Ayman al-Zawahiri, seen here in a 2007 handout image, the second-in-command to Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has released his first English-language video call for jihad in Pakistan, the US-based IntelCenter said Sunday. (AFP/IntelCenter-HO/File)From Yahoo News/AP:
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Ayman al-Zawahiri, the second-in-command to Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden, has released his first English-language video call for jihad in Pakistan, the US-based IntelCenter said Sunday.
The message was aired on Pakistan's ARY television network, IntelCenter said in a statement, adding that it marked "the first official message ever ... in which he speaks English."
Zawahiri "calls for the people to support jihad in Pakistan and lists a litany of grievances against the Pakistani government and US involvement there," said Intel Center, which monitors extremist websites and communications.
"He also relates his own personal experiences having lived in Pakistan in an apparent attempt to build a stronger connection with the Pakistani people," it said in a statement.
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Update: New Zawahri Tape; He Speaks English -- ABC News
My Comment: I guess he is not dead. But he understands that the future of Al Qaeda now rests in Pakistan, and that this is the new front against him, Bin Laden, and the Al Qaeda network. This conflict is not going to be easy. A sizable portion of the country supports Bin Laden, including major elements of its military, intelligence services, and political establishment.
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