Monday, Nov 6, 2006

Jim Angle Wants The Terrorists To Want The Democrats To Win

There can be no surer sign of political bias and hackery than when a so-called "reporter" runs a "terrorists want the Demcorats to win" story in the week before national elections. And Brit Hume, disingenuous spinmesiter extraordinarie, obliges us in Thursday's Grapevine with a story that's chock full of examples of terrorists wanting Democrats to win, culled from right-wing fringe publications such as World Net Daily:

"Greater Defeat Than Vietnam"

A report in the online publication World Net Daily says some leaders of terrorist organizations are openly encouraging Americans to vote for Democrats… in order to hasten a U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq.

Jihad Jaara — a senior member of the Palestinian Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade — says "of course Americans should vote Democrat." He went on to say a withdrawal from Iraq would mark the beginning of the collapse of what he called the U.S. "tyrant empire" — and would deal the US "a greater defeat than Vietnam."

Abu Ayman — a leader of Islamic jihad in Jenin — tells World Net Daily he is "emboldened" by Americans who compare Iraq to Vietnam. And the senior leader of that Palestinian group — says Democratic predictions that a withdrawal would end the insurgency are incorrect — and that a pullout would "prove the resistance is the most important tool — and that this tool works."

Curiously, the examples cited are all Palestinians. No word on why Iraqi insurgents and Al Quaeda representatives were not polled. However, given the polarizing effects of the U.S. occupation among all Arabs in the region, it's not implausible that Osama might be happy to see the Republicans retain power just a little bit longer... you know, to keep that recruiting drive running in high-gera for a few more years.

(Correction: though this post originally attributed this report to Brit Hume, after looking at the video, it appears that Jim Angle, Brit Hume's occasional Grapevine substitute host, presented the above report).