Zawahri Says U.S. Defeated in Iraq

If at first you don't succeed, declare victory.

Al Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said in a video aired on Friday that U.S. President George W. Bush's plans to withdraw troops from Iraq meant Washington had been defeated by the Muslims.

He also criticized Islamist groups, including Egypt's banned Muslim Brotherhood, for believing in Western-style democracy and taking part in elections.

"Bush, you must confess that you have been defeated in Iraq and in Afghanistan and you will be in Palestine soon," he said in the video broadcast by Al Jazeera television.

Looking at this guy's picture I couldn't help wondering if the mark on his forehead was from removing the stupid sticker.