http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/alzawahiri/ en-us Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:32:59 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411220/posts President Obama's scramble to close Guantanamo is picking up speed as his arbitrary one-year deadline approaches, with Yemen and Illinois as the latest detainee destinations. Neither decision will enhance U.S. security. The government of Yemen announced yesterday that it will take six detainees, and more could follow if this transfer goes smoothly. Yemenis account for 97 of the 210 men still left at Gitmo, and 34 have been cleared for release. The problem is that Yemen is emerging as one of the world's sanctuaries for al Qaeda, and its government has essentially run a nonaggression pact with the terrorists. The Wall Street Journal http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411220/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:32:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2350257/posts Ayman al Zawahiri, al Qaeda's second in command, has sung the praises of former Pakistani Taliban leader Baitullah Mehsud on a videotape produced by As Sahab and distributed on jihadi forums. Zawahiri used Baitullah's death to praise the Taliban's fight against NATO and the US in Afghanistan. But Zawahiri especially focused on Baitullah's role in the attempt to smash the Pakistani state. The following translation is a portion of Zawahiri's tape: Read more: http://www.longwarjournal.org/threat-matrix/archives/2009/09/zawahiri_eulogizes_baitullah_m.php LONG WAR JOURNAL.org - Threat Matrix - blog http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2350257/posts#comment Mon, 28 Sep 2009 21:11:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2345968/posts Al Qaeda released a 106-minute Arabic language video Tuesday titled "The West... and The Dark Tunnel" featuring Al Qaeda's second in command Ayman al-Zawahiri predicting the downfall of Barack Obama. During the documentary-style video to mark the ninth anniversary of the attacks of September 11, Al Qaeda leaders comment on events in the past year such as the U.S. presidential elections, the global financial meltdown, and the latest on jihadist movements around the world. "America has come in a new, hypocritical face. Smiling at us, but stabbing us with the same dagger that Bush used," said Zawahri in the message.... foxnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2345968/posts#comment Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335836/posts Note: Photos and video included. # 09 September 2009 FROM THE PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT YOU JARCHIVE.INFO... "...which they publish on the Internet..." ...a video on YouTube featuring Ayman al-Zawahiri, extolling the virtues of eJihad. INTERNET-HAGANAH.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2335836/posts#comment Wed, 9 Sep 2009 22:38:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327284/posts Al Qaeda's second-in-command on Friday accused the United States of leading a crusade to turn Pakistan into a divided nation and urged Pakistanis to join in a jihad to resist. The tape from Ayman al-Zawahri, the second this month, comes after Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a U.S. missile strike on Aug. 5. It also comes after Pakistan's army went on the offensive in late April against an insurgency by al Qaeda allies, the Taliban, in Swat valley after the militants took over the district 120 km (80 miles) from Islamabad, raising fears for Pakistan's stability and... Reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2327284/posts#comment Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:55:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2306808/posts SNIPPET: "Looks like Ayman al-Zawhiri’s targets for this interview include: Vladimir Putin, Jack Straw, Muhammad Khatami and Barack Obama…. Should be out within a day or so… The jihadis are buzzing about it -" JARRET BRACHMAN.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2306808/posts#comment Mon, 3 Aug 2009 02:02:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2292907/posts New Audio from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri: “A Message to My Muslim Brothers and Sisters in Pakistan” By Evan Kohlmann SNIPPET: "The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new audio recording produced by Al-Qaida's As-Sahab Media Foundation of Al-Qaida Deputy Commander Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri titled, "A Message to My Muslim Brothers and Sisters in Pakistan." During the recording, al-Zawahiri appealed to Muslims in Pakistan to support Al-Qaida and the Taliban..." COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2292907/posts#comment Wed, 15 Jul 2009 07:08:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2288719/posts SNIPPET: "So, I’m finally sitting down with this 149 page-book, entitled, “The Ruling on the Muslim Spy.” Here’ s what I’ve noticed off-the-bat about Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri’s forward." SNIPPET: "But then I remembered that the big-daddy al-Zawahiri’s ‘best-of’ list can be extracted from his winding book, Exoneration. In this book, al-Zawahiri drafts his all-star list, which includes everyone above and a whole lot more. It’s a ‘who’s who’ of contemporary jihadi thought. Test yourself and see how many you can identify. There’s some little gems buried in this list… Shaykh Ahmad Shakir Shaykh Mahmud Shakir Shaykh Muhammad Ibn-Ibrahim Al al-Shaykh... JARRET BRACHMAN.