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Summary Zawahri said that the US supported the former leaders when they were beneficial to US interests.
Al Qaedas deputy leader Ayman Zawahri has urged Muslims in North Africa to fight NATO and American forces in Libya.According to reports the video message by Zawahri appeared to have been recorded before NATO and Western forces began air strikes to support rebels against Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi.In the video message, Zawahri directed the Muslims in Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, and the rest of the Muslim countries, to rise up and fight against the American and NATO forces, if they enter Libya.Zawahri also accused the United States of standing behind the former Tunisian and Egyptian presidents and supporting their removal only when the leaders were no longer beneficial to US interests.On Friday, Leaders of Britain, France and the United States promised to keep up their military campaign in Libya until Gaddafi left power as the rebel forces pounded the city of Misrata with missiles.
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