Wednesday, June 28, 2006

Truth In New York Times Advertising

Still working on that "Timestorm" roundup. In the mean time, here is a Rushian parody that is very much art imitating life:

"Is your terror cell living in terror? Is your safe house not that safe? If you're a terrorist, if you're al-Qaeda, and your terrorist cell is living in terror, and your safe house isn't that safe, you know the infidels are out to get you, and they are using satanic means to track you down.

"As we at the New York Times know, terrorists fight the honorable way, suicide bombs and beheadings and explosions that kill innocent people. The infidels, the Americans, they fight dishonorably, eavesdropping, tracking, tracing, spying. If you want your sleeper cell to sleep safely, read the New York Times. Just ask our good friend Khalid:"

"'Yes, I saved my sleeper cell thanks to the New York Times.'"

"Did you know your phone calls are traced, al-Qaeda members? New York Times readers know that your calls are traced. Do you know that your money transfers are being intercepted if you are a jihadist? The New York Times and its readers know this. And so does Mustapha:


"'Yes, I rerouted my terror funds thanks to the New York Times.'"

"Terrorists everywhere from Tora Bora to Tijuana read the New York Times every day because you'll find all the secret stuff that makes news meaningful to you, news that you jihadists can use in the New York Times, none of that positive news that would discourage you. You will never be discouraged as a jihadist reading the New York Times. We also feature daily attacks on the infidels by Maureen al-Dowd and Paul al-Krugman and Tom al-Friedman not to mention the entire front page of our newspaper, which is daily attacks on the infidels.

"Subscribe today, al-Qaeda members and jihadists. We offer at it New York Times quantity discounts for large terror cells, educational discounts for Madrases and terrorist training camps. Read the New York Times, and your sleeper cell can sleep safely.

"The New York Times, the infidels' jihad journal."

Well, somebody's got to compete with al-Jazeera, right....?