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2288719/posts#comment Thu, 9 Jul 2009 10:42:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2248986/posts When last we heard from Dr. al-Zawahiri he released an audio message released vowing revenge for Israel's air and ground assault on Gaza and called the Jewish state's actions against Hamas militants "a gift" from U.S. President Barack Obama for the recent uprising conflict in Gaza. Apparently the $25 million dollar man has been seen again. In a report breaking in the Washington Times tomorrow, the number two guy in al Qaeda Ayman al-Zawahiri is believed to be hiding in beautiful downtown Quetta, Pakistan. This information comes from Pakistani intelligence. Apparently the second most wanted terrorist in the world is... Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2248986/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 02:31:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248910/posts Ayman al-Zawahiri, al Qaeda's No. 2 leader, the most wanted terrorist after Osama bin Laden, with a $25 million bounty on his head, is holed up near Quetta, Pakistan, according to a highly placed Pakistani intelligence source. The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2248910/posts#comment Tue, 12 May 2009 00:33:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2233895/posts (CBS) Al Qaeda's deputy commander, Ayman Zawahri, has issued another scathing attack on President Obama in a new audio tape released on jihadi Web sites. Zawahri argues that the U.S. president is following the same policies as his predecessor, George W. Bush. CBS NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2233895/posts#comment Tue, 21 Apr 2009 01:05:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214114/posts DUBAI (Agencies) Al-Qaeda’s number two in commend Ayman Zawahiri urged the people of Sudan to prepare for a long guerrilla war against the West and asked the country's embattered President Omar al-Bashir to "repent," in an Internet video message released on Tuesday. AL ARABIYA.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2214114/posts#comment Wed, 25 Mar 2009 09:07:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2191785/posts SNIPPET: "The NEFA Foundation has obtained a new audio recording from Al-Qaida Deputy Commander Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri released on February 22 and titled, "From Kabul to Mogadishu."" COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2191785/posts#comment Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:37:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2171820/posts Soon after the November election, al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader took stock of America's new president-elect and dismissed him with an insulting epithet. "A house Negro," Ayman al-Zawahiri said. That was just a warm-up. In the weeks since, the terrorist group has unleashed a stream of verbal tirades against Barack Obama, each more venomous than the last. Obama has been called a "hypocrite," a "killer" of innocents, an "enemy of Muslims." He was even blamed for the Israeli military assault on Gaza, which began and ended before he took office. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2171820/posts#comment Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:19:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2171390/posts Soon after the November election, al-Qaeda's No. 2 leader took stock of America's new president-elect and dismissed him with an insulting epithet. "A house Negro," Ayman al-Zawahiri said.... Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2171390/posts#comment Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:36:49 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2164653/posts Note: Photo included. SNIPPET: "Mexico condemns the excessive use of force associated with the Israeli army operation in Gaza, " a statement from the Mexican Foreign Ministry said late Tuesday. It also condemned "the continued launching of mortars into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip". Latin American countries have largely condemned Israel over its launch of 'Operation Cast Lead' on Gaza on December 27. Immediately after Israeli warplanes attacked the strip, Cuba called the offensive an "act of genocide" and a "criminal military operation, the bloodiest one executed by Israel against the Palestinian people." Three day later, the Bolivian Foreign... PRESS TV.ir http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2164653/posts#comment Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:21:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2161805/posts Note: See map inlcuded on this report. Note: The following text is a quote: JANUARY 9, 2009...17:54 Captured Hamas Intelligence, 9 Jan 2009, 16:26 IST Jump to Comments Confiscated Intelligence Map from Hamas Hamas turn a Gaza neighborhood into a warzone. This map, confiscated Wednesday (Jan. 7) by IDF paratroopers operating in the north of Gaza, shows how Hamas uses an entire neighborhood, rigging it with explosive devices and putting the entire civilian population at great risk. The map shows the al-Tatraa neighborhood in Gaza City divided into three areas of operation (red, blue and green). The dots on the... IDF SPOKESPERSON.