| Ayman al-Zawahri, who isn't dead, dammit, said al Qaeda would fight on, using suicide attacks against U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the London-based al-Majallah magazine said. It said Zawahri made the comments in a telephone interview organised through a mediator. "The real war has now started and we are now waging attack and retreat operations. It will be a long one. We will exact a high toll on the Americans and suicide attacks will be one of our effective methods," he said. "We do not hide in caves and do not run away from the confrontation. Suicide is our desire and our victory," he added, insisting that he and other al Qaeda leaders including bin Laden, spokesman Sulaiman bu Ghaith and Abu Hafs (Mohammed Atef, previously reported as dead) were still fighting. "We will not run away from Afghanistan," Zawahri said. There are many people who are hoping a.) this isn't a made-up interview and b.) that he's not lying about staying where he is. Being al-Qaeda, though, he's probably lying. For that matter, he's probably dead and lying about being alive. |