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Osama bin Laden’s deputy urged Tunisians and Egyptians to continue their uprisings and revolt against the interim governments set up after the ouster of their autocratic presidents.
Ayman al-Zawahri claimed the United States watched the developments in Tunisia for a long time,only deciding to support President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s removal after realising his regime no longer served Washington’s interests.
Al-Zawahri also says the US made intentionally vague statements on Egypt because the Obama administration wanted to see if Hosni Mubarak would be able to suppress the popular uprising against his rule.
The message is al-Zawahri’s third audio since the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt. The 15-minute recording was posted on a militant website late on Sunday.
