Photo: Al Qaeda?s second in command, Ayman Al-Zawahiri, released a new video message. ABC NewsAl Qaeda Deputy Surfaces in Rare Online Video -- ABC News
Osama Bin Laden Deputy and Egyptian Native Ayman al-Zawahiri Praises Mubarak's Fall, Calls on Arab Armies to Intervene in Libya.
In a new, rare video message from al Qaeda's number two terrorist commander, Ayman al-Zawahiri calls on Arab armies to intervene in Libya to help eject dictator Moammar Gadhafi before "Western aid... turns into invasions."
The hour-plus long video posted online is the first since Egypt's successful revolution and features the Osama bin Laden deputy in a white robe with the barrel of an assault rifle visible at his side. In addition to discussing the bloody fighting in Libya, al-Zawahiri, an Egyptian native, celebrates the overthrow of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and says that the continuation of the North African nation depends on the destruction of Israel and the establishment of Islamic law.
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My Comment: Al Qaeda has been very late to the dance with the spread of revolution in North Africa. As for this message from al-Zawahiri, I call this an attempt to recapture the spotlight .... but from my perspective this is a very late and pathetic attempt.
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