Terror Net

In a recent Al-Sahab video published in November and posted in various Jihadist forums, Ayman Al-Zawahiri appeared discussing the new presidency. Al-Zawahiri congratulated the Mujahideen of the outcome of the US elections; he considered it reflecting the American citizens’ admittance to the failure of the US’s agenda in Iraq and Afghanistan, which made them support the withdrawal of US troops. Al-Zawahiri described Obama’s burden huge with a legacy of failure in both Iraq and Afghanistan.

Nevertheless, Al-Zawahiri’s speech do not reflect any support to Obama; he labeled him as an apostate who was born from a Muslim father and decided to convert to another religion and to support the infidels. Such an approach shows al Qaeda’s concern that Muslims will support Obama who sought a massive international popularity. If Muslims supported the new US president, al Qaeda’s agenda will fail to prosper. The clash between civilizations has to prosper in order for al Qaeda to survive. Al-Zawahiri concluded his speech emphasizing on the US having the same agenda towards Muslims regardless of the change that occurred to its surface.