Al-Qaida leader calls for jihad against West

Al-Qaida’s number two, Ayman al-Zawahri, released a new video today denouncing the US concept of reform and saying armed jihad is the only way to bring change in the Arab world.

The message – al-Zawahri’s first video since February – appeared to be an attempt by Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaida to co-opt the rising wave of reform movements in the Middle East.