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Monday, April 30, 2007

Who Said It? Congressman Murtha or #2 Al Queda al Zawahiri?

Last week we highlighted some of the words used by American politicians, past and present who DID give a damn whether we win or lose a war. (See here and here).

When it comes to soaring rhetoric that inspires our troops and the nation, the above examples are the gold standard.

On the other hand, many readers have noticed that it's difficult to tell the difference between words spoken by Democrats and the terrorists we seek to defeat.

So here's a test. In the following examples, leave your informed guess in the comments as to whether the words below were spoken by Congressman Jack Murtha (DEMOCRAT-PA) or Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al Queda's second in command and right hand to Osama bin Laden:
  1. "A fact that Bush, Rice and Rumsfeld conceal from [the American public] is that there is no way out of Iraq, other than immediate withdrawal."
  2. "All of Iraq must know that Iraq is free: from a United States occupation."
  3. "I call upon every reasonable American... to conduct a personal soul searching and to ask himself several clear and honest questions: Are we really calling for freedom, justice, equality, human rights, environmental preservation and an end to killing, the destruction and plundering?"
  4. "That President Bush has eradicated half of al Queda... it's all nonsense and exists only in his head...al Queda is spreading, growing and becoming stronger."
  5. "The same lies the U.S. government said about Vietnam they repeat about Iraq."
  6. "US soldiers kill everyone in the taxi then they go into homes and pull the people out. And the stories keep getting worse and worse."

No fair Googling for a match. Just take your guess.

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