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Coalition Forces Capture Two Key al-Qaeda Leaders in Baghdad

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 07:53:00 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Abu Uthman was initially a leader in another extremist group where he handled the group’s finances and oversaw a group of 100 subordinates. He is alleged to have participated in both battles in Fallujah in April and November 2004, when other terrorists began calling him “Abu Nimr,” meaning “The Tiger.”

“The capture of Abu Tiba and Abu Uthman eliminates two of the few remaining experienced leaders in the AQI network,” said Rear Adm. Patrick Driscoll, MNF-I spokesman. “Iraqi and Coalition forces have made great strides in improving security in Iraq, especially in Baghdad.”

Clip Source: mypetjawa.mu.nu

Abu Tiba is assessed to be the AQI senior advisor in Baghdad, providing guidance and targeting assistance to subordinates throughout the city, including Abu Uthman. Abu Tiba is suspected of terrorist activity since 2005. He was previously reported to be the AQI emir of the Karkh district of Baghdad and managed the AQI presence in the capital during its most active operational period in early 2007. He reportedly oversaw financial and attack operations for up to 15 attack cells, providing them with money, weapons and explosives. He is alleged to have personally approved targets for car and suicide bombings targeting Iraqi civilians, intended to incite sectarian violence.

In Baghdad’s Rusafa district, Abu Uthman is suspected of overseeing car-bombings and suicide attacks by his network, which targeted Iraqi civilians and attempted to incite sectarian violence. Reporting also indicates he associates with AQI senior leaders, including AQI leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri

Tags: baghdad iraq, aqi senior advisors, financial, attack operations, car, suicide bombings

Report From a Forgotten War: Second in a Series

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:48:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Taliban leaders also provided a haven for Usama bin Laden's Al Qaeda to launch the 9/11 attack. In November 2001, when they were deposed by the U.S.-backed Northern Alliance, many of the Taliban fled south to Pakistan and east into Iran. This spring, they came back, intent on overthrowing the democratically elected government of President Hamid Karzi. That's when the Marines of TF 2/7 arrived "in country" to train and mentor Afghan Army and police forces.

It's been a challenging assignment for the 1300 Marines, sailors, soldiers and airmen of TF 2/7. The unit's Area of Operations (A/O) is more than 28,000 square kilometers — roughly the size of Vermont. There is only one paved highway. Overland transport to some of the fifteen forward bases and combat outposts where TF 2/7 operates often takes more than 24 hours of continuous day and night movement. Until this week — when four CH-53 transport helos and four Cobra gunships arrived, the task force had to rely on NATO aircraft...

Clip Source: greatafghanistanadventure.blogspot.com

Clip Source: www.foxnews.com

Camp Bastion, Helmand Province, Afghanistan — This British-built fortress, perched on a plateau in southwestern Afghanistan, is well named. Surrounded by miles of open desert, the citadel has its own concrete runway, water supply, sewage, electricity, Level 3 Trauma Hospital, even fire mains — all constructed in the last 30 months.

The heavily-armed camp is home to British, Danish, Estonian and Czech troops of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF). It's also home to Task Force 2/7 (T/F 2/7), built around the legendary 2nd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment out of Marine Corps Base 29 Palms, California — a good place to prepare for this austere terrain and oppressive heat. Camp Bastion is an outpost of sanity in an otherwise insane part of the world.

Helmand Province is the heartland of the Taliban — the Islamic radicals who won a bloody civil war to rule Afghanistan in 1996. Once in power, the Taliban imposed strict Sharia law

Tags: camp bastion, helmand province, afghanistan, british, danish, estonian and czech troops, 2nd battalion, 7th marine regiment, nato aircraft

You remember Al Qaeda, right?

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 08:07:40 GMT

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clipper's remarks: The Anchoress, who came to kick ass and chew bubblegum.

And she was fresh out of bubblegum.

Yeah, that guy! The guy who does more than just talk about freedom and progress. The guy who has brought real hope and change to people all over the world, and yes, here in America. But you don’t want to hear it. It’s the wrong and inconvenient narrative, the embargoed one.

