Al-Qaida Again Resorts to Racist Name Calling, Labels Obama "Kunta Kinte"

By Evan Kohlmann

The Global Islamic Media Front (GIMF)--an Al-Qaida online propaganda center officially responsible for distributing communications from Shabaab al-Mujahideen in Somalia and other armed jihadi factions--has released a new message from the notorious "Rakan Ben Williams." Williams is a purported underground Al-Qaida operative living inside the United States who offers occasional commentary about American counterterrorism policies and the prospective of renewed terrorist attacks in the U.S.

Now, the GIMF has released a new document written by Ben Williams, titled, "Obama, What's Up?" During his essay, Ben Williams referred to Obama as "Kunta Kinte" and accused him of "forgetting about the black man... Do you remember who Kunta Kinte is now, Mr. Hussein Obama? ...This is you, Mr. Obama, who has failed to understand the true mentality of racism." Ben Williams also suggested that the recent peace summit in Annapolis, Maryland was tainted by racism as well: "We have not forgotten that Annapolis is the same town where Kunta Kinte was sold! It is a symbol of slavery and evil."

Ben Williams likewise aimed vitriol at President Obama's efforts to free U.S. serviceman Bowe Bergdahl who is currently being held prisoner by the Taliban in Afghanistan. Ben Williams mocked Obama's interest in Bergdahl: "What are you doing, Mr. Obama? Are you going to liberate the white man and withdraw your soldiers from Afghanistan, offering a lesson and example to the world with this unprecedented step! Or will you take revenge for your ancestor Kunte Kinte and leave the white man Bowe Bergdahl to meet his inevitable fate?"