Al Qaeda's No. 2: Ayman al-Zawahiri, seen in a video grab released last month, has been feuding for more than a year with one-time associate Sayyed Imam al-Sharif, ex-leader of Egypt's Islamic Jihad. IntelCenter/ReutersFrom The Christian Science Monitor:
A growing feud between Ayman al-Zawahiri, Osama bin Laden's chief lieutenant, and Sayyed Imam al-Sharif, the jailed ex-leader of Egypt's Islamic Jihad, could weaken support for Al Qaeda.
RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - A bitter, year-long feud that has shaken Al Qaeda's ideological pillars grew even sharper last month. A former associate of Ayman al-Zawahiri accused him of working for Sudanese intelligence, wearing "women's garments" to flee Afghanistan, and spreading an incorrect Islamic theory of jihad.
Mr. Zawahiri "is only good at fleeing, inciting, collecting donations, and talking to the media," wrote Sayyed Imam al-Sharif in his latest attack on Al Qaeda's No. 2.
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My Comment: An argument between the reformed extreme extremist, and the very extreme extremist. I am just surprised to see how easy this difference has become known to the public. The Egyptian Government is clearly trying their best to chip away at the moral basis and argument of extremist organizations like Al Qaeda .... and they are succeeding.
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