Clip Source: theanchoressonline.com

You remember AlQaeda, right? Ten years ago this week, they bombed US Embassies in Tanzania and Kenya. Not that we did much about it at the time. But it is worth noting, they haven’t done that to us again, nor any of these other things, since 9/11. I blame Bush.

You remember Bush, right? The guy who goes to Asia and tells China to free her people, while the press jeers, the guy who, while in Asia also meets with Democracy Activists in Burma and gets ignored for it, the guy who drew enormous and supportive crowds in Korea, while the American press yawned?

Sure, you remember Bush! He’s the guy whose life was threatened along with Barack Obama’s but only the threat to Obama was newsworthy for a very long time at CNN. Bush? You mean the creepy moron who will be charged with war crimes and crimes against humanity as soon as congress can figure out how to do that without exposing itself or having to put some of its own members under oath?

Tags: al-qaeda, us tanzanian and kenyan embassies bombed, president bush, chinese dissidents, burmese activists

General Barry McCaffrey (ret) Says More Troops Aren't The Answer In Afghanistan

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 10:37:17 GMT

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clipper's remarks: More ominously, the general says, we can expect a Taliban drive to erase Afghanistan's border with Pakistan in the wild frontier provinces of Pakistan that have provided sanctuary for Taliban and al Qaida leaders and fighters since Osama bin Laden escaped there in 2001.

Military means, he writes, won't be enough to counter terror created by resurgent Taliban forces; we can't win with a war of attrition; and the economic and political support from the international community is inadequate.

The battle will only be won, McCaffrey says, when there's a real Afghan police presence in all of the country's 34 provinces and 398 districts; when the Afghan National Army is expanded from 80,000 troops today to 200,000 troops; when we deploy five U.S. combat engineer battalions with a brigade of Army Stryker forces for security to begin a five-year road building program that also trains Afghan Army engineer units and employs Afghan contractors and workers.

Clip Source: michaelyon-online.com

One of the sharper military analysts I know has just returned from a tour of that sorrowful nation, which has been at war continuously since the Soviet Army invaded it in late 1979.

Gen. Barry McCaffrey, who retired from the U.S. Army with four stars and a chest full of combat medals including two Distinguished Service Crosses, says we can't shoot our way out of Afghanistan, and the two or three or more American combat brigades proposed by the two putative nominees for president are irrelevant.

McCaffrey predicts that 2009 will be the year of decision as the Taliban and a greatly enhanced presence of "foreign fighters" try to sever roads and halt road construction to strangle and isolate the capital, Kabul and attack NATO units that are hamstrung by restrictions and rules of engagement dictated by their home governments.

The general says that despite the two presidential candidates' sound bites, a few more combat brigades from "our rapidly unraveling Army" won't make much difference

Tags: u.s. president, 2009, afghanistan, gen barry mccaffrey, military analyst, pakistan border, al-qaeda/taliban, foreign fighters, kabul, nato units

al-Qaeda Confirms Death Of Arms Expert: report

Sun, 03 Aug 2008 12:30:54 GMT

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clipper's remarks: DUBAI (AFP) — Al-Qaeda has confirmed the death of a chemical and biological weapons expert whose killing in a suspected US strike was reported by Pakistan, an Islamist militant website said on Sunday.

Abu Khabab al-Masri was among a group of "heroes" who joined "the caravans of martyrs," said a statement signed by Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, Al-Qaeda's general commander in Afghanistan.

Its authenticity could not be independently confirmed.

Pakistani officials had said that a July 28 missile strike in Pakistan's South Waziristan tribal area killed Abu Khabab al-Masri, an Egyptian militant whose full name was Midhat Mursi al-Sayid Umar.

Clip Source: afp.google.com

The Al-Qaeda statement, dated July 30 and posted on a site regularly used by Islamist militants, did not say how Abu Khabab al-Masri died.

Pakistani security officials had told AFP that Abu Khabab al-Masri's 18-year-old son, another Egyptian, two Saudis and a Pakistani were also among the six people killed when missiles hit a house attached to a village mosque.

Abu Khabab al-Masri had a five-million-dollar US bounty on his head and was alleged to have trained hundreds of extremists at camps in Pakistan-Afghanistan border areas.

