Laden, Washington's top military officer has vowed.-Zawahiri had been widely anticipated to replace Bin Laden at the helmAdm Mike Mullen said al-Qaeda still posed a threat to the US.As we did both seek to capture and kill - and succeed in killing - Bin Laden, we certainly will do the same thing with Zawahiri, he said.Zawahiri's appointment was posted on a militant website and attributed to al-Qaeda's General Command.There is not a surprise from my perspective that he has moved into that position, Adm Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told journalists MBT shoes.Zawahiri has for a long time been the militant group's second-in-command. Osama Bin Laden was killed by US special forces in Pakistan in May.'Lacking charisma'The al-Qaeda statement vowed that that under Zawahiri, it would pursue jihad or holy war against the US and Israel until all invading armies leave the land of Islam.Sheikh Dr Ayman al-Zawahiri, may God guide him MBT shoes sale, assumed responsibility as the group's amir [leader], it said MBT Shoes.An unnamed US official said earlier that Zawahiri had nowhere near Bin Laden's credentials .His ascension to the top leadership spot will likely generate criticism if not alienation and dissention with al-Qaeda, the Obama administration official said, speaking on condition of anonymity.He added that Zawahiri mbt shoes, 59, would find it difficult to lead while focusing on his own survival.The bottom line is that Zawahri has nowhere near the credentials that [Osama Bin Laden] had, said the official.Analysts say Egyptian-born Zawahiri is intelligent but lacks the charisma of his predecessor.He is claimed by some experts to have been the operational brains behind the 9/11 attacks on the US.For years Bin Laden's deputy, with a $25m (£15m) bounty on his head, he had been widely anticipated to replace Bin Laden at the helm.Zawahiri, whose 60th birthday is believed to be this Sunday, warned just over a week ago that Bin Laden would continue to terrify the US from beyond the grave.
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