Mere Rhetoric: Good News: AQ Says World Is Going To End By Next Thursday. Looks Like We're Off The Hook For PhD Quals.

What does this even mean:

Three simultaneous bomb blasts rocked separate railway terminals in Bangladesh on Tuesday, with militant slogans claiming to be from al Qaeda found at two of the sites. "... If Hazrat (Prophet) Mohammad is not declared the superman of the world by May 10, all non-governmental organizations will be blown up," the slogans on the metal sheets read in the Bengali language. They were signed "the al Qaeda network" in English.

"Superman" has to be some sort of mistranslation. We've only ever seen it as a serious translation for ubermensch, and we seriously doubt that AQ terrorists have taken to quoting Nietzsche. It'd certainly a positive development if they have, but we're not hopeful. Anyway, we doubt that the UN will get around to declaring Mohammad a global superman by next Thursday, although it would be awesome if they held a celebration and put up a giant cartoon of him in the background. So looks like it's time to get ready for the end. Party at our house. (via: Jihad Watch)

References:
* Bangladesh railway blasts signed 'al Qaeda' [CNN / Reuters]
* "If Hazrat (Prophet) Mohammad is not declared the superman of the world by May 10, all non-governmental organizations will be blown up" [Jihad Watch]

Previously:
* LA Times Watch
* Who's Afraid of Israeli-Pakistani Relations?
* Uranium Stolen In India

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