It seems like every time that there is a need for damage control,one of these shows up...
Pretty convenient i'd say.
Bin Laden still leading war: video
From correspondents in Dubai
December 07, 2005
AL-Qaeda's leader, Osama bin Laden, was still alive and leading a holy war against the West, the group's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said in an internet video today.
"Al-Qaeda for holy war is still, thanks to God, a base for jihad (holy war). Its prince Sheikh Osama bin Laden, may God protect him, is still leading its jihad," Zawahri said in a video posted on a website frequently used by militants.
"I bring a message of joy to all Muslims and mujahideen that al-Qaeda, thanks to God, is spreading and expanding and strengthening," he said.
"(Qaeda) has transformed into a popular organisation confronting a new crusader Zionist campaign, in defence of all violated Muslim lands," Zawahri, who was wearing a black turban and white robe, said.
He was speaking against a white background to an interviewer off-camera who said the interview was to mark the fourth anniversary of the September11 attacks on US cities.
Bin Laden and his second-in-command, Zawahri, are believed to be hiding in the border regions of Pakistan and Afghanistan and have eluded capture since the September 11 attacks – carried out by al Qaeda. |
