Al Qaeda Offshoot Offers Camels for Obama's Head, Hens for Hillary Clinton's

[Ovicula]

By Mohamed Ibrahim | ABC News – Sat, Jun 9, 2012


The al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia has mocked the new $33 million bounty on its top leaders heads by offering its own bounty for President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton – 10 camels for Obama and 20 chickens for Clinton.


"Anyone who helps the Mujahideen find the whereabouts of Obama and Hillary Clinton will be rewarded with 10 Camels to the information leading to Obama and 10 hens and 10 cocks for Hillary," said senior Shabaab commander Fuad Mohamed Khalaf in a statement reported on numerous websites.

Earlier this week, the U.S. offered a total of $33 million through the State Department's Rewards for Justice program for information leading to the capture of seven different Shabaab leaders, including Khalaf.

The U.S. offered $7 million for founder and commander Ahmed Abdi Aw-Mohamed, AKA Godane or Mukhtar Abu Zubeir, five million for Khalaf and three other men, and $3 million apiece for two other leaders.

The announcement of the U.S. bounties came as Somali and other African military forces have begun to squeeze Shabaab into a smaller and smaller section of Somalia. In a statement, the Somali government said the rewards would help crush the al Qaeda affiliate.

"The announcement from the U.S. government . . . will certainly help the Somali government's efforts to end al Qaeda's reign of terror in Somalia," said Somalia's transitional government in a statement Thursday. "This is an important juncture in Somali history, where the possibility of full recovery from years of chaos is within reach."

In his response to the U.S. rewards, Khalaf said that "infidels" offering bounties for Muslims was "nothing new."

"There is nothing new in the fact that infidels pay to have Muslim leaders killed," said Khalaf. "They already did that by offering camels for the head of Prophet Mohammed, and the dollar is the camel of today."

Khalaf was referencing a passage in the Koran in which 100 camels were offered for the Prophet Mohammed as he fled Mecca for Medina.

"I can assure you that these kind of things will never dissuade us from continuing the holy war against them," said Khalaf.


http://news.yahoo.com/al-qaeda-offsh...opstories.html

[Poppycat]

With my tongue firmly in my cheek I would have thought 10 Donkeys more appropriate for BO and fox or two in with the chickens

[Wally]

Instead of 10 Camels, how about a pack of Lucky Strikes?

[Poppycat]

Instead of 10 Camels, how about a pack of Lucky Strikes?

Do I detect a double entendre Wally

[Wally]

Oh nonononono..... I was going for the cigarette spoof - Jack Benny......sponsor.... nevermind.

But 20 chickens will sound really lucrative if the Euro tanks.......

[Tall Timbers]

Not that I have a need for 10 camels, a generous offer indeed in this case, but check the U.S. White House...

[Hootmon]

The notion of Barry with a camel's head and Hillary with a chicken's head makes me want to giggle.

[HeIsEnough]

Not that I have a need for 10 camels, a generous offer indeed in this case, but check the U.S. White House...

I thought that right off the bat. Maybe a translation error or something, but DC might be a good place for these clowns to start looking, duh.

How much for Mr. Holder? Two mice and a chipmunk?

How about daytime TV talk show hosts? Can I at least get a squirrel?

[IMSAVED]

With my tongue firmly in my cheek I would have thought 10 Donkeys more appropriate for BO and fox or two in with the chickens

Instead of 10 Camels, how about a pack of Lucky Strikes?

I am lovin it you guys.

[Fibonacci]

Yes laugh it up on the topic of someone asking for our presidents head. What a riot right?

[Wally]

The dems are still clamoring for Bush's.


A lesson learned very clearly by Bill Mauldin in WWII. Let the troops beef, let the frustration vent.

They WILL do their duty, but if you try to stifle freedom of expression, then the energy will be directed in unprofitable ways.... dangerous ways.

[HeIsEnough]

Yes laugh it up on the topic of someone asking for our presidents head. What a riot right?

Hard to envision how camel riding desert cave dwellers being taken seriously when they can only offer up a couple of farm animals or whatever. Seems you take joking about this mock worthy announcment by these animals as agreement that our leaders should be murdered. Sorry, you're just silly if you believe that.

[Raphael]

There are too many legal problems with this. Even in my little town of Byram, Mississippi, we have recently enacted a noise ordinance against "continuous, raucous yelping, squealing, barking, or other noise from animal or fowl". We are also working on an "odor ordinance" (try to say that ten times real fast) which could impact camel emanations of various sorts.

Besides, if the donors give up too many chicken heads, what will they dance around?

[Alex]

Wow 10 camels heads and 20 chickens for those two. I would say they want these two pretty bad to offer such a high price.

[Hootmon]

There are too many legal problems with this. Even in my little town of Byram, Mississippi, we have recently enacted a noise ordinance against "continuous, raucous yelping, squealing, barking, or other noise from animal or fowl". We are also working on an "odor ordinance" (try to say that ten times real fast) which could impact camel emanations of various sorts.

Both of those ordinances could effect some of the residents too.

[Jacinth]

Both of those ordinances could effect some of the residents too.

[tbrian40]

How about 10 defective CBMs that shoot straight up and come straight back down. Why do I get a suspicion that this just might be the way Iran destroys Iran?

[Homesick777]

A man wearing a checkered tablecloth reminded me that in the desert, one camel and two chickens still pays the dowry for a bride or makes a very tasty pot pie for a family of 20. Decisions, decisions...