"An 'expert' may have gone, but he has left behind -- thanks be to God -- experts whom he trained during years of giving, patience and forbearance for the sake of right," the statement said.

CBS said it had obtained an intercepted letter from a Taliban commander urgently requesting a doctor to treat Zawahiri.

The claim is rubbish, there is no truth in this," Maulvi Omar, a spokesman for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (Pakistan Taliban Movement), told AFP.

Tags: al-qaeda statement, chemical/biological weapons expert, abu khabab al-masri, zawahiri,

Strategy Or Magic Numbers And Stump Politics?

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:11:29 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Yet, unlike the Iraq surge he opposed (and still opposes), where increased numbers were based on a mission transition in 2007 and requirements to fulfill that mission, Senator Obama’s surge plan for Afghanistan appears on its face to have little concrete vision beyond sending in more troops. What’s more telling is that there is little in the way of detailing how that specific number of additional troops was arrived at. The lack of accompanying explanation - suggests it may be just that, a number. This, if so, is not a plan.

Perhaps his military advisors may want to sharpen their pencils and share a thought or two. Perhaps we simply missed them amid the frequent criticism. Or perhaps the senator may reverse course and return to his once-stated predisposition to send US troops into Pakistan.

Otherwise, it all rings as hollow criticism without serious alternative. That’s not a plan. And it’s not a strategy. That’s simply stump politics.

Clip Source: threatswatch.org

In urging caution in pronouncing the death of al-Masri at The Tank on National Review Online

One day, overtly or covertly, we will have a decisive presence within al-Qaeda’s Pakistani mountain lairs. Until then, frustrating as it may be, we are doing as well as can be expected.

Though I didn’t take the time to say so directly, the concluding graph above was made with presidential candidate Senator Obama’s two plans squarely in mind.

On the one hand, he begrudgingly acknowledges the reduction of violence in Iraq and appears loathe to credit the US military and its implemented change in strategy (population protection vice principally force protection) and says he would still not support the surge knowing what he knows now. What he “knows now” is a rather curious topic of debate, as the senator is less than clear in his expression.

Tags: obama, afghanistan, iraqi troop surge

Obama's push for failure

Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:37:55 GMT

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Clip Source: gatewaypundit.blogspot.com

BARACK OBAMA- WAR LOSER

If you hope for a candidate who will bring defeat, retreat, shame, genocide and disaster-- Barack Obama is your man.

Back in 2006, when the the country was tiring of the War in Iraq and the situation looked bleak, Barack Obama was one of the loudest Democratic voices pushing for surrender.

Here is the devastating performance he gave in Chicago on how best to declare defeat and surrender Iraq to Al-Qaeda:

[Video]

He had been to Iraq once at that time and was ready to surrender Iraq to Al-Qaeda and Iran.

If there was ever a piece of evidence that showed how Barack Obama is not able to lead this great nation, this speech was it.

Fortunately for Obama, the mainstream media has not found this speech yet.
It's hidden on his website.

Tags: obama, iraq, war on terror, politics

The Goodwill Of Nancy Pelosi

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 08:01:53 GMT

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clipper's remarks: continued
when the fighting would end, they negotiated that cessation of hostilities-the Iranians.” Of course, Basra had nothing to do with the surge in the first place and in the second Iran has been, along with al Qaeda, the chief facilitator of terrorism in post-Saddam Iraq.

You’d think after giving credit for American success to America’s sworn enemies, the Speaker of the House would back off from flattering the mullahs. She might even attempt to clarify or correct the record. A mere “‘goodwill’ was the wrong term” would have gone a long way. Yet no clarification or correction was issued. And Pelosi’s comments this morning confirm the reason: She gives Iran the benefit of the doubt.

After the kidnappings, the terrorist activities that have killed Americans over three decades, the threats to destroy Israel, the attempts to destroy Iraq, the training and support of Hezbollah, the torture and murder of thousands of Iranians,

Clip Source: www.commentarymagazine.com

For all appearances, Nancy Pelosi is establishing herself as a bona fide advocate of Iran’s terrorist regime.

