Cairo, Egypt - Al-Zawahri Warns Gulf, Israel are Next Targets

Cairo, Egypt - Osama bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahri, urged Muslims to intensify their resistance against the U.S. and warned of new terror strikes in a video just aired on this fifth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Al-Zawahir said the Persian Gulf and Israel would be al-Qaida's next targets.

The video is the latest in a flurry of al-Qaida videos released ahead of the anniversary. But unlike the others, it appeared to be new with references to Israel's bombardment of Lebanon this summer and the capture of Israeli soldiers by Hezbollah and Palestinian militants in Gaza.
"You gave us every legitimacy and every opportunity to continue fighting you," said al-Zawahri, al-Qaida's No 2, addressing the U.S. "You should worry about your presence in the (Persian) Gulf, and the second place you should worry about is Israel."