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Al-Qaida Deputy Calls for Attacks on Oil Installations

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Osama bin Laden's deputy has called for attacks on oil installations in Muslim nations, saying most of the oil revenues go to "the enemies of Islam."

Ayman al-Zawahiri made the call in a video posted on the Internet Wednesday. Arabic broadcaster al-Jazeera said the footage is the full version of a video by the al-Qaida deputy that was issued in September. Only excerpts of the tape were aired at the time.

Initial news reports had described Tuesday's posting as a new tape, but al-Jazeera acknowledged there had been a misunderstanding.

In the tape, Ayman al-Zawahiri said the situation in Iraq is "a catastrophe" for America and predicted that it is only a matter of time before U.S. troops pull out of the country.

Some information for this report provided by AFP and AP.

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