Steven Emerson on new Al Qaeda tape & new arest
By Andrew Cochran
Steven Emerson appeared on NBC's "Today" this morning to discuss the new tape with Ayman al-Zawahiri, al-Qaida's No. 2, and the arrest of Mahmud Faruq Brent in New Jersey. Steve said that the tape is more of "a rallying cry" for jihadists to strike against the UK and US as we approach the 4th anniversary, not a claim of responsibility for the bombings. It's also a plausible theory that Al Qaeda leaders want to remain relevant when other groups, inspired but not actually directed, are actually conducting the attacks. He added that trained observers will look for signs of the venue, the language in the tape, his clothes and the "props" in the tape, looking for consistencies with previous films. If intel agencies can determine that the tapes are in one location, it would be easier to catch al-Zawahiri. On the new arrest, Steve said that the accused, Mahmud Faruq Brent, is a member of LeT, the Kashmir-based group with sympathies for Al Qaeda. He also said that a federal prosecutor last night told him that Brent as a "ticking time bomb" who could have carried out attacks here in U.S.
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