Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri implies American captive, Warren Weinstein, is alive in terror group’s possession

Zawahiri implies Weinstein is alive and in Al Qaeda custody, not to be freed “until the Crusaders release our captives” including Omar Abdel Rahman and Aafia Siddiqui according to a translation by the SITE Monitoring Service.

The New York Daily News  September 12, 2012

WASHINGTON — Core Al Qaeda’s No. 1 peeked from his spider hole this week, issuing pared-down demands for release of a 71-year-old American kidnapped last year in Pakistan.

Ayman al-Zawahiri, who took after last for the slain Osama bin Laden briefly mentioned captive U.S. development contractor Warren Weinstein during a video eulogy for a fallen lieutenant.

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Gunmen kidnap contractor in Mosul

Aswat al-Iraq The First Independent News Agency in Iraq

NINEWA / Aswat al-Iraq: Unknown gunmen kidnapped a contractor on Monday in eastern Mosul, according to a security source.
“Unknown gunmen kidnapped a civilian contractor near his house in al-Muthanna neighborhood, eastern Mosul,” the source told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.
“The man received a phone call from unknown people, claiming they want to sign a deal with him,” the source explained, pointing out that he went to them and then disappeared.
He did not give further details.
Mosul, the capital of Ninewa, lies 405 km north of Baghdad.

Thanks to Iraq Today for this