MEMRI has reactions from Arab media to the election of Barack Obama. Includes this lovely sentiment from our good friends in Saudi Arabia:
The Saudi daily Al-Watan stated in an editorial: “There is no significant difference between Obama and McCain. They disagree only on the means to achieve America’s chief goal, which is to rule for another hundred years.”
And here’s a wake up call for anyone who believes Obama’s election is going to increase the love from Islamists:
In a fatwa published on the eve of the U.S. elections, Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi expressed his preference for Sen. John McCain as president: “Personally, I would prefer for the Republican candidate, [John] McCain, to be elected. This is because I prefer the obvious enemy who does not hypocritically [conceal] his hostility toward you… to the enemy who wears a mask [of friendliness].”
Al-Qaradhawi added: “Whoever thinks that the Democrats are less hostile to [the Arabs] than the Republicans should know that the number of Iraqis killed during the siege [of Iraq] by the Democrat Bill Clinton is twice as high as the number of [Iraqis] killed by the Republican [George] Bush.
“The Democrats kill you slowly without you noticing it – and therein lies the danger. They are like a snake whose touch is not felt until its poison enters your body.
“Therefore, I hope that McCain comes to power, so that the motivation for jihad remains in our hearts, and so that we do not [begin to] rely on the infidels – [which will cause us] to be struck by the fire [of Hell].”
Hope! Change!
(Hat tip: Nancy)
Tags: Barack Obama, Islamists, MEMRI, News, Politics
This is Taqiyya. They all hoped Obama would win, since that signals retreat and defeat in our efforts against jihad and since they view Obama as a more manipulable character. I hope they are wrong, but Obama has done nothing to inspire confidence that he will resist jihad – both physical jihad and stealth jihad. In fact, from everything we know about the opaque Obama, he doesn’t even seem to understand jihad and may, in fact, have sympathy for jihad against infidels as legitimate grievances.
I agree with Purple Charles posted this and he is on Obama’s boat.
With out the taqiyya look what the jihadis are saying to Obama. http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2008/11/world-reacts-to-obama-win.html
I wonder Charles the Obama over has the ball to post on this http://avideditor.wordpress.com/2008/11/07/hamas-praises-obama-on-historic-win/