Al Qaeda message blames Obama, Egypt for Gaza violence

(CNN) -- An audio message reportedly from al Qaeda's deputy chief vows revenge for Israel's air and ground assault on Gaza and calls the Jewish state's actions against Hamas militants "a gift" from U.S. President-elect Barack Obama.
The speaker, identified as Ayman al-Zawahiri, addresses Muslims in Gaza. He said the violence "is one part of a series of a crusade war against Islam and these air strikes are a gift from Obama before he takes office, and (Egyptian President) Hosni Mubarak, that traitor, is the main partner in your siege and killing."

The message, posted Tuesday on various Islamist Web sites with a picture of al-Zawahiri next to an image of a wounded child, urges militants to rally against Israel.

"My Muslim brothers and mujahedeens in Gaza and all over Palestine, with the help of God we are with you in the battle, we will direct our strikes against the crusader Jewish coalition wherever we can."

The 10-minute message also address Muslims worldwide, claiming that Obama was portrayed as "the savior who will come and change American policy" during the U.S. election but is now "killing your brothers and sisters in Gaza without mercy or even pity."

Obama's transition team did not immediately respond to the message. Earlier Tuesday, the president-elect said he was "deeply concerned" about the loss of life in Gaza and Israel, and he promised to make the issue a top priority in his administration.

It was Obama's first public reaction to the ongoing fighting between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza, which began with Israeli air strikes 11 days ago. He reiterated that only one president can speak for the United States at a time.

"Starting at the beginning of our administration, we are going to engage effectively and consistently to try to resolve the conflicts that exist in the Middle East," Obama said.

CNN Senior International Correspondent Nic Robertson said the al Qaeda message speaks to al-Zawahiri's cause in two ways: It bashes the new U.S. president before he takes office and it criticizes Mubarak, who has drawn al-Zawahiri's ire for not allowing goods and aid through Egypt's border with Gaza.

Al-Zawahiri is a native of Egypt who has served jail time there.

Maya Soetoro, Barack Obama Secret Weapon

Maya Soetoro, Barack Obama Secret Weapon


By A M. Jafar Tracy

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Throughout the history of the United States Presidential election (U.S.), a new name now Indonesia is often called by the local mass media.

Tuesday (5 / 2), the name of Indonesia called more widely after Barack Obama win in the polling voters in the Democratic Party of Indonesia, kaukus vote abroad, which now become one of the most interesting to be.

Barack Obama-lah, U.S. President candidates from the Democratic Party, which Indonesia suddenly so close to the U.S..

Linkages Obama and Indonesia are even more concentrated than the estimated after reporting on the role and identity of the younger female bloody Java, Indonesia, Maya Soetoro Ng, the more knowledgeable.

Previously, the more people know Obama only as a U.S. spend the most time in the small country. Now, knowledge is increasing with the popularity of Maya Soetoro.

Obama birth father named any Hussein Obama is an African berkewargnegaraan Kenya, while her birth father is Lolo Soetoro, men's East Java authentic. Both the birth father or stepfather Obama embrace Islamic faith.

Obama and Maya believe the same, a white woman named Stanley Ann Dunham.

During the U.S. people know Michelle Obama, wife of Obama, as the strongman behind the campaign kecalonpresidenan and Obama political career.

But, after it entered the campaign phase terpanasnya, the U.S. began to want to know more close loop Obama, especially his family.

"...( other than Michelle), two more secret weapons Barack Obama, namely, their sisters and sister Auma Obama female Maya Soetoro Ng, "write Amy Argetsinger and Roxanne Roberts of the Washington Post (22 / 1).

Both The Post correspondent that state, Obama's largest political asset is a multicultural tradition in the family. The tradition is being developed by the women around Obama, starting his mother until her Soetoro.

Once the magnitude of the role of women against Obama reflected from the temperament and attitudes that soft. Almost all the patient is female. Five women became the core strength of personal Barack Obama, Michelle, namely, ibundanya of the deceased, the grandmother, Maya, and Auma.

Obama family is unique, because the race berkomposisi colorful, indeed to attract the attention of many people in the U.S..

Auma is a descendant of the original Kenya. Auma mother is the first wife of Barack Obama Sr.. Meanwhile, Maya, bringing a mixture of blood and Asia (Java, Indonesia).

Obama brothers who settled in another life Iowa, New Hampshire, and far from the media publishing, so hide the uniqueness of the Obama family stimulate public appreciation of the U.S..

Although different father, they are always very close and communicate tacky, especially the relationship between the Maya with Obama.

Until now, the Maya grew big with Obama in Indonesia and Hawaii still recall the small beautiful with the brother. After-hour chat on the phone, a berkeluhkesah when dibelit steady cook confused and frustrated, or sometimes as a protector of protektif impressed.

"He membantuku determine the choice," said Maya to the Chicago Sun Times edition, 9 September 2007.

