The Fuzzy Menace
Decoding Al Qaeda's Subliminal Rhetoric
By Paul Bacon

"Secretary of State Colin Powell cautioned that the statements made by bin Laden's terrorist organization and broadcast on televisions around the world may contain 'some kind of message.'"
—Associated Press

SUSPICIOUS STATEMENT:
"There are thousands of young people who are as keen about death as Americans are about life."
COULD MEAN:
Kill the Americans.
SUSPICIOUS STATEMENT:
"Every Muslim has to play his real and true role to uphold his religion and his nation in fighting."
COULD MEAN:
Kill the Americans.
SUSPICIOUS STATEMENT:
"God says fight, for the sake of God."
COULD MEAN:
Kill the Americans.
SUSPICIOUS STATEMENT:
"Jihad today is a religious duty of every Muslim if they haven't got an excuse."
COULD MEAN:
Kill the Americans or get a note from your doctor.


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