To all those who thought this was all about the war or having our troops in Arab land or even about Israel, ha! Suckers! They have been emboldened and are now stating their real goal:

Al Qaeda called on non-Muslims especially in the United States to convert to Islam and abandon their ‘misguided’ ways or else suffer, according to a video tape posted on a Web site on Saturday.

The speaker was identified as Azzam the American, also known as Adam Yahiye Gadahn — an Islamic convert from California wanted for questioning by the FBI and who U.S. authorities believe to be involved in an information campaign for al Qaeda.

“To Americans and the rest of Christendom we say, either repent (your) misguided ways and enter into the light of truth or keep your poison to yourself and suffer the consequences in this world and the next,” Gadahn said in English.

OK, so do you think this sounds like a group that we can negotiate with or that is ready to leave us alone once we remove our troops from Iraq? They won’t stop until we’ve all converted to Islam. And what is really amazing to me is that the Left rant about the fact that the Christians are attempting to establish a theocracy even though we deny it and here are Muslims stating that they are going to create a theocracy and no one is saying anything.

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