This morning, NBC aired footage of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during which the president of Iran claimed to see “new behavior shown by the United States and the officials of the United States,” and stated “if the [American] approach changes, we will be facing a new situation, and the response by the Iranian people will be a positive one.”

Soon afterward, Pelosi appeared on NBC’s “Today Show” and said Ahmadinejad’s comments “represent an opening in terms of him saying he’ll try to find common ground.”

But taken in concert with her full-throated appreciation of the Islamic Republic’s kindly actions in Iraq, today’s sunny review necessarily raises questions about Pelosi’s fundamental assessment of the Iranian threat.

In May, Pelosi told a group of reporters from the San Francisco Chronicle that “some of the success of the surge is at the goodwill of the Iranians-they decided in Basra

Tags: ahmadinejad, nancy pelosi, nbc's "today show', san francisco chronicle, surge, al-qaeda, iranians goodwill, basra

Abu Khabab al-Masri, Al Qaeda "Master of Terror," Killed... Maybe

Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:43:36 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Furthermore, as the London Times notes, "The attack came just before Yousaf Raza Gilani, Pakistan’s new Prime Minister, was due to meet President Bush in Washington for talks focusing on co-operation in the War on Terror." That raises the possibility of a politically motivated announcement of the death of a senior AQ leader, and that has happened before also.

So let's wait for verifiable physical evidence before celebrating.

And don't confuse this terrorist with Abu Ubaida al-Masri, another Al Qaeda senior leader who died a few months ago of natural causes.

Clip Source: counterterrorismblog.org

Egyptian also known as Midhat Mursi al Sayid Umar, ran Al Qaeda's top training base in Afghanistan, and literally wrote "the book" on chemical and biological warfare for terrorists worldwide. But this report has to be verified through medical evidence, because this isn't the first time that al-Masri was reported killed (not unusual when it comes to senior Al Qaeda leaders). In January 2006, Evan Kohlmann reported on a claim that another Predator strike killed al-Masri. Evan labeled him "a Master of Terror" for his leadership in major terrorist attacks or attempts, including a deadly 1995 attack on the Egyptian Embassy in Islamabad and the attempted 2000 "Millenium Bombing" of the U.S. The difficulty in confirming these reports is indicated in this case by Evan's post a week later in 2006, about the U.S. government's use of the wrong photo to identify the man supposedly killed in the strike. And then we found out that he survived the attack.

Tags: al qaeda "master of terror, abu khabab al-masri, aka, midhat mursi al sayid umar, mis-identified, wrong photo 2006

The Anointed One Ventured Forth To Bring Light Unto The World

Mon, 28 Jul 2008 06:27:06 GMT

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clipper's remarks: In the great Battles of Caucus and Primary he smote the conniving Hillary, wife of the deposed King Bill the Priapic and their barbarian hordes of Working Class Whites.

And so it was, in the fullness of time, before the harvest month of the appointed year, the Child ventured forth - for the first time - to bring the light unto all the world.

He travelled fleet of foot and light of camel, with a small retinue that consisted only of his loyal disciples from the tribe of the Media. He ventured first to the land of the Hindu Kush, where the

Taleban had harboured the viper of al-Qaeda in their bosom, raining terror on all the world.

And the Child spake and the tribes of Nato immediately loosed the Caveats that had previously bound them. And in the great battle that ensued the forces of the light were triumphant. For as long as the Child stood with his arms raised aloft, the enemy suffered great blows and the threat of terror was no more.

YouTube video 6:13

Clip Source: www.timesonline.co.uk

And it came to pass, in the eighth year of the reign of the evil Bush the Younger (The Ignorant), when the whole land from the Arabian desert to the shores of the Great Lakes had been laid barren, that a Child appeared in the wilderness.

The Child was blessed in looks and intellect. Scion of a simple family, offspring of a miraculous union, grandson of a typical white person and an African peasant. And yea, as he grew, the Child walked in the path of righteousness, with only the occasional detour into the odd weed and a little blow.

