Al Qaeda insults Obama in audio message

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Carleton Bryant The Washington Times - November 19, 2008, 08:44AM

The No. 2 leader of al Qaeda has insulted President-elect Barack Obama in a new audio message, the AP is reporting.

Ayman al-Zawahri said Obama is not a Muslim.

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Observers are confused about whether al-Zawahri was trying to insult or endorse the president-elect.

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Carleton Bryant

Carleton Bryant is a senior editor at The Washington Times, where he oversees the National and Metropolitan desks. He also serves as the newsroom’s internship coordinator. He has served as an assistant managing editor; a National, Metropolitan and Features desk editor; an assistant National desk editor; and a reporter on the National and Metro desks.