Another entry for the "Iraq has nothing to do with al Qaeda" files:

Al-Zawahri Urges Support for Insurgents

CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's deputy leader Ayman al-Zawahri urged all Muslims to support insurgents fighting in
Iraq "for the dignity of Islam" and said the "enemy has begun to falter," according to a video posted Thursday on the Internet.

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"The Islamic nation must support the heroic mujahedeen (holy warriors) in Iraq, who are fighting on the very front line for the dignity of Islam," al-Zawahri said.

"And to my brother mujahedeen in Iraq, I say, Stay firm. Stay together. Your enemy has begun to falter, so don't stop pursuing him until he flees defeated," he said.

He called on Muslims to support his "beloved brother" Jordanian militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, who heads al-Qaida in Iraq. "I have lived with him up close, and have seen nothing but good from him," al-Zawahri said.

Yeah, but Iraq has nothing to do with the global war on terror.