Commenting on Zawahiri's appointment as leader of al-Qaeda on Thursday, Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that that he would face the same fate as his predecessor.
Komentarišući Zavahirijevo postavljenje na mesto lidera Al Kaide u četvrtak, admiral Majk Malen, načelnik Združenog generalštaba Američke vojske, rekao je da će se on suočiti sa istom sudbinom kao njegov prethodnik.