al Qaeda Releases New Video Featuring Ayman al-Zawahri

Al-Qaida’s deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said the United States was being defeated in Afghanistan, Iraq and other fronts in a new video released Thursday, the latest in a series put out by the terror network.The video came days after Osama bin Laden released two messages to mark the Sept. 11 anniversary including his first new appearance in a video in nearly three years.

The 80-minute video posted on Islamic militant Web sites Thursday was in a documentary style, touting al-Qaida’s activities in various areas, including Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia and North Africa.

The latest video included audiotapes from bin Laden, but it was not immediately clear if they were new, said IntelCenter, a U.S. counterterrorism group that monitors militant messaging and first uncovered the video.

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Bin Laden to Declare War on Pakistan President Musharraf in New Video

A banner posted on an Islamic militant Web site this morning (Thursday) advertised that another message would be released, though it did not say whether bin Laden would appear in video or speak in an audiotape.

“Soon, God willing: ‘Come to Jihad (holy war)’, from sheik Usama bin Laden, God protect him” the banner read.

“Urgent, Al Qaeda declares war on the tyrant Pervez Musharraf and his apostate army, in the words of Osama bin Laden,” it read.