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Al-Qaeda No. 2: 'Hey Pakistanis, Spare a Dime?'

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(AP) – Al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader warns the Pakistani people in a new audio message that the US poses a grave danger for Pakistan's future, and asks if they could help financially. "It is the individual duty of every Muslim in Pakistan to join the mujahedeen, or at the very least, to support the jihad in Pakistan and Afghanistan with money," Ayman al-Zawahri said in English. Otherwise, "we shall deserve the painful punishment of Almighty Allah."

The tape, whose authenticity could not immediately be verified, was released by the al-Qaeda media wing As Sahab on the usual Islamic websites. "The current ruling class in Pakistan is lining up under the cross of the modern Crusade and competing for American bribes," Zawahri said. "Hence, the actual ruler of Pakistan is the American ambassador, who pays the bribes and issues the orders."

This 2006 file photo shows Al-Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri delivering a message on the Internet.
This 2006 file photo shows Al-Qaeda's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri delivering a message on the Internet.   (Anonymous)
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Unaffiliated
Jul 15, 09 9:14 AM CDT
As if the American ambassador had that much influence. This guy reminds me a lot of televangelists preaching and pleading for money. At least the televangelists use the money for personal comfort, instead of killing people. Reply
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Mr.C
Jul 15, 09 11:25 AM CDT
In 'conflict countries' ambassadors can have a lot of power (typically influencing the US) so don't mock them. And your added line is simply irrelevant immature babble.
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gabo
Jul 15, 09 9:22 AM CDT
Al-Qaeda's #2 man? I thought Bush claimed to have arrested or killed him 43 times! Reply
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godawgs
Jul 15, 09 9:31 AM CDT
and I thought that when Obama got elected the world was going to love us so much, and all of these groups would just disband, looks like we both got duped
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Reader60610265
Jul 15, 09 9:46 AM CDT
words fail me .
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