DUBAI - Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden is still alive and leading a holy war against the West, the group’s deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri said in an Internet video on Wednesday.
“Al-Qaida for holy war is still, thanks to God, a base for jihad (holy war). Its prince Sheikh Osama bin Laden, may God protect him, is still leading its jihad,” Zawahri said in a video posted on a Web site frequently used by militants.
“I bring a message of joy to all Muslims and mujahideen that al Qaeda, thanks to God, is spreading and expanding and strengthening,” he said.
“(Al-Qaida) has transformed into a popular organization confronting a new crusader Zionist campaign, in defense of all violated Muslim lands,” said Zawahri, who was wearing a black turban and white robe. He was speaking against a white background to an interviewer off-camera who said the interview was to mark the fourth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on U.S. cities.
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This means Osama is eather still hiding in Pakistan or is dead.
Or as CNN would say
This reminds me of something similar a CNN reporter last month after there were rumors Zarqawi was killed.