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Al-Qaida No. 2 calls Obama a 'fraud'

Al-Qaida's deputy leader on Monday seized upon President Barack Obama's failure to bring about a freeze in Israeli settlement construction in the West Bank and called him a "fraud" in a new audio message.

Deputy says bin-Laden truce offers still valid

Osama bin-Laden's deputy said in a video message released Monday that the al-Qaida leader's offers of a truce with the U.S. and Europe remained on the table, though he ridiculed President Barack Obama as "the new face of the same old crimes."

Al-Qaida No. 2 calls for support from Pakistanis

Al-Qaida's deputy leader called on Pakistanis to join his group's holy war against the United States in Pakistan and Afghanistan and warned they could face the destruction of both countries and provoke God's wrath if they don't.

Bin Laden deputy slams Obama plan for Afghanistan

Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader has ridiculed President Barack Obama's plan to increase troop numbers in Afghanistan in a new Internet audio recording released Monday.

Al-Qaida's Zawahri praises executed Bali bombers

Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader praised the three Bali bombers recently executed in Indonesia and criticized Saudi and other Arab leaders for participating in a U.N. interfaith conference in a recording posted on the Web Monday.

Terror leader slams US, Afghanistan gov'ts

Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader has lashed out at Afghanistan's government and claimed that any U.S. gains in Iraq will be temporary, a terror monitoring group said Thursday.

Al-Qaida No. 2 pays tribute to slain commanders

Al-Qaida's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, paid tribute to several commanders from the militant group killed in a recent U.S. strike in a new video recording posted Friday on a militant Web site.

Purported al-Zawahri tape criticizes Musharraf

In a rare English-language message partially aired Sunday that is believed to be from Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader, Ayman al-Zawahri claimed Pakistan is now "virtually ruled from the American Embassy."

Bin Laden deputy to release new message

Al-Qaida's media wing says the terrorist network's No. 2 leader will soon issue a message marking the anniversary of the start of the 1967 Arab-Israeli war.

Al-Qaida No. 2 says 9/11 theory propagated by Iran

Osama bin Laden's chief deputy in an audiotape Tuesday accused Shiite Iran of trying to discredit the Sunni al-Qaida terror network by spreading the conspiracy theory that Israel was behind the Sept. 11 attacks.

al-Qaida's No. 2: Attack Israel, US

Osama bin Laden's chief deputy intensified an al-Qaida push to rally support for the terror network, urging Muslims to attack Jewish and American targets worldwide in retaliation for Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip.

al-Qaida No. 2 Al-Zawahri Issues Video

Al-Qaida No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahri called on Muslims to step up their resistance against the U.S. in a video aired by CNN early Monday on the fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Al-Qaida No. 2 Mentions al-Zarqawi's Death

Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader paid tribute to the slain Abu Musab al-Zarqawi in a video Friday, extolling him as "the prince of martyrs" despite the rocky relationship that the terrorist leader in Iraq had with the al-Qaida command.

al-Qaida Second-In-Command Issues Video

Al-Qaida's No. 2 leader issued a new videotape Thursday calling on Afghans to rise up against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan in the wake of rioting last month in Kabul.

Al-Qaida No. 2 Says 'Enemy' Is Faltering

Al-Qaida's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri urged all Muslims to support insurgents fighting in Iraq "for the dignity of Islam" and said the "enemy has begun to falter," according to a video posted Thursday on the Internet.

Hamas Rejects Support of al-Qaida No. 2

Hamas officials shrugged off the support offered by al-Qaida's No. 2 leader, saying Sunday the Palestinian militant group has a different ideology than the terror network and won election through a moderate approach to Islam.

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Qaeda's Zawahri Says U.S. Wars Behind Financial Crisis
Source: The New York Times

Al Qaeda's second-in-command said in an Internet video the U.S. financial crisis was caused by Washington's military campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan and taxpayers were paying the price.

Qaeda's Zawahri Urges Attacks on "Criminal" America
Source: The New York Times

Al Qaeda's second-in-command urged Muslims to continue attacks against "criminal" America and slammed U.S. president-elect Barack Obama for vowing to back Israel during his campaign.

Taliban Force Pakistani Troops From Tribal Area - NYTimes.com
Source: The New York Times

Taliban fighters forced Pakistani soldiers to retreat from a militant stronghold near the border with Afghanistan over the weekend, after a three-day battle sent civilians fleeing from government airstrikes.

Zawahri in appeal to Muslims, blasts Hamas
Source: gulf-times.com

DUBAI: Al Qaeda number two Ayman al-Zawahri criticised Muslims for failing to support Islamist insurgencies in Iraq and elsewhere in a new audiotape posted yesterday on the Internet.

Al Qaeda's Zawahri calls for strikes against West
Source: Yahoo! News

I'm surprised he couldn't get "crusader" a few more times in there. Sounds like he's piggy backing on existing sentiment, and making an appeal for more money.

Major U.S. attack may have killed Zawahri
Source: msnbc.com

NBC News has the scoop... Airstrikes in Pakistan overnight were aimed at Al Qaeda's #2. There is a "strong possibility that Zawahri was in the Pakistani village at the time of the airstrike..."

Bush must confess defeat in Iraq
Source: Reuters

"Bush, you must confess that you have been defeated in Iraq and Afghanistan and you will be too in Palestine soon. I congratulate the Muslims on Islam's victory in Iraq.

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