Maya is often computed the Latin or Hispanic is now the wife of Canadian men, descendants of Chinese, Konrad Ng. Happy Valentines their female children aged 3 years and named Suhaila.

Maya receive a PhD degree from the University of Hawaii, and now teaches at a school in Honolulu, while her husband is a political science PhD who is active in the campaign Obama presidency.

"What you will be campaigning for your sister?" ask the New York Times correspondent, Deborah Solomon, in an interview with Maya on 20 January 2008.

Maya antusiastis replied, "Yes."

"In my car there is a bumper sticker marked,` 1-20-09. End of an Error "(End for similar story exists)," said Maya.

1-20-09 combination of numbers on referring the implementation of polling for the U.S. Presidential election on 20 January 2009, while the meaning of the phrase "the end of the error" is that the victory of the President's brother to become the U.S. will end the confusion nations the U.S., because the regime has chosen the wrong .

Together with the top celebrities, such as Robert De Niro and Oprah Winfrey, Maya is now actively campaigning for the nomination Obama as U.S. President candidates from the Democratic Party and the first black president of the U.S..

"Kukira the most important thing that can kulakukan is now reason to share with people why I'm on supporting the Obama presidential campaign, even if he was not my brother," said Maya.

The New York Times, she explains the moral values and humanity that reside in the family, especially after planted by the mother. The values of family, which is also The only thoughts, views, and prilaku Obama.

Maya mention her mother as a agnostik (still questioned the existence of God and the concept of the Godhead), but the mother also teaches that the good-good spiritual teachings.

"It often compliment our good books, the Gospel, the Book of Hindu Upanishad, Budhisme, and the Tao Te Ching. He wanted us believes that every person has something beautiful to donated to the world," said Maya.

"You do not mention Al-Quran breathe? Worry if you mention Islam campaign will invite a black political ruin the image of your sister?" Deborah question.

Maya admitted that the filosifis Budhis said, his mother not teach many things concerning Al-Quran, but the family often read, even listen to them every morning rebound paragraph during the holy Al-Quran in Indonesia.

Maya offers Islamic identity reject concerns that sets strict in the family - especially the birth father and father tirinya - will injure another image of Obama.

"I do not deny Islam. I think it's important to know that we have a better understanding of Islam. But it will be very wrong if it dihubung-connect with my brother because he said Christians since 20 years ago," said Maya.

Maya revealed, a message diversity, togetherness, love, mutual respect and attitude that his mother taught them to have to make them grow as children and differences menoleransi who aspire for the tolerance is.

Their families, even considered very symbolize the diversity of the U.S..

"I is a manifestation of foreign policy and force the United States. If you kabarkan later in the people that` We have a president that her grandmother lived in a shack on the edge of Lake Victoria and has a younger half-Indonesian, married a Chinese Canadian, `he - people will assess the president is the person who will understand what the people and his country. And, they are correct, "Obama said to the New York Times on 4th November 2007.

Not only a matter of their people in the marginalized, Obama also become a presidential candidate who can offer more creative in how to approach the U.S. a more international and friendly dialogue.

Obama is known for polite manners and utter will be a provision in the build-nation dialogue between the more open, berderajat, and mutual menoleransi.

During this approach, U.S. international leadership President George Bush is aggressive and full of anti Rhetoric hard to make the dialogue has been mistaken for the U.S. and then failed to build good relations with the world.

To end the confusion this reason Maya Soetoro also mention Obama as the tertepat to U.S. citizens. However, many of the comments, "We see it later."

Barack Obama

Any Hussein Obama, Jr.. (born August 4 1961; age 47 years old) is a United States Senator from the state of Illinois. He became the world's attention because the main speech at the Democratic Party National Convention, 2004, when he was still a Senator State of Illinois. That year also, he became the first African descendants who won election to the U.S. Senate as a Democratic. In February 2007 he announced the campaign kepresidenannya. In June 2008, Obama became the first African descendants who wins the nomination of presidential candidates of political parties of the United States. It will be developed in the 2008 presidential election with a pair vice president Joe Biden.

Barack Obama was born in the Queen's Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii from the father of a graduate of Harvard economists, that of Hussein Obama, Sr.., Of Kenya, and mother Ann Dunham, from Wichita, Kansas. When Obama was born, both parents are students at the East-West Center at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

When the age of two years, his parents divorced. His father returned to Kenya, and he only met with her son once more before died in 1982. Ann Dunham later married Lolo Soetoro (1993/1987 died on March 2? [1]), also a student of East-West Center (MA Geography 1962) from Indonesia. In the small, will use the name 'Barry'. The family then moved to Jakarta, where Obama step-sister, Maya Soetoro-Ng, was born (Obama also has a step-brothers from his father who married again). When Obama aged 10 years, he returned to Hawaii and care for her grandmother, grandfather, (Madelyn Dunham) and then his mother, for a better education. He entered five classes in the Punahou School, where he graduated with Honors in 1979.