Ayman Al-Zawahiri Is Now The World's 'Number One Terrorist'

Ayman al-Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden attend a press conference in 1997 Photo: REX

Ayman Al-Zawahiri The World's 'Number One Terrorist' -- The Telegraph

Barack Obama's National Security Adviser has declared Ayman al-Zawahiri to be the world's "number one terrorist" but said al-Qaeda's long standing deputy lacked Osama bin Laden's charismatic appeal.

One week after bin Laden's death and with no successor yet named, the assessment will heighten speculation that al-Qaeda is heading for a leadership battle.

Tom Donilon said: "Our assessment is that he is not anywhere near the leader that Osama bin Laden was." He also said there was no evidence yet to suggest that Pakistani authorities were aware that bin Laden had set up home only 30 miles from the capital Islamabad.

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My Comment: Barack Obama's National Security Adviser declares that Ayman al-Zawahiri lacks charisma to lead Al Qaeda. Oh please .... Al Qaeda has nothing to do with charisma, and everything to do with its ideology.