Anwar Al-Awlaki Sounds Off Again

A US-born cleric linked to attacks by Al-Qaeda in Yemen on US targets called for Muslims around the world to kill Americans in a new video posted on extremist websites Monday. Anwar Al-Awlaki, 39, is one of the most prominent English-language radical clerics and his sermons advocating jihad, or holy war, against the United States have influenced militants involved in several attacks or attempted attacks on US soil. Yemeni officials say he may have blessed the recent mail bomb plot, though he may not have taken an active part in it. In his 23-minute message in Arabic, Al-Awlaki said because all Americans are the enemy, clerics don’t need to issue any special fatwas or religious rulings allowing them to be killed. He was dressed in a traditional Yemeni white robe and a turban and wore round spectacles and a dagger while he sat behind a desk. "Don’t consult with anybody in killing the Americans,” he said. “Fighting the devil doesn’t require consultation or prayers seeking divine guidance. They are the party of the devils,” he added. It is “either us or them.”

Four genuine responses to his rant from readers of the Arab World newspaper however, are very interesting:
Waseem - "Foolish man, who made him a cleric. An ignoramus with deviant beliefs."
Tariq - "If this idiot wants Americans killed then why doesn't he come out of hiding and do it himself? Does he think we Muslims are his puppets? It is he and the likes of him that should be killed so the rest of us could live in peace."
Almir - "Wake up people, he is a C.I.A agent. two months after September 11, 2001 he had a meeting at the Pentagon,. do your research?? turn to Allah and you will be safe, this is the reason the whole world is playing with Arabs."
Musso - "Another US Product !!! What an idiot ! So many of us must be cursing him..."