Ayman al-Zawahri
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| Afghanistan |
| Ayman sez he's in control of east and southern Afghanistan |
| 2004-09-09 |
| Ayman al-Zawahri, the number two figure in al Qaeda, appeared in a new videotape aired on Al Jazeera on Thursday, ridiculing U.S. forces which he said were "hiding in their trenches" in Afghanistan. Zawahri, the right-hand man of Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, spoke to camera for several minutes in the videotape, wearing a white turban with a machine gun at his side. "East and south Afghanistan have become an open arena for the Mujahideen (jihad fighters). The enemy are limited to their capitals," he said. "The Americans are hiding in their trenches and refuse to come out to face the Mujahideen, as the Mujahideen shell them, fire on them and cut roads off around them," he said. "Their defense is only to bomb by air." Zawahri appeared little different from previous videotapes, showing some graying on his beard. Al Jazeera, an influential Arabic broadcaster, did not say how it obtained the tape. "In Kabul, the Americans and peacekeeping forces are hiding from the shells of the Mujahideen and expect martyrdom (suicide) attacks at every moment," Zawahri said. He made no mention of U.S. forces in Iraq, which are fighting an insurgency against the U.S.-backed government. |
| Posted by:Dan Darling |
| #17 Flies attracted to shit. It was a perfect picture. |
| Posted by: Anonymous6378 2004-09-10 12:22:52 AM |
| #16 The big black fly showed up really nicely on the white turban. maybe it was a coded message, fly at two o'clock. |
| Posted by: meeps 2004-09-10 12:02:18 AM |
| #15 He made no mention of U.S. forces in Iraq, which are fighting an insurgency against the U.S.-backed government. -- That, trenches, a different colored turban... So did he die in Tora-Bora too? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2004-09-09 11:52:55 PM |
| #14 Please allow me to inadequately attempt fill in for .com with this pic. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-09-09 10:44:37 PM |
| #13 Maybe Ayman has a magic turban, like his buddy John al-Boston. |
| Posted by: john 2004-09-09 8:37:21 PM |
| #12 Ayman al-Zawahri
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| Posted by: BigEd 2004-09-09 5:51:44 PM |
| #11 "Wait a minute. This guy used to always wear a black turban. Who does he think he is anyway? " Ooohhh Pleeeeaasssse! Everyone knows you can't wear white in fall!!  |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2004-09-09 5:14:58 PM |
| #10 mhw: I dunno, but the bake sales ought to be interesting! |
| Posted by: BH 2004-09-09 4:17:55 PM |
| #9 BH "...white is the new black" Wouldn't this kinda mess up the U of Michigan Law School admission process? |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-09-09 4:14:58 PM |
| #8 The enemy are limited to their capitals," he said. Um...isn't that where all the people are? What's the mujahideen doing, defending rocks? "refuse to come out to face the Mujahideen . . . their defense is only to bomb by air." so this asswipe is claiming victory just because we won't fight the way he wants us to?! I think his turban may be too tight. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2004-09-09 4:11:26 PM |
| #7 All the fashionable jihadis know that white is the new black. Especially when the blackhats keeped getting whacked. Guess Zawahiri isn't too keen about being reunited with his family, who, courtesy of the USAF, preceded him into Hell during the bombing of Tora Bora. |
| Posted by: BH 2004-09-09 4:11:19 PM |
| #6 mhw: Wait a minute. This guy used to always wear a black turban. Who does he think he is anyway? Such are the fickle dictates of high fashion. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-09-09 4:02:40 PM |
| #5 "...Zawahri, the right-hand man of Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, spoke to camera for several minutes in the videotape, wearing a white turban..." Wait a minute. This guy used to always wear a black turban. Who does he think he is anyway? |
| Posted by: mhw 2004-09-09 4:00:38 PM |
| #4 Zawahiri -- "All your country are belong to us." |
| Posted by: Tibor 2004-09-09 3:50:56 PM |
| #3 "The Americans are hiding in their trenches and refuse to come out to face the Mujahideen, as the Mujahideen shell them, fire on them and cut roads off around them," he said. "Their defense is only to bomb by air." I'll take that any day. A few well place JDAMs can solve this problem. He must be aware of the new article about our troops calling them girlie men for not coming out to fight in this very region (also posted on RB). Ayman al-Zawahri, the |
| Posted by: BA 2004-09-09 3:43:09 PM |
| #2 He made no mention of U.S. forces in Iraq, which are fighting an insurgency against the U.S.-backed government. Holy shit. |
| Posted by: Anonymous6375 2004-09-09 3:37:07 PM |
| #1 Then he should be giving press conferences before accredited journalists, not sneaking out videotapes to al Jazeera. |
| Posted by: Zhang Fei 2004-09-09 3:36:21 PM |