Friday, August 28, 2009

New Zawahiri Video: The Main Battle is Now in Pakistan

new al Qaeda video featuring Ayman al-Zawahiri released today depicts the central fight in the global Salafi jihad as now being waged in Pakistan rather than in Afghanistan, Iraq, or Somalia.
It accuses Pakistan of being agents of the "Crusaders" and chastises Pakistanis for not backing the Taliban. Zawhiri makes the claim that the Islamic Republic of Pakistan isn't really Islamic.
The crux of the video seems to be to exhort Pakistanis to support al Qaeda and the Taliban.
The video may be evidence that recent U.S. strikes against high value targets in Pakistan have been working. These strikes have mostly targeted the Pakistani Taliban who are closely aligned with and supported by al Qaeda...more..http://mypetjawa.mu.nu/archives/198628.php

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