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Al-Qaeda Boss Calls Obama 'House Negro'

Audio message
aimed at faithful who might be weakening

Associated Press Associated Press Nov 19, 08 9:19 AM CST
(AP) - Seeking to persuade Muslims and Arabs that Barack Obama does not represent a change in US policies, al-Qaeda's No. 2 calls the president-elect, along with Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, “house negroes” in a message on militant websites today. In the audio tape, Ayman al-Zawahri calls Obama “the direct opposite of honorable black Americans” like Malcolm X. More »

More about:  Barack Obama • al-Qaeda • President Obama • propaganda • Ayman al-Zawahiri

 Bin Laden 
 Isolated, 
 Struggling: 
 Hayden 

CIA: He's forced to move from place to place, isolated from his terror network

CNN CNN Nov 14, 08 2:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Seven years after 9/11, terror chief Osama bin Laden remains alive and free, but he's struggling, CIA director Michael Hayden said in a speech yesterday: "He appears to be largely isolated from the day-to-day operations of the organization he nominally heads." Hayden said bin Laden spends much of his time moving from place to place to save his life, and remains isolated from all but a few trusted aides. More »

More about:  Pakistan • Afghanistan • al-Qaeda • CIA • Osama bin Laden • Michael Hayden • Ayman al-Zawahiri

 Al-Qaeda Calls for Gaza War 

Message from Osama's deputy urges attack on 'treacherous regimes'

Associated Press Associated Press Jun 5, 08 3:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Osama bin Laden's deputy has called on Muslims to launch a  holy war to break Israel's economic blockade of Gaza, reports AP. The call was issued in an 11-minute al-Qaeda audiotape by Ayman al-Zawahri, marking the anniversary of the loss of Gaza, the West Bank and the Golan Heights in the 1967 Arab-Israeli war. More »

More about:  al-Qaeda • terrorism • Hamas • Palestine • Gaza • Osama bin Laden • West Bank • jihad • Islamic extremism • Islamic terrorism • Gaza blockade • Ayman al-Zawahiri

 Danish Embassy
 Bomb Kills 8 in Pakistan 

Strike could be linked to flap over Muhammad cartoons

BBC BBC Jun 2, 08 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - At least eight people were killed and more than a dozen wounded when a car bomb exploded outside the Danish embassy in Islamabad today, reports the BBC. At least one embassy worker was among the dead, but no Danish nationals. The attack may be linked to a series of threats on Danish embassies since a cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad, considered offensive to Islam, was reprinted in Danish newspapers in February. More »

More about:  Pakistan • al-Qaeda • terrorism • car bomb • Islamabad • Danish Mohammed cartoons • Ayman al-Zawahiri

Rogue al-Qaeda Backers Call for
Nuke Attack in Online Video

But no evidence of specific plot, says FBI

Reuters Reuters May 28, 08 8:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda supporters will use an Internet video to call for the use of biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons in a new attack on civilians in the West, reports ABC News. FBI officials have alerted US law enforcement of the tape, said a spokesman, but emphasized that there is no evidence of a specific plot. More »

Osama Deputy Says Iran Lying About 9/11

He accuses Tehran
of giving Israel credit
to diminish al-Qaeda

BBC BBC Apr 22, 08 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader says Iran is denying the terrorist group credit for 9/11 by spreading the rumor that Israel masterminded the 2001 attacks on the US. A new audiotape from Ayman al-Zawahiri highlights the growing tension between al-Qaeda and Tehran, the BBC reports, evidence of a sectarian struggle for power in the region. More »

More about:  Afghanistan • Iran • al-Qaeda • Osama bin Laden • Ayman al-Zawahiri

 Osama Bin Laden 'Alive & Well' 

Deputy touts his health on internet

Reuters Reuters Apr 3, 08 4:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Seven years after 9/11, Osama bin Laden is alive and well, according to his deputy. "Sheik Osama bin Laden is in good health. The ill-intentioned always try to circulate false reports about him being sick," said Ayman al-Zawahiri in a 104-minute recording posted on the internet. The comments were in response to questions from the public solicited by web sites linked to al-Qaeda. More »

More about:  Iraq war • Israel • al-Qaeda • United States • Hamas • Saudi Arabia • Osama bin Laden • Afghanistan war • jihad • Islamic terrorism • Ayman al-Zawahiri

Al-Qaeda No. 2 Calls for Terror Attacks to Back Palestinians

Gaza demonstrations not enough, he warns

CNN CNN Mar 24, 08 7:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - An audio statement purportedly by al-Qaeda’s second-in-command demands that Muslims attack the West to support Palestinians, reports CNN. "Let them know that every dollar they spend on the killing of Muslims, there will be shed blood in return," said Ayman al-Zawahiri, adding that protests were not enough. More »

More about:  al-Qaeda • terrorism • Palestine • Osama bin Laden • Gaza • Ayman al-Zawahiri

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