Al-Jazeera airs new video of Ayman al-Zawahri
{{date|January 31, 2006}}
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The [[Qatar]]-based {{w|Arabic language}} television network [[al-Jazeera]] has aired a new tape of [[al-Qaeda]]'s second-in-command, {{w|Ayman al-Zawahri}}. In his first video appearance to mention the Peshawar province missile attack in [[Pakistan]], Al-Zawahri refers to the alleged strike on himself and calls [[United States]] President [[George W. Bush]], a "butcher" and a "failure".

On the tape, al-Zawahri says he survived an American air strike targeting him in eastern Pakistan on January 13. The air strike killed 13 villagers and led to widespread demonstrations in Pakistan for the alleged deaths of civilians. The U.S. has made no official claim of responsibility for the cross-border attack from [[Afghanistan]].

"Butcher of Washington, you are not only defeated and a liar, but also a failure. You are a curse on your own nation and you have brought and will bring them only catastrophes and tragedies," Zawahri said, referring to President Bush. "Bush, do you know where I am? I am among the Muslim masses."
[[Image:Zawahiri.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Ayman al-Zawahiri]]
al-Zawahri also threatened the citizens of [[United Kingdom|Britain]] and the U.S.A. in the tape; "The lion of Islam, Sheik [[Osama bin Laden]], may God protect him, offered you a decent exit from your dilemma. But your leaders, who are keen to accumulate wealth, insist on throwing you in battles and killing your souls in [[Iraq]] and Afghanistan and — God willing — on your own land."

A U.S. counterterrorism official said to ''AP'' reporters on condition of anonymity, that the message broadcast by al-Jazeera indicates that al-Qaeda believed it was important to show that al-Zawahri is alive. The U.S. official also noted that the video was delivered quickly, demonstrating al-Zawahri's ability to get his message out even faster than bin Laden. As al-Zawahri make a reference to Osama Bin Laden's offering of a truce, it appears this tape is recorded not more than 12 days ago, which make a very short time according to al-Qaeda standards.

It has been widely reported, but not confirmed, that some al-Qaeda operatives were killed by the U.S. airstrike on the village of Damadola in Pakistan.

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==Related news==
*{{wikinews|title=No evidence of dead terrorists in US bombed Pakistan village|date=January 23, 2006}}
*{{wikinews|title=Al Jazeera airs new Osama Bin Laden tape|date=January 19, 2006}}
*{{wikinews|title=U.S. airstrike targeting Ayman al-Zawahiri leaves 18 dead in Pakistani village|date=January 14, 2006}}

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/news/shownews.jsp?content=w013039A
|title=Al-Qaida's No. 2, Ayman al-Zawahri, appears in video, calls Bush a ‘failure'
|author=[[Associated Press|AP]]
|pub=Macleans Magazine
|date=January 30, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://www.rferl.org/featuresarticle/2006/1/4ede8519-b6e5-4736-8b6c-c37e469daa63.html
|title=Al-Zawahri Appears On Video Aired By Al-Jazeera 
|author=[[Reuters]]
|pub=Radio Free Europe
|date=January 30, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060130/ap_on_re_mi_ea/zawahri_tape_7
|title=Al-Zawahri Calls Bush 'Butcher' for Attack
|author=Nadia Abou El-Majd, [[Associated Press|AP]]
|pub=Yahoo! News
|date=January 30, 2006}}
*{{source|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4663748.stm
|title= Zawahiri video blasts US strike
|author=
|pub=BBC News Online
|date=January 30, 2006}}

== External links ==
*[http://www.aljazeera.com/ Al Jazeera] website

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The Qatar-based Ayman al-Zawahri. In his first video appearance to mention the Peshawar province missile attack in Pakistan, Al-Zawahri refers to the alleged strike on himself and calls United States President George W. Bush, a "butcher" and a "failure".

On the tape, al-Zawahri says he survived an American air strike targeting him in eastern Pakistan on January 13. The air strike killed 13 villagers and led to widespread demonstrations in Pakistan for the alleged deaths of civilians. The U.S. has made no official claim of responsibility for the cross-border attack from Afghanistan.

"Butcher of Washington, you are not only defeated and a liar, but also a failure. You are a curse on your own nation and you have brought and will bring them only catastrophes and tragedies," Zawahri said, referring to President Bush. "Bush, do you know where I am? I am among the Muslim masses."
Ayman al-Zawahiri
al-Zawahri also threatened the citizens of Britain and the U.S.A. in the tape; "The lion of Islam, Sheik Osama bin Laden, may God protect him, offered you a decent exit from your dilemma. But your leaders, who are keen to accumulate wealth, insist on throwing you in battles and killing your souls in Iraq and Afghanistan and — God willing — on your own land."

A U.S. counterterrorism official said to AP reporters on condition of anonymity, that the message broadcast by al-Jazeera indicates that al-Qaeda believed it was important to show that al-Zawahri is alive. The U.S. official also noted that the video was delivered quickly, demonstrating al-Zawahri's ability to get his message out even faster than bin Laden. As al-Zawahri make a reference to Osama Bin Laden's offering of a truce, it appears this tape is recorded not more than 12 days ago, which make a very short time according to al-Qaeda standards.

It has been widely reported, but not confirmed, that some al-Qaeda operatives were killed by the U.S. airstrike on the village of Damadola in Pakistan.
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