ALQauda Prepares to attack UK again!

Zawahiri said Britain had insulted Islam with the award Al-Qaeda message

Osama Bin Laden's deputy, Ayman al-Zawahiri, has threatened to retaliate against Britain for giving a knighthood to novelist Salman Rushdie.

The 20-minute audiotape was posted on a website used by Islamic militants.

A Downing Street spokesman said: "We will not allow terrorists to undermine the British way of life."

Sir Salman's book The Satanic Verses sparked protests by Muslims around the world and led to Iran issuing a fatwa in 1989, ordering his execution.

In a 20-minute recording, the al-Qaeda second-in-command said the group was preparing a "very precise response" to the British knighthood.

Addressing Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Zawahiri said: "I say to Blair's successor that the policy of your predecessor drew catastrophes in Afghanistan and Iraq and even in the centre of London."

The UK said the knighthood was not intended as an insult to Islam

In the speech, entitled Malicious Britain and its Indian Slaves, Zawahiri was quoted as warning Mr Brown: "If you did not learn the lesson then we are ready to repeat it, God willing, until we are sure you have fully understood."

The former Egyptian surgeon, who is believed to be the architect of the al-Qaeda ideology, said Britain's award for Indian-born Sir Salman was an insult to Islam.

The UK Foreign Office said in response to the tape that the author's knighthood was a reflection of his contribution to literature.

"The government has already made clear that Rushdie's honour was not intended as an insult to Islam or the Prophet Muhammad," said a spokesman.

The Foreign Office said it would maintain efforts to thwart terrorists.

"We will continue to tackle the threat from international terrorism as a priority in order to prevent the risk of attacks on British interests at home and overseas, including from al-Qaeda," a spokesman said.


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Salman Rushdie is an Writer, its an Art.....An artist have right to write/express his/her views....I think Islam is not against any art and artist...If anyone criticise,all should take in right sense...other religion also getting cirisism in diff ways...if someone criticise islam,take it in right spirit,criticism to cure not to humilate, killing or like that things against islam .....they are not a real follower of islam..islam never teach to kill anyone.

Zawahiri is a Terrorist...........He have no right to say about Islam......5 time pray kiya tho only Islam nahe hotaa......Killing 1000's of innocent people...whos responsible.......If any Nations leader take any wrong step ..panish them not Innocent people.😡 😡

i dont kno were world is moving onto
plzz............hope th right suceeds 😳

I just dont understand it! They keep punishing other people for forgetting to live by the rulesz of Islam...and they wind up crossing the lines themselves trying to punish someone else! What happened to peace promoted by all religions? How come its become so easy for people to play around with religious sentiments & followers and lives of innocent people?? 😕