In the second part of a long-ranging interview, al Qaeda's leader urged Muslims to capture Westerners as pawns that might be used to free prisoners aligned with his movement. Asked what he'd tell "Muslims and the mujahedeen" -- a term used for some Islamist militants -- to do to "fulfill their duty" toward their allies in custody, Ayman al-Zawahiri said, "I advise them to capture Westerners -- and especially the Americans, as much as they can -- to exchange them for our captives." This was one of many comments on a wide array of topics that al-Zawahiri touched on in a question-and-answer session with al Qaeda's media arm, audio of which was published on the radical Islamist website Hanein. CNN cannot independently verify the authenticity of the recording, though the voice appears very similar to previous messages from al-Zawahiri.
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Al Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahiri purportedly answers questions on range of subjects
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He says "especially" American captives can be exchanged for al Qaeda captives
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Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood has "the right to use force," al-Zawahiri adds
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He predicts "the mujahedeen" and ardent followers will prevail in Yemen
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