Osama bin Laden; Ayman Zawahiri: Seven years after the September

11 attacks, with al-Qaeda still on the loose and suspicions about the

United States and Iran abounding, the number of theories about what

happened that day and what continues to happen seem limitless. But

one quite persistent narrative is that there is something very strange

about America's failure to capture al-Qaeda's leaders, after trillions

have been spent on what has come to be called the 'War on Terror.'

Le Quotidien d’Oran, Algeria

Seven Years After 9/11: Al-Qaeda Still a 'Convenient Enemy'

"On the eve of the anniversary of September 11, Ayman Zawahiri, number two of the nebulous al-Qaeda, the existence of which is mostly on cathode-ray tubes [TV], wouldn't miss the chance; to harm his own people, the Muslims, and to serve his putative enemies, the Americans."

By M. Saâdoune

Translated By Sandrine Ageorges

September 10, 2008

France - Le Quotidien d’Oran - Original Article (French)

On the eve of the anniversary of September 11, Ayman Zawahiri, number two of the nebulous al-Qaeda, the existence of which is mostly on cathode-ray tubes [TV], wouldn't miss the chance: to harm his own people, the Muslims, and to serve his putative enemies, the Americans.

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In a video aired Monday on Al-Jazeera, he mounted a rare violent attack on Iran and Hezbullah. It was a speech full of hatred that had no purpose other than to play Sunnis against Shiites. Since September 2001, all the actions and speeches made by al-Qaeda have well-served the designs of the American militarists, so it isn't illegitimate to at least consider the group an oblivious agent of its worst apparent enemies. His violent diatribe against Iran and the Lebanese resistance, embodied by Hezbullah, compellingly resembles the political and warmongering agenda of the United-States.

Teheran and Hezbullah chief Sheikh Nasrallah, both of which are regarded by Americans as obstacles to their plans for the region, are therefore “common enemies.” So what is al-Qaeda's number two up to? It is the theme of Sunnis-Shiite conflict that the Gulf monarchies have fuelled since the invasion of Iraq - and even more sharply with the failure of Israel's [2006] war in Lebanon. That undeniable political and military victory of the Lebanese resistance [pro-Shiite, pro-Iran], remains stuck in Zwarhiri’s throat, as much as in those of the Israeli generals and the Americans.

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It's comical to hear Zwarhiri accuse Iran of collusion with the Americans in Iraq, when the blind violence practiced by al-Qaeda was used to hinder the movement of the genuine Iraqi national resistance. These are the actions that have created a situation of sectarian mistrust in Iraq, which were also widely used by the occupier and its men. The goal has been to break the will to resist sparked by the struggle of Hezbullah against Israeli aggression. 

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For the Americans, Ayman Zawahiri and Osama bin Laden are useful enemies, who legitimate the occupation and direct control over resources. This is just the opposite of a Hassan Nasrallah, whose rational and determined approach is based on responsible debate and a genuine political organization. Indeed, it is this public support and political responsibility that renders Hezbullah so dangerous in the eyes of the Americans and Israelis. He doesn't provide an easy pretext to invade. In Lebanon, he opposed more fierce political resistance after the Israeli war plan - backed by the Americans - failed.

The excesses of Zawahiri and his vindictive speeches that are in line with certain Arab satellite media that specialize in the incitement of sectarian hatred, have no effect beyond those in-the-know and the desperados who gravitate around the nebulous group.

Despite the revolting hype intended to sustain suspicion between Sunnis and Shiites, we know that Hezbullah is a genuine resistance movement. We also know what disasters were brought about by al-Qaeda. Finally, we know that each of its messages serves the designs of the Westernern militarists.

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