AL ZAWAHIRI, CALLS PRESIDENT BUSH 'AN ALCOHOLIC, LIAR AND GAMBLER' IN NEW AUDIOTAPED MESSAGE

ABC News ^ | By BRIAN ROSS

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Feb. 12, 2007 — 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.

[villagerjoel]

Who cares and why is this title bold?

[SevenofNine]

Oh please you still terrorist a**hole Zaharari

[aynrandfreak]

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.

Radical Islam and the far left in this country move closer together every day.

[Peach]

And the Democrats will respond to this by taking the jihadist's advice and getting even uglier in their attacks on the president.

[nuconvert]

He must be reading the Globe

[Proud2BeRight]

ABC may have mixed up stories with a DNC one.

[Carling]

Why can't bin Laden make these tapes?

[fkabuckeyesrule]

Sounds like he been getting his DNC talking points.

[BigSkyFreeper]

Zawahiri must be auditioning for John Edwards' blog.

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

What's Ayman's DU handle these days, anyway?

[nutmeg]

ping!

Please FReepmail me if you want on or off my ‘miscellaneous’ ping list.

[My2Cents]

Getting his material from DNC talking points.

[Cindy]

Zawahiri is a loser, and he knows it.

[Jaysun]

"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.

Spoken like an honest to God American liberal.

[Enchante]

Al-Zawa-douchebag is merely channeling our Democrats again. He adds a swipe at them just to mask the fact that he and Bin Laden have taken so many talking points from leftists in the west....

[woofie]

How dare he criticize Democrats

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

The guy sounds more like a mainstream Democrat presidential candidate every day.

BTW, Zawi, where's your butt boy Osama these days?

[txroadkill]

Don't get mad at the terrorist, he's just repeating what he heard on CNN, NBC, CBS, ABC, etc., etc.

[volunbeer]

"Why can't bin Laden make these tapes?"

He would have to come out of his cave to make a tape......