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- Jan 26, 2009
dam stuff is getting serious, all this with Iran going on also.
Hostage situation
"Just as the Americans detain all whom they suspect of links to al Qaeda and the Taliban, even remotely, we detained this man who has had an active part in American aid to Pakistan since the seventies," SITE quoted Zawahri as saying in the recording.
Zawahri said the group's demands for Weinstein's release included the release of all those held by the United States at the Guantanamo detention centre and all others imprisoned for ties to al Qaeda or the Taliban.
He also demanded and an end to air strikes by the United States and its allies against militants in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia and Gaza.
Zawahri also demanded the release of high-profile militants including Ramzi Yousef, imprisoned in the United States for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, and Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, serving a life sentence for plotting to attack the United Nations headquarters and other New York City landmarks.
"Your problem is not with us but with (President Barack) Obama. We have raised fair demands ... So continue to pressure Obama, if you want your relative to be handed back," Zawahri said, addressing Weinstein's family.
Hostage situation
"Just as the Americans detain all whom they suspect of links to al Qaeda and the Taliban, even remotely, we detained this man who has had an active part in American aid to Pakistan since the seventies," SITE quoted Zawahri as saying in the recording.
Zawahri said the group's demands for Weinstein's release included the release of all those held by the United States at the Guantanamo detention centre and all others imprisoned for ties to al Qaeda or the Taliban.
He also demanded and an end to air strikes by the United States and its allies against militants in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia and Gaza.
Zawahri also demanded the release of high-profile militants including Ramzi Yousef, imprisoned in the United States for the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center, and Sheikh Omar Abdel Rahman, serving a life sentence for plotting to attack the United Nations headquarters and other New York City landmarks.
"Your problem is not with us but with (President Barack) Obama. We have raised fair demands ... So continue to pressure Obama, if you want your relative to be handed back," Zawahri said, addressing Weinstein's family.
