Al Qaeda Issued A Statement to President-Elect Obama

The second-in-command of Al Qaeda, Dr. Ayman al Zawahiri, issued a statement about the election of Obama on November 19, 2008. It's always interested to look at events from one point of view. Of course as an African-American man, I looked on Obama becoming President as one of most important events that I have or could ever witness. People have lived and died, wishing and hoping to experience what we have witnessed. I think maybe the only events, affecting all of humanity, more important are Jesus' life, death, and resurrection. The Presidential Election of 2008 is a distant second, but it is second in my opinion. Take a look a what Zawahiri said. I have to be honest that it shows what we are really up against. I see no way to reason with people like him. He and his group really don't like us. The truth is our government policies towards the Middle East and the third world is what has caused this. If we had treated them the way the Bible says to treat them, then we wouldn't have this problem now. It also make it really hard to show them the love of Christ when they have already made up their minds that it was Christians who screwed them over. This doesn't excuse the acts of Terrorism that they have perpetrated against us nor does it mean that we should not work to stop those who will not listen. What this does mean is that unless the love our Lord and savior changes their hearts and minds and ours to make us all more like Him we will never be free of this back and forth with Al Qaeda.



I'm just glad he didn't announce a "fatwa" against Obama.