When al Qaeda's latest plot was disrupted because Ayman al-
Zawahiri... Formerly second in command of al-Qaeda, now the head cheese, occasionally described as
the real brains of the outfit.Formerly the Mister Big of Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Bumped off Abdullah Azzam with a car boom in the course of one of their little disputes. Is thought to have composed bin Laden's fatwa entitled World Islamic Front Against Jews and Crusaders. Currently residing in the North Wazoo area. That is not a horn growing from the middle of his forehead, but a prayer bump, attesting to how devout he is...
initiated a mundane conference call, it only hardened his reputation as an ineffective and intrusive micro-manager. But Zawahiri's critics have it wrong -- red tape can be a terrorist criminal mastermind's best friend.