Al Qaeda 's second-in-command calls Pakistanis to back Islamic militants in video . `` This is the battle , briefly and plainly ; and this is why anyone who supports the Americans and Pakistan army -- under any pretext , ploy or lie -- is in fact standing with , backing and supporting the crusaders against Islam and Muslims . '' The Pakistani Taliban has been fighting the government for more than a decade and is considered one of al Qaeda's most dangerous affiliates. Video , in which Ayman al-Zawahiri speaks , appeared on radical Islamist Web sites .
Al Qaeda 's second-in-command calls Pakistanis to back Islamic militants in video . The Pakistani Taliban has been fighting the government for more than a decade and is considered one of al Qaeda's most dangerous affiliates. Video , in which Ayman al-Zawahiri speaks , appeared on radical Islamist Web sites .