Al-Zawahri video calls for armed jihad

Al Qaida’s number two, Ayman al-Zawahri, has released a new video denouncing the US concept of reform and saying armed jihad was 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.