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State Dept. Blog Silent on Zawahiri Slur

By | 11.19.08 | 6:22 pm

It seems I’m not the only one who finds it odd that the State Dept.’s blog DipNote isn’t promoting the Zawahiri “house negro” tape to discredit Al Qaeda. Matt Armstrong, proprietor of the excellent counterinsurgency/public diplomacy blog MountainRunner, has this particular shard of popcorn-kernel stuck in his More…

More on Zawahiri and Racism

By | 11.19.08 | 12:35 pm

In the brief period since the release of Ayman al-Zawahiri’s “House Negro” tape, bloggers have gone crazy celebrating the U.S.’s free-of-charge good fortune. Over at TAPPED, Adam Serwer calls it an Al Qaeda “Epic Fail” — proving himself knowledgeable of all internet traditions — and succinctly remarks: