4.15.2006

Zawahiri tape praises insurgency

...and Zarqawi. Story here. The BBC notes the tapes appears to be dated to Nov. 2005. Analyst Christopher Brown e-mails note the images indicated the video is an unaired portion of the video that was broadcast on January 6, 2006. He also cites the bin Laden audio tape which followed, and the 60 Minutes interview with bin Laden's former bodyguard who said the tape was not an empty threat but a promise of another attack.