It appears that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has taken yet another page out of the book of Osama Bin Laden and released an audio tape threatening the United States. Yes, nothing new but a new medium.

“You, Bush, we will not rest until we avenge our dignity,” the voice said. “We will not rest while your army is here as long as there is a pulse in our veins.”

Last I checked, it’s hard to rest for someone who is having to move from house to house every few hours which is exactly what Zarqawi is having to do. It’s also hard to rest when you are plotting to kill innocent Iraqis on their way to work, on their way to school and while they are shopping like Zarqawi and Al Qaida in Iraq has been doing for close to two years now.

There’s more and a bit of a different interpretation of the above line.

According to Zarqawi, the American war in Iraq has been a failure and as a consequence, fear forced “the American enemy to open a dialogue with the mujahideen….” The message calls for Muslim brothers to refuse capitulation to this “deceit” and continue to carry out jihad against American forces, stating: “Attack from your bases with the help of God. Don’t let a convoy pass. Convert their nights to days.”

Specifically addressing President George W. Bush, calling him a “Dog of the Byzantines,” Zarqawi promises: “Your decisions will not be fulfilled. Your army will not enjoy a good and satisfactory life, as long as we have live veins and pulses of the heart. We are coming with the help of Allah.”

A failure? That all depends on what our goals in Iraq were. Considering Iraq is on the way towards a full Democratic government I could hardly call that a failure. Speaking of a group failing though, Al Qaida in Iraq failed to start a civil war like they have tried repeatedly by attacking Shiite religious holidays. They failed to prevent national elections. They failed to prevent a new cabinet being formed in Iraq. They have failed to push out the United States or any other Coalition members against their own accord. There is a failure in Iraq, but that failure goes by the name of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.