that a man identified by the nom de guerre Abu Hamza al-Muhajer would succeed the Jordanian-born militant as its leader.

Right. "Lions." Here's an assessment of the operational situation, courtesy of one of the frightful felines:

The only power the mujahidin have is what they have already demonstrated in hunting down drifted patrols and taking sniper shots at those patrol members who stray far from their patrols, or planting booby traps among the citizens and hiding among them in the hope that the explosions will injure an American or members of the government.

Heh, "lions" indeed.

June 13, 2006 09:48 PM The Long War

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patd95 · June 14, 2006 05:38 AM

Methinks he meant to say "loins."

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Capt B · June 14, 2006 07:17 AM

Lions indeed. Old, elderly lions too weak to hunt real game anymore, only barely strong enough to take down cripples and young....

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