Thursday, May 04, 2006

Titled:   General: Zarqawi 'Bloopers' Tape Found

Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted man in Iraq, doesn't exactly look like a terrorist mastermind in a new videotape released by the U.S. military today.

In blooper-type footage from a Zarqawi video released last week, the al Qaeda in Iraq leader is seen fumbling with a machine gun.

It's quite a show. Firing at nothing in particular, then rotating around to point the barrel directly at a colleague. Then getting it stuck in single round mode, jamming and staring in confusion as someone has to un-jam it for him. Then others grabbing at the hot barrel and burning themselves. All in New Balance sneakers - infidel footware.

Certainly not the experienced combatant he portrays himself to be. 

I'm also not sure that New Balance can build much of an ad campaign around the footage.


Posted by Dave