[Godzilla]

I’ve looked at the images on SPTBF’s site. No rifle in the background as has been in every other video I’ve seen. Am I missing something? Looks to be in front of a blue board, rifle should still show up. Remember discussions on its location and orientation being a sign, what about its absence?

[Oorang]

I’ve wondered about that as well but have no clue to the significance, if any.

[Cindy]

RECAP and UPDATES:

COUNTERTERRORISM BLOG.org: "AL QAEDA'S ZAWAHIRI URGES MUSLIMS TO JOIN JIHAD" by Jeffrey Imm (July 5, 2007)

SITE INSTITUTE.org: "'THE ADVICE OF ONE CONCERNED' - A Video Speech by Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, Produced by as-Sahab Group" (July 4, 2007)

THE JAWA REPORT - blog: "NEW ZAWAHIRI VIDEO RELEASED: 'The Advice of One Concerned' (Updated, Bumped)" (July 4, 2007)

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[Cindy]

Zawahiri has a photograph of his armed jihadis behind his right shoulder — they appear to have enough fire power to take care of things.

Also, the as-Sahab studio probably dropped in their own background when they edited the film.

Also, Zawahiri was wearing WHITE clothing ...delivering his usual propaganda — just in time for July.

Anyway, that’s my immediate observations.

[Oorang]

Apparently, in Zawahiri's January 2006 video there was no rifle as noted in this article:

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/01/30/terror/main1255755.shtml

[Velveeta]

I think like Laura has mentioned - Zawahiri is attempting to appear more ‘statesman-like’.

[Velveeta]

Terror links man jailed for nine years

snippet:

Also found was a recipe for creating poisonous cyanide gas using tablet capsules which would kill humans within minutes, a shopping list of common substances for use in homemade bombs and a “chilling” reference to the use of radioactive radium in explosives.
http://www.thisislancashire.co.uk/news/headlines/display.var.1524702.0.terror_links_man_jailed_for_nine_years.php