When he was twelve years old, they found him in the temple in the City of Chicago, arguing the finer points of community organisation with the Prophet Jeremiah and the Elders. And the Elders were astonished at what they heard and said among themselves: “Verily, who is this Child that he opens our hearts and minds to the audacity of hope?”

Clip Source: doubleplusundead.mee.nu

[Video]

Via Hotair, Gerard Baker narrates his column,

Tags: obama, timesonline, gerald baker, "the anointed one", humor, satire

The Democrats' Fairy Tale

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:49:23 GMT

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clipper's remarks: And the improvements in Anbar could never have been sustained without aggressive American military efforts — efforts that were more effective in 2007 than they had been in 2006, due in part to the addition of the surge forces.

Last year’s success, in Anbar and elsewhere, was made possible by confidence among Iraqis that U.S. troops would stay and help protect them, that the U.S. would not abandon them to their enemies.

Because the U.S. sent more troops instead of withdrawing — because, in other words, President Bush won his battles in 2007 with the Democratic Congress — we have been able to turn around the situation in Iraq.

And now Iraq’s Parliament has passed a de-Baathification law — one of the so-called benchmarks Congress established for political reconciliation. For much of 2007, Democrats were able to deprecate the military progress and political reconciliation taking place on the ground by harping on the failure of the Iraqi government to pass the benchmark legislation

Clip Source: www.nytimes.com

Do Obama and Clinton and Reid now acknowledge that they were wrong? Are they willing to say the surge worked?

No. It’s apparently impermissible for leading Democrats to acknowledge — let alone celebrate — progress in Iraq.

When Obama was asked in the most recent Democratic presidential debate, “Would you have seen this kind of greater security in Iraq if we had followed your recommendations to pull the troops out last year?” he didn’t directly address the question. But he volunteered that “much of that violence has been reduced because there was an agreement with tribes in Anbar Province, Sunni tribes, who started to see, after the Democrats were elected in 2006, you know what? — the Americans may be leaving soon. And we are going to be left very vulnerable to the Shias. We should start negotiating now.”

But Sunni tribes in Anbar announced in September 2006 that they would join to fight Al Qaeda. That was two months before the Democrats won control of Congress.

Tags: president bush, general petraeus, anbar awakening, surge, al-qaeda

Tape Recording Reveals Vile Rants Of British Mullah

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 08:41:49 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Now Choudary —who once called for the Pope to be executed and described the September 11 hijackers as "magnificent martyrs" — could face arrest under anti-terror laws for his evil ranting on the tape, which was passed to the News of the World.

Terrorism expert and author Neil Doyle said: "There is no doubt whatever this a rallying cry to would-be British terrorists.

"And this is the evidence from his own mouth. There's no doubt that the message he's preaching will eventually convince some impressionable people they should start planning 7/7-type atrocities.

"He's certainly becoming the most high-profile cheerleader for al-Qaeda in the UK."

When we spoke to Choudary he refused to discuss our recording but admitted he WAS on a recruitment drive.

He ranted: "I would like to recruit enough to turn the whole country into an Islamic state within a month...by tomorrow.

"You can put that down. I'm trying to recruit 5,000 a week."

Clip Source: www.newsoftheworld.co.uk

Anjem Choudary and his wife rake in more than £25,000 a year in welfare BENEFITS—while he plots to destroy British society.

After hearing his latest inflammatory remarks, terror experts asked: "What more does this man need to do before he is locked up?"

Now our recording provides evidence the lunatic network remains active and is bent on expansion. Choudary reminds his fanatical followers: "Remember, our ultimate objective, apart from pleasing Allah, is domination of the sharia \ all over the world."

Experts believe Choudary's comments should see him prosecuted under tough new anti-terror incitement laws.

Tory MP Patrick Mercer said: "He's an extremely dangerous man. I've no doubt that he's part of the conveyor belt to terrorism and must be stopped."

"And this is the evidence from his own mouth. There's no doubt that the message he's preaching will eventually convince some impressionable people they should start planning 7/7-type atrocities.

Tags: cleric anjem choudary, terror recruits, anti-terror incitement laws, prosecution

Thank You For Signing Letter To General Petraeus And Our Troops

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:46:52 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Thank you again for all your kind words to our troops. I hope they can count on your continued support in the months to come as they work abroad to protect our freedom here at home.

