Media Invited To "Interview" Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri

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Al Qaeda has invited journalists to send questions to its No. 2 figure, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in the first such offer by the increasingly media-savvy terror network to "interview" one of its leaders since the 9-11 attacks.

The invitation is a new twist in al Qaeda's campaign to reach a broader audience, and represents an attempt by al-Zawahiri to present himself as a sophisticated leader rather than a mass murderer.

"I think their media capability is sophisticated as ever," said Bruce Hoffman, a terrorism expert and professor at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. "It shows how this group with 7th century ideology is exploiting 21st century media capabilities."

The advertisement, issued by the group's media arm Al-Sahab on an Islamic militant Web site, invites "individuals, agencies and all media" to submit written questions for al-Zawahiri by sending them to the Web forums where Al-Sahab traditionally posts its messages.

Al-Sahab asked the forums to send it the questions "with no changes or substitutions, no matter whether they agree or disagree (with the question)."

It said it would take questions until Jan. 16, after which al-Zawahiri would answer them "as much as he is able and at the soonest possible occasion." It did not say whether his answers would come in writing, video or audiotape.

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[Mafijana]

Mario, ovo se nista nemoze citati.. mozes to malo justirati "sub-text" prijevoda?

Hvala!

[ProMario]

Žao mi je, sad je kasno da to izoštrim. Pokušaj zumirati video ili gledaj kao "full screen" video.

[IslamistAnalysist]

cant read subtitles, next time make it bigger pls, thanks for your videos though, you are appreciated

[LeftWingAgenda]

@MikkiNguyen Why would anyone be jealous of that shithole they consume way too much

[MikkiNguyen]

I think he is the most jealous man in the world with USA.

[Maxpower13]

we are so super pissed off with family guy

[CaponeThedone]

If someone bombs your city then walks through with soldiers kicking in your doors. . . there are only 3 human reactions. . . hide, surrender, or fight to the death. . . judgement will soon be placed on the lives of the foolish. . .

-caponethedone-

[joshuav2020]

Not to mention the fact, that the US gave 10 billion in aid to the Afghan Mujahideen.

[hellotommy]

Saddam loyalists, Iraqi nationalists, foreign Jihadists, militant Sunni, Shia Muslims, and ordinary criminals. roughly 80 percent of violent attacks by insurgents in Iraq were simply criminal in nature e.g., ransom kidnappings and hijacking convoys- and without political motivation. Four-fifths of the attacks are believed attributable to native insurgents as opposed to foreigners. I'm not concerned with perception of al-qaeda, just cut off the source of the fanatical version of Islam.