What Zawahiri really said...

"I am among the Muslim masses."

You mean you're cowering with your tail between your legs among the innocent people in the hopes that it will protect you from the American military... Are you cowering in a rat hole? You and your ilk know no honor. You shield yourself behind women and children and innocent men. You are pond scum.

"You liars, greedy war mongers, who is pulling out from Iraq and Afghanistan?"

I predicted this so long ago... that when we did what we said we'd do (i.e., leave when the Iraqis could defend themselves), that the terrorists would all claim we were retreating... so laughable. They fool no one but themselves. Personally, al-Zawahiri, you'd be better off facing the barrel of an American soldier's gun than an Iraqi's (seems our soldiers have a different sense of restraint). We know propaganda when we see it (after all, we've watched American politicians for many years...)

"My second message is to the American people, who are drowning in illusions."

We have no illusions: War is hell. It is a long and difficult struggle. We have fought evil before. We know evil when we see it. You are evil. You need to die.. or be captured and stand trial for the evil you do. You and OBL. It is you who live in the land of make believe. Truce?

"We don't negotiate with terrorists," Vice President Dick Cheney said [at the time of the OBL tape]. "I think you have to destroy them."

My sentiments exactly.

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither [can] a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire.
Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

Matthew 7:15-23

We are [trying to] bring democracy, freedom, prosperity, equality... What does Zawahiri and al-Queda bring?

And Ben Stein responds to Joel Stein... Thank you, Ben. Saints in Armor indeed. Thank you.

(Hat tip The Mudville Gazette)