9/11: An overview of al-Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri’s 9/11 video
Al-Sahab Media, al-Qaeda’s main broadcaster, has released a 42-minute video of the group’s leader, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri, marking the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
This video has raised many questions for researchers all over the world.
Al-Qaeda publishes a wide range of propaganda material each year regarding the 9/11 attacks, usually covering the devastating attacks on US soil in 2001, as well as key global al-Qaeda and jihadist issues.
About Al-Qaida Documentary
The secret letters issued by Osama bin Laden, the founding leader of al-Qaeda, show us that the leadership of al-Qaeda began several months before the production of the video film to be released on September 11 every year.
But experts say al-Qaeda’s propaganda has been weak this year.
Although the video was released on September 11, it does not mention this year’s 9/11 attacks, which have the status of al-Qaeda identities.
The film simply contains a detailed video statement by the current head of the organization, Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri.
Ayman al-Zawahiri’s entire speech is in itself a question mark that has been focused on a seemingly insignificant topic.
Al Qaida leader begins his talks with the United States and Israel.
They see the United States as the real driving force behind Israel’s strength and geographical expansion
In addition to the United States and Israel, the rulers of Europe, China, Russia, India, Iran and Muslim countries are considered enemies according to Al-Qaida leader.
These statements are in fact the main reasons for the formation of Al Qaeda.
Al Qaeda was founded by jihadists, some of whom were primarily targets of Israel, and others who were fighting their rulers to overthrow their home countries.
Osama bin Laden brought these diverse jihadists together on al Qaeda’s platform to the point that these two goals can only be achieved if the United States is defeated.
To overcome this obstacle, al-Qaeda carried out devastating attacks on American soil on September 11, 2001.
About AL-Jazeera Documentry
Surprisingly, ignoring this important topic, Ayman al-Zawahiri’s main topic of conversation is a documentary called ‘Playing with the Fire’.
This documentary was released by the well-known news channel Al Jazeera in July last year, in which Al-Qaida was declared the propaganda tool of some specific countries who are sponsoring terrorism.
During his lengthy debate, Ayman al-Zawahiri pointed out the contradictions in the film’s claims and repeatedly tried to convince viewers that all of Al Jazeera’s claims were baseless and that al-Qaeda had no ties to any country.
Throughout the video, only the Al Jazeera channel and its documentary have been severely criticized, while other important global issues have not been mentioned on the occasion of 9/11, as in the past.
There are some incidents to which Ayman al-Zawahiri didn’t cleared as the head of Al-Qaeda, which is certainly a surprising aspect.
For example, the secret nexus between the rulers of Israel and the Arab countries is mentioned at the beginning, but there is complete silence on the important issue of the beginning of the UAE’s diplomatic relations with Israel.
However, Khabib Sudani, a key current al-Qaeda leader and longtime ally of Osama bin Laden, immediately issued a formal statement on the subject, sharply criticizing the rulers of the United Arab Emirates and other Arab countries.
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Arab-Israel Nexus
There is also no mention of the ongoing inter-Afghan peace talks in Doha, the capital of Qatar, to implement the peace agreement between the Afghan Taliban and the United States, which has been a complex issue for the past several months.
Recently, the Yemeni branch of al-Qaeda and the world’s leading jihadist thinkers, such as Abu Muhammad al-Maqdisi and Abu Qatada al-Palestinian, who are considered pro-al-Qaeda, have issued special statements on the talks.
Thus, in the past, al-Qaeda’s leadership has always mentioned in its propaganda broadcasts blasphemous cartoons and incidents of desecration of the Qur’an in the West, thereby inciting Muslims to militancy. Tried to raise.
Blasphemous Sketches and Al-Qaida Role To Counter It
This has been a major topic in al Qaeda’s propaganda from the beginning. But recent incidents of blasphemous sketches of the Prophet of Islam and the burning of the Qur’an have not been mentioned in the European countries of France and Sweden.
Ignoring these important topics and discussing a topic that is more than a year old and seemingly insignificant, it can be claimed that this video of Ayman al-Zawahiri may have been recorded in the past and released now. ۔
Another interesting opinion on this aspect is that of Dr. Asfandyar, a professor of political science at Stanford University in the United States and a researcher with a keen eye on Al Qaeda
He says that the choice of this subject may be more important for Ayman al-Zawahiri. Because Al Jazeera is the most watched channel in the Arab world.
The documentary is likely to hurt al-Qaeda’s profits from its financial support in the Arab world, which is why Ayman al-Zawahiri has preferred to discuss such a topic in detail at this crucial juncture.
But the important question is why, on this important occasion of 9/11, al-Qaeda turned its back on its 18-year history and this time did not maintain the tradition of threatening the United States with more such attacks in the future.
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Possible Reasons Behind The Development
First, it may reinforce the opinion of experts such as Mina al-Lami and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s claim that al-Qaeda has become a thing of the past without the required leadership, resources or manpower.
That he could maintain the terror of his organization as in the past.
On the contrary, in my view, another possible reason may be a special strategy of al-Qaeda, under which its broadcaster Al-Sahab did not make any formal mention this time about deliberately repeating attacks like 9/11 in the future.
This view is important in light of the fact that Ayman al-Zawahiri and other key al-Qaeda leaders still seek refuge in Taliban-controlled areas in Afghanistan, according to UN reports and claims by top US military leaders.
In such a case, Ayman al-Zawahiri’s threat to the United States may create problems in the completion of the peace agreement between the Afghan Taliban and the United States.
In which an important condition is that the Afghan Taliban in the future will protect the Afghan territory to be used against United States or other countries.
