… at Terror, Inc.
First they ease you out:
Jordanian al-Qaeda militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been forced to step down as leader of a coalition of Iraqi militants, a leading Islamist claims. Huthaifa Azzam, whose father was a mentor of Osama Bin Laden, said Zarqawi was replaced by an Iraqi two weeks ago. Mr Azzam claimed some were unhappy about Zarqawi’s tactics and tendency to speak for the insurgency as a whole.
And then they eat you.
Something about all that indiscriminate killing and the cutting of peoples’ heads off on television. It’s just, you know: Embarrassing.
Oh, I know: Maybe he doesn’t get eaten. But a man could hope anyway. After all, terrorist leaders and dictatorial thugs often share one important characteristic: Terrible retirement benefits.
I like that. Terrible retirement plans. Laughing hysterically.