Al-Qaida Figure Threatens U.S. In New Video
June 09 2011
A longtime deputy of Osama bin Laden warns that Muslims will destroy the U.S. in a 28-minute videotaped eulogy for the slain Al-Qaida leader, reports the Daily Telegraph (U.K.).
Ayman al-Zawahri says the United States buried bin Laden at sea and withheld photographs of his corpse out of fear.
He also linked recent Arab uprisings with Al-Qaida, saying those new governments will move to destroy the U.S. and its allies.
The video was widely reported on Wednesday.
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