A lengthy statement from al Qaeda No. 2 Ayman al-Zawahiri on the eve of the fifth anniversary of the September 11 attacks calls on Muslims to step up their resistance against the United States. “Your leaders are hiding from you the true extent of the disaster,” al-Zawahiri says in a statement posted on the Internet late Sunday. “And the days are pregnant and giving birth to new events, with Allah’s permission and guidance.” Full Story