Sincerely,

Mike Conaway

Congressman, TX-11

Clip Source: www.mikeconaway.com

Earlier this month, I began a petition effort encouraging people to thank General David Petraeus for his service and to support our troops as they fight to protect our freedom and fighting the radical Islamic jihadists.

This past year, we have made tremendous progress in Iraq under the leadership of General Petraeus and through the hard work of our soldiers on the front lines. I hope our brave soldiers will soon be able to hand over the care of Iraq to a stable government with the army and police forces necessary to protect their citizens and their way of life from the vials of terrorist groups like Al Qaeda or the separatist militias that seek to disrupt their new democracy.

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Tags: general david petraeus, military, iraq/afghanistan, coalition forces, al-qaeda, separatist militias, islamic jihadists, (video :55)

McCain Hits Obama On Iraq, Outlines Afghanistan Plan

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 07:52:43 GMT

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clipper's remarks: some of whose members have national restrictions on where their troops can go and what they can do. This is no way to run a war.”

The Arizona senator touted the Afghan army as a “great success story” and said it needs to be expanded. He added that the global community should share the cost of doubling the size of the Afghan army.

“We must convince Pakistanis that this is their war as much as it is ours. And we must empower the new civilian government of Pakistan to defeat radicalism with greater support for development, health and education,” McCain said.

“Sen. Obama has spoken in public about taking unilateral military action in Pakistan. In trying to sound tough, he has made it harder for the people whose support we most need to provide it,” he added. “I will not bluster, and I will not make idle threats. But understand this: When I am commander in chief, there will be nowhere the terrorists can run, and nowhere they can hide.”

Clip Source: thehill.com

“I note that he is speaking today about his plans for Iraq and Afghanistan before he has even left, before he has talked to Gen. Petraeus, before he has seen the progress in Iraq, and before he has set foot in Afghanistan for the first time,” McCain said, referencing the Illinois Democrat’s speech on national security earlier in the day. “In my experience, fact-finding missions usually work best the other way around: first you assess the facts on the ground, then you present a new strategy.”

The GOP standard-bearer also discussed his plans for Afghanistan, where, he said, “the status quo is not acceptable” and security has “deteriorated.”

“One of the reasons there is no comprehensive campaign plan for Afghanistan is because we have violated one of the cardinal rules of any military operation: unity of command,” McCain stated

“Today there are no less than three different American military combatant commands operating in Afghanistan, as well as NATO,

Tags: mccain, obama's iraq/afghanistan trip, gen petraeus, afghan army, pakistan, taliban, al-qaeda

Voters Give Congress Nine-Percent Approval Rating

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 12:06:31 GMT

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clipper's remarks: Last month, 11% of voters gave the legislature good or excellent ratings. Congress has not received higher than a 15% approval rating since the beginning of 2008.

The percentage of Democrats who give Congress positive ratings fell from 17% last month to 13% this month. The number of Democrats who give Congress a poor rating remained unchanged. Among Republicans, 8% give Congress good or excellent ratings, up just a point from last month. Sixty-five percent (65%) of GOP voters say Congress is doing a poor job, down a single point from last month.

Voters not affiliated with either party are the most critical of Congressional performance. Just 3% of those voters give Congress positive ratings, down from 6% last month. Sixty-three percent (63%) believe Congress is doing a poor job, up from 57% last month.

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/mood_of_america/congressional_performance/congressional_performance

Clip Source: www.floppingaces.net

The percentage of voters who give Congress good or excellent ratings has fallen to single digits for the first time in Rasmussen Reports tracking history. This month, just 9% say Congress is doing a good or excellent job. Most voters (52%) say Congress is doing a poor job, which ties the record high in that dubious category.

Apparently, Congress’s approval rating has not only been lower than that of President Bush, but that of Osama bin Laden’s approval in Pakistan, as well (which is also low):

Support in Pakistan for al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden has fallen from 46 percent in August to 24 percent now, according to a separate poll released Sunday.

Tags: 110th congress, rasmussen report, 9% approval rating