BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- The U.S. military said Tuesday it has seized a
letter from Iraqi insurgents believed to be intended for Jordanian-born militant
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi complaining about low morale among followers and weakening support for the insurgency.
Low morale? Ain't that a pisser? Oh, boo-hoo. Da poo' wittle baby tewowists. Eveebuddy feel bad for vem.
The authenticity of the letter -- which the military said American troops found
Thursday in a raid in Baghdad -- could not be independently verified.
I find this statement to be incredibly stupid. Well, no shit, Sherlock! Anybody who came forward to verify it would be identifying himself as a terrorist. It is hard to carry out homicide attacks if the US military is all over your ass like white on rice.
The letter -- which never refers to al-Zarqawi by name -- is written to
Sheik Abu Ahmad, a name not known to be used by the militant leader or his
followers. But supporters often call al-Zarqawi the Sheik or Sheik Abu Musab in
letters and on Web sites."What has happened to myself and my brothers is an unforgivable crime, but God will punish the oppressor," the letter reads. "I swear by God that you will be asked about what happened to us because you have not asked about the situation of the migrants. Morale is down and there is fatigue among mujahedeen ranks.
Egads! Fatigue and low morale? Sounds like Zarqawi is a piss-poor leader. Where are the pep talks? Maybe a little mustache-growing campaign so everybody feels like part of the group would help. Sounds like the letter was written by one of those "migrants." It certainly reads like a veiled threat.
"There is discrimination by some of the brethren emirs. God would not accept
such actions, and a simple mistake delays victory, so what about big mistakes
and gross guilts? Many underestimate them and are lenient toward them."
Discrimination too? I am OUTRAGED! Outraged, I tell you. Those poor suffering mujahedeen bastards.
The letter is dated April 27, the military said.
The author of the letter also "admonishes 'the Sheik' for abandoning his followers" after last year's U.S. siege on Falluja, west of Baghdad.
U.S. forces led an assault then on the Sunni Triangle city's terrorist network believed to be run by al-Zarqawi.
Because of the "continuous pressure by Iraqi and [U.S.-led] coalition forces," a military statement said, al-Zarqawi has relied on his cell leaders to conduct operations while he is forced to evade being killed or captured.
"I'd really like to do more, but I've constantly got to stay 30 minutes ahead of the infidel. They chase me like I am a bad guy! Do they not understand we are supposed to win? You'll just have to carry on the roadside bombings without me, I have executive duck-and-cover ops to run."
Pentagon officials said last week that U.S. troops nearly caught al-Zarqawi in
February after receiving a tip that he might be traveling to Ramadi, west of
Falluja.The author of the letter, the military said, is a member of the terrorist group known as al Qaeda in Iraq.
The author's name is Abu Asim al-Qusaymi al-Yemeni, the military statement said.
Zarqawi just put this idiot on the top of the suicide attack volunteer list.
Pentagon spokesman Bryan Whitman said the letter reflects "a certain amount of
proof that [al-Zarqawi's] influence and effectiveness is deteriorating."
Ah, good news indeed.
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