Why did al-Zawahiri link Obama, "son of a Muslim", and Malcolm X?

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In the propaganda video purportedly narrated by al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahiri, President-elect Barack Hussein Obama is taunted for not being a leader like Malcolm X. At the same time, Obama is identified as "son of a Muslim father" -- without that father being named.

The video then contrasts side-by-side images of Obama being guided by an orthodox Jew to the Kotel in Jerusalem with the Muslim prayer of Malcolm X, as well as contrasting a clip of Obama at the Kotel with long clips of speeches by Malcolm contrasting the "house negro" and the "field negro." Why focus so extensively on Malcolm X, and man who has been dead for 43 years. In taunting Obama as a "House Negro" compared to the self-identification of Malcolm X as a "Field Negro", what is the al-Qaeda leader getting at? Is al-Zawahiri hinting at a secret knowledge of Obama's origins and offering a contrast that he knew would work especially effectively on the President-elect's psyche? Or even threatening Obama with a revelation that could bring him down if he doesn't follow in the footsteps of Malcolm?

al-Zawahiri, despite his criticism, clearly expresses his believe that Obama is still a Muslim: "you pray the prayers of Jews and claim to be a Christian to climb the rungs of leadership in America."

But might he not be saying something much more, if indeed he knows that Obama is the secret biological son of Malcolm. That would explain the disproportionate emphasis on the revolutionary black Islamic nationalist. He is calling on the wayward son to return to the path of his father.

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