sabrina taverniseĪnd how did he get drawn into Islamic politics and then to terrorism? eric schmitt If you think of bin Laden as kind of the front man who’s the glitzy, glamorous guy who brought prestige and money to al-Qaeda, Zawahiri was really the man who was the ideologue, who was the chief operating officer, if you will.Īnd of this pair, he was really the more hard-line of the two. He was also the intellectual spine for al-Qaeda. He was the long-time number two to bin Laden, but he was more than that. Well, first and foremost, what you need to know about Zawahiri was he succeeded Osama bin Laden when bin Laden was killed in a Navy SEAL raid in 2011. What do we need to know about this man, Zawahiri? eric schmitt President Biden just finished a surprise address to the nation, and he told us about a successful counterterrorism operation in Afghanistan. So Eric, we’re talking to you at 8:15 on Monday night. My colleague Eric Schmitt on Ayman al-Zawahiri and what his death means for Afghanistan’s relationship with the United States and for the threat of global terrorism. We make it clear again tonight that no matter how long it takes, no matter where you hide, if you are a threat to our people, the United States will find you and take you out. On Monday, President Biden announced that the United States had just killed the leader of al-Qaeda, one of the key masterminds behind the September 9/11 attacks, in a drone strike in Afghanistan. My fellow Americans, on Saturday, at my direction, the United States successfully concluded an airstrike in Kabul, Afghanistan, that killed the emir of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri. sabrina taverniseįrom The New York Times, I’m Sabrina Tavernise. Please review the episode audio before quoting from this transcript and email with any questions. While it has been reviewed by human transcribers, it may contain errors. This transcript was created using speech recognition software. Who was he and what impact will his death have? Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 Transcript The Killing of bin Laden’s Successor Al Qaeda’s leader, Ayman al-Zawahri, has been killed by a U.S.

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