i think there s another part to his message and it might be that zawahiri is trying to protest or at least make the case that al-qaeda is not already there, and frankly, there are indicators and intelligence reports that al-qaeda does currently have a president amongst the rebels a presence amongst the rebels. bill: and i have two specific questions for you: qaddafi doesn t like al-qaeda and al-qaeda doesn t like qaddafi. those are questions those aren t questions, those are statements, and you are correct. bill: when you take that into consideration, this audio recorded recording, this warning or urging to get muslims from the license region to join the fight, that was actually issued before the air war began. should we not have known that? we might have known that, bill, and what happens in many, many cases, is you ve got to validate the authenticity of what you re hearing and what you re seeing, and that takes place. intelligence agencies