Exit of Bush and Arrival of Obama
Scholar of the Nation Sheikh Ayman al-Zawahiri (May Allah Protect Him)
As-Sahab Foundation for Media Production
19-11-2008
In the Name of Allah, and all Praise is due to Allah, and
Prayers and Peace on the Messenger of Allah and on his family, Companions and
allies.
Muslim brothers everywhere: Peace be upon you and the Mercy
of Allah and His blessings. As for what comes after:
Barack Obama has won the presidency of the United States of
America, and on this occasion, I would like to send several messages.
First, a message of congratulations to the Muslim Ummah on the American people’s admission of defeat in Iraq. Although the evidence of America’s defeat in Iraq appeared years ago, Bush and his administration continued to be stubborn and deny the brilliant midday sun. If Bush has achieved anything, it is in his transfer of America’s disaster and predicament to his successor. But the American people, by electing Obama, declared its anxiety and apprehension about the future towards which the policy of the likes of Bush is leading it, and so it decided to support someone calling for withdrawal from Iraq.
The second of these messages is to the new president of the United States. I
tell him: you have reached the position of president, and a heavy legacy of
failure and crimes awaits you. A failure in Iraq to which you have admitted, and
a failure in Afghanistan to which the commanders of your army have admitted. The
other thing to which I want to bring your attention is that what you’ve
announced about how you’re going to reach an understanding with Iran and pull
your troops out of Iraq to send them to Afghanistan is a policy which was
destined for failure before it was born. It appears that you don’t know anything
about the Muslim Ummah and its history, and the fate of the traitors who
cooperated with the invaders against it, and don’t know anything about the
history of Afghanistan and its free and defiant Muslim people. And if you still
want to be stubborn about America’s failure in Afghanistan, then remember the
fate of Bush and Pervez Musharraf, and the fate of the Soviets and British
before them. And be aware that the dogs of Afghanistan have found the flesh of
your soldiers to be delicious, so send thousands after thousands to them.
As for the crimes of America which await you, it appears
that you continue to be captive to the same criminal American mentality towards
the world and towards the Muslims. The Muslim Ummah received with extreme
bitterness your hypocritical statements to and stances towards Israel, which
confirmed to the Ummah that you have chosen a stance of hostility to Islam and
Muslims.
You represent the direct opposite of honorable black
Americans like Malik al-Shabazz, or Malcolm X (may Allah have mercy on him). You
were born to a Muslim father, but you chose to stand in the ranks of the enemies
of the Muslims, and pray the prayer of the Jews, although you claim to be
Christian, in order to climb the rungs of leadership in America. And so you
promised to back Israel, and you threatened to strike the tribal regions in
Pakistan, and to send thousands more troops to Afghanistan, in order for the
crimes of the American Crusade in it to continue. And last Monday, your aircraft
killed 40 Afghan Muslims at a wedding party in Kandahar. As for Malik al-Shabazz
(may Allah have mercy on him), he was born to a black pastor killed by white
bigots, but Allah favored him with guidance to Islam, and so he prided himself
on his fraternity with the Muslims, and he condemned the crimes of the Crusader
West against the weak and oppressed, and he declared his support for peoples
resisting American occupation, and he spoke about the worldwide revolution
against the Western power structure.
That’s why it wasn’t strange that Malik al-Shabazz (may
Allah have mercy on him) was killed, while you have climbed the rungs of the
presidency to take over the leadership of the greatest criminal force in the
history of mankind and the leadership of the most violent Crusade ever against
the Muslims.
And in you and in Colin Powell, Rice and your likes, the
words of Malcolm X (may Allah have mercy on him) concerning “House Negroes” are
confirmed.
You also must appreciate, as you take over the presidency
of America during its Crusade against Islam and Muslims, that you are neither
facing individuals nor organizations, but are facing a Jihadi awakening and
renaissance which is shaking the pillars of the entire Islamic world; and this
is the fact which you and your government and country refuse to recognize and
pretend not to see.
As for the third message, it is to the Muslim Ummah. I tell
it: America, the criminal, trespassing Crusader, continues to be the same as
ever, so we must continue to harm it, in order for it to come to its senses,
because its criminal, expansionist Crusader project in your lands has only been
neutralized by the sacrifices of your sons, the Mujahideen. This, then, is the
path, so stick to it.
As for the fourth message, it is to the lions of Islam, the
Mujahideen. I tell them: may Allah reward you in the best way for your historic
heroics, which have ruined America’s plans and rendered its projects
ineffective. So be firm and resolute. Your enemy’s stagger has begun, so don’t
stop hitting him.
And I say to my brothers the Mujahideen in Iraq in general
and the Islamic State of Iraq in particular, and to its Amir, the towering
mountain Abu ‘Umar al-Baghdadi: your enemy has admitted defeat, and the
forthcoming stage is expected to be dominated by conspiracies and betrayals in
order to cover the American withdrawal, so you must persevere, for victory is in
an hour of perseverance.
And I tell my brothers, the lions of Islam in Somalia:
rejoice in victory and conquest. America is gathering its wounds in Iraq, and
Ethiopia is looking for a way out, and for this reason, the stage of
conspiracies and machinations has begun. So hold tightly to the truth for which
you have given your lives, and don’t put down your weapons before the Mujahid
state of Islam and Tawheed has been set up in Somalia.
And I tell all Mujahideen everywhere: the Hubal of the age
has begun to falter and recede, and Allah has granted you success and honored
you by making you the most important cause of that, so be resolute on the path
of Jihad until you meet your Lord while He is pleased with you.
And my fifth message is to all the world’s weak and
oppressed. I tell them: America has put on a new face, but its heart full of
hate, mind drowning in greed, and spirit which spreads evil, murder, repression
and despotism continue to be the same as always. And the Mujahideen of Islam, by
the grace of Allah, continue to be the spearhead of the resistance against it to
restrain it from injustice, aggression and arrogance.
As for my final message, it is to the American people. I
tell it: you incurred defeat and losses from the foolish actions of Bush and his
gang, and at the same time, Shaykh Usama bin Ladin (may Allah preserve him) sent
you a message to withdraw from the lands of the Muslims and refrain from
stealing their treasures and interfering in their affairs. So choose for
yourself whatever you like, and bear the consequences of your choice, and as you
judge, you will be judged.
And our final prayer is that all praise is due to Allah,
Lord of the Worlds, and may Allah send prayers and peace on our Master Muhammad
and his family and Companions.
Submitted by a Mujahid