Bin Laden's deputy releases new video

Al-Qaida’s Number 2 mocked both US President George Bush and the US Congress bill setting a pullout timetable for US troops from Iraq, in a new insurgent video intercepted tonight by a US-based group.

In the video, Amman al-Zawahri – who acts as Osama bin Laden’s deputy – is shown in a white Arab robe and white turban, seated before a bookshelf, the Washington-based SITE Institute said.