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Al-Qaida Chief Claims 9/11 Paved the Way for the Arab Spring

Al Qaida Leader Ayman al Zawahri Takes Credit for Arab Spring

Al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri

CAIRO (The Blaze/AP) — In a message Tuesday marking the Sept. 11 anniversary, al-Qaida‘s new leader sought to claim credit for this year’s Arab uprisings, saying the 2001 attacks on the United States paved the way for the “Arab volcano” sweeping the region a decade later.

Ayman al-Zawahri (formerly Osama bin Laden’s right-hand man) and other al-Qaida figures have issued a number of messages seeking to associate themselves with the Arab uprisings that toppled autocratic leaders in his native Egypt, as well as Tunisia and Libya, and which threaten others. In the messages, they urge Arabs to replace toppled regimes with Islamic rule.

The wave of unrest transforming the Middle East, however, was largely the work of young, peaceful protesters seeking democratic freedoms, and political observers say it showed the failure of al-Qaida’s extremist ideology and how out of touch the terror group is with Arab youth.

“By striking the head of the world criminal,” al-Qaida forced America to press its allies in the Middle East to change their policies, which helped the “Arab volcano” to build up and explode, al-Zawahri said in the hour-long audio message.

Al Qaida Leader Ayman al Zawahri Takes Credit for Arab SpringAl-Zawahri was Osama bin Laden’s deputy and is now head of al-Qaida. The Council on Foreign Relations provides more background on one of the world’s most dangerous terrorists:

…al-Zawahiri assumed the leadership of al-Qaeda in June 2011, six weeks after U.S. forces killed top leader Osama bin Laden in his hideout in Pakistan. Until then, Zawahiri was regarded as second-in-command of the terrorist network. He served as the chief ideologue of the group and was suspected to be the “operational brains” behind the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in.

Al-Zawahri had a long history of fighting against Hosni Mubarak’s rule in his home nation, leading militants who carried out deadly bombing and shooting attacks in the 1990s.

Islamic militants considered the regimes of Mubarak and other U.S.-allied autocrats in the Middle East to be corrupt, godless and too closely aligned with the West. Their attacks were met with a crackdown by Mubarak’s security forces that largely crushed their operations in Egypt.

In his new message, titled “The Dawn of Imminent Victory,” al-Zawahri also lashed out at the United States for what he called “blatant deception” in showing support for the Arab uprisings while keeping strong ties with leaders in the absolute monarchies of the Gulf, like Saudi Arabia.

“Why doesn’t it (the U.S.) say anything to Al Saud, the killers of Muslims and the thieves of their wealth,” he said, referring to the Saudi ruling family.

The new message released by al-Qaida’s media arm and posted on extremist websites included previously unreleased footage of bin Laden.

Below, watch the terror leader warn America of violence in a recording from earlier this year:

The U.S. was on high alert during the weekend over what officials described as a credible but unconfirmed terror threat on Washington or New York

Comments (15)

  • johnj1952
    Posted on September 16, 2011 at 12:31pm

    If you want to commit suicide stand near an A-rab and take a deep breath. Because after being in 100 degree heat all thier lives the STINK has got to be a killer.

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  • jaylew
    Posted on September 14, 2011 at 9:38am

    A. This islam clown will be easier to catch than Bin laden…..the Seals will be able to hear his fizzing rotting teeth..(ummmm he’s a doctor? what kind?) ****Seal to Military Canine…”find the rotting teeth Baron…….seek….find the fizzing sound……seek Baron Seek….******
    B. I do like the way the new AL-QAIDA leader used the word “Paved” in his rant…..ummmm would that be “paved” as in a glass parking lot? Which is coming to a clay hut village near you.”

    Looking at this rotten mouthed, brown stump toothed idiot I just can’t help but see his head in a noose someday. He is not a religious leader of any type…he is simply a miserable muslim who is angry because he spent 20 thousand dollars on Extenze and Viagra…..and he still can’t find a 9 year old girl to marry him…and not move out..******His breathe stinks mommy**********….. the lady goat he does live with keeps head butting him off the mattress every night and his back hurts from having to step down off the stool just to kiss her.

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  • Dr. Frank Lippenheimer
    Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:17pm

    Uh, so what the hell is the point to this AP article and why did The Blaze repeat it?

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    • ronpierce1
      Posted on September 13, 2011 at 9:46pm

      hmmm…by running this story is Beck saying he is listening to our enemy ?…I thought he just bashed Ron Paul for this very thing

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  • Yeah_Buddy
    Posted on September 13, 2011 at 6:32pm

    Attention Seal Team 6: Please take this idiot out. Thank you.

    So Ron Paul was right…its about land occupation. I like that guy, wish he were more electable.

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    • Dr. Frank Lippenheimer
      Posted on September 13, 2011 at 8:12pm

      Duh … huh?

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    • ying
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 9:44am

      He doesn’t care if you take him out. He sees it as suffering for Allah. You have to study the religions of antichrist people in order to understand them. Muslims aren’t the only antichrists, by the way. Anyone who is anti Christ is antichrist.

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    • ying
      Posted on September 15, 2011 at 9:47am

      Taking them out does no good whatsoever. They hate to be ridiculed and shamed, and have no care of death. When they see what fools they are, then they will hide.

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  • MUDFLAPS
    Posted on September 13, 2011 at 6:08pm

    if you would get out of your pajamas and take that towel off your head and get your head out of your ass you would see what an idiot you are there turbine head.

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  • ChuckJ
    Posted on September 13, 2011 at 5:54pm

    Well that makes it all ok then doesn’t it. I am glad we could help. Anytime! While we are talking just think what kinda world it would be if there was no more need for fossil fuels……the entire middle east would drift back into the 16th century. We can all dream.

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  • V-MAN MACE
    Posted on September 13, 2011 at 4:34pm

    Al Qaeda “chief”?

    Oh…you mean David Petraeus…

    You couldn’t be talking about General Hamid Gul, who actually handled Bin Laden for the CIA, and who said Bin Laden has been dead for over 9 years.

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  • jakartaman
    Posted on September 13, 2011 at 4:00pm

    Boy the Navy Seals are waiting with anticipation to get this guy.
    I would suggest that wort in the middle of his forehead is a perfect target.

    Israel be strong be safe
    You know full well the US people have your back – Unfortunately our “leader” does not

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  • GREENINFIDEL
    Posted on September 13, 2011 at 2:40pm

    The bigger he paints that target on his ass, the sooner somebody will fire at it. Let him keep rambling. nothing to see here.

    Report Post » GREENINFIDEL  
  • arvadadan
    Posted on September 13, 2011 at 2:38pm

    Most volcanoes end up as smoking holes in the ground…

    Report Post » arvadadan  
  • spirited
    Posted on September 13, 2011 at 2:02pm

    Oh, a surprise!
    Who would have thought???

    >Some Irish Spring would provide a good cleaning.

    Report Post » spirited  

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