Zawahiri vows jihad in Bin Laden eulogy

Zawahri Says ‘the man who terrified America in his life will terrify it after his death too’.


Afp June 09, 2011

CAIRO:


Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda’s long-time number two, has vowed in a video eulogy to Osama bin Laden that he will pursue his late leader’s jihad against the West, SITE Intelligence Group reported on 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 top-secret US raid in Abbottabad 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.

“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”.

Zawahiri also vowed allegiance to the leader of Taliban Mullah Omar. “We renew our allegiance to the leader of believers, Mullah Omar,” said Zawahiri speaking of the reclusive leader who has a $10-million US bounty on his head.

“We promise him obedience... in jihad for Allah and to set up Sharia [Islamic] law,” he added. 



Published in The Express Tribune, June 9th, 2011.


COMMENTS (41)

adam | 12 years ago | Reply Zawari, takes this war to arab, hire some better ones who have better machinary, u can't do much more, your time is up if you go like this, hidding in holes and tunnels, come out fight a war like the brave one like Hizbullah doing, or other do, stop hide and seek, like tom and herry
adam | 12 years ago | Reply This is just military excercise, to fool the world and keep the show on, on and on,,, some people enjoy it by doing it, some by watching it and some by commenting on this wall. I don't buy what is happening under the on the scene, I buy what is really happening because of this al show. A player needs and vennue to show his skills, a juggler need attention in the streets, but the power full need a situation where they can show their stunts... the world is copying it and the others will do, Arabs started it in Libya, Moists in India, Tamils in Serilanka etc,, soon it will reach to the knock your door,, open it or don;t open it,
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