Al Qaeda leader calls on Muslims to kidnap Westerners
In a video released on jihadist forums and translated by the US monitoring service, Zawahiri also lashed out at US President Barack Obama, calling him a liar and demanding he admit defeat in Iraq, Afghanistan and North Africa.
Criticizing the new Egyptian government -- led by a president drawn from the Muslim Brotherhood -- as corrupt, he said a battle is being waged in Egypt between a secular minority and Muslims seeking implementation of Shariah law.
The Egyptian doctor, the former deputy to slain al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden, said these Egyptians want to see their government liberated from US influence, and Palestinian victory over Israel, SITE reported.
“The battle isn’t over, but it has started,” Zawahiri said, urging “every sincere person in Egypt” to “wage a popular campaign to incite and preach in order to complete the revolution, which was aborted.
“The revolution in Egypt must continue and the Muslim Ummah must offer sacrifices until it achieves what it wants and until it snatches from the corrupt forces ... the dignity and honor of Egypt.”
Massive protests erupted on January 25, 2011 and toppled former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak after more than 30 years of iron-fisted rule. He was replaced by Mohamed Morsi after elections earlier this year.
Zawahiri said liberating Omar Abdul Rahman, an Egyptian cleric jailed in the United States for his role in the 1993 World Trade Center attack, and inmates at the US prison at Guantanamo Bay was an “obligatory duty for every Muslim.”
“I call upon Muslims to capture citizens of the countries that wage wars against Muslims,” he said.
“Our captives or Sheikh Omar Abdul Rahman will not be liberated except through force, for it is the only language that they understand.”
In that vein, he made a reference to Warren Weinstein, a relief worker with USAID who was captured in Lahore, Pakistan in August 2011.
Zawahiri also called Obama a “professional liar.”
“Obama must admit he and his allies are standing in the defeated line, and that Osama bin Laden, may Allah have mercy on him, and the rest of the Mujahedeen and the Muslim Ummah are standing in the victorious line, whether anyone likes it or not.”
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“I call upon Muslims to capture citizens of the countries that wage wars against Muslims,” -- Zawahiri What kind of Islam is this? To kidnap innocent citizens, non-combatants, in retaliation for acts of governments! Islam forbids harming ordinary citizens even in times of all-out war between states! And here is a war started by some self-styled jihadis, who think they should take on the entire world. Think, man, think! How many westerners are there in Muslim countries at present? And how many millions of Muslims from all over the Muslim world reside and work in the West? Do you want to endanger them all just to whet your whims? Not long ago, you were playing in the hands of the West, and waging a jihad in Afghanistan at the behest of the very rulers of the Muslim world whom you now regard western puppets. Are you not a western puppet yourself? If you must fight against the 'imperialist' West—you have taken inordinately long to realise that they are imperialists—you must fight them in a way that really inflicts damage on them. But you are inflicting more damage on the Muslims and advising them to commit acts which lead nowhere, nor endear the Muslims to other nations that are neither Muslim nor belong to 'the West.' Won't it be better if you devise a strategy based on principle, rather than misguided emotions?
@Abu Hamza: All the countries you mention are MUSLIM countries they are destroying. So, exactly in whose interest is Al Qaeda working ?
What a joke. In this age of technology,the killer of muslims is hiding some where and threatening every body,be they muslims or not.We are all befooled by his pronouncements and made victims of this cruel and inhuman policies of TERROR.The love for money has made us blind and we would only realise this when we have lost our country.
@Tausif:
In Pakistan. Please see the following link.
http://tribune.com.pk/story/446814/zawahiri-may-be-in-pakistan-imtiaz-gul/
@nocandono@yahoo..: If you lead the fight against the Muslims, then anxiously you will find me opposing you. Wake up and start planning. Have a nice day.
@The TRUTH: you are the blind one.. Mr fake. do u believe everything u read in the internet. so naive. wake up.
@Abu Hamza: well done abu hamza. thank you for making the point clear. now there is no stopping. the two camps are forming. one with the mujahedeen and their supporters and the dark camp of America and its will trained puppets from Europe and fake Muslims. but i will have to add that this war is already decided.
shame on you, a muslim could not be a kidnapper
hw abt millions of pashtuns being killed by religious extremists in afghanistan and pakistan tribal belt in the name of so called sharia?
all your heros are doing is killing poor Muslims and I am sure they will continue @Abu Hamza:
You have to answer Allah (SWT) one day.
