al-Zarwarhri, Supposedly in Captivity, Issues Terror Warning to the US and UK

A Listener Writes:

According to reports in today's news, Ayman al-Zawahri, the second-in-command of Al-Quaeda and #2 on USA's most-wanted list, issued a video warning to the UK and the USA. The only problem is - he was reported captured in Sept 2004.

Flashback:

Report: Top Bin Laden deputy caught in Pakistan

Jerusalem Post | September 27, 2004

Top Bin Laden deputy Ayman al-Zawahri has been caught in Pakistan, according to a report from the region quoted on Israel Radio Monday.

Pakistani forces operating against al Qaida strongholds in the country report capturing the Egyptian national, who was formerly the head of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad, which operated in the past against the Egyptian regime.

Earlier Monday, the US commander of coalition forces in Afghanistan Lieutenant-General David Barno told Reuters that there is little evidence of al Qaida fighters still in Afghanistan, and that Pakistan's crackdown on al Qaida-linked operatives has made life harder for fugitives hiding in tribal areas near the Afghan - Pakistani border.