Eureka! Jihad!

To me, those two words just don't go together well. But the current leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, seems to think differently as he has recently called for scientists (in particular nuclear scientists and explosives experts) to join him and his followers in declaring holy war against the West. And why would they want to do that, you may wonder? Al-Masri has an interesting recruitment strategy:

"The field of jihad (holy war) can satisfy your scientific ambitions, and the large American bases (in Iraq) are good places to test your unconventional weapons, whether biological or dirty, as they call them," he said.

So, are your mad scientist ambitions unappreciated by your peers? Are you feeling too confined by pesky ethical guideliness and so-called "morals?" Come join the jihad! We're planning to kill all of these infidels anyway, so if you'll come lend us your expertise, we'll be glad to let you experiement on them!

Hmmm, this all sounds a little bit familiar.