Big idea - virtual jihad
http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1701944,00.html
James Harkin
Saturday February 4, 2006
The Guardian
The war on terror is turning into a frustrating game of Where's Wally.
This week's sighting was of Ayman al-Zawahiri, sportingly referred to
by the western media as al-Qaida's "number two", whose
thought-for-the-day propaganda video turned up on al-Jazeera. "Do you
want to know where I am?" Zawahiri teased the US president. "I am among
the Muslim masses." It wasn't much of a clue.
The most interesting thing about the latest video, however, was its
superior quality. It was clear and crisp and professionally lit, which
suggested to intelligence analysts that it was produced in a studio
using sophisticated cameras and probably tarted up on a computer. Given
Zawahiri's healthy glow, the analysts also divined that he has found
himself a make-up artist.
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