We're beginning to think that this guy isn't interested in flowers and candy:

Al-Qaida leader Osama Bin Laden called for a holy war against a proposed peacekeeping force in Sudan's war-torn region of Darfur... Bin Laden called on those living in the areas surrounding Darfur, particularly the Arabian peninsula, to drive out any foreign forces in the region. "It is the duty of the people of Islam in the Sudan and its environs, especially the Arabian Peninsula, to perform jihad against the Crusader invaders and wage armed rebellion to remove those who let them in," he said... al-Zawhiri, made a similar call for jihad in Darfur in a Sept. 20 video message.

And here we thought that jihad meant peaceful self-overcoming. We could have sworn that we heard that somewhere.

Also: anyone remember that halcyon time, so many years ago, when calling for violence against an international peacekeeping force designed to mitigate an ongoing genocide would have earned you active enmity from the left? Not any more - now there's Israel to be constantly condemned, and that leaves no time to condemn genocide or the people who support it. It's either that or you really believe Jimmy Carter when he says that the only reason he lets his focus on Israel trade off with his focus on Darfur is because Darfur's not a genocide.

References:
* Bin Laden calls for jihad against Darfur peacekeepers [JPost]
* UN Anti-Semitism Converges With Impotence On Darfur [MR]
* Jimmy Carter: The Only Reason It Seems Like I Ignore Darfur And Obsess About Israel Is Because Darfur Isn't A Genocide [MR]

Previously:
* Global Media Suddenly All Over This Darfur Thing - Turns Out, It's Israel's Fault
* Boston Globe Notices UN Is Not Entirely Fair To Israel (Plus: Lebanese Muslims Pissed That Even Israel Is More Humane Than Syria) [Video]
* SF Chron: 1948 Was "Ethnic Cleansing", 1967 War Was Israel's Fault