It was unclear why al-Masri would advertise the loss of the group's foreign fighters, but martyrdom is revered among Islamic fundamentalists, and could be used as a recruiting tool. The Arabic word he used, "muhajer," indicated he was speaking about foreigners who joined the insurgency in Iraq, not coalition troops.If cave-dwelling and death don't appeal, don't forget you can bring your home chemistry set! There are special incentives for "scientists" who want to help out.
"The blood has been spilled in Iraq of more than 4,000 foreigners who came to fight," al-Masri purportedly said on the 20-minute tape.
"We are in dire need of you... The field of jihad (holy war) can satisfy your scientific ambitions, and the large American bases (in Iraq) are good places to test your unconventional weapons, whether biological or dirty, as they call them."
Put your barter skills to use, too --to help the blind Sheik.
I appeal to every holy warrior in the land of Iraq to exert all efforts in this holy month so that God may enable us to capture some of the Western dogs to swap them with our sheik and get him out of his dark prison.Just to sweeten the pot, we promise not to kill any Muslims for the month of Ramadan:
We will not attack you as long as you declare your true repentance in front of your tribe and relatives," he said. "The amnesty ends by the end of this holy month.This all sounds too good to be true, no? I look forward to the investigations into fraudulent recruitment tactics we'll be treated to this month on the networks. Curtsy: lgf.