Dr. Zawahiri atleast spare us on a holy day.
Ayman whats wrong with people like you in Islam? Why are you giving Islam and muslims a bad name? Why dont you talk about education being a solution to iras, palestine , afghanistan and north africa's problem. We muslims reject your ideology and will hand you and your thugs over to police whenever you are found.
Al-Qaeda and affiliates are a scar on the face of Islam. They are terrorists and don't speak for the Muslims.
So that's another strategy to keep Cricket away from Pakistani soil :)
this person dont care about muslims living in western countries. western countries are home to millions of muslims and a video by this man will make life of all those peaceful muslims miserable as they will be alienated and sidelined by the western population, their children might face certain discrimination which might lead to disturbed childhood.
So what ? For Obama, Zawahiri's party is terrorist same for him Obama is terrorist. For Obama, Zawahiri is a lair and for him Obama is a liar. Obama hits drone attacks to kill his terrorist and he is saying to kidnap those who are terrorist for him. Obama (extremist) cannot see rising of Islam in this world same as Zawahiri (extremist) cannot see anti-Islams to rule this world. That's the freedom of speech let him say what his opinion is. I think any one (Muslim, non-Muslim, Secular bunch and Indians) who backs the concept of freedom of speech should "Recommend" this comment. Thanks
We love peace and discussion over topics. Respect religions.
BTW where is this guy sitting in the pic with these plush curtains and a the mic stand conveniently cut away?
These are the legacies of cold war era!
Why is this guy still here? Hasn't he outstayed his welcome in Pakistan? Ok, we understand we invited you, Aymen, but seriously dude, it's time to go back home.
@Abu Hamza and @The TRUTH: Thank you for the entertainment.
why i get a feeling that this guy can be removed from the face of earth any moment before US presidential election...
@ Abu Hamza: You sound like a jackass. You are either one of those deluded cave-monkeys who don't bathe or trim their beards, or you are an Internet troll/shill/propagandist.
In any case: Everyone knows that Al-Qaeda was and is a Western invention, and is completely controlled by certain intelligence agencies (including actual Jewish/Israeli spokespeople who "converted" and are known to be living in Tel Aviv). Here's some proof: http://whatreallyhappened.com/WRHARTICLES/fakealqaeda.php
One more thing: your hero Osama (who died 10 years ago) was Jewish on his mother's side, making him a Jew according to Jewish religious law. He was raised in Switzerland and was one of their "deep-cover" operatives, advancing the cause of Judaism - similar to the "Saudi Royal family" today.
I am always happy to educate the ignorant, or counter thinly veiled propaganda.
Sincerely,
The REAL Resistance
@pervaiz and @somthingclever, actually, desperation can be seen on your comments... lying to make a point? LOL! what a bunch of losers... Muslims around the world are proud of these mujahideen... desperate? they were a small group in afghanistan... now they're in pk, iraq, syria, yemen, saudi, mali, somalia etc...... battling 57 countries with ak-47's, billions spent, your soldiers being slaughtered and commiting suicide... all your amries, technology and arrogance didn't do you any good.... the future is for Islam....
This guys needs to be found and sent to jail.
@farooq omar: "@nocandono@yahoo..: go to war against the west. hmmm sounds like an option " Read the original comment again. It talks about "the war against the world' not just the West. Muslims are not liked any better in the rest of the world. Keep current with the news of the world, how majority of non-Muslim world is making that fact very, very clear practically everyday.
Ayman al-Zawahiri:
You seems to be a mentally retarded person and you should go and live in a mad house.
If you have any grievances with the Westerners, you better go to any western country and settle your issue with them.
Why you are pulling the Muslims to settle your personal issue? You are not our political or religious leader. People like you and Osama Bin Laden had made the lives of all Muslims miserable where ever they live in the world.
If you have the courage, you should come out from your cave where you are hiding like a mouse and settle your personal issue with the Westerners.
Pakistan should do itself and the World a favor --- capture this guy and put everyone who helped hide him in jail.
@nocandono@yahoo..: go to war against the west. hmmm sounds like an option
The Muslims are going to have to make a decision. Rid themselves of the radicals or go to war with the rest of the world.He's sounding desperate. He doesn't usually. I don't know if his usual is just to try to maintain an image or not. But this time he actually does sound like he's backed into some corner in regard to finances, morale and people who really care about his opinions in a way that would benefit him.
Desperation is written all over this.
How about the 300 Million plus Muslims living in non-muslim lands? Can they not be kidnapped?