Who's Ridiculous?

After failing miserably in last week's stand-off against al Qaeda's number 2 commander Ayman al-Zawahri, Pakistan called a tape recording released yesterday by the former Egytpian doctor (calling for overthrow of the government of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf) "absolutely ridiculous." [Reuters.com].

Hello? Musharraf ain't got crap except for nuclear bombs -- which he's afraid to use against India, let alone crafty and resourceful guerrillas hiding in mountain tunnels -- and these bin Laden folks have shown a masterful ability to play on public sentiments in the Muslim world. What's is ridiculous is that even now, a good 2 1/2 years after 9/11, neither the U.S. nor its purported allies can lay a feather on al Qaeda's leadership. President Bush promised the nation in September 2001 that he would "root out" the terrorists, but so far all we've got is a bunch of journeyman teenagers in Guantanamo and a 20th highjacker the federal government is afraid to put on trial because he wants to introduce testimony from the few real terrorists in U.S. custody. Someone needs to do a root canal on al Qaeda.

 Posted by glenn