I believe humans get a lot done, not because we’re smart, but because we have thumbs so we can make coffee. ~ Flash Rosenberg

Blue Crab Boulevard Kean Leads Menendez — “In what is very, very bad news for the Democrats, Tom Kean, Jr. is leading Robert Menendez in the New Jersey Senate race. While polls are always to be taken with a grain of salt the size of Detroit, this really is an enormous turnaround and shows that momentum has shifted badly in what was supposed to be a safe seat.”

The Right Truth (Debbie) Hispanics Convert to Islam — “Hispanics, specifically American Hispanics, are converting to Islam at a rapid pace. Is this of interest to you? Would it be of interest if I told you it is all the Republican’s fault? Well, that’s what the article says.”

In The Bullpen (Chad Evans) Zawahiri Video Released: Pope and Bush Charlatons — “If I didn’t know any better, I might think this was Howard Dean in the video. And it’s always interesting when any AQ figure decries the spilling of Muslim blood while the group goes out an kills Muslim blood. They look at it differently than everyone else though. We see it as very sad that any innocent person dies and we try to prevent it. They want to kill ‘innocent’ people regardless of religious affiliation. If they kill a Muslim, they are just accelerating their trip to Allah. It’s really a win-win situation for Al Qaida.”

It’s Saturday — More when others are up and posting.

al-Qaida’s number two, Ayman al-Zawahri, has returned to the production studio and turned out a new video. Bush, the Pope, Darfur and the Crusades can best be described as more of the same.

“Bush, you deceitful charlatan, 3 1/2 years have passed since your capture of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, so how have you found us during this time? Losing and surrendering?” he said, according to the SITE Institute.

“What you have perpetrated against Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and the other Muslim captives in your prisons and the prisons of your slaves in Egypt, Jordan, Pakistan and elsewhere is not hidden from anyone, and we are a people who do not sleep under oppression and who do not abandon our revenge until our chests have been healed of those who have aggressed against us,” the Virginia-based IntelCenter quoted the message as saying. “And we, by the grace of Allah, are seeking to exact revenge on behalf of Islam and Muslims from you and your soldiers and allies.”

Howie has a partial transcript at the Jawa Report.

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Captain’s Quarters (Ed Morrissey) A Bad Start For Al-Qaeda? — “For the fifth anniversary of 9/11, al-Qaeda’s executive officer Ayman al-Zawahiri celebrated by publishing a video that threatened a new phase in the group’s offensive against the West. In this new effort, the Egyptian terror leader told viewers that AQ would now target Gulf states, including oil facilities, that cooperated with the infidels. Foiled attacks on a Yemeni refinery and a Canadian-Yemeni storage facility appears to have launched the AQ offensive, but both failed to achieve their mission objectives:”

Outside The Beltway (James Joyner) Al Qaeda Declares France Enemy — “Does this prove that France was wrong not to join the U.S. in its effort to topple Saddam Hussein and establish a democratic bulwark against Islamists in Iraq? No. But it does seem to indicate that there’s not much a Western state can do to appease the terrorists.”

Right Wing News (John Hawkins) Rightroots Blogburst — “Our goal is to get 100 donations per candidate by the end of the day on Sept. 20 and we can use all the help we can get from across the blogosphere to make that happen.” [I'll have more on this later. Jim]

Right Truth (Debbie) Summit on U.S. and Muslim relations – “Time for some debunkification, if that is a word. Yes, we ARE at war with Islam and Muslims and Islamic fundamentalism and Islamo-fascism. WE, the United States did not declare this war, Muslims declared this war, Osama bin Laden declared this war. So if you don’t like the label, go talk to the ones who began this conflict.”