I just finished watching a spectacular analysis of the al-Zawahri tape. The commentators thoughtfully noted how he was a stoic leader, but seemed to miss the blatant irony of al-Zawahri’s criticism of an air strike that, in his estimation, killed innocent people. What would he know about air strikes aimed at civilians, right?

Amy Robach: Now as we watch this video tape, he looks almost complacent, he looks very staid, almost — stoic. What was his delivery in terms of the way he was speaking?
Alfred: Yeah, he was very comfortable as he used to. He’s speaking very fine Arabic language. He’s just warning that more attacks will be coming in, and they should accept the truce.
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Amy: What do you think about his message specifically to the American people, in terms of our economy and how President Bush is spending money, in Zawahri’s words, spending our money and having our children killed.
Lt Col Rick Francona: Well, you know, this just shows you how much he knows about the United States.

Video here.