- By Osiris.
Libyan President Moammar Gadhafi was criticized by the 2nd-in-command of terrorist organization al Qaeda in an audio tape released on Saturday.
In the 28-minute audio recording, Ayman al-Zawahiri accused Gadhafi of being an enemy of Islam by allowing American television network Public Broadcasting Service to set-up a new Middle-Eastern / African station there. According to PBS, the station will produce a new Sesame Street series to educate children the same way the American programme did for its own local viewers. Other programme line-ups include Barney and Friends and Arthur, both also popular television programmes in the U.S .
Al-Zawahiri denounced the decision as ‘anti-Islam’ and blasted Gadhafi for assisting the ‘Washington crusaders’.
“American TV in any state of the brotherhood is against the law of Islam. It is disgusting to know that Sesame Street will be broadcast in Libya, who has in the past been a fervent supporter of the brotherhood. Doesn’t Gadhafi know that Sesame Street promotes homosexualism? Look at Bert and Ernie – oh my god. Allah must be very, very disappointed.”
“Ali Baba and the Virgin Suicide Bombers is a fantastic series, and I don’t understand why it has to be replaced with a Zionist, capitalist show. This is totally outrageous. I will definitely speak to Gadhafi on this matter, but in the mean time he will get his punishment.”
Ali Baba and the Virgin Suicide Bombers is a television series produced by as-Sahab, the media production house of al Qaeda. The group’s logo was visible in the audio recording which was available for download on iTunes.
Ayman al-Zawahiri in a typical al Qaeda video.
This is not the first time al-Zawahiri has criticized American television programmes. On 5th April 2006, the al Qaeda leader strongly criticized Family Guy for attempting to show an image of the Prophet Mohammad on one of its episodes and threatened a ‘retaliation’. The first episode censored the image but when a second Family Guy episode aired with the image of the prophet uncensored, al Qaeda hijacked American televsion networks and broadcast a skimpy short showing various American people excreting, including President Bush.
This picture was released to us through a PBS insider who asked to remain anonymous. It shows Bert and Ernie spending their time off-stage.
A Libyan commander of al Qaeda in Afghanistan was also heard in the recording. Abu Laith al-Libi accused the Libyan leader for his pro-American ways. “After long years, he (Gadhafi) discovered suddenly that America is not an enemy … and is turning Libya into another crusader base,” said al-Libi, who has also been featured in several recent MTV videos.
Libya had been labelled by the US as a financial supporter of terrorist activites but has recently been repairing ties with the U.S after it decided to shutdown its ‘Schoolbags for Bombers’ programme. Libya has also been assisting U.S in its search for Jason Bourne and other wanted fugitives.
Source: CNN
