CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida’s No. 2 leader warned in a new videotape released Thursday that the terrorist group would not stand idly by while Israeli bombardments “burn our brothers†in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
In the message broadcast by Al-Jazeera television, Ayman al-Zawahri, second in command to Osama bin Laden, said that al-Qaida now saw “all the world as a battlefield open in front of us.â€
The Egyptian-born physician said the Hezbollah and Palestinian battles against Israel would not be ended with “cease-fires or agreements.â The fighting began last month following a Palestinian cross-border raid in which an Israeli soldier was captured, then expanded to Lebanon after Hezbollah militants captured two other soldiers in a raid earlier this month.
“The war with Israel does not depend on cease-fires. ... It is a Jihad for God’s sake and will last until (our) religion prevails,†al-Zawahri said. “We will attack everywhere.â
Al-Zawahri wore a gray robe and white turban. A picture of the burning World Trade Center was on the wall behind him along with pictures of two other militants.
The Arab satellite station appeared not to have transmitted the entire tape, using instead selected quotes interspersed with commentary from an anchor.
“The shells and rockets ripping apart Muslim bodies in Gaza and Lebanon are not only Israeli (weapons), but are supplied by all the countries of the crusader coalition. Therefore, every participant in the crime will pay the price,†al-Zawahri said.
Israel asked for it, and now will pay the price. I knew it was a bad idea bombarding Lebanon. Should've sent some special forces in first. But they decided to do it "Bush's Way" - good luck to them in losing.
what makes you think they didn't send them in, let alone hear anything about special forces. If they did it properly Isreali special forces wouldnt even be detected. Just.... 'accidents'
then why are you complaining about isreal. When the enemey in iraq is causing an insane number of casualities to the civil pop compared to american deaths.
No it doesnt. It shows how broad based the destruction Isreal is unleashing. No sugrical strikes instead they are using iron bombs, cluster bombs, not as accurate of missles. Reason high presicion missles were developed were to improve effectivness againist the enemy and to keep the infastructure intact. I dont think Isreal cares about either.
and oddly enough i havent watched a single RvB since mid season 3.
al-Zawahri is kinda right the war will not end until one religion wins and in order to do that it would mean geocide for the islamic nation/terrorist group. Honestly I would go for the geocide just so we have oneless group starting trouble for the rest of the damn world.
If, in an effort to stop someone from killing three people, accidently kill another person while killing him, you're STILL up one life, and two are innocent.
for the love of all things sane I hope you dont try to apply this to Israel's little tea party.
