There’s no great surprise here, as al Jazeera happily pimps for al Queda and its response to a key intelligence release by the U.S.
A purported al-Qaida web posting has charged the United States with fabricating a letter in which the group’s No 2 allegedly wrote to its leader in Iraq asking for money and laying out the group’s plans for the Middle East.
“We in al-Qaida declare that there is no truth to these claims, and they are baseless, except in the imagination of the politicians of the Black (White) House,” according to the statement on a web site known as a clearing house for al-Qaida material.
The statement was signed by Abu Maysara, who claims to be spokesman for al-Qaida in Iraq. It could not be authenticated.
“We call on Muslims not to pay attention to this cheap propaganda and to remember that the media will always be the infidels’ sole weapon until the end of the battle,” the statement said.
Further evidence of U.S. trickery is that Ayman al-Zawahiri always signs his letters to Abu al-Zarqawi with “Hugs and kisses.”
I put forth my brief analysis of the letter here, but I’d also like to point you towards the Indepundit‘s inciteful look at the revealing communique.
Kudos also to commenter SPC Richardson for pointing me to CentCom’s examination.