Why Is President Obama Calling Al Qaeda Racist

Is al Qaeda Racist? -- Long War Journal

Those familiar with the inner workings of jihadi circles will know that racism is in fact prevalent within al Qaeda's ranks. But that makes the administration's new line of rhetorical attack against the terrorist group -- that it shows a disregard for African life -- no less absurd. Jake Tapper reports:

In an interview earlier today with the South African Broadcasting Corporation to air in a few hours, President Obama disparaged al Qaeda and affiliated groups' willingness to kill Africans in a manner that White House aides say was an argument that the terrorist groups are racist. Speaking about the Uganda bombings, the president said, "What you've seen in some of the statements that have been made by these terrorist organizations is that they do not regard African life as valuable in and of itself. They see it as a potential place where you can carry out ideological battles that kill innocents without regard to long-term consequences for their short-term tactical gains." ... Explaining the president's comment, an administration official said Mr. Obama "references the fact that both U.S. intelligence and past al Qaeda actions make clear that al Qaeda -- and the groups like al Shabaab that they inspire -- do not value African life. The actions of al Qaeda and the groups that it has inspired show a willingness to sacrifice innocent African life to reach their targets."

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More News On President Obama's remarks That Al Qaeda is Racist

President Obama, White House: Al Qaeda Is Racist -- ABC News
Obama steps up rhetoric against al-Qaeda and al-Shabab -- BBC
Obama warns Africans about Al-Qaeda -- AFP
Obama warns Africans about terrorist groups -- CNN
Barack Obama: al-Qaeda sees Africans' lives as cheap -- The Telegraph
Obama: Terrorists see African lives as lacking value -- USA Today
Obama Warns Africans Over Shebab, Al Qaeda -- Wall Street Journal

Full interview transcript with the President by South African Broadcasting Corporation -- Newsroom America

My Comment: These comments by President Obama reveal more about President Obama's view of the world and what is important to him than what he says about Al Qaeda. The idea that Al Qaeda is racist is something that someone like myself, Europeans, people in Asia, etc. .... it is the farthest thing from our mind.

Al Qaeda is what it is .... a terrorist group that uses a radical and fringe view of Islam as its moral compass to wage war and destruction against us.