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Al-Qaida has repeatedly lashed out at Obama since he was elected, a move some analysts believe indicates the terrorist organization is worried he will be effective in improving the U.S. image in the Muslim world. [1]
President Barack Obama waves as he and his wife, first lady Michelle Obama, walk across the South Lawn of the White House towards Marine One helicopter, Saturday, May 30, 2009 in Washington. [2]
U.S. President Barack Obama travels to Egypt early June for what the White House is billing as a major address to Muslims around the world. [3]
WASHINGTON (AFP) — US President Barack Obama continues to break new ground in his quest for Arab-Israeli peace as he finishes up his meetings with key players before a landmark speech in Cairo, analysts say. [4]
So the first thing Obama can do is to officially renounce that, all of it. [...] If I were writing the speech, here’s a line I’d put in it. [5]
Al-Zawahri said the Egyptian officials who will welcome Obama are U.S. “slaves” and have turned the country into an “international station of torture in America’s war on Islam.” [6]
“His bloody messages were received and are still being received by Muslims, and they will not be concealed by public relations campaigns or by farcical visits or elegant words,” said Ayman al-Zawahri, al-Qaida’s No. 2, in a new audio message posted Tuesday on militant Web sites. [1]
“It is a clear message that America does not stand with reform and change and other lying American propaganda, but it stands with the continuation of the existing tyrannical, rotten regimes,” said al-Zawahri. [7]
The administration seeks to “integrate” into its own approach the 2002 Arab initiative that calls for Israel to agree to a Palestinian state and withdraw from Arab lands occupied in 1967 in exchange for a normalization of ties. [4]
Reuters - A worker puts down new carpet at the Sultan Hassan Mosque in the old Islamic area of Cairo June 2, 2009. [6]
CAIRO — Al-Qaida’s deputy leader criticized President Barack Obama’s upcoming speech to the Islamic world in Cairo, saying it will not change the “bloody messages” the U.S. military is sending Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. [7]
CAIRO (AP) - Al-Qaida’s deputy leader criticized President Barack Obama’s upcoming speech to the Islamic world in Cairo, saying it will not change the “bloody messages” the U.S. military is sending Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. [1]
Egyptians seen, on a public bus, in front of Cairo University, Egypt, Tuesday, June 2, 2009, where U.S. President Barack Obama is expected to address the Muslim world in a speech during his visit to Egypt on June 4. [...] CAIRO - Al-Qaida’s deputy leader criticized President Barack Obama’s upcoming speech to the Islamic world in Cairo, saying it will not change the “bloody messages” the U.S. military is sending Muslims in Iraq and Afghanistan. [2]
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[1] Al-Qaida criticizes Obama’s upcoming Cairo speech - wtop.com
[2] Al-Qaida criticizes Obama’s upcoming Cairo speech
[3] VOA News - Obama Speech Puts Egypt On Center Stage
[4] AFP: Obama breaks new Mideast ground before Cairo speech
[5] Obama’s Cairo Speech - Yahoo! News
[6] Al-Qaida criticizes Obama’s upcoming Cairo speech - Yahoo! News
[7] Al-Qaida criticizes Obama’s upcoming Cairo speech