Nasir al-Wuhayshi, former leader, January 2009

Date
Jan. 2009
Name of Author
Nasir al-Wuhayshi
Body

“O Muslim nation! You must take a truthful stance in regards to the rulers in the Islamic world. These rulers must either send their armies to Gaza and Baghdad, or they must let the masses march, armed or unarmed, to face the Jews.”“Qaeda: From Here We Begin…and at Al-Aqsa We Meet,” World Analysis, February 19, 2009, http://worldanalysis.net/modules/news/article.php?storyid=212.

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