Al-Zawahri: Taliban controls much of Afghanistan

AP ^ | Dec 25 2005

[jmc1969]

Al-Qaida's deputy leader said in an audiotape aired Saturday that Taliban's fighters control large areas in Afghanistan and are fighting American forces and the U.S-backed Afghan government.

It was not clear when the tape purportedly by al-Qaida number 2 Ayman al-Zawahri was recorded. Dubai-based Al-Arabiya television, which aired about 30 seconds of the tape, said al-Zawahri did not refer to any new events in the speech.

The tape's authenticity could not be independently confirmed, but the voice resembled that of al-Zawahri's confirmed in past recordings.

Al-Zawahri said the Taliban movement is controlling large sectors of east and south Afghanistan and are "waging a guerrilla war against the crusaders and their cronies."

[Brilliant]

Just more proof that al-Zawahiri is not in Afghanistan.

[texianyankee]

Merry Christmas, zawahari.....

[Maceman]

Just more proof that al-Zawahiri is not in Afghanistan.

Or if he is, he is so far underground and cut-off from all communications that he has no idea at all what's going on.

Wonder if Zarkman ever came through with the hundred large that Zawahiri tapped him for in his last last letter.

[Jim Robinson]

Yeah, and Saddam's army controls the Baghdad airport. The American forces are nowhere near.

[peyton randolph]

Relative of Baghdad Bob?

[injin]

and my Uncle owns the Moon.....

[Bogey78O]

Hitler fought off the Allies in Berlin... or so he thought till he shot himself.

[WatchYourself]

Yeah yeah yeah, and the Iraqi Republican Guard is pushing back American Troops...

[Cowboy Bob]

The US should just declare this joker "dead" and see what happens.

[texianyankee]

[SAMS]

Oh really? Do the soldiers and Marines know this?

[scooter2]

my Uncle owns the Moon.....

He does not. I have the deed locked in my safe. My mother hung it and my dad gave it to me.

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

"We are roasting the bellies of the infidels upon our burning houses. Blaah. Blaaah. Blaaaah."

[kublia khan]

If this can be authenticated it will be very good news indeed. When the enemy begins to disseminate such demonstrably false information to it's own troops it is indicative of a severe decline in moral. The second part of the good news is that it feeds the problem as it becomes apparent to supporters and troops that the facts are being wildly manipulated they began to doubt either the honesty or the level of knowledge in their own leadership corp.

[SandRat]

[peyton randolph]

as it becomes apparent to supporters ... that the facts are being wildly manipulated they began to doubt either the honesty or the level of knowledge in their own leadership corp.

Or they just head to DUmmies' site and live a life of fantasy.

[PeteB570]

Did you ever notice how old they all looked after their hair dye worn out?

Black Hair Dye must be a big seller in the middle east.

[kcar]

Time to lower the bounty on his head. Clearly he's not the high-value target he maybe once was.

[feedback doctor]

Al-Zawahri said the Taliban movement is controlling large sectors of east and south Afghanistan and are "waging a guerrilla war against the crusaders and their cronies."

Maybe in liberal demoncrat dreams.