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2161805/posts#comment Fri, 9 Jan 2009 22:03:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159888/posts Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/About+the+Ministry/Behind+the+Headlines/Ttragedy_school_Jebaliya_6-Jan-2009.htm Behind the Headlines: The tragedy at the school in Jebaliya 6 Jan 2009 An initial inquiry by forces on operating in the area of the incident indicates that a number of mortar shells were fired at IDF forces from within the Jebaliya school. In response to the incoming enemy fire, the forces returned mortar fire to the source. Preliminary Background Briefing Today, a reported 30 Palestinians were killed in a heartrending tragedy at a school in Jebaliya. Initial investigations indicate that Hamas terrorists fired mortar bombs from the area of the school... MFA.gov.il - ISRAEL MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159888/posts#comment Tue, 6 Jan 2009 22:55:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2160127/posts CAIRO, Egypt  —  An intelligence monitoring center reports that Al Qaeda's No. 2 leader is blaming Barack Obama and Egypt's president for the Israeli offensive in Gaza. The SITE Monitoring Service says the audio statement by Ayman al-Zawahiri was posted on militant Web sites Tuesday. This is al-Zawahiri's first comment on the crisis since the war began eleven days ago. In a transcript of the statement released by SITE, he calls the Israeli offensive a "Crusade against Islam and Muslims" and "Obama's gift to Israel" before he takes office. Al-Zawahiri also calls Egypt's president, Hosni Mubarak, a "traitor" for keeping... Fox News (AP) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2160127/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:09:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159835/posts Al Qaeda Vows Revenge for Gaza Ayman al-Zawahiri Vows to Avenge Deaths of Palestinians By MADDY SAUER Jan. 6, 2009— Osama bin Laden's top deputy in al Qaeda has released a new tape in which he threatens the United States and vows revenge for the deaths of Palestinians in Gaza. "We will never stop until we avenge the death of all who are killed, injured, widowed and orphaned in Palestine and throughout the Islamic world," said Ayman al-Zawahiri in a new 10-minute audio recording released today on extreme Islamist Web forums. The message is entitled "The Massacre in Gaza and... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2159835/posts#comment Tue, 6 Jan 2009 21:43:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2139793/posts "News of the Terrorism and Israeli-Palestinian Conflict November 18-25, 2008" SNIPPET: "Important Events The Gaza Strip Sporadic Rocket and Mortar Shell Fire into Israel Continues" SNIPPET: "The Lull Arrangement – Update Opening the Gaza Strip Crossings and Closing Them Following a Renewal of Attacks" INTELLIGENCE and TERRORISM CENTER (IICC) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2139793/posts#comment Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:24:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1380091/posts A recently released propaganda video by the Islamic extremist group Hizb ut-Tahrir is quite revealing. Not only does the video demonstrate the group’s growing effort to package arguments in a manner designed to appeal to Westerners on the political left, but it also serves as a barometer of radical Muslim groups’ broader shift in rhetorical strategy. The video, “Iraq: Past and Present Colonialism,” appears for the first twenty-seven minutes to be a standard leftist critique of the Iraq war, indistinguishable from Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9/11. The slickly-produced video begins with the history of past colonialism in Iraq—including the Mongol conquest... FPM http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1380091/posts#comment Fri, 8 Apr 2005 21:56:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2135347/posts Osama bin Laden’s deputy gangster Ayman al-Zawahiri is back with a new videotape, and the press went wild with his offensive description of Barack Obama as a “house negro.” But buried in the tape is something much more important. At two different points, al-Zawahiri seems to be calling out Obama as an apostate of Islam. Political Mavens http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2135347/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:03:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2134736/posts Consistent with U.S. Intelligence reports over the past few months, UK News organization The Mirror warns - “America faces a heightened terror threat in the 75 days until Barack Obama takes office, US spy chiefs warned yesterday.” The column goes on, - “The CIA and other intelligence agencies gave him his first security briefing - and told him fanatics may try to exploit the period before he enters the White House to attack America.” The Mirror reports, - Their concern was echoed by George Bush, who said outside the White House: “We are facing a struggle against violent extremists determined... Cross Action News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2134736/posts#comment Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:38:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077604/posts Al-Qaeda on Monday released a new video accusing Iran of giving way to the US in Afghanistan and Iraq. The new footage, released three days before the seventh anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the United States, also slammed Lebanese leaders. Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaeda's deputy leader focussed on what they called the "Iranian-Crusade alliance" saying the Muslim Umma [nation] was being targetted. In the one-hand-half-hour video, al-Zawahiri said that the Muslim Umma was facing a military, ideological and media crusade by the Iranian "coalition," which had given way to the US, by letting them invade Afghanistan and... al Bawaba http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2077604/posts#comment Mon, 8 Sep 2008 20:46:34 GMT