I am a little surprised that Ayman al-Zawahiri would take the risk right now of releasing a video eulogizing Osama bin Laden...especially since one has to believe there were some hints as to al-Zawahiri's location in all of the intel discovered with bin Laden, but he is on tape blabbering on about bin Laden and renewing threats against the West...that part isn't surprising.
From the article at DAWN:
Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaeda’s long-time number two, has threatened in a video eulogy to Osama bin Laden to pursue his late leader’s jihad against the West, SITE Intelligence Group reported Wednesday.
“We will pursue the jihad until we expel the invaders from Muslim lands,” he was quoted as saying in the eulogy to bin Laden who was killed in a US raid in Pakistan on May 2.
“The man who terrified America in his life will continue to terrify it after his death,” he added in the video message titled “The Noble Knight Dismounted,” which SITE said was posted on jihadist online forums on Wednesday.
“You will continue to be troubled by his famous vow: You shall not dream of security until we enjoy it and until you depart the Muslims’ lands,” added the Egyptian militant, who was in white garb and a turban with a machinegun behind him.
He vowed to make sacrifices needed to “deprive America of security.” In an audio message on May 22, Zawahiri backed the wave of Arab revolts and called for sharia Islamic law to be applied in Egypt.
One thing that's gotta be bugging the hell out of al-Zawahiri right now is what is happening in Egypt...his boys at the Muslim Brotherhood are on the verge of total takeover in Egypt and Egyptian al-Zawahiri is stuck in Pakistan eating grubs. I know damn well the old man wishes he was there right now...in fact, I would guess he thinks he'd be part of the new leadership in the country.
Who knows...maybe he'll try to make a return trip to his homeland. Let's hope so. Let's hope this cockroach shows his face in the daylight.
Zawahiri vows jihad, in bin Laden eulogy
DUBAI: Ayman al-Zawahiri, Al-Qaeda’s long-time number two, has threatened in a video eulogy to Osama bin Laden to pursue his late leader’s jihad against the West, SITE Intelligence Group reported Wednesday.
“We will pursue the jihad until we expel the invaders from Muslim lands,” he was quoted as saying in the eulogy to bin Laden who was killed in a US raid in Pakistan on May 2.
“The man who terrified America in his life will continue to terrify it after his death,” he added in the video message titled “The Noble Knight Dismounted,” which SITE said was posted on jihadist online forums on Wednesday.
“You will continue to be troubled by his famous vow: You shall not dream of security until we enjoy it and until you depart the Muslims’ lands,” added the Egyptian militant, who was in white garb and a turban with a machinegun behind him.
He vowed to make sacrifices needed to “deprive America of security.” In an audio message on May 22, Zawahiri backed the wave of Arab revolts and called for sharia Islamic law to be applied in Egypt.
But he warned Libyans the Nato-led aerial bombing campaign against Moamer Kadhafi seeks to replace the strongman with its own tyrannical regime.
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