Extracted from a much longer political article .......
http://prisonplanet.tv/articles/june...turedfront.htm


"What does the word "Al-Qaeda" mean ? In Arabic, "Al-Qaeda" has a
different meanings, among them "Base", "Ground", "Norm", "Rule",
"Fundament", "Grammar". The exact meaning is dependent on the context in
which it is used. It depends on the word which follows "Al-Qaeda" in the
sentence. "Qawa'ad Askaria" is an Army Base, "Qawa'ad Lugha" stands for
Grammar Rules (the Bases of Grammar).

"Qa'ada" is the infinitive of the verb "to sit". "Ma-Qa'ad" is a chair.
"Al-Qaeda" is the base or fundament of something. "Ana raicha Al Qaeda"
is colloquial for "I'm going to the toilet". A very common and
widespread use of the word "Al-Qaeda" in different Arab countries in the
public language is for the toilet bowl. This name comes from the Arabic
verb "Qa'ada" which mean "to sit", pertinently, on the "Toilet Bowl". In
most Arabs homes there are two kinds of toilets: "Al-Qaeda" also called
the "Hamam Franji" or foreign toilet, and "Hamam Arabi" or "Arab toilet"
which is a hole in the ground. Lest we forget it, the potty used by
small children is called "Ma Qa'adia" or "Little Qaeda".

Those who founded the "glorious International of Islamic Terror,
Al-Qaeda, probably knew too little about common use of Arabic language
to know that by using this name for their organization, they risked
becoming the laughing stock of everybody who speaks the Arabic "public"
language.