Ayman al-Zawahiri, (June 8, 2011), Al-Qaeda posts fresh warning from al-Zawahiri to US, publisher: BBC News, retrieved: June 20, 2011
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The Sheikh has departed, may God have mercy on him, to his God as a martyr and we must continue on his path of jihad to expel the invaders from the land of Muslims and to purify it from injustice. Today, and thanks to God, America is not facing an individual or a group, but a rebelling nation, which has awoken from its sleep in a jihadist renaissance.
— Ayman al-Zawahiri on Osama bin Laden
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The Sheikh has departed, may God have mercy on him, to his God as a martyr and we must continue on his path of jihad to expel the invaders from the land of Muslims and to purify it from injustice. Today, and thanks to God, America is not facing an individual or a group, but a rebelling nation, which has awoken from its sleep in a jihadist renaissance." in the context of "Ayman al-Zawahiri, (June 8, 2011), Al-Qaeda posts fresh warning from al-Zawahiri to US, publisher: BBC News, retrieved: June 20, 2011" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Ayman al-Zawahiri
Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri (Arabic: أيمن محمد ربيع الظواهري ʾAyman Muḥammad Rabīʿ aẓ-Ẓawāhirī, detailed transliteration: Åỉmɑn Mʋhɑm̑ɑd Rɑbio al-Ƶ̑ɑuaeɩri ; born 19 June 1951 – July 31, 2022), or simply known as al-Zawahiri or Ayman, was an Egyptian Islamic theologian and leader of al-Qaeda, taking over from Osama bin Laden. He was previously the emir of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.
About Ayman al-Zawahiri
Ayman Mohammed Rabie al-Zawahiri (Arabic: أيمن محمد ربيع الظواهري ʾAyman Muḥammad Rabīʿ aẓ-Ẓawāhirī, detailed transliteration: Åỉmɑn Mʋhɑm̑ɑd Rɑbio al-Ƶ̑ɑuaeɩri ; born 19 June 1951 – July 31, 2022), or simply known as al-Zawahiri or Ayman, was an Egyptian Islamic theologian and leader of al-Qaeda, taking over from Osama bin Laden. He was previously the emir of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.
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